[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19090-19091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Cooperative Agreement to Support the World Health Organization 
International Programme on Chemical Safety

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intent to 
accept and consider a single source application for the award of a 
cooperative agreement to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support 
the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS). FDA anticipates 
providing $90,000 (direct and indirect costs) in fiscal year 2005 in 
support of this project. Subject to the availability of Federal funds 
and successful performance, 2 additional years of support up to $90,000 
per year (direct and indirect costs) will be available. FDA will 
support the research

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covered by this notice under the authority of section 301 of the Public 
Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 241). FDA's research program is 
described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.103. 
Before entering into cooperative agreements, FDA carefully considers 
the benefits such agreements will provide to the public.
    The cooperative agreement ensures FDA's participation and 
leadership in important international risk assessment and standard 
setting activities for food ingredients, contaminants, and veterinary 
drug residues. The development of such international standards provides 
the public with greater assurance of the quality and safety of food 
sold in the United States.

II. Eligibility Information

    Competition is limited to the WHO/IPCS because it is the parent 
organization of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/WHO 
Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which provides scientific 
advice to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The international 
food standards established by the CAC are recognized by the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) as necessary to protect public health and presumed 
to be consistent with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement of 
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). These programs under 
the IPCS are the only such programs in existence, and make the IPCS 
unique as a participant in international standard setting for food 
ingredients, contaminants, and veterinary drug residues. Awarding this 
cooperative agreement will help ensure that the risk assessments 
provided by the JECFA to the CAC are science-based, enhance the safety 
of food sold in the United States, and enhance the safety of food 
additives and veterinary drug residues in imported food.
    As of October 1, 2003, applicants are required to have a Dun and 
Bradstreet Number (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative 
agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a 9-digit 
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. 
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a 
DUNS number, foreign applicants should go to http://www.grants.gov/RequestaDUNS, 4th paragraph. (FDA has verified the Web site address, 
but FDA is not responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web site 
after this document publishes in the Federal Register.)

III. Application and Submission

    For further information or a copy of the complete Request for 
Applications (RFA) contact Cynthia Polit, Grants Management Specialist, 
Division of Contracts and Grants Management (HFA-500), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7180, 
e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. This RFA can also 
be viewed on Grants.gov under ``Grant Find.'' A copy of the complete 
RFA can also be viewed on FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition Web site at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html.

    Dated: April 5, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-7288 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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