[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54558-54559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18321]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 04065-Supplement]


Increasing Teen Driving Safety

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 supplemental funds for a 
cooperative agreement program to provide support and assistance to the 
Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR), for 
the development and implementation of an intervention to encourage teen 
driver compliance with (and parental endorsement of) Graduated Driver 
Licensing restrictions on drivers who have an intermediate license--the 
group for which crash risk is highest among all drivers.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided to SAVIR. SAVIR is being targeted 
because they are uniquely qualified to carry out this activity. This 
assistance will be delivered as a supplement to Program Announcement 
04065. SAVIR was the only recipient of this award and the current 
supplement is consistent with the scope of the original announcement. 
Dr. Robert Foss, the Principal Investigator, is a leading expert in the 
field of Graduated Drivers Licensing (GDL) interventions and has 
recently conducted a similar study using the same methodology. 
Currently, no other individual is in a position to conduct and evaluate 
an enhanced enforcement intervention, which requires the development of 
specific materials on local GDL laws to inform police officers, teens, 
and families about the requirements and penalties for GDL infractions. 
Dr. Foss has already developed these tools and training methods. The 
time it would take for another investigator to accrue the knowledge 
required for this task and set up an intervention and evaluation plan 
would set the date of completion back considerably and possibly derail 
the project. This work is critical to supporting the research agenda 
and CDC's mission to reduce fatalities and injuries to teens from motor 
vehicle crashes. This activity is also instrumental in carrying forward 
the research-related goals of the Adolescent Trailblazer team.

C. Funding

    Approximately $231,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on October 1, 2005 and will be 
made for a 12-month budget period with a project period of up to two 
years. Funding estimates may change.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    For general comments or questions about this announcement contact: 
Technical Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants 
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone--770-
488-2700.
    For technical questions about this program, contact: Arlene 
Greenspan, Project Officer, CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention 
and Control, 4770 Buford Highway NE., Mailstop K-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, 
Telephone--770-488-1279, fax--770-488-1317, [email protected].


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    Dated: September 9, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-18321 Filed 9-14-05; 8:45 am]
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