[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 147 (Monday, August 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38462-38463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18416]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0351]


Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Alliance for 
Education and Training (U18)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its 
intention to receive and consider a single source application for the 
award of a cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2009 (FY09) to the 
University of Florida for the support of the Seafood Hazard Analysis 
and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Alliance for Education and 
Training. The goal of the Seafood HACCP Alliance for Education and 
Training is to provide partial support, periodic clerical assistance, 
and personnel travel to national and international events and committee 
meetings.

DATES: Important dates are as follows:
    1. The application due date is August 24, 2009.
    2. The anticipated start date is in September 2009.
    3. The opening date is August 3, 2009.
    4. The expiration date is August 25, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONTACT:
    Center Contact: Barbara Kennedy, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-669), 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 
301-436-2056, e-mail: [email protected].
    Scientific/Programmatic Contact: Stanley Serfling, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-325), 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., 
College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-2320, e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Grants Management Contact: Camille Peake, Division of Acquisition 
Support and Grants (HFA-500), Food and Drug Administration , 5630 
Fishers Lane, rm. 2139, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7175, FAX: 301-
827-7101, e-mail: [email protected].
    For more information on this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) 
and to obtain detailed requirements, please refer to the full FOA 
located at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description

RFA-FD-09-014
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.103

A. Background

    This FOA issued by the Office of Food Safety is soliciting a sole 
source grant application from University of Florida that proposes to 
provide funding in support of the Seafood HACCP Alliance for Education 
and Training. The Seafood HACCP Alliance remains the primary training 
and educational program supporting both regulatory and commercial 
governance of seafood and aquaculture product safety in the U.S.A. FDA 
actively participates with the Alliance and values their educational 
programs, which are essential and consistent with the prevailing 
federal mandates for HACCP education and training for commercial 
interests and inspectors in state and federal agencies. Our funds will 
provide partial support, periodic clerical assistance, and personnel 
travel to national and international events and committee meetings. 
These are pertinent to the Alliance Steering Committee objectives: 
Related supplies for communications and educational programs, 
telecommunication and computer equipment for communications and 
production of educational materials, and possible part-time student 
labor for temporary assignments.

B. Research Objectives

    The Seafood HACCP Alliance remains the primary training and 
educational program supporting both regulatory and commercial 
governance of seafood and aquaculture product safety in the U.S.A.
    Leadership for the Alliance has been anchored in the Florida Sea 
Grant College Program based at the University of Florida since its 
beginning in 1994. The Alliance continues to function under the 
structure of a formal Steering Committee, which is built on a backbone 
of cooperative extension services aligned with representation from 
every pertinent federal agency, i.e., the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, FDA, and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the leading 
national seafood trade associations, i.e., National Fisheries Institute 
and the National Food Processors Association (recently changed to the 
Seafood Processors Association). This is a large, complex, and 
multifaceted effort that involves every pertinent state regulatory 
agency in the nation with protocols established through the Association 
of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO) and the six regional AFDO affiliates. 
The protocols include standards for approving training materials, 
trainers, and courses, and procedures for certifications and records 
for course graduates and evaluations. This organizational structure has 
involved every state in the nation and every cooperative extension 
program in the respective state universities. The Alliance is well 
recognized across the nation and about the world, and their educational 
services are expected. This network remains experienced and poised for 
continuing services.
    In addition, FDA will support the general management of the Seafood 
HACCP Alliance as positioned in the Florida Sea Grant College Program 
at the University of Florida. The activities associated with Alliance 
Steering Committee objectives are multifaceted and involve numerous 
individuals about the nation working through the wide variety of 
programs. These working arrangements have been in operation and 
productive for well over 10 years.
    This cooperative agreement will enable the University of Florida to 
continue and strengthen the valued utility and proven impacts of the 
existing Seafood HACCP Alliance for Education and Training through 
updates, additions, and new programs that address the changes in 
seafood

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safety risks, regulations, and commerce that have occurred through the 
past decade. These changes are particularly necessary to address the 
emerging concerns for imported products and new regulatory guidance 
anticipated in early 2009.

C. Eligibility Information

    Competition is limited to the University of Florida. FDA believes 
that continued support of Seafood HACCP Alliance for Education and 
Training is appropriate because the University of Florida is uniquely 
qualified to fulfill the objectives of the proposed cooperative 
agreement.

II. Award Information/Funds Available

A. Award Amount

    The estimated amount of funds available for support in FY09 will be 
for up to $115,000 total costs (direct plus indirect costs), with the 
possibility of 4 additional years of support for up to $460,000, 
subject to the availability of funds. Future year amounts will depend 
on annual appropriations and successful performance.

B. Length of Support

    The award will provide 1 year of support and include future 
recommended support for 4 additional years, contingent upon 
satisfactory performance in the achievement of project and program 
reporting objectives during the preceding year and the availability of 
Federal FY appropriations.

III. Paper Application, Registration, and Submission Information

    To submit a paper application in response to this FOA, applicants 
should first review the full announcement located at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov. A copy of the full text of this announcement will be 
posted on FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Web site 
at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov. Click on ``National Food Safety Program;'' 
click www.Food Safety.gov; click Search & Site index; search on ``CFSAN 
Grants.'' (FDA has verified the Web site addresses, but FDA is not 
responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web sites after this 
document publishes in the Federal Register.) Persons interested in 
applying for a grant may obtain an application from the PHS 398 
application instructions available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm. (FDA has verified the Web site addresses throughout this 
document, but FDA is not responsible for any subsequent changes to the 
Web sites after this document publishes in the Federal Register.) For 
paper submissions, the following steps are required:
     Step 1: Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS)
     Step 2: Register With Central Contractor Registration
     Step 3: Register With Electronic Research Administration 
(eRA) Commons
    Steps 1 and 2, in detail, can be found at: http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/organization_registration.jsp. Step 3, in detail, can be 
found at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/registration/registrationInstructions.jsp.
    After you have followed these steps, submit paper applications to: 
Camille Peake (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 
CONTACT).

    Dated: July 27, 2009.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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