Attachment 2 Federal Register Notice 60-Day

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State-Based Evaluation of the Alert Notification Component of CDC's Secure Communications Network (EPI-X)

Attachment 2 Federal Register Notice 60-Day

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currently in effect or implemented
during the period of the grant.
The DHHS Appropriations Act
requires that, when issuing statements,
press releases, requests for proposals,
bid solicitations, and other documents
describing projects or programs funded
in whole or in part with Federal money,
all grantees shall clearly state the
percentage and dollar amount of the
total costs of the program or project
which will be financed with Federal
money and the percentage and dollar
amount of the total costs of the project
or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.

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3. Reporting Requirements
A successful applicant under this
notice will submit: (1) Semi-annual
progress reports; (2) an annual Financial
Status Report; and (3) a final progress
report and Financial Status Report in
the format established by the OMH, in
accordance with provisions of the
general regulations which apply under
‘‘Monitoring and Reporting Program
Performance,’’ 45 CFR Part 74.51–74.52,
with the exception of State and local
governments to which 45 CFR part 92,
Subpart C reporting requirements apply.
Uniform Data Set: The Uniform Data
Set (UDS) is a Web-based system used
by OMH grantees to electronically
report progress data to OMH. It allows
OMH to more clearly and systematically
link grant activities to OMH-wide goals
and objectives, and document
programming impacts and results. All
OMH grantees are required to report
program information via the UDS
(http://www.dsgonline.com/omh/uds).
Training will be provided to all new
grantees on the use of the UDS system
during the annual grantee meeting.
Grantees will be informed of the
progress report due dates and means of
submission. Instructions and report
format will be provided prior to the
required due date. The Annual
Financial Status Report is due no later
than 90 days after the close of each
budget period. The final progress report
and Financial Status Report are due 90
days after the end of the project period.
Instructions and due dates will be
provided prior to required submission.
Section VII. Agency Contacts
For application kits, submission of
applications, and information on budget
and business aspects of the application,
please contact: WilDon Solutions, Office
of Grants Management Operations
Center, 1515 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor
Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22209 at
1–888–203–6161, e-mail
[email protected], or fax
703–351–1138.

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For questions related to the AI/AN
Health Disparities Grant Program or
assistance in preparing a grant proposal,
contact Ms. Sonsiere Cobb-Souza,
Director, Division of Program
Operations, Office of Minority Health,
Tower Building, Suite 600, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852.
Ms. Cobb-Souza can be reached by
telephone at (240) 453–8444 or by email at [email protected].
For additional technical assistance,
contact the OMH Regional Minority
Health Consultant for your region listed
in your grant application kit.
For health information, call the Office
of Minority Health Resource Center
(OMHRC) at 1–800–444–6472.

Tribal Organizations—Tribal
organizations that may partner with
TECs include Federally Recognized
Indian Tribes, Tribally sanctioned nonprofit tribal organizations or eligible
consortium of Tribes.
Dated: June 20, 2007.
Garth N. Graham,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority
Health.
[FR Doc. E7–13080 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

Section VIII. Other Information

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

1. Healthy People 2010

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The PHS is committed to achieving
the health promotion and disease
prevention objectives of Healthy People
2010, a PHS-led national activity
announced in January 2000 to eliminate
health disparities and improve years
and quality of life. More information
may be found on the Healthy People
2010 Web site: http://
www.healthypeople.gov/ and copies of
the documents may be downloaded.
Copies of the Healthy People 2010:
Volumes I and II can be purchased by
calling (202) 512–1800 (cost $70 for a
printed version; $20 for CD–ROM).
Another reference is the Healthy People
2010 Final Review—2001.
For one free copy of the Healthy
People 2010, contact: The National
Center for Health Statistics, Division of
Data Services, 3311 Toledo Road,
Hyattsville, MD 20782, or by telephone
at (301) 458–4636. Ask for HHS
Publication No. (PHS) 99–1256. This
document may also be downloaded
from: http://www.healthypeople.gov.

Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

2. Definitions
For purposes of this announcement,
the following definitions apply:
Minority Populations—American
Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or
African American, Hispanic or Latino,
and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander. (42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section
1707 of the Public Health Service Act,
as amended).
Tribal Epidemiology Centers—Entities
whose mission includes enhancing the
health and wellness of American Indian
and Alaska Native communities; the
implementation and enhancement of
data systems; disease surveillance,
bioterrorism and disease outbreak
protocols; guidance of public health
policy; and facilitation of disease
control and prevention programs.

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In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5760 or send
comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting, CDC Assistant Reports
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,
MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an
e-mail to [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
State-based Evaluation of the Alert
Notification Component of CDC’s
Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X)
Secure Public Health Communications
Network (OMB No. 0920–0636)—3-year
Extension—National Center for Health

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Marketing (NCHM), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
A central component of the CDC’s
mission is to strengthen the nation’s
public health infrastructure by
coordinating public health surveillance
at CDC and providing domestic and
international support through scientific
communications and terrorism
preparedness and emergency response.
The Epidemic Information Exchange
(Epi-X) provides CDC and its state and
local partners and collaborators with a
secure public health communications
network intended for routine and
emergent information exchange in a
secure environment.
Great attention has been focused on
improving secure public health
communications networks for the
dissemination of critical disease
outbreak and/or bioterrorism-related

assist with the decision-making process.
Presently, the necessity of this
evaluation process is timely because of
ongoing terrorism threats and acts
perpetrated worldwide.
The survey information will be
gathered through an online
questionnaire format, and help evaluate
user comprehension and facility solely
with the targeted notification and rapid
alerting functionalities of Epi-X. The
questionnaire will consist of both
closed- and open-ended items, and will
be administered through Zoomerang, an
online questionnaire program, or as a
last resort, by telephone. Approximately
1,000 Epi-X users from every state of the
union will be asked to volunteer input
(in a 5–10 question format) about their
experiences using the alert notification
functionalities of the Epi-X
communications system. There will be
no cost to respondents, whose
participation will be strictly voluntary.

events, which may have multijurisdictional involvement and cause
disease and death within a short timeframe.
The purpose of the information
gathered during this notification
proficiency testing exercise is to
evaluate the extent to which new
registrants and currently authorized
users of the Epidemic Information
Exchange (Epi-X) are able to utilize alert
notification functionality to minimize or
prevent unnecessary injury or diseaserelated morbidity and mortality through
the use of secure communications and
rapid notification systems. In this case,
notification alerts would be sent to
targeted public health professionals
through a ‘‘barrage’’ of office cell phone,
home telephone, and pager calls to
rapidly inform key health authorities
from multidisciplinary backgrounds and
multiple jurisdictions of evolving and
critical public health information, and

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Respondents

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Public Health Professionals .............................................................................

1,000

1

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Dated: June 29, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7–13086 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

Applications are due within 30
days after the publication of the funding
opportunity in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gladys M. Bohler, Office of Acquisition
and Grants Services, Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
2105, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–
7168, or e-mail: [email protected].

Food and Drug Administration

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Cooperative Agreement to Support the
Joint Institute for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition
AGENCY:

Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.
ACTION:

Notice.

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
2007 (FY) to the University of Maryland,
College Park (UMCP) to support the
Joint Institute for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN). This award
will strengthen existing programs and
allow expansion of JIFSAN’s education,
outreach and applied research programs
and external partnerships that have
already been established.

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SUMMARY:

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DATES:

I. Funding Opportunity Description
Funding Opportunity Number; Notice of
Intent to Renew a Cooperative
Agreement; RFA–FD–07–001 CFSAN
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number: 93.103
An estimated amount of support in
FY07 will be for up to $2.0 million
(direct plus indirect cost) the total
amount being subject to annual budget
appropriations, with an additional 4
years of support. JIFSAN is located on
the University of Maryland Campus in
College Park, MD. Competition is
limited to UMCP because of the unique
partnership between FDA and UMCP.
The cooperative agreement will
continue to allow for a more efficient
use of research, scientific, education,
and outreach resources which enhance
overall public health by expanding and

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improving food safety and nutrition as
well as other program areas that impact
on public health policy.
II. Eligibility Information
FDA believes UMCP is uniquely
qualified to fulfill the objectives of the
proposed cooperative agreement. UMCP
is in close proximity to the FDA’s
Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (CFSAN) and the Center for
Veterinary Medicine offices and
laboratories in Prince Georges County,
MD. UMCP has vast resources which
complement and greatly expand FDA’s
research, scientific, education and
outreach resources. As the UMCP and
FDA are both located within the greater
Washington, DC area increased
interactions with the USDA Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center and other
world class research and medical
institutions are possible. UMCP is the
Washington region’s most
comprehensive research institution,
with numerous academic programs
relevant to FDA’s mission and the
resources to support CFSAN’s areas of
interest, including: microbiology,
chemistry, food science, animal health
sciences, agriculture, public policy, risk
assessment, computational science,
economics, and survey methodology.
UMCP serves as a primary center for

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