[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20494-20497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10197]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Announcement 533]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
Cooperative Agreement for Model Program for Occupational Respiratory
Disease Evaluation and Rehabilitation
Introduction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for a cooperative agreement
program for Occupational Respiratory Disease Evaluation and
Rehabilitation through the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH). The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to
achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of
Healthy People 2000, a PHS-led national activity to reduce morbidity
and mortality and improve the quality of life. This announcement is
related to the priority area of Occupational Safety and Health. (For
ordering Healthy People 2000 see the Section Where To Obtain Additional
Information.)
Authority
This program is authorized under Sections 20(a) and 21(a) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and Section 501(a) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 669(a) and 670(a); 30
U.S.C. 951(a)).
Smoke-Free Workplace
PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products, and
Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in
certain facilities that receive Federal funds in which education,
library, day care, health care, and early childhood development
services are provided to children.
Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by public and private, non-profit and
for-profit organizations, and governments and their agencies. Thus,
universities, colleges, research institutions, hospitals, other public
and private organizations, State and local health departments or their
bona fide agents, federally recognized Indian tribal governments,
Indian tribes or Indian tribal organizations, and small, minority- and/
or women-owned businesses are eligible to apply.
Availability of Funds
Approximately $275,000 will be available in FY 1995 to fund one to
two awards. The award(s) is expected to begin on or about September 30,
1995, for a 12-month budget period within a project period of three to
five years. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to change.
Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the basis
of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
Purpose
The purpose of this occupational respiratory disease cooperative
agreement is to assist in the development, implementation, and
maintenance of a model program for the diagnosis, evaluation, and
rehabilitation of individuals with occupational respiratory disease.
This program may build on existing expertise of an institution or
provide assistance in initiating a new program. This program will
report and disseminate findings, as well as relevant health and safety
education and training information, to State health officials, health-
care providers, workers, managers, unions, and employers. This program
will include an evaluation of current standard and innovative
interventions for early identification of occupational respiratory
diseases which results in recommendations for, or a plan for the
development of, new methods and techniques to improve the early
recognition, rehabilitation and therapy of these diseases. The
evaluation component built into each project should include carefully
developed, realistic and appropriate evaluation tools. The evaluation
results will be used to modify and improve ongoing program plans.
The objectives of the occupational respiratory disease evaluation
and rehabilitation program are as follows:
1. To assist an institution in the development or refinement of a
program for evaluation and rehabilitation of occupational respiratory
disease.
2. To provide the opportunity for an institution to evaluate the
effectiveness of a model program for evaluation and rehabilitation of
occupational respiratory disease.
3. To provide a collaborative focus for occupational health
expertise in occupational respiratory disease.
4. Contribute to a better understanding of occupational respiratory
diseases.
5. Ultimately reduce the morbidity, mortality, and social and
economic burden of occupational respiratory diseases in the United
States.
Program Requirements
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient shall be responsible for conducting activities under A.
(Recipient Activities) below, and CDC/NIOSH will be responsible for
conducting activities under B. (CDC/NIOSH Activities) below:
A. Recipient Activities
1. Identify a director for the program (or each program component).
2. Develop a targeted list of occupational respiratory diseases to
be evaluated such as (but not limited to) silicosis, coal workers'
pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, occupational asthma, hypersensitivity
pneumonitis, organic dust diseases, and acute toxic respiratory
injuries
3. Develop and conduct a model program for the early recognition,
evaluation, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and therapy of occupational
respiratory diseases.
4. Report and disseminate information on the organization,
activities, and findings of the model program, as well as relevant
health and safety education and training information to State and
Federal health officials, health-care providers, workers, managers,
unions, and employers.
5. Work with State and Federal disability compensation programs to
identify and enroll workers who could be offered diagnosis, evaluation
and rehabilitation of occupational respiratory diseases.
6. Develop a protocol(s) for the evaluation and rehabilitation of
occupational respiratory diseases. Obtain peer review of the
protocol(s); revise and finalize, as required, for final approval;
evaluate the effectiveness of the protocol(s). Disseminate the results
of these efforts to other health-care institutions evaluating,
diagnosing, and rehabilitating workers with occupational respiratory
diseases.
7. Develop new methods and techniques that improve the early
recognition and rehabilitation of workers with occupational respiratory
diseases.
B. CDC/NIOSH Activities
1. Provide technical assistance through site visits and
correspondence for the development and implementation of the model
program.
2. Provide scientific collaboration for the model program.
3. Provide limited professional assistance during the conduct of
the program including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses,
epidemiologists, statisticians, industrial hygienists and laboratory
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4. Participate in peer review of the project protocol(s).
5. Provide technical assistance in all phases of development,
implementation, and maintenance of the cooperative agreement and
collaborative project activities.
6. Assist in reporting and disseminating findings as well as
relevant health and safety education and training information to state
health officials, health-care providers, workers, managers, unions, and
employers.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated according to the
following criteria:
1. The applicant's understanding of the objectives of the proposed
initiative. (5%)
2. Proposed schedule for initiating and accomplishing the activities of
the cooperative agreement. (10%)
3. Responsiveness of the proposal to the scope and objectives described
in the Announcement. (25%)
4. Technical merit and originality of the program proposal. (30%)
5. Training and experience of the proposed Program Director(s) and
staff. The Program Director(s) must be a recognized scientist and
technical expert, and must assume and provide assurances of major time
commitment to the program. (10%)
6. Suitability of the facilities to conduct the program. (15%)
7. Evidence of plans for creative collaboration and coordination with
local resources which could facilitate identification, evaluation or
rehabilitation of workers with occupational respiratory diseases,
including establishment of working relationships with State and Federal
disability programs. (5%)
8. Extent to which the budget is reasonable, clearly justified, and
consistent with the use of funds. (Not Scored)
Executive Order 12372 Review
Applications are subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs as governed by Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets
up a system for State and local government review of proposed Federal
assistance applications. Applicants (other than federally recognized
Indian tribal governments) should contact their State Single Point of
Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to the prospective
applications and receive any necessary instructions on the State
process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the
applicant is advised to contact the SPOC for each affected State.
Indian tribes are strongly encouraged to request tribal government
review of the proposed application. A current list of SPOCs is included
in the application kit.
If SPOCs or tribal governments have any State process
recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, they should send them
to Henry S. Cassell, III, Grants Management Officer, Grants Management
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Atlanta, GA 30305, no
later than 60 days after the application deadline date. The Program
Announcement number and Program Title should be referenced on the
document. The granting agency does not guarantee to ``accommodate or
explain'' State process recommendations it receives after that date.
Public Health System Reporting Requirements
This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting
Requirements.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program
is 93.262.
Other Requirements
Paperwork Reduction Act
Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more
individuals and funded by this cooperative agreement will be subject to
approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Human Subjects
This program involves research on human subjects; therefore, all
applicants must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services
Regulations, 45 CFR part 46, regarding the protection of human
subjects. Assurance must be provided which demonstrates the project or
activity will be subject to initial and continuing review by an
appropriate institutional review committee.
In addition to other applicable committees, Indian Health Service
(IHS) institutional review committees also must review the project if
any component of IHS will be involved or will support the research. If
any American Indian community is involved, its tribal government must
also approve that portion of the project applicable to it.
The applicant will be responsible for providing assurances in
accordance with the appropriate guidelines and forms provided in the
application kit.
Application Submission and Deadline
The original and two copies of the application PHS Form 5161-1 (OMB
Number 0937- 0189) must be submitted to Henry S. Cassell III, Grants
Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East
Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, on or
before June 22, 1995.
Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline
if they are either:
(a) Received on or before the deadline date, or
(b) Sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for
submission to the objective review group. (Applicants must request a
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated
receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private
metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely
mailings.)
2. Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria
in 1.(a) or 1.(b) above are considered late applications. Late
applications will not be considered in the current competition and will
be returned to the applicant.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
To receive additional written information call (404) 332-4561. You
will be asked to leave your name, address, telephone number and will
need to refer to Announcement 533.
You will receive a complete program description, information on
application procedures, and application forms.
If you have questions after reviewing the contents of all the
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained
from Oppie M. Byrd, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management
Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-
13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6546. Programmatic technical
assistance may be obtained from John E. Parker, M.D., National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV
26505-2888, telephone (304) 285-5724.
Please refer to Announcement Number 533 when requesting information
and submitting an application. [[Page 20497]]
Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full
Report, Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or Healthy People 2000 (Summary
Report, Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) referenced in the Introduction
through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402-9325, telephone (202) 512-1800.
Dated: April 20, 1995.
Diane D. Porter,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-10197 Filed 4-25-95; 8:45 am]
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