[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30304-30305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14045]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Announcement 551]
Announcement of Cooperative Agreement to the North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 1995 for a sole source
cooperative agreement with the North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and Natural Resources (NCDEHNR) to support the
Efficacy of a Mandatory Substance Abuse Assessment Program in Reducing
Repeat Arrest for Driving While Impaired. Approximately $50,000 is
available in FY 1995 to support this project. It is expected the award
will begin on or about September 30, 1995, and will be made for a 12-
month budget period with a one-year project period. The funding
estimate is subject to change based on the availability of funds.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Mandatory Substance Abuse Assessment Program in North Carolina's in
decreasing repeat driving while impaired (DWI) arrests. The study will
test the following two hypotheses:
1. Drivers convicted of DWI for the first time (first offenders who
complete North Carolina's Mandatory Substance Abuse Assessment Program
(MSAAP)) will be less likely than other first offenders to have a
repeat arrest for DWI.
2. Among first offenders who are subsequently arrested for DWI, the
time interval between the first conviction and the second arrest will
be greater for those drivers who have completed North Carolina's MSAAP.
The CDC will develop a research protocol for the evaluation of the
MSAAP, analyze and interpret the data, produce a report that describes
the results of the MSAAP evaluation, and disseminate the results via
publication in peer reviewed journals, the MMWR and other literature
and means.
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 Unintentional Injuries (Objective 4.1) which calls for
a reduction in alcohol-related crash deaths. In addition, Injury
Control in the 1990s: A National Plan for Action (Recommendation 15)
calls for the implementation and strengthening of programs for reducing
impaired driving. (For ordering a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see
the Section WHERE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)
Authority
This program is authorized under Sections 301, 317, 391, 392 and
394 of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 241, 247b, 280b, 280b-
1 and 280b-2), as amended. Program regulations are set forth in 42 CFR
Part 52.
Smoke-Free Workplace
PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-
free workplace and to promote the nonuse 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 Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to NCDEHNR. No other applications
are solicited. The program announcement and application kit have been
sent to NCDEHNR.
NCDEHNR is the only organization able to conduct the work under
this cooperative agreement because North Carolina is the only State
meeting all of the following requirements:
1. North Carolina requires all drivers who are convicted of driving
while impaired (DWI) to obtain a substance abuse assessment and comply
with treatment requirements before they can get their license back.
This provides an important opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of
mandatory substance abuse assessment and treatment for drivers with a
first conviction for DWI (first offenders)--a population who may be
more responsive to treatment.
2. North Carolina's substance abuse assessment and treatment
requirement [[Page 30305]] for drivers convicted of DWI is administered
along with other license sanctions (e.g., license suspension).
Participation in the State's MSAAP does not result in less severe
sentencing. This combination of substance abuse assessment and
treatment with strict license sanctions is considered the preferred
approach to administering such a program; therefore, it is particularly
important to determine the effectiveness of such a program.
3. During 1988 and 1989, North Carolina pilot-tested the use of the
MSAAP for all first offenders in 10 counties. Consequently, there has
been sufficient time since then to evaluate the long-term effect of the
program on the driving behavior of program participants.
4. The Injury Control Program in the NCDEHNR was recently involved
in a study to assess the risk of dying in alcohol-related motor vehicle
crashes among drivers who were arrested for DWI. The evaluation of the
State's MSAAP will build on this research by assessing the
effectiveness of mandatory substance abuse assessment and treatment in
reducing the risk of rearrest for DWI.
5. NCDEHNR works closely with the State's Highway Safety Research
Center (HSRC). The HSRC retains copies of the State's driver history
files--which will be used for this evaluation--and provides the
programming and technical assistance needed to work with the State's
driver history files.
Executive Order 12372 Review
This program is 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. The applicant should contact their State
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to
the prospective application and receive any necessary instructions on
the State process. If the SPOC has any State process recommendations on
the application, they should be sent 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 E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305, no
later than 60 days after the application deadline date. The
Announcement Number and Program Title should be referenced on the
document. The granting agency does not guarantee to ``accommodate or
explain'' for 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 Number
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 93.136.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding
this project, please refer to Announcement 551 and contact Adrienne
Brown, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), 255 E. Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E-13, Atlanta,
GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6634.
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 SUMMARY may be obtained through the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402-9325, telephone (202) 512-1800.
Dated: June 1, 1995.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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