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wide leadership on PL106–107
implementation, Electronic Grants, and
other HHS-led initiatives. Represents
the Department in dealing with OMB,
GSA and other Federal agencies and
Congress in the areas of mandatory and
discretionary grants, and electronic
grants. Fosters creativity, collaboration,
consolidation, and innovation in the
administration of grants functions
through the Department.
Section AMT.10 Organization. The
Office of Grants (OG), is headed by a
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grants
who reports directly to the Assistant
Secretary for Budget, Technology and
Finance, and consists of the following
components:
• Immediate Office of Grants (AMT)
• Division of Grants Policy (AMT1)
• Division of Grants Oversight and
Review (AMT2)
Section AMT.20 Functions
I. Immediate Office of Grants (AMT).
The Immediate Office of Grants
provides leadership, policy, and
guidance and supervision, as well as
coordinating long and short-range
planning to constituent organizations.
The office supports the governmentwide electronic grants initiative,
including the outreach to grantors and
grantees efforts, and interface with
OMB, Federal CIO Council, and HHS
leadership on the Grants.gov systems.
Also, provides technical assistance to
the Operating Divisions and evaluates
effectiveness of their grant programs,
including the development of
performance standards and grant
processing systems.
2. Division on Grants Policy (AMT1).
The Division of Grants Policy provides
leadership in the area of grants through
policy development, oversight and
training. The Division is responsible for
the following:
a. Formulates Department-wide grants
policies governing the management of
grants throughout the Department.
b. Provides advice and technical
assistance on grants policy to the
Department’s Operating Divisions.
c. Monitors the adoption of grants
policies by the Department’s Operating
Divisions to ensure consistent policy
interpretation and application.
d. Develops, participates in and
evaluates grants training programs for
Department staff. Establishes and
manages training and certification
programs for grants management
professionals throughout the
Department.
e. Researches, analyzes and tests
innovative ideas, techniques and
policies in the area of grants. Makes
studies of problems requiring creation of
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new policies or revision of current
policies, including the application of
Departmental policies and best practices
related to the Department’s grant
activities; resolves issues arising from
implementation of those policies;
maintains relationships and associations
with grantor and grantee organizations.
f. Serves as the Department’s liaison
in the area of grants and maintains
working relationships with OMB, GSA
and other Federal agencies to coordinate
and assist in the development of policy.
g. Makes studies of problems
requiring creation of new policies or
revision of current policies.
h. Formulates Department-wide grant
policies governing the award and
administration of grant activities.
Publishes these in regulations and other
directives.
i. Leads government-wide and
Departmental design and
implementation of PL106–107
streamlining initiatives. Identifies ways
to streamline grants processes and
implements policies that foster
streamlining and other best practices.
3. Division of Grants Oversight and
Review (ATM2). The Division of Grants
Oversight and Review provides
leadership in the area of mandatory and
discretionary grants through oversight
and review. The Division has functional
responsibility for reviewing grants for
compliance with Department-wide
grants policies and grant regulations. In
addition, the Division is responsible for
oversight of the HHS grants
management operations and the
following:
a. Manages oversight of the award and
administration of mandatory and
discretionary grants and other forms of
Federal financial assistance throughout
the Department.
b. Monitors the adoption of grant
policies as they affect grant management
procedures by the Department’s
Operating and Staff Divisions to ensure
consistent implementation and
operations.
c. Provides advice and technical
assistance to the Department’s
Operating and Staff Divisions and to the
general public on matters relating to the
administration of grants and other forms
of Federal financial assistance.
d. Conducts special studies of grants
management issues to identify and
implement improvements in the way
the Department awards and administers
grants and other forms of Federal
financial assistance; and designs and
assists in execution of demonstrations,
experimentation and tests of innovative
approaches to grants management.
e. Develops, analyzes and tests
innovative ideas, techniques, and
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implementations in grants management.
Fosters creativity in the administration
of grants.
f. Establishes and manages improved
grants management information and
monitoring systems.
g. Conducts performance
measurements of the Department’s
Grants System and operates the
Department-wide grants reporting
systems.
h. Provides advice and technical
assistance on grants implementation
and processes to the Department’s
Operating Divisions.
i. Oversees the implementation of
grants function throughout the
Department.
III. Continuation of Policy: Except as
inconsistent with this reorganization, all
statements of policy and interpretations
with respect to the Office of the
Assistance Secretary for Administration
and Management and the Office of
Budget, Technology and Finance
heretofore issued and in effect prior to
this reorganization are continued in full
force and effect.
IV. Delegation of Authority: All
delegations and redelegations of
authority made to officials and
employees of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration and
Management and the Office of Budget,
Technology and Finance will continue
in them or their successors pending
further redelegation, provided they are
consistent with this reorganization.
V. Funds, Personnel and Equipment:
Transfer of organizations and functions
affected by this reorganization shall be
accompanied by direct and support
funds, positions, personnel, records,
equipment, supplies, and other sources.
Dated: April 1, 2005.
Ed Sontag,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–05BP]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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
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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 404–371–5983 or send
comments to Seleda M. Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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
Healthier Worksite Initiative-CDC
Employee Needs Assessment—
New—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC’s National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Division of Nutrition and
Physical Activity, Healthier Worksite
Initiative (HWI), proposes to conduct a
baseline measurement of employee
health practices and ongoing monitoring
of the awareness and reaction to
planned HWI interventions.
In October, 2002 the CDC Director
began a Healthier Worksite Initiative for
CDC, focusing on the four pillars of the
President’s HealthierUS Workforce
directive—physical activity, healthy
eating, preventive screening, and
making healthy choices. This was in
line with the Department of Health and
Human Services initiative within its
own agencies. The Division of Nutrition
and Physical Activity (DNPA), within
NCCDPHP, was designated to lead the
initiative within CDC.
The purpose of the Healthier Worksite
Initiative is to: (1) Develop and evaluate
worksite health promotion interventions
for CDC employees, culminating in a
model worksite health promotion
program; (2) establish an evidence base
for worksite health promotion
interventions; and (3) develop a webbased tool kit to share information
learned with other Federal agencies, as
they refine or develop their own
employee health promotion programs.
The HWI infrastructure is centered
around two entities: the Healthier
Worksite Advisory Committee and the
Healthier Worksite Workgroup. The
Advisory Committee includes
representatives from all interested
Centers, Institutes, and Offices within
CDC. The committee meets monthly to
review the progress of and to provide
direction for the Healthier Worksite
Initiative. The Healthier Worksite
Workgroup develops innovative
worksite health program ideas and tests
them in demonstration projects. An
outcome of this project will be a Web
site which will serve as a resource for
all government agencies and the general
public for implementation of
HealthierUS pillars in work settings.
One of the key components in
successful worksite health promotion
programs is a needs assessment. This
request for OMB approval is to conduct
a needs assessment by surveying all
CDC employees. The HWI assessment of
employee behaviors and needs will
provide a foundation of information to
determine the direction and
requirements to build a successful
worksite health promotion program. In
addition, ongoing monitoring to
continually assess and improve the
effectiveness of the HWI programs and
progress is essential in keeping the
initiative on the cutting-edge in
provision of worksite health programs.
The initial employee needs
assessment will be a web-based survey
of all CDC employees (including
contractors, fellows and guest
researchers). Future periodic monitoring
methods may include: e-mail surveys,
telephone surveys, telephone or inperson focus groups, web-based surveys,
or intercept interviews. Tracking and
evaluation of program effectiveness are
standard health promotion tools. There
is no cost to respondents except for their
time to participate in the survey.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Respondents
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses/
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
CDC Employees (to include contractors, fellows, and guest researchers) .....
16,500
1
10/60
2750
........................
........................
........................
2750
Total ..........................................................................................................
Dated: March 31, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–6902 Filed 4–6–05; 8:45 am]
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HUMAN SERVICES
Key Dates: Application Deadline: May
23, 2005.
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Prevention
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Announcement Type: New.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2).
Purpose: The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the availability of fiscal year
(FY) 2005 funds for a cooperative
agreement program to assist public
health related professions and
organizations to strengthen their
capacity to apply law as a tool for
improving the health of the public
through prevention and health
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05BP]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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
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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 404-371-5983 or send comments to Seleda M. Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov.
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
Healthier Worksite Initiative-CDC Employee Needs Assessment-- New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Healthier
Worksite Initiative (HWI), proposes to conduct a baseline measurement
of employee health practices and ongoing monitoring of the awareness
and reaction to planned HWI interventions.
In October, 2002 the CDC Director began a Healthier Worksite
Initiative for CDC, focusing on the four pillars of the President's
HealthierUS Workforce directive--physical activity, healthy eating,
preventive screening, and making healthy choices. This was in line with
the Department of Health and Human Services initiative within its own
agencies. The Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA),
within NCCDPHP, was designated to lead the initiative within CDC.
The purpose of the Healthier Worksite Initiative is to: (1) Develop
and evaluate worksite health promotion interventions for CDC employees,
culminating in a model worksite health promotion program; (2) establish
an evidence base for worksite health promotion interventions; and (3)
develop a web-based tool kit to share information learned with other
Federal agencies, as they refine or develop their own employee health
promotion programs.
The HWI infrastructure is centered around two entities: the
Healthier Worksite Advisory Committee and the Healthier Worksite
Workgroup. The Advisory Committee includes representatives from all
interested Centers, Institutes, and Offices within CDC. The committee
meets monthly to review the progress of and to provide direction for
the Healthier Worksite Initiative. The Healthier Worksite Workgroup
develops innovative worksite health program ideas and tests them in
demonstration projects. An outcome of this project will be a Web site
which will serve as a resource for all government agencies and the
general public for implementation of HealthierUS pillars in work
settings.
One of the key components in successful worksite health promotion
programs is a needs assessment. This request for OMB approval is to
conduct a needs assessment by surveying all CDC employees. The HWI
assessment of employee behaviors and needs will provide a foundation of
information to determine the direction and requirements to build a
successful worksite health promotion program. In addition, ongoing
monitoring to continually assess and improve the effectiveness of the
HWI programs and progress is essential in keeping the initiative on the
cutting-edge in provision of worksite health programs.
The initial employee needs assessment will be a web-based survey of
all CDC employees (including contractors, fellows and guest
researchers). Future periodic monitoring methods may include: e-mail
surveys, telephone surveys, telephone or in-person focus groups, web-
based surveys, or intercept interviews. Tracking and evaluation of
program effectiveness are standard health promotion tools. There is no
cost to respondents except for their time to participate in the survey.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses/ per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CDC Employees (to include contractors, 16,500 1 10/60 2750
fellows, and guest researchers)............
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Total................................... ............... ............... ............... 2750
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Dated: March 31, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-6902 Filed 4-6-05; 8:45 am]
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