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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.
Project Proposal
EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction
Interviews and Forms, OMB No. 0920–
0530—Extension—The National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS).
Background and Brief Description
On October 30, 2000, the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106–398) was enacted. This Act
established a federal compensation
program for employees of the
Department of Energy (DOE) and certain
of its contractors, subcontractors and
vendors, who have suffered cancers and
other designated illnesses as a result of
efficiently and quickly as opposed to a
paper-based interview instrument.
NIOSH uses the data collected in this
process to complete an individual dose
reconstruction that accounts, as fully as
possible, for the radiation dose incurred
by the employee in the line of duty for
DOE nuclear weapons production
programs. After dose reconstruction,
NIOSH also performs a brief final
interview with the claimant to explain
the results and to allow the claimant to
confirm or question the records NIOSH
has compiled. This will also be the final
opportunity for the claimant to
supplement the dose reconstruction
record.
At the conclusion of the dose
reconstruction process, the claimant
submits a form to confirm that all the
information available to the claimant
has been provided. The form notifies the
claimant that signing the form allows
NIOSH to forward a dose reconstruction
report to DOL and to the claimant, and
closes the record on data used for the
dose reconstruction. Signing this form
does not indicate that the claimant
agrees with the outcome of the dose
reconstruction. The dose reconstruction
results will be supplied to the claimant
and to the DOL, the agency that will
factor them into its determination of
whether the claimant is eligible for
compensation under the Act.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
exposures sustained in the production
and testing of nuclear weapons.
Executive Order 13179, issued on
December 7, 2000, delegated authorities
assigned to ‘‘the President’’ under the
Act to the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, Energy and
Justice. The Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) was delegated
the responsibility of establishing
methods for estimating radiation doses
received by eligible claimants with
cancer applying for compensation.
NIOSH is applying the following
methods to estimate the radiation doses
of individuals applying for
compensation.
In performance of its dose
reconstruction responsibilities, under
the Act, NIOSH is interviewing
claimants (or their survivors)
individually and providing them with
the opportunity to assist NIOSH in
documenting the work history of the
employee by characterizing the actual
work tasks performed. In addition,
NIOSH and the claimant identify
incidents that may have resulted in
undocumented radiation exposures,
characterizing radiological protection
and monitoring practices, and identify
co-workers and other witnesses as may
be necessary to confirm undocumented
information. In this process, NIOSH
uses a computer assisted telephone
interview (CATI) system, which allows
interviews to be conducted more
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of respondents
Respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
4,200
8,400
1
1
Initial interview .................................................................................................
Conclusion form ...............................................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................
Dated: April 6, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control
Special Emphasis Panel: Occupational
Health and Safety Research, Program
Announcement #04038
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting:
NAME: Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Occupational
Health and Safety Research, Program
Announcement #04038.
TIMES AND DATES: 3 p.m.–4 p.m., April
29, 2005 (Closed).
PLACE: Teleconference.
STATUS: The meeting will be closed to
the public in accordance with
provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4)
and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the
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Average burden per response (in
hours)
1
5/60
Total burden
(hours)
4,200
700
4,900
Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services
Office, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463.
The meeting
will include the review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to Occupational Health and
Safety Research, Program
Announcement #04038.
MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela J. Wilkerson, MPA, Scientific
Review Administrator, Office of
Extramural Programs, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health,
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., MS–E74,
Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 404–498–
2556.
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The Director, Management Analysis
and Services Office, has been delegated
the authority to sign Federal Register
notices pertaining to announcements of
meetings and other committee
management activities, for both CDC
and the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry.
Dated: April 5, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, Head Start Bureau
Funding Opportunity Title: Head Start
Tribally Controlled Land Grant College
and University Partnerships.
Announcement Type: Initial—Grant.
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS–
2005–ACF–ACYF–YT–0012.
CFDA Number: 93.600.
Due Date For Letter of Intent or
Preapplications: Letter of intent is due
May 13, 2005.
Due Date for Applications:
Application is due June 13, 2005.
Executive Summary: The Head Start
Bureau is announcing the availability of
funds and requesting applications for
professional development and training
grants for Tribally Controlled Land
Grant Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
These grants are provided in
partnership with Head Start and Early
Head Start programs to improve staff
training and to thereby enhance services
to Head Start and Early Head Start
children and families.
Through this announcement, the
Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) is making available up
to $1,500,000 annually for each of five
years to support Tribally Controlled
Land Grant Colleges and Universities
(TCUs) partnerships. These partnerships
seek to increase the number of Head
Start teachers with degrees in early
childhood education, in order to
improve the quality and long-term
effectiveness of Head Start and Early
Head Start grantees.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The overall goal of Head Start is to
ensure that children of low-income
families acquire the skills and
knowledge necessary to allow them to
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enter school ready for success. In order
to accomplish this goal, Head Start
provides comprehensive services to
these children and their families. Head
Start enhances children’s physical,
cognitive, social, and emotional
development. It aids parents in their
efforts to fulfill their parental roles as
their child’s primary educator, helps
support them while they work towards
employment and self-sufficiency, and
provides opportunities for their
involvement in administering the Head
Start program.
In an attempt to ensure that highly
qualified and well-trained staff provides
high quality services to enrolled
children and their families, Head Start
has supported many demonstration
projects. For example, Head Start
supported the creation of the Child
Development Associate (CDA)
credential designed for early childhood
development teaching staff,
implemented the Head Start Teaching
Centers, and developed other related
innovative projects. The Head Start
Bureau also implemented partnerships
with Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs) and Higher
Education Hispanic Service Institution
Partnerships (HS–HEHSIPs) in addition
to key innovative training and staff
development projects.
The 1998 reauthorization of the Head
Start Act contains provisions to improve
Head Start program quality and
accountability. These include new
education performance standards and
measures, the expansion of program
monitoring to incorporate evidence of
progress on outcomes-based measures,
funding to upgrade program quality and
staff compensation, and higher
education standards for Head Start
teachers. In January 2001, the President
signed into law the No Child Left
Behind Act to make the education of
every child in America one of the
country’s top priorities. The Act seeks to
ensure that public schools teach
children what they need to know to be
successful in life and that they also set
high education standards in the
classroom. In his 2002 State of the
Union address, the President indicated
the need to prepare our children to read
and succeed in school, including the
improvement of Head Start and early
childhood development programs. In
response to these goals, the White
House has developed an early
childhood initiative, which is built on
raising the bar for Head Start education
methods to create a better learning
environment and improved outcomes
for children. In his announcement of the
Good Start, Grow Smart Early
Childhood Initiative in April 2002, the
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President identified children’s early
literacy as a key focus for Head Start
program improvement. In this initiative,
the President presented three areas of
focus for Head Start: (1) Strengthening
Head Start programs; (2) partnering with
states to improve early childhood
education; and (3) providing
information to teachers, caregivers, and
parents.
The Head Start Act, as amended 42
U.S.C. 9831 et seq., is the authorizing
legislation for the Head Start TCU
program. The key purpose in funding
the TCU program is to increase the
number of Head Start staff with college
degrees in early childhood education.
To ensure that selected colleges and
universities will be able to fulfill this
task it is important that TCUs applying
for funds under this announcement
clearly demonstrate that they have
established relationships with the Head
Start programs in their community and
that these Head Start programs have
indicated their willingness to work
collaboratively with the institution.
Priority Area
Head Start Tribally Controlled Land
Grant Colleges and Universities
Partnerships
1. Description: The Head Start Bureau
is announcing the availability of funds
and request for applications for
professional development and training
grants for Tribally Controlled Land
Grant Colleges and Universities (TCUs)
in partnership with Head Start and
Early Head Start programs to improve
staff training and to thereby enhance
services to Head Start and Early Head
Start children and families.
Through this announcement, the
Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) is making available up
to $1,500,000 annually for each of five
years to support Tribally Controlled
Land Grant Colleges and Universities
(TCUs) partnerships. These partnerships
seek to increase the number of Head
Start classroom teaching staff with BA
degrees in early childhood education in
order to improve the quality and longterm effectiveness of Head Start and
Early Head Start grantees.
II. Award Information
Funding Instrument Type: Grant.
Anticipated Total Priority Area
Funding: $1,500,000 per budget period.
Anticipated Number of Awards: 6 to
10.
Ceiling on Amount of Individual
Awards Per Budget Period: $150,000 per
budget period.
Floor on Amount of Individual
Awards Per Budget Period: None.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control
Special Emphasis Panel: Occupational Health and Safety Research,
Program Announcement 04038
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting:
Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Occupational Health and Safety Research, Program
Announcement 04038.
Times and Dates: 3 p.m.-4 p.m., April 29, 2005 (Closed).
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with
provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and
the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will include the review,
discussion, and evaluation of applications received in response to
Occupational Health and Safety Research, Program Announcement
04038.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela J. Wilkerson, MPA, Scientific
Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Programs, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., MS-
E74, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 404-498-2556.
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The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities,
for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: April 5, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-7390 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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