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hearing should direct those needs to the
appropriate contact person (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
To the extent that the conditions for
the hearing, as described in this
document, conflict with any provisions
set out in part 15, this notice acts as a
waiver of these provisions as specified
in §§ 10.19 and 15.30(h). In particular,
§ 15.21(a) states that the notice of
hearing will provide persons an
opportunity to file a written notice of
participation with the Division of
Dockets Management within a specified
period of time. If the public interest
requires, e.g., if a hearing is to be
conducted within a short period of time,
the notice may name a specific FDA
employee and telephone number to
whom an oral notice of participation
may be given. If the public interest
requires, the notice may also provide for
submitting notices of participation at
the time of the hearing. In this
document, the conditions for the
hearing specify that notices of
participation be submitted
electronically to an agency Web site, to
a contact person who will accept notices
of participation by mail, telephone, fax,
or e-mail, or in person on the day of the
hearing (as space permits). In addition,
the conditions for the hearing specify
that written material associated with an
oral presentation be provided to a
contact person (who will accept it by
mail, fax, or e-mail) rather than to the
Division of Dockets Management. We
are using these procedures to facilitate
the exchange of information between
participants and the agency. By
delegation from the Commissioner (Staff
Manual Guide 1410.21 paragraph 1.f.
(5)), the Assistant Commissioner for
Policy finds under § 10.19 that no
participant will be prejudiced, the ends
of justice will thereby be served, and the
action is in accordance with law if
notices of participation are submitted by
the procedures listed in this notice
rather than to the Division of Dockets
Management.
V. How to Participate in the Hearing
Registration by submission of a notice
of participation is necessary to ensure
participation and will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis. The notice
of participation may be submitted
electronically, orally, or by fax, mail, or
e-mail (see ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). We encourage
you to submit your notice of
participation electronically. A single
copy of any notice of participation is
sufficient.
The notice of participation must
include your name, title, business
affiliation (if applicable), address,
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telephone number, fax number (if
available), and e-mail address (if
available). If you wish to request an
opportunity to make an oral
presentation during the open public
comment period of the hearing, your
notice of participation also must include
the title of your presentation, the
sponsor of the oral presentation (e.g.,
the organization paying travel expenses
or fees), if any; and the approximate
amount of time requested for the
presentation. Presentations will be
limited to the questions and subject
matter identified in section III of this
document, and, depending on the
number of requests received, we may be
obliged to limit the time allotted for
each presentation (e.g., 5 minutes each).
Under § 15.20(c), if you request an
opportunity to make an oral
presentation, you must submit your
presentation (either as the full text of
the presentation, or as a comprehensive
outline or summary). You may submit
your presentation by e-mail, fax, or
mail. A single copy of your presentation
is sufficient. See ADDRESSES and FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for
information on where to send your
presentation.
Persons who wish to request an
opportunity to make an oral
presentation at the hearing must submit
a notice of participation by August 24,
2007, and also must submit either the
full text of the oral presentation, or a
comprehensive outline or summary of
the oral presentation, by August 31,
2007. All other persons wishing to
attend the hearing must submit a notice
of participation by August 31, 2007.
Persons requiring special
accommodations due to a disability
must submit a notice of participation by
August 31, 2007, and should inform the
contact person of their request (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Individuals who request an opportunity
to make an oral presentation will be
notified of the scheduled time for their
presentation prior to the hearing.
We also will accept notices of
participation onsite on a first come, first
served basis; however, the anticipated
maximum seating capacity is 75 to 100,
and registration will be closed when the
maximum seating capacity is reached.
Requests for an opportunity to make a
presentation from individuals or
organizations that did not make such a
request in advance may be granted if
time permits.
Persons who submit a notice of
participation in advance of the hearing
should check in at the on-site
registration desk between 8:30 and 9
a.m. Persons who wish to submit a
notice of participation onsite may do so
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at the registration desk between 8:30
and 9 a.m. on either day of the hearing.
We encourage all participants to attend
the entire hearing.
All submissions and comments
received may be posted without change
to https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/
default.htm, including any personal
information provided.
VI. Request for Comments
Interested persons may submit to the
Division of Dockets Management (see
ADDRESSES) written or electronic
comments for consideration at or after
the hearing in addition to, or in place of,
a request for an opportunity to make an
oral presentation (see section V of this
document). Submit two paper copies of
any written comments, except that
individuals may submit one copy.
Comments are to be identified with the
agency name and docket number found
in brackets in the heading of this
document. Received comments may be
seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
VII. Transcripts
Transcripts of the hearing will be
available for review at the Division of
Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES)
and on the Internet at https://
www.fda.gov/ohrms/
docketsapproximately 30 days after the
hearing. You may place orders for
copies of the transcript through the
Freedom of Information Office (HFI–35),
Food and Drug Administration, 5600
Fishers lane, rm. 6–30, Rockville, MD
20857, at a cost of 10 cents per page.
Dated: July 13, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7–14046 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Food Safety and Defense . . . Be ALERT;
Public Workshop
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of public workshop.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Office of
Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Atlanta
District and Southeast Regional Office
(SER), in collaboration with Georgia
Food Safety and Defense Task Force,
and the Metro Environmental Health
Directors Food Service Advisory
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Committee, is announcing a public
workshop entitled ‘‘Food Safety and
Defense . . . Be ALERT!’’ This public
workshop will provide information
about how to control foodborne illness
risk factors and how to secure food from
intentional contamination (food defense
awareness). The target audience will be
operators of small, independent (nonchain) retail and food service
establishments.
Date and Time: This public workshop
will be held on Wednesday, August 15,
2007, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: The public workshop will
be held at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast
Hotel, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.,
Norcross, GA.
Contact: JoAnn Pittman, Food and
Drug Administration, Atlanta District,
Southeast Region, 60 8th St., NE.,
Atlanta, GA 30309, 404–253–1272, FAX:
404–253–1202, or e-mail:
JoAnn.Pittman@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration is at no charge: The
registration deadline is August 1, 2007;
please see instructions in this
document. Those accepted into the
workshop will receive confirmation.
Registration at the site is not guaranteed
but, may be possible on a space
available basis (100 maximum) on the
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day of the public workshop beginning at
9 a.m. If you need special
accommodations due to a disability,
please contact JoAnn Pittman (see
Contact) at least 7 days in advance.
Registration Form Instructions: To
register, please complete the registration
form in this document and submit to ‘‘
Food and Drug Administration, Attn:
Dan Redditt, 60 8th St., NE.. Atlanta, GA
30309.’’ We encourage you to fax the
completed registration form to: 404–
253–2257 or 404–253–1202. To obtain a
copy of the registration form, please
contact: Dan Redditt at 404–253–1265 or
via e-mail at joseph.redditt@fda.hhs.gov.
FOOD SAFETY AND DEFENSE . . . BE ALERT! PUBLIC WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address:
City/State/Zip Code:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Special Accommodations Required:
Transcripts: Transcripts of the public
workshop will not be available due to
the format of this workshop. Workshop
handouts may be requested at cost
through the Freedom of Information
Office (HFI–35), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm.
12A–16, Rockville, MD 20857,
approximately 15 working days after the
public workshop at a cost of 10 cents
per page.
This
public workshop is being held in
response to the large volume of food
safety and food defense concerns from
FDA-regulated products in facilities,
such as manufacturers, processors,
distributors, retailers, and restaurants,
originating from the area covered by the
FDA, Atlanta District, Southeast Region.
The Atlanta District, Southeast Region
presents this workshop to help achieve
objectives set forth in section 406 of the
Food and Drug Administration
Modernization Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C.
393), which include working closely
with stakeholders and maximizing the
availability and clarity of information to
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stakeholders and the public. This is
consistent with the purposes of the
Retail Food Specialists and Public
Affairs Specialists, which are in part to
respond to industry inquiries, develop
educational materials, sponsor
workshops and conferences to provide
firms, particularly small businesses,
with firsthand working knowledge of
FDA’s guidance, requirements, and
compliance policies. This workshop is
also consistent with the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–121) as outreach
activities by Government agencies to
small businesses.
The purpose of this workshop is to
increase the knowledge of operators of
small, independent, retail and food
service establishments relative to food
safety and food defense principles and
to increase the application of these
principles in their respective operations.
The workshop will also present
information that will enable food
facilities, manufacturers, processors,
distributors, retailers, and restaurants, to
better comply with the regulations
authorized by the Public Health
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Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002 (the
Bioterrorism Act), and with food safety
and food defense guidance, especially in
light of growing concerns about food
defense. Information presented will be
based on the agency position as
articulated through regulation,
guidance, and information previously
made available to the public. Topics to
be discussed at the workshop include:
(1) Pre-Workshop Assessment, (2) The
Headline You Don’t Want to Make, (3)
Tools for Keeping Your Food Safe—
Interactive Demonstrations, (4) Be
A.L.E.R.T. to Terrorism: Keeping Your
Foods Secure, and (5) Making the
Commitment (Post-Workshop
Assessment), and Q and A.
FDA expects that participation in this
public workshop will provide industry
with greater understanding of the
regulatory and guidance perspectives on
food safety and food defense and
increase voluntary compliance and food
defense awareness.
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Dated: July 16, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7–14045 Filed 7–19 –07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Office of Urban Indian Health
Programs
Announcement Type: Competitive
Supplemental Grant Announcement.
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS–
2007–IHS–UIHP–0001.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 93.193.
Note: This funding opportunity has been
amended to provide additional funds to
support the supplemental competitive 4-in-1
Title V grants. The estimated total award
amount increased from $316,000 to $350,000.
Seven grant supplements will be issued
under this announcement. As a result of the
notice of amendment, the application
deadline date has been revised to allow
applicants at least 30 days to apply for the
opportunity. The new application deadline
date is August 20, 2007. This amendment
supersedes the Federal Register Notice that
was issued July 11, 2007, FR Doc. 07–3359.
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Key Dates: Application Deadline Date:
August 20, 2007. Review Date: August
23, 2007. Earliest Anticipated Start
Date: August 31, 2007.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS),
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
(OUIHP) announces competitive 4-in-1
Title V grant supplements responding to
an Office of Minority Health, HIV/AIDS
Initiative. This program is authorized
under the authority of the Snyder Act
and 25 U.S.C. 1652, 1653 of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act, Public
Law 94–437, as amended. This program
is described at 93.193 in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
This competitive supplement seeks to
expand OUIHP’s existing Title V grants
to increase the number of American
Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) with the
awareness of his/her HIV status. This
will provide routine and/or rapid HIV
screening, prevention, pre and post test
counseling, case management (if
available) and data collection.
Enhancement of urban Indian health
program HIV/AIDS activities is
necessary to reduce the incidence of
HIV/AIDS in the urban Indian health
communities.
The purpose of the announcement is
to respond to the fact that communities
of color have been disproportionately
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affected by HIV and the need exists for
access to early testing, diagnosis,
treatment and prevention services. Over
the past decade, the AI/AN community
has developed and maintained a higher
rate of HIV than Caucasians. It has also
been demonstrated that AI/ANs have a
decreased longevity once diagnosed
compared to other races/ethnicities.
These supplements will be used to
enhance HIV testing, including rapid
testing and/or standard HIV antibody
testing and to provide a more focused
effort to address HIV/AIDS prevention
targeting some of the largest urban
Indian populations in the United States.
The nature of these projects will
require collaboration with the OUIHP
to: (1) Coordinate activities; (2)
participate in projects in other operating
divisions of the Department such as
CDC, SAMHSA, HRSA and the Office of
Minority Health; and (3) submit and
share data on HIV/AIDS testing,
treatment and education.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Title V Grant
Supplements.
Estimated Funds Available: The total
amount identified for Fiscal Year (FY)
2007 is seven supplement awards
totaling $350,000. The award is for one
year in duration and the average award,
per program is approximately $50,000.
Awards under this announcement are
subject to the availability of funds.
Anticipated Number of Awards:
Seven grant supplements will be made
under the Program.
Project Period: April 1, 2007—March
31, 2008.
Award Amount: $350,000.
A. Requirements of Recipient Activities
In FY 2007 each grantee’s attempted
goal shall include screening as many
individuals as possible; however,
increasing screening 10% or to a
minimum of 200 American Indians/
Alaska Natives (AI/AN) tested per
program funded—adjusted due to
variations in size of facility and user
population may be required. This does
not include counts of re-testing
individuals in the same year. Each
program shall also collect evidence, as
part of the testing process, to potentially
address utility and barriers of increased
routine HIV screening within this
population.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Urban Indian
organizations, as defined by 25 U.S.C.
1603(h), limited to Urban Indian
organizations which meet the following
criteria:
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a. Received State certification to
conduct HIV rapid testing;
b. Health professionals and staff have
been trained in the HIV/AIDS screening
tools, education, prevention,
counseling, and other interventions for
American Indians/Alaskan Natives;
c. Attuned to the risk factors driving
the HIV/AIDS epidemics among urban
American Indians/Alaskan Natives;
d. Developed programs to address
community and group support to
sustain risk-reduction skills;
e. Implemented HIV/AIDS quality
assurance and improvement programs;
and
f. Must provide proof of non-profit
status with the application.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require matching
funds or cost sharing.
3. If the application budget exceeds
$50,000 it will not be considered for
review.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Applicant package may be found in
Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or at:
https://www.ihs.gov/
NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/
gogp_funding.asp.
Information regarding the electronic
application process may be directed to
Michelle G. Bulls at (301) 443–6290.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission:
• Be single spaced.
• Be typewritten.
• Have consecutively numbered
pages.
• Use black type not smaller than 12
characters per one inch.
• Contain a narrative that does not
exceed 25 typed pages that includes the
other submission requirements below.
The 25 page narrative does not include
the work plan, standard forms, table of
contents, budget, budget justifications,
narratives, and/or other appendix items.
Public Policy Requirements: All
Federal-wide public policies apply to
IHS grants with the exception of the
Lobbying and Discrimination public
policy.
3. Submission Dates and Times: The
application from each Urban Indian
organization must be submitted
electronically through Grants.gov by 12
midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST).
If technical challenges arise and the
urban Indian organizations are unable to
successfully complete the electronic
application process, each organization
must contact Michelle G. Bulls, Grants
Policy Staff fifteen days prior to the
application deadline and advise of the
difficulties that they are experiencing.
Each organization must obtain prior
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Food Safety and Defense . . . Be ALERT; Public Workshop
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory
Affairs (ORA), Atlanta District and Southeast Regional Office (SER), in
collaboration with Georgia Food Safety and Defense Task Force, and the
Metro Environmental Health Directors Food Service Advisory
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Committee, is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food Safety and
Defense . . . Be ALERT!'' This public workshop will provide information
about how to control foodborne illness risk factors and how to secure
food from intentional contamination (food defense awareness). The
target audience will be operators of small, independent (non-chain)
retail and food service establishments.
Date and Time: This public workshop will be held on Wednesday,
August 15, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: The public workshop will be held at the Hilton Atlanta
Northeast Hotel, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross, GA.
Contact: JoAnn Pittman, Food and Drug Administration, Atlanta
District, Southeast Region, 60 8th St., NE., Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-
253-1272, FAX: 404-253-1202, or e-mail: JoAnn.Pittman@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration is at no charge: The registration deadline is August
1, 2007; please see instructions in this document. Those accepted into
the workshop will receive confirmation. Registration at the site is not
guaranteed but, may be possible on a space available basis (100
maximum) on the day of the public workshop beginning at 9 a.m. If you
need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact JoAnn
Pittman (see Contact) at least 7 days in advance.
Registration Form Instructions: To register, please complete the
registration form in this document and submit to `` Food and Drug
Administration, Attn: Dan Redditt, 60 8th St., NE.. Atlanta, GA
30309.'' We encourage you to fax the completed registration form to:
404-253-2257 or 404-253-1202. To obtain a copy of the registration
form, please contact: Dan Redditt at 404-253-1265 or via e-mail at
joseph.redditt@fda.hhs.gov.
Food Safety and Defense . . . Be ALERT! Public Workshop Registration Form
Name: ...................................................................
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Affiliation: ...................................................................
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Mailing Address: ...................................................................
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Phone: ...................................................................
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Fax: ...................................................................
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E-mail: ...................................................................
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Special Accommodations Required: ...................................................................
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Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be
available due to the format of this workshop. Workshop handouts may be
requested at cost through the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35),
Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 12A-16, Rockville,
MD 20857, approximately 15 working days after the public workshop at a
cost of 10 cents per page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public workshop is being held in
response to the large volume of food safety and food defense concerns
from FDA-regulated products in facilities, such as manufacturers,
processors, distributors, retailers, and restaurants, originating from
the area covered by the FDA, Atlanta District, Southeast Region. The
Atlanta District, Southeast Region presents this workshop to help
achieve objectives set forth in section 406 of the Food and Drug
Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 393), which include
working closely with stakeholders and maximizing the availability and
clarity of information to stakeholders and the public. This is
consistent with the purposes of the Retail Food Specialists and Public
Affairs Specialists, which are in part to respond to industry
inquiries, develop educational materials, sponsor workshops and
conferences to provide firms, particularly small businesses, with
firsthand working knowledge of FDA's guidance, requirements, and
compliance policies. This workshop is also consistent with the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
121) as outreach activities by Government agencies to small businesses.
The purpose of this workshop is to increase the knowledge of
operators of small, independent, retail and food service establishments
relative to food safety and food defense principles and to increase the
application of these principles in their respective operations. The
workshop will also present information that will enable food
facilities, manufacturers, processors, distributors, retailers, and
restaurants, to better comply with the regulations authorized by the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act
of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), and with food safety and food defense
guidance, especially in light of growing concerns about food defense.
Information presented will be based on the agency position as
articulated through regulation, guidance, and information previously
made available to the public. Topics to be discussed at the workshop
include: (1) Pre-Workshop Assessment, (2) The Headline You Don't Want
to Make, (3) Tools for Keeping Your Food Safe--Interactive
Demonstrations, (4) Be A.L.E.R.T. to Terrorism: Keeping Your Foods
Secure, and (5) Making the Commitment (Post-Workshop Assessment), and Q
and A.
FDA expects that participation in this public workshop will provide
industry with greater understanding of the regulatory and guidance
perspectives on food safety and food defense and increase voluntary
compliance and food defense awareness.
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Dated: July 16, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-14045 Filed 7-19 -07; 8:45 am]
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