Partnership To Develop the Branded Food Products Database for Public Health (R01), 9734-9735 [2015-03690]

Download as PDF 9734 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 36 / Tuesday, February 24, 2015 / Notices public conduct during advisory committee meetings. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: February 17, 2015. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy. I. Funding Opportunity Description RFA–FD–15–005 93.103 [FR Doc. 2015–03687 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0012] Partnership To Develop the Branded Food Products Database for Public Health (R01) AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for the support of the Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership’s (ATIP) Branded Food Products Database for Public Health. ATIP, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the International Life Science Institute North America (ILSI North America), has established a publicprivate partnership to enhance the public’s health. The Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine (OFVM) has grant funds available to help support ATIP consolidate food composition data from manufacturers. OFVM’s goal is to monitor the sodium content of branded foods and to make nutrient composition data available to the public. DATES: Important dates are as follows: 1. The application due date is April 2, 2015. 2. The anticipated start date is May 2015. 3. The opening date is February 13, 2015. 4. The expiration date is April 3, 2015. SUMMARY: For more information, see section III of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudine Kavanaugh, Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–4647; or Vieda Hubbard, Division of Acquisition Support and Grants, Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Feb 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 (HFA–500), Rockville, MD 20857, 240– 402–7588. For more information on this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) and to obtain detailed requirements, please refer to the full FOA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background OFVM is interested in monitoring the sodium content of branded foods in the U.S. marketplace. Knowing the nutrient profile of branded foods is critical to FDA’s work and to the public’s health. Public health experts have linked excessive sodium consumption to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases. A database that reflects the sodium content of foods will help OFVM research strategies regarding sodium reduction and help the public maintain healthy diets. OFVM has funds available for ATIP to compile compositional data for branded foods for the public’s benefit. ATIP, through ILSI North America and USDA, has experience engaging the private sector and expertise compiling brand data. With OFVM’s fiscal contribution, ATIP will be able to build upon USDA’s National Nutrient Database—widely recognized as the gold standard for food compositional data—in a timely fashion. ATIP’s database will reflect the breadth and depth of the nation’s food supply and will facilitate nutrition analysis and research that otherwise may not be possible. The research community, healthcare professionals, the food industry, and policymakers will use ATIP’s database. For example, drafters of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey will be able to more accurately characterize food selection and sodium consumption for Americans. Medical researchers will be able to better link sodium intake to measures of chronic diseases. Food manufacturers will be able to compare information to improve product formulations. Policy-making bodies will be able to develop better guidelines that will promote public health. Ultimately, having more robust sodium data available will allow FDA to develop targeted sodium reduction strategies and the public to better monitor sodium intake. B. Research Objectives ATIP will compile compositional data for branded foods for the public’s benefit. The database will include food group information on branded foods and branded restaurant food products. ATIP PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 will manage a large volume of datestamped branded product information to link food intake and nutrient composition to dietary patterns recommendations. ATIP will collect and publish comprehensive food compositional data, including sodium content, in a timely fashion. C. Eligibility Information This grant is available solely for ATIP. Through ILSI North America and USDA, respectively, ATIP has existing relationships with industry and years of food compositional data upon which ATIP can build. ATIP has already demonstrated that its database can effectively manage a large volume of date-stamped branded product information. Compiling additional compositional data for branded foods will allow FDA to link sodium intake and composition data to dietary patterns recommendations more efficiently. II. Award Information/Funds Available A. Award Amount OFVM has $35,000 available for a single award to a single grantee—ATIP. B. Length of Support This grant is available for 1 year from the start date. III. Electronic Application, Registration, and Submission Only electronic applications will be accepted. To submit an electronic application in response to this FOA, applicant should first review the full announcement. (FDA has verified the Web site addresses throughout this document, but FDA is not responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web sites after this document publishes in the Federal Register.) For all electronically submitted applications, the following steps are required. • Step 1: Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number • Step 2: Register With System for Award Management (SAM) • Step 3: Obtain Username & Password • Step 4: Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) Authorization • Step 5: Track AOR Status • Step 6: Register With Electronic Research Administration (eRA) Commons Steps 1 through 5, in detail, can be found at https://www07.grants.gov/ applicants/organization_ registration.jsp. Step 6, in detail, can be found at https://commons.era.nih.gov/ commons/registration/ registrationInstructions.jsp. After you have followed these steps, submit E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 36 / Tuesday, February 24, 2015 / Notices electronic applications to: https:// www.grants.gov. Dated: February 10, 2015. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–03690 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications/ contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE). Date: March 31–April 2, 2015 Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center; 5701 Marinelli Road; North Bethesda, MD 20852. Contact Person: Jeffrey E. DeClue, Ph.D.; Scientific Review Officer; Research Technology and Contract Review Branch; Division of Extramural Activities; National Cancer Institute; 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W238; Bethesda, MD 20892–9750; 240–276–6371; decluej@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Omnibus R03 & R21 SEP–6. Date: April 10, 2015. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove; 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W030; Rockville, MD 20850; (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Caron A. Lyman, Ph.D. Chief, Scientific Review Officer; Research Programs Review Branch; Division of Extramural Activities; National Cancer Institute, NIH; 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W126; Bethesda, MD 20892–9750; 240–276–6348; lymanc@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Molecular VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Feb 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 and Cellular Characterization of ScreenDetected Lesions. Date: April 13, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center; 5701 Marinelli Road; North Bethesda, MD 20852. Contact Person: Caron A. Lyman, Ph.D.; Chief, Scientific Review Officer; Research Programs Review Branch; Division Of Extramural Activities; National Cancer Institute, NIH; 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W126; Bethesda, MD 20892–9750; 240–276–6348; lymanc@mail.nih.gov. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: https:// deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/sep/sep.htm, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: February 18, 2015. Melanie J. Gray, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–03633 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Special Emphasis Panel Clinical Trials SEP. Date: March 5–6, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9735 Place: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P Street NW., Washington, DC 20037. Contact Person: Shanta Rajaram, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3208, MSC 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–435– 6033, rajarams@mail.nih.gov. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: February 18, 2015. Carolyn Baum, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–03638 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel Small; Business: Cancer Drug Development and Therapeutics. Date: March 16–17, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW., Washington, DC 20015. Contact Person: Lilia Topol, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6192, MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451– 0131, ltopol@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowships: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03690]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0012]


Partnership To Develop the Branded Food Products Database for 
Public Health (R01)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
availability of grant funds for the support of the Agricultural 
Technology Innovation Partnership's (ATIP) Branded Food Products 
Database for Public Health. ATIP, in conjunction with the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 
and the International Life Science Institute North America (ILSI North 
America), has established a public-private partnership to enhance the 
public's health. The Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine (OFVM) has 
grant funds available to help support ATIP consolidate food composition 
data from manufacturers. OFVM's goal is to monitor the sodium content 
of branded foods and to make nutrient composition data available to the 
public.

DATES: Important dates are as follows:
    1. The application due date is April 2, 2015.
    2. The anticipated start date is May 2015.
    3. The opening date is February 13, 2015.
    4. The expiration date is April 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: For more information, see section III of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudine Kavanaugh, Office of Foods 
and Veterinary Medicine, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 
20993, 301-796-4647; or Vieda Hubbard, Division of Acquisition Support 
and Grants, Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane (HFA-500), 
Rockville, MD 20857, 240-402-7588.
    For more information on this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) 
and to obtain detailed requirements, please refer to the full FOA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description

RFA-FD-15-005

93.103

A. Background

    OFVM is interested in monitoring the sodium content of branded 
foods in the U.S. marketplace. Knowing the nutrient profile of branded 
foods is critical to FDA's work and to the public's health. Public 
health experts have linked excessive sodium consumption to 
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases. A 
database that reflects the sodium content of foods will help OFVM 
research strategies regarding sodium reduction and help the public 
maintain healthy diets.
    OFVM has funds available for ATIP to compile compositional data for 
branded foods for the public's benefit. ATIP, through ILSI North 
America and USDA, has experience engaging the private sector and 
expertise compiling brand data. With OFVM's fiscal contribution, ATIP 
will be able to build upon USDA's National Nutrient Database--widely 
recognized as the gold standard for food compositional data--in a 
timely fashion. ATIP's database will reflect the breadth and depth of 
the nation's food supply and will facilitate nutrition analysis and 
research that otherwise may not be possible.
    The research community, healthcare professionals, the food 
industry, and policymakers will use ATIP's database. For example, 
drafters of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey will 
be able to more accurately characterize food selection and sodium 
consumption for Americans. Medical researchers will be able to better 
link sodium intake to measures of chronic diseases. Food manufacturers 
will be able to compare information to improve product formulations. 
Policy-making bodies will be able to develop better guidelines that 
will promote public health. Ultimately, having more robust sodium data 
available will allow FDA to develop targeted sodium reduction 
strategies and the public to better monitor sodium intake.

B. Research Objectives

    ATIP will compile compositional data for branded foods for the 
public's benefit. The database will include food group information on 
branded foods and branded restaurant food products. ATIP will manage a 
large volume of date-stamped branded product information to link food 
intake and nutrient composition to dietary patterns recommendations. 
ATIP will collect and publish comprehensive food compositional data, 
including sodium content, in a timely fashion.

C. Eligibility Information

    This grant is available solely for ATIP. Through ILSI North America 
and USDA, respectively, ATIP has existing relationships with industry 
and years of food compositional data upon which ATIP can build. ATIP 
has already demonstrated that its database can effectively manage a 
large volume of date-stamped branded product information. Compiling 
additional compositional data for branded foods will allow FDA to link 
sodium intake and composition data to dietary patterns recommendations 
more efficiently.

II. Award Information/Funds Available

A. Award Amount

    OFVM has $35,000 available for a single award to a single grantee--
ATIP.

B. Length of Support

    This grant is available for 1 year from the start date.

III. Electronic Application, Registration, and Submission

    Only electronic applications will be accepted. To submit an 
electronic application in response to this FOA, applicant should first 
review the full announcement. (FDA has verified the Web site addresses 
throughout this document, but FDA is not responsible for any subsequent 
changes to the Web sites after this document publishes in the Federal 
Register.) For all electronically submitted applications, the following 
steps are required.

 Step 1: Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number
 Step 2: Register With System for Award Management (SAM)
 Step 3: Obtain Username & Password
 Step 4: Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) 
Authorization
 Step 5: Track AOR Status
 Step 6: Register With Electronic Research Administration (eRA) 
Commons

    Steps 1 through 5, in detail, can be found at https://www07.grants.gov/applicants/organization_registration.jsp. Step 6, in 
detail, can be found at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/registration/registrationInstructions.jsp. After you have followed 
these steps, submit

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electronic applications to: https://www.grants.gov.

    Dated: February 10, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-03690 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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