See also FedGrants Federal Funding Opportunity No. RFA-FDA-CFSAN-05-2: Cooperative Agreement to Support the World Health Organization (WHO) International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)

[Federal Register: April 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 69)]
[Notices]
[Page 19090-19091]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr12ap05-81]
 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
Food and Drug Administration
 
 
Cooperative Agreement to Support the World Health Organization
International Programme on Chemical Safety
 
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
 
ACTION: Notice.
 
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
 
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intent to
accept and consider a single source application for the award of a
cooperative agreement to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support
the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS). FDA anticipates
providing $90,000 (direct and indirect costs) in fiscal year 2005 in
support of this project. Subject to the availability of Federal funds
and successful performance, 2 additional years of support up to $90,000
per year (direct and indirect costs) will be available. FDA will
support the research
 
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covered by this notice under the authority of section 301 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 241). FDA's research program is
described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.103.
Before entering into cooperative agreements, FDA carefully considers
the benefits such agreements will provide to the public.
    The cooperative agreement ensures FDA's participation and
leadership in important international risk assessment and standard
setting activities for food ingredients, contaminants, and veterinary
drug residues. The development of such international standards provides
the public with greater assurance of the quality and safety of food
sold in the United States.
 
II. Eligibility Information
 
    Competition is limited to the WHO/IPCS because it is the parent
organization of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/WHO
Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which provides scientific
advice to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The international
food standards established by the CAC are recognized by the World Trade
Organization (WTO) as necessary to protect public health and presumed
to be consistent with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). These programs under
the IPCS are the only such programs in existence, and make the IPCS
unique as a participant in international standard setting for food
ingredients, contaminants, and veterinary drug residues. Awarding this
cooperative agreement will help ensure that the risk assessments
provided by the JECFA to the CAC are science-based, enhance the safety
of food sold in the United States, and enhance the safety of food
additives and veterinary drug residues in imported food.
    As of October 1, 2003, applicants are required to have a Dun and
Bradstreet Number (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative
agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a 9-digit
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities.
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a
DUNS number, foreign applicants should go to http://www.grants.gov/RequestaDUNS
, 4th paragraph. (FDA has verified the Web site address,
 
but FDA is not responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web site
after this document publishes in the Federal Register.)
 
III. Application and Submission
 
    For further information or a copy of the complete Request for
Applications (RFA) contact Cynthia Polit, Grants Management Specialist,
Division of Contracts and Grants Management (HFA-500), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7180,
e-mail: cynthia.polit@fda.gov or cpolit@oc.fda.gov. This RFA can also
 
be viewed on Grants.gov under ``Grant Find.'' A copy of the complete
RFA can also be viewed on FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition Web site at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html.
 
 
    Dated: April 5, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-7288 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
 
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See also FedGrants Federal Funding Opportunity No. RFA-FDA-CFSAN-05-2: Cooperative Agreement to Support the World Health Organization (WHO) International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)