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A -- RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AREAS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT FOR TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND PERCHLOROETHYLENE. DUE 033195 POC Contact Point, Scottie Schaeffer (Fax only), (202)260-0393 The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Health and Environmental Assessment (OHEA) in Washington, DC of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) is seeking assistance by cooperative agreements with non-profit or not-for-profit research organizations to collaborate in research on statistical and biological areas to improve human health risk assessment for trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene. Such agreements require a minimum of 5% cost-sharing by the recipient organization. Collaboration with the EPA researchers involved in these activities is required (e.g., joint planning and conduct of most tasks and co-authored publications). Preposals will be evaluated by expert peer-review panels based on the proposers' experience with similar research activities, qualifications of the proposed staff and their understanding of appropriate research approaches and technologies, the relevancy to the mission of Office of Health and Environmental Assessment and feasibility of the proposed working arrangement with EPA staff. The applicant's proposed budget will also be considered in the selection process. A quality assurance narrative statement will be required as part of the final proposal. Multiple cooperative agreements to accommodate the research area described above may be awarded. EPA/OHEA's annual share of the resources for this research is expected to be no more than $300,000 for each of three years and could be substantially less, depending on the availability of funds. Statutory authority for these cooperative agreements is found in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended. The proposed work may also be supported by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). Interested applicants must be eligible to receive Federal Assistance under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 30, General Regulations for Assistance Programs, and Part 40, Research and Demonstration Grants. Additional technical instructions and appropriate application materials will be provided upon request. Responses must be received or postmarked by close of business (COB), March 31, 1995. Send to Scottie Schaeffer, Coordinator, Office of Research and Development (8602), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone responses will not be accepted. (0062)

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