[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 53430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21455]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Georgia Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Homeless

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of award.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located 
within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
announces a notice of award to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 
Tuberculosis (TB) Program. This award will be in the amount of 
$419,095.00.
    The purpose of this award is to halt the further spread of a drug-
resistant strain of tuberculosis associated with multiple homeless 
shelters in Fulton County, Georgia.

DATES: It is expected the notice of award will begin on or about 
September 3, 2014. The project period will be for one year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail Burns-Grant, Division of 
Tuberculosis Elimination, Field Services and Evaluation Branch, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS E-10, 
Atlanta, GA 30333; phone: 404-639-5344; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, the state of Georgia is 
experiencing a public health emergency in Fulton County where there has 
been extensive transmission of a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis 
(TB) associated with multiple homeless shelters in the county. The 
Georgia Department of Public Health asked CDC to provide emergency 
funding for the immediate implementation of CDC recommendations 
provided as a result of a May 2014 outbreak investigation to prevent 
further transmission of this drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis and 
to prevent further deaths associated with this outbreak. Project number 
is CDC-RFA-PS14-1416.

    Dated: September 4, 2014.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-21455 Filed 9-4-14; 4:15 pm]
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