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William P. Nichols,
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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[Program Announcement AA118]
Increasing Prevention, Care, and
Treatment of HIV/AIDS Through
Support Programs Conducted by the
Government of Botswana; Notice of
Intent to Fund Single Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the intent
to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for
a cooperative agreement program with
the Government of Botswana (GOB) to
increase United States (US) support for
Botswana to limit the further spread of
HIV/AIDS and to provide care and
treatment for those affected by this
disease. This funding is part of the
United States President’s Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program
and the activities within this
cooperative agreement will contribute to
the global targets of the Emergency Plan.
The purpose of the program is to limit
the spread of HIV/AIDS in Botswana
and provide care and treatment
programs for those affected by the
disease. Emphasis will be placed on
providing education and
communication (to promote abstinence
based and partner reduction messages),
increasing Counseling and Testing (CT)
services, training (for health care
providers on a variety of HIV issues to
include palliative care and prescription
of anti-retroviral drugs (ARV)),
strengthening support and capacity for
orphans and vulnerable children, and
ensuring laboratory security
enhancements and drug security.
Laboratory supplies (ARVs, laboratory
reagents, rapid HIV test kits, CD4 test
kits, and viral load test kits) will also be
procured. Monitoring and Evaluation
(M&E) of all programs and services will
be essential in measuring success of
these activities. All program activities
conducted in this cooperative agreement
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are part of the PEPFAR and were
discussed and negotiated during the
development of the Botswana Country
Operational Plan (COP), Five-Year
Strategic Plan, and National Strategic
Framework.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number for this program is
93.067.
B. Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to
the Government of Botswana (GOB) for
support of the activities.
The GOB is the only qualified
organization to fulfill the requirements
set forth in this announcement because:
1. The GOB is uniquely positioned in
terms of constitutional authority,
mandate and ability to oversee and
safeguard public health, and to work
with MOH, NACA, MOLG, MOE, and
other Ministries in order to carry out the
activities listed in this announcement.
2. The GOB has in place the necessary
public health infrastructure as well as
linkages with community-based and
faith-based organizations that will have
a role in the program activities.
3. The specific services that will be
implemented by the GOB are directly
associated with the CDC/USG
prevention, treatment and care strategies
implemented under the Global AIDS
program (GAP) in Botswana and the
PEPFAR.
C. Funding
Approximately $50,000,000 is
available for a five-year project period,
beginning in FY2005, to fund this award
on August 31, 2005. Funding estimates
may change.
D. Where to Obtain Additional
Information
For general comments or questions
about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341–4146, Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For technical questions about this
program, contact: Thierry Roels, Project
Officer, Plot 5348 Ditlhakore Way,
Extension 12, Gaborone, Telephone:
267–390–1696, E-mail: tbr6@botusa.org.
For financial, grants management, or
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Wynn, Grants Management Specialist,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 2920 Brandywine Road,
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488–1515, E-mail: ZBX6@cdc.gov.
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Dated: July 29, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–2220–N]
Medicaid Program; Meeting of the
Medicaid Commission—August 17–18,
2005
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting of the Medicaid
Commission. Notice of this meeting is
given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section
10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Medicaid
Commission will advise the Secretary
on ways to modernize the Medicaid
program so that it can provide highquality health care to its beneficiaries in
a financially sustainable way.
DATES: The Meeting: August 17–18,
2005. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.
each day.
Special Accommodations: Persons
attending the meeting who are hearing
or visually impaired, or have a
condition that requires special
assistance or accommodations, are
asked to notify the Executive Secretary
by August 9, 2005 (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
ADDRESSES: The Meeting: The meeting
will be held at the following address:
J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20004,
United States, telephone: 1 (202) 393–
2000, fax: 1 (202) 626–6991.
Web site: You may access up-to-date
information on this meeting at
http:\\www.cms.hhs.gov\advisory
committees\.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Barnes, Executive Secretary,
(202) 205–9164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
24, 2005, we published a notice (70 FR
29765) announcing the Medicaid
Commission and requesting
nominations for individuals to serve on
the Medicaid Commission. This notice
announces a public meeting of the
Medicaid Commission.
Topics of the Meeting: The
Commission will discuss options to
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achieve $10 billion in scorable Medicaid
savings over 5 years while at the same
time make progress toward meaningful
longer-term program changes to better
serve beneficiaries. The Commission
may discuss the need to divide into subgroups for the purpose of focusing on
particular issues within this broad
subject, including a discussion of which
members would serve on which subgroup.
Procedure and Agenda: This meeting
is open to the public. There will be a
public comment period at the meeting.
The Commission may limit the number
and duration of oral presentations to the
time available. We will request that you
declare at the meeting whether or not
you have any financial involvement
related to any services being discussed.
After the public and CMS
presentations, the Commission will
deliberate openly on the topic.
Interested persons may observe the
deliberations, but the Commission will
not hear further comments during this
time except at the request of the
Chairperson. The Commission will also
allow an open public session for any
attendee to address issues specific to the
topic.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1)
and (a)(2).
Dated: August 2, 2005.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection: CommentRequest; Revision of OMB No. 0925–
0002/exp. 08/31/05, Individual Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service
Award Applications and Related forms
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3407(a)(1)(D) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Office of the Director (OD), Office of
Extramural Research (OER), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of management
and budget (OMB) a request for review
and approval of the information
collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
March 16, 2005, Volume 70, No. 50,
page 12889 and allowed 60 days for
public comment. No public comments
were received. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days
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for public comment. The National
Institutes of Health may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection that has been extended,
revised, or implemented on or after
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection
Title: Individual Ruth L. Kirschstein
National Research Service Award
Applications and Related Forms.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision, OMB 0925–0002,
Expiration Date 8/31/05.
Form Numbers: PHS 416–1, 416–9,
416–5, 416–7, 6031, 6031–1.
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The 416–1 and 416–9 are
used by individuals to apply for direct
research training support. Awards are
made to individual applicants for
specified training proposals in
biomedical and behavioral research,
selected as a result of a national
competition. The other related forms
(PHS 416–5, 416–7, 6031, 6031–1) are
used by these individuals to activate,
terminate,and provide for payback of a
National Research Service Award.
Frequency of response: Applicants
may submit applications for published
receipt dates. If awarded, annual
progress is reported and trainees may be
appointed or reappointed.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions; Federal
Government; and State, local or tribal
government.
Type of Respondents: Adult scientific
trainees and professionals.
The annual reporting burden is as
follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
51,822;
Estimated Number of Responses per
respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response:
2.7; and
Estimated total Annual Burden Hours
Requested: 124,034.
Request for comments: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
on one or more of the following points:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the function of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the item(s) contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response
time should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, New executive
Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for NIH. To request more
information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments, contact Ms.
Marcia Hahn, Division of Grants Policy,
Office of Policy for Extramural Research
Administration, NIH, Rockledge 1
Building, Room 3515, 6705 Rockledge
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892–7974, or
call non-toll-free number (301) 435—
0932, or E-mail your request, including
your address to: [hahnm@od.nih.gov].
Comments Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30-days of the date of
this publication.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
Dr. Charles Mackay,
Chief, Project Clearance Branch, OPERA,
OER, National Institutes of Health.
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Government-Owned Inventions;
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The inventions listed below
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Government and are available for
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-2220-N]
Medicaid Program; Meeting of the Medicaid Commission--August 17-
18, 2005
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Medicaid
Commission. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The
Medicaid Commission will advise the Secretary on ways to modernize the
Medicaid program so that it can provide high-quality health care to its
beneficiaries in a financially sustainable way.
DATES: The Meeting: August 17-18, 2005. The meeting will begin at 9
a.m. each day.
Special Accommodations: Persons attending the meeting who are
hearing or visually impaired, or have a condition that requires special
assistance or accommodations, are asked to notify the Executive
Secretary by August 9, 2005 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
ADDRESSES: The Meeting: The meeting will be held at the following
address: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20004, United States, telephone: 1 (202) 393-2000, fax:
1 (202) 626-6991.
Web site: You may access up-to-date information on this meeting at
http:\\www.cms.hhs.gov\advisory committees\.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Barnes, Executive Secretary,
(202) 205-9164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2005, we published a notice (70
FR 29765) announcing the Medicaid Commission and requesting nominations
for individuals to serve on the Medicaid Commission. This notice
announces a public meeting of the Medicaid Commission.
Topics of the Meeting: The Commission will discuss options to
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achieve $10 billion in scorable Medicaid savings over 5 years while at
the same time make progress toward meaningful longer-term program
changes to better serve beneficiaries. The Commission may discuss the
need to divide into sub-groups for the purpose of focusing on
particular issues within this broad subject, including a discussion of
which members would serve on which sub-group.
Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. There
will be a public comment period at the meeting. The Commission may
limit the number and duration of oral presentations to the time
available. We will request that you declare at the meeting whether or
not you have any financial involvement related to any services being
discussed.
After the public and CMS presentations, the Commission will
deliberate openly on the topic. Interested persons may observe the
deliberations, but the Commission will not hear further comments during
this time except at the request of the Chairperson. The Commission will
also allow an open public session for any attendee to address issues
specific to the topic.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2).
Dated: August 2, 2005.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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