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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Notification of a Class Deviation of
Grants Policy Directive Part 2.04
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Grants
Policy Directive Part 1.03, the Office of
Health Information Technology (OHIT)
has been granted a class deviation from
the competition requirements contained
in the Grants Policy Directive Part 2.04
to provide an additional year of funding
without competition for Health Center
Controlled Network (HCCN) Initiatives
funded under Section 330 of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Lumsden, Director, Division of
Health Information Technology State
and Community Assistance, Office of
Health Information Technology, Health
Resources and Services Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, 7C–22, Rockville,
Maryland 20857; telephone number:
301–594–4472; fax number: 301–443–
1330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Public Health Service
Act, Title III, Section 330(e)(1)(C), 42
U.S.C.254b (as amended).
functions at or below marketplace cost
to their members to increase
efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve
health care quality for underserved and
uninsured populations. As such, the
HCCNs are key to achieving the
President’s goal of assuring that every
American in the Nation will have an
electronic health record by 2014.
Background
OHIT serves as the HRSA
Administrator’s principal advisor for
promoting the adoption of and
implementing health care information
technology for the medically uninsured,
underserved and other vulnerable
populations, ensuring that key issues
affecting the public and private
adoption of health information
technology are addressed (e.g., privacy
and security issues, standardization,
and interoperability). The HCCNs are
key partners in enabling HRSA to help
adopt and implement the President’s
Health Information Technology
Initiative in the safety net community.
The HCCNs support the creation,
development, and operation of networks
of safety net providers to ensure access
to health care for the medically
underserved populations through the
enhancement of health center
operations. The HCCNs routinely
perform core business functions for
their safety net members across their
marketplace, State, or region. The core
business functions range from electronic
health records, credentialing and
privileging programs, utilization review
and management, and clinical quality
improvement. They provide these
Justification for the Exception to
Competition
The creation of OHIT was part of
HRSA’s new priorities related to HIT
and it is necessary that HRSA have an
opportunity to ensure that its new HIT
strategy and resources are reflected in
its grant programs. Because OHIT was
just established on December 27, 2005,
and only became fully staffed in May
2006, there has been inadequate time to
develop a new strategy to promote HIT
in the safety net community and to
establish funding priorities that are in
line with the new office’s goals.
The OHIT has granted 18 HCCN
grants a one-time 12-month extension
(with funds) of the current budget
period, which expires August 31, 2006.
This will avoid disruption of the HCCNs
infrastructure and any impairment to
the accomplishment of their work plans
that would likely result from a
competitive reallocation of funds
without careful planning and advanced
notice. All future funding for these
activities will be based on a full and
open competition that will focus on the
most effective utilization of available
resources in support of the
Administration’s new HIT objectives.
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Grantee name
State
South Cove CHC, Inc. ..............................................................................................................................................................
SW Virginia Community Health System ...................................................................................................................................
Keystone Rural Health Center ..................................................................................................................................................
Aaron E. Henry CHC ................................................................................................................................................................
Cook Area Health Services ......................................................................................................................................................
Horizon Health Care, Inc. .........................................................................................................................................................
Mariposa Community Health Center ........................................................................................................................................
Asian Health Services ...............................................................................................................................................................
Southwest Virginia Community Health .....................................................................................................................................
Health Choice Network .............................................................................................................................................................
Neighborhood Health Care Network .........................................................................................................................................
Central Oklahoma Integrated Network System ........................................................................................................................
Colorado Community Managed Care Network .........................................................................................................................
Community Health Center Network ..........................................................................................................................................
Klamath Health Partnership ......................................................................................................................................................
Collier Health Services, Inc. .....................................................................................................................................................
Wasatch Homeless Health Care, Inc. ......................................................................................................................................
Oregon Primary Care Association ............................................................................................................................................
MA ....
VA .....
PA .....
MS ....
MN ....
SD ....
AZ .....
CA ....
VA .....
FL .....
MN ....
OK ....
CO ....
CA ....
OR ....
FL .....
UT .....
OR ....
12 month
extension
$86,788
57,859
70,611
57,859
62,487
86,788
57,859
86,788
167,742
173,576
173,576
88,900
128,646
173,576
173,576
82,237
159,111
162,022
2,050,000
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 190 / Monday, October 2, 2006 / Notices
Dated: August 30, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6–16088 Filed 9–29–06; 8:45 am]
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Dated: September 25, 2006.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 06–8412 Filed 9–29–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, National
Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of a meeting of the
Office of AIDS Research Advisory
Council.
The meeting will be open to the
public, with attendance limited to space
available. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other
reasonable le accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
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Name of Committee: Office of AIDS
Research Advisory Council.
Date: October 25, 2006.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: A Report of the Director
addressing OAR initiatives. The topic of the
meeting will focus on the newly restructured
NIH-Sponsored AIDS Clinical Trials
Networks as a national resource.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 5635
Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference
Center, Rockville, MD 20852.
Contact Person: Christina Brackna,
Executive Secretary, Office of Aids Research,
Office of the Director, NIH, 2 Center Drive,
MSC 0255, Building 2, Room 4W15,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402–3555,
cm53v@nih.gov.
Any interested person may file written
comments with the committee by forwarding
the statement to the Contact Person listed on
this notice. The statement should include the
name, address, telephone number and when
applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://
www.nih.gov/od/oar/index.htm, where an
agenda and any additional information for
the meeting will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research
Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research
Loan Repayment Program for Individuals
from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.232,
Loan Repayment Program for Research
Generally; 93.39, Academic Research
Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan
Repayment Program; 93.187, Undergraduate
Scholarship Program for Individuals from
Disadvantaged Backgrounds, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
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National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 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 552(c)(4)
and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as
amended. The 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 contract
proposals, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Cancer
Institute Special Emphasis Panel, SBIR Topic
213 Phase II ‘‘Portable e-Technology Tools
For Real-Time Energy Balance Research’’
Date: October 26, 2006.
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate contract
proposals.
Place: NIH Events Management, Executive
Plaza North, 6130 Executive Boulevard,
Conference Room C, Rockville, MD 20852,
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Marvin L. Salin, PhD,
Scientific Review Administrator, National
Cancer Institute, Special Review and
Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural
Activities, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Room
7073, MSC 8329, Bethesda, MD 20892–8329,
301–496–0694, msalin@mail.nih.gov.
(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: September 25, 2006.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of the meeting of the
President’s Cancer Panel.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in section
552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as
amended, because the premature
disclosure of information and the
discussions would likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of
recommendations.
Name of Committee: President’s Cancer
Panel.
Date: October 23, 2006.
Open: October 23, 2006, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Agenda: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles to
Reduce the Risk of Cancer.
Place: University of Kentucky Markey
Cancer Center, 401 Hilltop Avenue, W.T.
Young Library, Room 1–62, Lexington, KY
40506.
Closed: October 23, 2006, 4:30 p.m.–8:30
p.m.
Agenda: The Panel will discuss the
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles to Reduce the
Risk of Cancer and discuss potential topics
for the 2007/2008 series.
Place: University of Kentucky Markey
Cancer Center, 401 Hilltop Avenue, W.T.
Young Library, Room 1–62, Lexington, KY
40506.
Contact Person: Abby Sandler, PhD,
Executive Secretary, National Cancer
Institute, National Institutes of Health,
Building 6116, Room 212, 6116 Executive
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451–
9399.
Any interested person may file written
comments with the committee by forwarding
the comments to the Contact Person listed on
this notice. The comments should include
the name, address, telephone number and,
when applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page:
deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/pcp.htm,
where an agenda and any additional
information for the meeting will be posted
when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.382, Cancer Construction;
93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notification of a Class Deviation of Grants Policy Directive Part
2.04
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Grants Policy Directive Part 1.03, the
Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) has been granted a class
deviation from the competition requirements contained in the Grants
Policy Directive Part 2.04 to provide an additional year of funding
without competition for Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN)
Initiatives funded under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act,
as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lumsden, Director, Division of
Health Information Technology State and Community Assistance, Office of
Health Information Technology, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 7C-22, Rockville, Maryland 20857;
telephone number: 301-594-4472; fax number: 301-443-1330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Public Health Service
Act, Title III, Section 330(e)(1)(C), 42 U.S.C.254b (as amended).
Background
OHIT serves as the HRSA Administrator's principal advisor for
promoting the adoption of and implementing health care information
technology for the medically uninsured, underserved and other
vulnerable populations, ensuring that key issues affecting the public
and private adoption of health information technology are addressed
(e.g., privacy and security issues, standardization, and
interoperability). The HCCNs are key partners in enabling HRSA to help
adopt and implement the President's Health Information Technology
Initiative in the safety net community. The HCCNs support the creation,
development, and operation of networks of safety net providers to
ensure access to health care for the medically underserved populations
through the enhancement of health center operations. The HCCNs
routinely perform core business functions for their safety net members
across their marketplace, State, or region. The core business functions
range from electronic health records, credentialing and privileging
programs, utilization review and management, and clinical quality
improvement. They provide these functions at or below marketplace cost
to their members to increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve
health care quality for underserved and uninsured populations. As such,
the HCCNs are key to achieving the President's goal of assuring that
every American in the Nation will have an electronic health record by
2014.
Justification for the Exception to Competition
The creation of OHIT was part of HRSA's new priorities related to
HIT and it is necessary that HRSA have an opportunity to ensure that
its new HIT strategy and resources are reflected in its grant programs.
Because OHIT was just established on December 27, 2005, and only became
fully staffed in May 2006, there has been inadequate time to develop a
new strategy to promote HIT in the safety net community and to
establish funding priorities that are in line with the new office's
goals.
The OHIT has granted 18 HCCN grants a one-time 12-month extension
(with funds) of the current budget period, which expires August 31,
2006. This will avoid disruption of the HCCNs infrastructure and any
impairment to the accomplishment of their work plans that would likely
result from a competitive reallocation of funds without careful
planning and advanced notice. All future funding for these activities
will be based on a full and open competition that will focus on the
most effective utilization of available resources in support of the
Administration's new HIT objectives.
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12 month
Grantee name State extension
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South Cove CHC, Inc.................... MA................ $86,788
SW Virginia Community Health System.... VA................ 57,859
Keystone Rural Health Center........... PA................ 70,611
Aaron E. Henry CHC..................... MS................ 57,859
Cook Area Health Services.............. MN................ 62,487
Horizon Health Care, Inc............... SD................ 86,788
Mariposa Community Health Center....... AZ................ 57,859
Asian Health Services.................. CA................ 86,788
Southwest Virginia Community Health.... VA................ 167,742
Health Choice Network.................. FL................ 173,576
Neighborhood Health Care Network....... MN................ 173,576
Central Oklahoma Integrated Network OK................ 88,900
System.
Colorado Community Managed Care Network CO................ 128,646
Community Health Center Network........ CA................ 173,576
Klamath Health Partnership............. OR................ 173,576
Collier Health Services, Inc........... FL................ 82,237
Wasatch Homeless Health Care, Inc...... UT................ 159,111
Oregon Primary Care Association........ OR................ 162,022
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2,050,000
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Dated: August 30, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-16088 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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