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evaluation and reporting process have
become necessary to ensure CDC
receives standardized, accurate,
thorough evaluation data from both
health department and CBO grantees.
For these reasons, CDC developed PEMS
and consulted with representatives from
health departments, CBOs, and national
partners (e.g., The National Alliance of
State and Territorial AIDS Directors,
Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS
Prevention Services, and National
Minority AIDS Council).
Respondents will collect, enter, and
report general agency information,
program model and budget data, and
client demographics and behavioral
characteristics. (After initial set-up of
the PEMS, data collection will include
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining data,
document compilation, review of data,
and data entry into the web-based
system.) Agents will submit data
quarterly. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN
Number
of
respondents
Number
of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden
per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Health jurisdictions ...........................................................................................................................
Health jurisdictions (CTR) ................................................................................................................
Health jurisdictions (Training) ..........................................................................................................
Community-Based Organizations ....................................................................................................
Community-Based Organizations (CTR) .........................................................................................
Community-Based Organizations (Training) ...................................................................................
59
30
59
160
70
160
4
4
4
4
4
4
137
174
10
84
23
10
32,332
20,880
2,360
53,760
6,440
6,400
Annual total ...............................................................................................................................
................
................
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122,172
Respondents
Dated: November 14, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Notice of Public Comment on the
Proposed Adoption of ANA Program
Policies and Procedures
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Comments in response to
this Notice should be addressed to
Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program
Operations, Administration for Native
Americans, 370 L’Enfant Promenade,
SW., Mail Stop: Aerospace 8–West,
Washington, DC 20447. Delays may
occur in mail delivery to Federal offices;
therefore, a copy of comments should be
faxed to (202) 690–7441. Comments will
be available for inspection by members
of the public at the Administration for
Native Americans, Aerospace Center,
901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC
20024.
ADDRESSES:
Administration for Native
Americans (ANA), HHS.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 814 of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974
(the Act) 42 U.S.C. 2992b–1, ANA
herein describes its proposed
interpretive rules, statements of general
policy and rules of agency procedure or
practice in relation to the Social and
Economic Development Strategies
(hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Native
Language Preservation and Maintenance
(hereinafter referred to as Native
Language), Environmental Regulatory
Enhancement (hereinafter referred to as
Environmental), Environmental
Mitigation (hereinafter referred to as
Mitigation), Improving the Well-Being
of Children—Native American Healthy
Marriage Initiative (hereinafter referred
to as Healthy Marriage) programs and
any Special Initiatives. Under the
AGENCY:
statute, ANA is required to provide
members of the public an opportunity to
comment on proposed changes in
interpretive rules, statements of general
policy and rules of agency procedure or
practice and to give notice of the final
adoption of such changes at least thirty
(30) days before the changes become
effective. This Notice also provides
additional information about ANA’s
plan for administering the programs.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of
comments is thirty (30) days from the
date of publication in the Federal
Register.
practice. These proposed clarifications,
modifications and new text will appear
in the ANA FY 2006 Program
Announcements (PAs): SEDS, Native
Language, Environmental, Mitigation,
Healthy Marriage and Special
Initiatives. This Notice serves to fulfill
this requirement.
Additional Information
I. Objective Progress Report (OPR) Form
ANA has updated the OPR form to
capture grantee project information that
is needed in order to make a
determination that the project is
progressing as planned. The quarterly
report will be used to support a request
for additional technical assistance,
should the need exist. Quarterly
reporting has been a requirement for
ANA grantees since FY 2005 and the
new format will yield uniform data. The
new format has been submitted for
Office of Management and Budget
approval and will be a requirement
beginning January 2007. (Legal
authority: Section 803B of the Native
American Programs Act of 1974, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991B–2.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
II. Native Language Preservation and
Maintenance
Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program
Operations, toll-free at (877) 922–9262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
814 of the Native American Programs
Act of 1974, as amended, requires ANA
to provide notice of its proposed
interpretive rules, statements of general
policy and rules of agency procedure or
ANA Categories: In an effort to adhere
to the Congressional intent of the
legislation and to clarify the Native
Language program in response to the
needs of Native communities, ANA is
creating a marked separation of the
longstanding Category I: Assessment
and Category II: Planning and/or
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Implementation. ANA is proposing
three distinct priority areas within the
Native Language program area. The
proposed categories are:
Category I: Language Assessment will
remain as a 12-month project period
with the primary activity of assessing
the current status of the Native
Language for the identified Native
community.
Category II: Language Project Planning
will have up to 24-month project period
with the primary activity of planning a
Native Language project for the Native
community to be impacted by the
project.
Category III: Language Project
Implementation will have up to a 36month project period to support such
activities consistent with legislative and
regulatory requirements.
An award in Categories II and III is
not contingent upon having received
previous funding from ANA for
language preservation and maintenance;
however, current language-assessment
data and language-delivery methods
will need to be provided. (Legal
authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and
803C of the Native Americans Programs
Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
2991b and 2991b–c.
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III. Application—Project Development
During the FY 2006 competitions,
ANA participated in the electronic
application submission process. Based
upon this experience, ANA has
analyzed the submission procedure. To
eliminate future concerns with
uploading attachments, ANA has
determined that all applications (hardcopy and electronic) should be
submitted with no more than three (3)
objectives per 12-month budget period
for any given competition. This
limitation will still allow an applicant
to convey adequately the proposed
project goals, activities and results
expected. (Legal authority: Section 803
(a) and (d) and 803C of the Native
American Programs Act of 1974, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–
3.)
IV. Special Initiative
Under legislative authority, ANA can
provide funding for Special Initiatives
that focus on specifically identified
needs within Native communities.
Applicants must submit projects that are
responsive to the specific competitive
program area. Last year ANA offered a
specific program announcement to fund
projects that support healthy families
titled, Improving the Well-Being of
Children—Native American Healthy
Marriage Initiative (NAHMI). This
Special Initiative will be supported
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again in FY 2007. Applicants requesting
funding for these types of initiatives
will need to submit projects under this
designated Special Initiative
competitive area only. (Legal authority:
Section 803 (a) and (d) and 803C of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and
2991b–3.
V. ANA Funding Restriction Policy
In order to ensure that ANA manages
proper fiscal responsibility in the
dispensing of Federal funds, a list of
actions and activities, which will not be
considered as eligible activities for
funding, is maintained. ANA has
observed that projects including such
contingency activities as permits,
licenses, outside or internal
certification, Federal or State agency
approvals, or project activities that are
contingent on the outcome of a court
decision, do not complete projects
within the approved project period. As
a result of these situation, grantees often
do not complete project objectives or
expend approved funding. Based upon
agency reviews and on-site visits, ANA
will implement the following new
funding restriction policy:
ANA will not consider projects that
contain contingency activities that impede or
indefinitely delay the ongoing progress of the
proposed project. Applicants must
demonstrate the project planning considered
potential contingency activities and provide
adequate assurance that such activities will
not impede the progress of the project. (Legal
authority: Section 803 (a) and (d) and 803C
of the Native American Programs Act of
1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and
2991b–3.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Sheila K. Cooper,
Director of Program Operations,
Administration for Native Americans.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2006N–0464]
Electronic Submission of Regulatory
Information, and Creating an
Electronic Platform for Enhanced
Information Management; Public
Hearing
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notice of public hearing; request
for comment.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing a
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public hearing to solicit general views
and information from interested persons
on issues concerning the electronic
submission of product information to
the agency. In particular, FDA is seeking
these views and information from
interested persons on the feasibility and
effect of an all-electronic submission
environment, as well as issues related to
an electronic regulatory information
exchange platform. To help solicit such
information and views, FDA is seeking
responses to specific questions (see
section IV of this document).
DATES: Public Hearing: The public
hearing will be held on December 18,
2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However,
depending on the level of public
participation, the meeting may be
extended or may end early.
Registration and Participation:
Registration on the day of the public
hearing will be provided on a space
available basis beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Because seating is limited, we
recommend arriving early. See section I
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document for information
on how to participate in the meeting. If
you need special accommodations due
to a disability, please contact Paula S.
McKeever (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least 7 days in advance.
Comments: Submit written or
electronic notices of participation and
comments by December 8, 2006. The
administrative record of the hearing will
remain open to receive additional
comments until February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held at the Advisors and Consultants
Staff Conference Room, Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857. Additional
information on parking and public
transportation may be accessed at https://
www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/
criticalpath/.
Submit written notices of
participation and comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA–
305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20857. Submit electronic notices of
participation and comments to https://
www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/
dockets/comments/commentdocket.cfm.
Identify all submissions to the docket
with the docket number found in
brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula S. McKeever, Office of Critical
Path Programs (HF–18), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm.
14B–45, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–
1520, paula.mckeever@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Notice of Public Comment
on the Proposed Adoption of ANA Program Policies and Procedures
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans (ANA), HHS.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of
1974 (the Act) 42 U.S.C. 2992b-1, ANA herein describes its proposed
interpretive rules, statements of general policy and rules of agency
procedure or practice in relation to the Social and Economic
Development Strategies (hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Native
Language Preservation and Maintenance (hereinafter referred to as
Native Language), Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (hereinafter
referred to as Environmental), Environmental Mitigation (hereinafter
referred to as Mitigation), Improving the Well-Being of Children--
Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative (hereinafter referred to as
Healthy Marriage) programs and any Special Initiatives. Under the
statute, ANA is required to provide members of the public an
opportunity to comment on proposed changes in interpretive rules,
statements of general policy and rules of agency procedure or practice
and to give notice of the final adoption of such changes at least
thirty (30) days before the changes become effective. This Notice also
provides additional information about ANA's plan for administering the
programs.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of comments is thirty (30) days from
the date of publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this Notice should be addressed to
Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program Operations, Administration for
Native Americans, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Mail Stop: Aerospace 8-
West, Washington, DC 20447. Delays may occur in mail delivery to
Federal offices; therefore, a copy of comments should be faxed to (202)
690-7441. Comments will be available for inspection by members of the
public at the Administration for Native Americans, Aerospace Center,
901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program
Operations, toll-free at (877) 922-9262.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 814 of the Native American Programs
Act of 1974, as amended, requires ANA to provide notice of its proposed
interpretive rules, statements of general policy and rules of agency
procedure or practice. These proposed clarifications, modifications and
new text will appear in the ANA FY 2006 Program Announcements (PAs):
SEDS, Native Language, Environmental, Mitigation, Healthy Marriage and
Special Initiatives. This Notice serves to fulfill this requirement.
Additional Information
I. Objective Progress Report (OPR) Form
ANA has updated the OPR form to capture grantee project information
that is needed in order to make a determination that the project is
progressing as planned. The quarterly report will be used to support a
request for additional technical assistance, should the need exist.
Quarterly reporting has been a requirement for ANA grantees since FY
2005 and the new format will yield uniform data. The new format has
been submitted for Office of Management and Budget approval and will be
a requirement beginning January 2007. (Legal authority: Section 803B of
the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991B-
2.)
II. Native Language Preservation and Maintenance
ANA Categories: In an effort to adhere to the Congressional intent
of the legislation and to clarify the Native Language program in
response to the needs of Native communities, ANA is creating a marked
separation of the longstanding Category I: Assessment and Category II:
Planning and/or
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Implementation. ANA is proposing three distinct priority areas within
the Native Language program area. The proposed categories are:
Category I: Language Assessment will remain as a 12-month project
period with the primary activity of assessing the current status of the
Native Language for the identified Native community.
Category II: Language Project Planning will have up to 24-month
project period with the primary activity of planning a Native Language
project for the Native community to be impacted by the project.
Category III: Language Project Implementation will have up to a 36-
month project period to support such activities consistent with
legislative and regulatory requirements.
An award in Categories II and III is not contingent upon having
received previous funding from ANA for language preservation and
maintenance; however, current language-assessment data and language-
delivery methods will need to be provided. (Legal authority: Section
803(a) and (d) and 803C of the Native Americans Programs Act of 1974,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-c.
III. Application--Project Development
During the FY 2006 competitions, ANA participated in the electronic
application submission process. Based upon this experience, ANA has
analyzed the submission procedure. To eliminate future concerns with
uploading attachments, ANA has determined that all applications (hard-
copy and electronic) should be submitted with no more than three (3)
objectives per 12-month budget period for any given competition. This
limitation will still allow an applicant to convey adequately the
proposed project goals, activities and results expected. (Legal
authority: Section 803 (a) and (d) and 803C of the Native American
Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-3.)
IV. Special Initiative
Under legislative authority, ANA can provide funding for Special
Initiatives that focus on specifically identified needs within Native
communities. Applicants must submit projects that are responsive to the
specific competitive program area. Last year ANA offered a specific
program announcement to fund projects that support healthy families
titled, Improving the Well-Being of Children--Native American Healthy
Marriage Initiative (NAHMI). This Special Initiative will be supported
again in FY 2007. Applicants requesting funding for these types of
initiatives will need to submit projects under this designated Special
Initiative competitive area only. (Legal authority: Section 803 (a) and
(d) and 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-3.
V. ANA Funding Restriction Policy
In order to ensure that ANA manages proper fiscal responsibility in
the dispensing of Federal funds, a list of actions and activities,
which will not be considered as eligible activities for funding, is
maintained. ANA has observed that projects including such contingency
activities as permits, licenses, outside or internal certification,
Federal or State agency approvals, or project activities that are
contingent on the outcome of a court decision, do not complete projects
within the approved project period. As a result of these situation,
grantees often do not complete project objectives or expend approved
funding. Based upon agency reviews and on-site visits, ANA will
implement the following new funding restriction policy:
ANA will not consider projects that contain contingency
activities that impede or indefinitely delay the ongoing progress of
the proposed project. Applicants must demonstrate the project
planning considered potential contingency activities and provide
adequate assurance that such activities will not impede the progress
of the project. (Legal authority: Section 803 (a) and (d) and 803C
of the Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
2991b and 2991b-3.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Sheila K. Cooper,
Director of Program Operations, Administration for Native Americans.
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