Notice To Award a Grant, 48655 [E7-16842]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices • Report on Subcommittee Meetings and Activities. • Medicare Outreach, Education, and Partnering Activities Update. • Public Comment. • Listening Session with CMS Leadership. • Next Steps. Individuals or organizations that wish to make a 5-minute oral presentation on an agenda topic should submit a written copy of the oral presentation to Lynne Johnson at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice. The number of oral presentations may be limited by the time available. Individuals not wishing to make a presentation may submit written comments to Ms. Johnson at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice. Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special accommodations should contact Ms. Johnson at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice. Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) and 41 CFR 102–3). (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program.) Dated: July 17, 2007. Leslie V. Norwalk, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E7–16168 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [C.F.D.A. Number: 93.598] Notice To Award a Grant AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES HHS. SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Office, will award a noncompetitive grant to Polaris Project, P.O. Box 77892, Washington DC, 20013, in the amount of $394,452 in Fiscal Year 2007 due to urgent and compelling circumstances. The award will be used to improve the systemic response to protect victims of human trafficking in the United States through the Training, VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:35 Aug 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 Technical Assistance, and Strategic Planning (TTASP) Program. The specific goal of the TTASP program is to raise the standards of the anti-trafficking field through the development of new and cutting edge strategies, best practices, improved national levels of coordination and strategic planning, and capacity building for the field through practitioner-based training and technical assistance. The services obtained are intended to increase levels of victim identification through the creation of improved direct outreach strategies, enable localized best practice strategies to be shared on a national scale, provide around the clock technical assistance from leading human trafficking experts, and be a resource for strategic planning assistance at the local, State and Federal levels. Services will be provided via a centralized online clearinghouse of training and technical assistance resources, a dedicated technical assistance telephone hotline, on-site training and consulting services, and a peer-to-peer training and strategic planning event. Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program Authority for this activity is contained in section 106(b) and section 107(b)(1)(B) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), Public Law 106–386, Division A, 114 Stat. 1464 (2000) and in section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)). The Recipient will: 1. Develop anti-trafficking materials covering topics not currently in circulation; 2. Create an online clearing house of training and technical assistance resources, including all TTASP training manuals, briefing materials, model strategic plans, sample outreach materials, user-driven worksheets, and summaries of best practices and model programs; 3. Provide targeted training and technical assistance on effective antitrafficking strategies to anti-trafficking coalitions, task forces, direct outreach organizations, service providers, and others as needed; 4. Provide around the clock technical assistance via telephone on an emergency or on-demand basis for service providers or law enforcement officials that encounter trafficking victims; 5. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Garza, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, telephone (202) 401–2334. Dated: August 14, 2007. Martha E. Newton, Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement. [FR Doc. E7–16842 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006D–0246] Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ‘‘Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards’’ has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[C.F.D.A. Number: 93.598]


Notice To Award a Grant

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, HHS.

SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement, Anti-Trafficking in 
Persons Office, will award a non-competitive grant to Polaris Project, 
P.O. Box 77892, Washington DC, 20013, in the amount of $394,452 in 
Fiscal Year 2007 due to urgent and compelling circumstances. The award 
will be used to improve the systemic response to protect victims of 
human trafficking in the United States through the Training, Technical 
Assistance, and Strategic Planning (TTASP) Program.
    The specific goal of the TTASP program is to raise the standards of 
the anti-trafficking field through the development of new and cutting 
edge strategies, best practices, improved national levels of 
coordination and strategic planning, and capacity building for the 
field through practitioner-based training and technical assistance. The 
services obtained are intended to increase levels of victim 
identification through the creation of improved direct outreach 
strategies, enable localized best practice strategies to be shared on a 
national scale, provide around the clock technical assistance from 
leading human trafficking experts, and be a resource for strategic 
planning assistance at the local, State and Federal levels. Services 
will be provided via a centralized online clearinghouse of training and 
technical assistance resources, a dedicated technical assistance 
telephone hotline, on-site training and consulting services, and a 
peer-to-peer training and strategic planning event.
    Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program Authority for this activity 
is contained in section 106(b) and section 107(b)(1)(B) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), Public Law 106-386, 
Division A, 114 Stat. 1464 (2000) and in section 412(c)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)).
    The Recipient will:
    1. Develop anti-trafficking materials covering topics not currently 
in circulation;
    2. Create an online clearing house of training and technical 
assistance resources, including all TTASP training manuals, briefing 
materials, model strategic plans, sample outreach materials, user-
driven worksheets, and summaries of best practices and model programs;
    3. Provide targeted training and technical assistance on effective 
anti-trafficking strategies to anti-trafficking coalitions, task 
forces, direct outreach organizations, service providers, and others as 
needed;
    4. Provide around the clock technical assistance via telephone on 
an emergency or on-demand basis for service providers or law 
enforcement officials that encounter trafficking victims;
    5. Create a comprehensive strategic planning document for use by 
new and existing anti-trafficking coalitions that consolidates national 
best practices for implementing anti-trafficking activities at the 
local level;
    6. Provide technical review of third-party materials, including, 
but not limited to client service protocols and forms, outreach 
protocols and materials, and organizational training documents; and
    7. Provide consulting services to ORR in areas of strategic 
planning, staying abreast of the latest trends in the field, and any 
other technical assistance requested.
    After the appropriate reviews, it has been determined that the need 
to improve the systemic response to protect victims of human 
trafficking in the United States through the training, technical 
assistance, and strategic planning is urgent and compelling. The 
project period is September 30, 2007 to September 29, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Garza, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, telephone (202) 401-2334.

    Dated: August 14, 2007.
Martha E. Newton,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. E7-16842 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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