Office of Head Start; Request for Nominations for the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Re-Designation of Head Start Grantees, 2263-2264 [08-88]
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a. The agency or any component
thereof, or
b. Any employee of the agency in his
or her official capacity, or
c. Any employee of the agency in his
or her individual capacity where the
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to prevent, deter, discover, detect,
investigate, examine, prosecute, sue
with respect to, defend against, correct,
remedy, or otherwise combat fraud or
abuse in such programs.
B. Additional Provisions Affecting
Routine Use Disclosures
To the extent this system contains
Protected Health Information (PHI) as
defined by HHS regulation ‘‘Standards
for Privacy of Individually Identifiable
Health Information’’ (45 CFR Parts 160
and 164, 65 Fed. Reg. 82462 (12–28–00),
Subparts A and E. Disclosures of such
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and as, permitted or required by the
‘‘Standards for Privacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Information.’’
In addition, our policy will be to
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identifiable, except pursuant to one of
the routine uses or if required by law,
if we determine there is a possibility
that an individual can be identified
through implicit deduction based on
small cell sizes (instances where the
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patient population is so small that
individuals could, because of the small
size, use this information to deduce the
identity of the beneficiary).
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Director, Division of Plan Data, Plan
Oversight and Accountability Group,
Center for Beneficiary Choices, Center
for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500
Security Boulevard, C4–14–21,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
STORAGE:
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
All records are stored on the magnetic
disk sub-system of the Sun Solaris 10
Server. Furthermore, these records are
saved to magnetic tape backup on a
nightly basis.
The records are retrieved by health
insurance claims number or other
individually identifying numbers.
For purpose of access, the subject
individual should write to the system
manager who will require the system
name, HICN, address, date of birth, and
gender, and for verification purposes,
the subject individual’s name (woman’s
maiden name, if applicable), and SSN.
Furnishing the SSN is voluntary, but it
may make searching for a record easier
and prevent delay.
SAFEGUARDS:
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
CMS has safeguards in place for
authorized users and monitors such
users to ensure against excessive or
unauthorized use. Personnel having
access to the system have been trained
in the Privacy Act and information
security requirements. Employees who
maintain records in this system are
instructed not to release data until the
intended recipient agrees to implement
appropriate management, operational
and technical safeguards sufficient to
protect the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of the information and
information systems and to prevent
unauthorized access.
This system will conform to all
applicable Federal laws and regulations
and Federal, HHS, and CMS policies
and standards as they relate to
information security and data privacy.
These laws and regulations may apply
but are not limited to: the Privacy Act
of 1974; the Federal Information
Security Management Act of 2002; the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986;
the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996; the EGovernment Act of 2002, the ClingerCohen Act of 1996; the Medicare
Modernization Act of 2003, and the
corresponding implementing
regulations. OMB Circular A–130,
Management of Federal Resources,
Appendix III, Security of Federal
Automated Information Resources also
applies. Federal, HHS, and CMS
policies and standards include but are
not limited to: all pertinent National
Institute of Standards and Technology
publications; the HHS Information
Systems Program Handbook and the
CMS Information Security Handbook.
For purpose of access, use the same
procedures outlined in Notification
Procedures above. Requestors should
also specify the record contents being
sought. (These procedures are in
accordance with department regulation
45 CFR 5b.5(a)(2)).
RETRIEVABILITY:
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
CMS will retain identifiable HPMS
data for at least 10 years or as long as
needed for program research.
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CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:
The subject individual should contact
the system manager named above, and
reasonably identify the records and
specify the information to be contested.
State the corrective action sought and
the reasons for the correction with
supporting justification. (These
Procedures are in accordance with
Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.7).
RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The identifying information contained
in these records is obtained from the
health plan and Part D organizations
(which obtained the data from the
individual concerned) or the
individuals themselves. Also, these data
will be linked with CMS administrative
data, such as claims and enrollment.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Head Start; Request for
Nominations for the Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on ReDesignation of Head Start Grantees
Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
establishment of and invites
nominations for members to the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on ReDesignation of Head Start Grantees. The
Secretary is required by section 641 of
Public Law (Pub. L.) 110–134 to
convene an expert panel to provide
advice and recommendations on the
development of a transparent, reliable
and valid system for designation
renewal of Head Start grantees. The
panel is required to be convened by
March 12, 2008.
Nominations: We will consider
nominations if they are received no later
than fifteen (15) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Submissions
will only be taken electronically,
although individuals for whom this
procedure introduces a barrier may
make alternative arrangements through
the contact information below.
Nominations in the format described
below should be submitted to
colleen.rathgeb@acf.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Rathgeb, Office of Head Start, email colleen.rathgeb@acf.hhs.gov or
(202) 205–7378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary is required by section
641 of Public Law 110–134 to convene
an expert panel to provide advice and
recommendations on the development
of a transparent, reliable and valid
system for designation renewal to
determine if a Head Start agency is
delivering a high-quality and
comprehensive Head Start program that
meets the educational, health,
nutritional, and social needs of the
children and families it serves, and
meets program and financial
management requirements and the
program performance standards.
The Charter requires that the panel
meet up to three times. The panel shall
consist of a non-voting chair and seven
expert panel members who have
expertise in the areas outlined below.
Members of the panel serve terms up to
two years based on the needs of the
panel.
The Department will give close
attention to equitable geographic
distribution and to minority and female
representation so long as the
effectiveness of the Committee is not
diminished.
II. Criteria for Nominees
All members must have technical
expertise to enable them to participate
fully in the work of the panel. The panel
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will consist of a non-voting chair and
seven members, one member within
each of the following demonstrated
competency areas, as evidenced by
training, expertise and experience:
• Early childhood program
accreditation,
• research on early childhood
development,
• governance and finance of nonprofit
organizations,
• delivery of services to populations
with special needs and their families,
• assessment and evaluation of
programs serving young children,
• an employee of the Office of Head
Start, and
• an executive director of a Head
Start agency.
Any interested person or organization
may nominate one or more qualified
individuals. Self-nominations will also
be accepted. Each nomination must
include the following:
• Letter of nomination, including
which specific expertise above the
person is being nominated to fill,
• curriculum vitae of the nominee,
and
• statement from the nominee that the
nominee is willing to serve on the
panel.
III. Copies of the Charter
To obtain a copy of the panel’s
Charter, submit a written request to the
above contact.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Daniel C. Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration
for Children and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Head Start; Request for Nominations for the Secretary's
Advisory Committee on Re-Designation of Head Start Grantees
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of and invites
nominations for members to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Re-
Designation of Head Start Grantees. The Secretary is required by
section 641 of Public Law (Pub. L.) 110-134 to convene an expert panel
to provide advice and recommendations on the development of a
transparent, reliable and valid system for designation renewal of Head
Start grantees. The panel is required to be convened by March 12, 2008.
Nominations: We will consider nominations if they are received no
later than fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this
notice. Submissions will only be taken electronically, although
individuals for whom this procedure introduces a barrier may make
alternative arrangements through the contact information below.
Nominations in the format described below should be submitted to
colleen.rathgeb@acf.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Rathgeb, Office of Head Start,
e-mail colleen.rathgeb@acf.hhs.gov or (202) 205-7378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary is required by section 641 of Public Law 110-134 to
convene an expert panel to provide advice and recommendations on the
development of a transparent, reliable and valid system for designation
renewal to determine if a Head Start agency is delivering a high-
quality and comprehensive Head Start program that meets the
educational, health, nutritional, and social needs of the children and
families it serves, and meets program and financial management
requirements and the program performance standards.
The Charter requires that the panel meet up to three times. The
panel shall consist of a non-voting chair and seven expert panel
members who have expertise in the areas outlined below. Members of the
panel serve terms up to two years based on the needs of the panel.
The Department will give close attention to equitable geographic
distribution and to minority and female representation so long as the
effectiveness of the Committee is not diminished.
II. Criteria for Nominees
All members must have technical expertise to enable them to
participate fully in the work of the panel. The panel will consist of a
non-voting chair and seven members, one member within each of the
following demonstrated competency areas, as evidenced by training,
expertise and experience:
Early childhood program accreditation,
research on early childhood development,
governance and finance of nonprofit organizations,
delivery of services to populations with special needs and
their families,
assessment and evaluation of programs serving young
children,
an employee of the Office of Head Start, and
an executive director of a Head Start agency.
Any interested person or organization may nominate one or more
qualified individuals. Self-nominations will also be accepted. Each
nomination must include the following:
Letter of nomination, including which specific expertise
above the person is being nominated to fill,
curriculum vitae of the nominee, and
statement from the nominee that the nominee is willing to
serve on the panel.
III. Copies of the Charter
To obtain a copy of the panel's Charter, submit a written request
to the above contact.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Daniel C. Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families.
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