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of the grant, the terms and conditions of
the award, the effective date of the
award, and the budget/project period.
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2. Administrative Requirements
Grants are administered in
accordance with the following
documents:
• This Program Announcement.
• 45 CFR part 74, ‘‘Uniform
Administrative Requirements for
Awards to Institutions of Higher
Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit
Organizations, and Commercial
Organizations.’’
• Grants Policy Guidance: HHS
Grants Policy Statement, January 2007.
• ‘‘Non-Profit Organizations’’ (Title 2
part 230).
• Audit Requirements: OMB Circular
A–133, ‘‘Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations.’’
3. Indirect Costs: This section applies
to indirect costs in accordance with
HHS Grants Policy Statement, Part 11–
27. The IHS requires applicants to have
a current indirect cost rate agreement in
place prior to award. The rate agreement
must be prepared in accordance with
the applicable cost principles and
guidance as provided by the cognizant
agency or office. A current rate means
the rate covering the applicable
activities and the award budget period.
If the current rate is not on file with the
awarding office, the award shall include
funds for reimbursement of indirect
costs. However, the indirect costs
portion will remain restricted until the
current rate is provided to the DGO.
If an urban Indian organization has
questions regarding the indirect costs
policy, please contact the DGO at (301)
443–5204.
4. Reporting
A. Progress Report. Program progress
reports are required semi-annually.
These reports will include a brief
comparison of actual accomplishments
to the goals established for the period,
reasons for slippage (if applicable), and
other pertinent information as required.
A final report must be submitted within
90 days of expiration of the budget/
project period.
B. Financial Status Report. Semiannual financial status reports must be
submitted within 30 days of the end of
the half year. Final financial status
reports are due within 90 days of
expiration of the budget period.
Standard Form 269 (long form) will be
used for financial reporting.
Failure to submit required reports
within the time allowed may result in
suspension or termination of an active
agreement, withholding of additional
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awards for the project, or other
enforcement actions such as
withholding of payments or converting
to the reimbursement method of
payment. Continued failure to submit
required reports may result in one or
both of the following: (1) The
imposition of special award provisions;
and (2) the non-funding or non-award of
other eligible projects or activities. This
applies whether the delinquency is
attributable to the failure of the
organization or the individual
responsible for preparation of the
reports.
Telecommunication for the hearing
impaired is available at: TTY 301–443–
6394.
VII. Agency Contacts
For program-related and general
information regarding this
announcement: Danielle Steward,
Health Systems Specialist, Office of
Urban Indian Health Programs, 801
Thompson Avenue, Room 200,
Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 443–4680 or
danielle.steward@ihs.gov.
For specific grant-related and
business management information:
Denise Clark, Senior Grants
Management Specialist, 801 Thompson
Avenue, TMP 360, Rockville, MD
20852, 301–443–5204 or
denise.clark@ihs.gov.
Dated: July 8, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Director, Indian Health Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority, Part G, Indian
Health Service, Proposed Functional
Statement
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
(GAG)
(1) Provides Chief Information Officer
(CIO) services and advises the Director,
Indian Health Service (IHS), on all
aspects of information resource
management and technology; (2)
ensures Agency compliance with related
Federal laws, regulations, and policies;
(3) directs the development,
implementation, and maintenance of
policies, procedures, standards, and
architecture for information resource
management, technology activities, and
services in the IHS; (4) directs strategic
planning and budgeting processes for
information resources and technology;
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(5) leads IHS efforts in developing and
implementing information resource and
technology management initiatives in
IHS; (6) directs the design,
development, acquisition,
implementation, and support of robust
information systems and services used
in the IHS; (7) directs the activities of
the IHS Information Technology
Investment Review Board (ITIRB) in
assessing, implementing, and reviewing
the Agency’s information systems; (8)
contracts for information resource and
technology-related software, equipment,
and support services in collaboration
with appropriate acquisition authorities;
(9) provides project management
support for information resource and
technology initiatives; (10) directs the
development, implementation, and
management of the IHS Information
Technology Security program to protect
the information resources of the IHS;
(11) provides information technology
(IT) services and support to IHS, Tribal,
and Urban Indian Health Programs
(UIHP), including the Resource and
Patient Management System (RPMS),
Electronic Health Record (EHR), and the
National Patient Information Reporting
System (NPIRS); (12) ensures
accessibility to IT services; (13)
represents the IHS and enters into IT
agreements with Federal, Tribal, State
and other organizations; and (14)
participates in cross-cutting issues and
processes including, but not limited to,
emergency preparedness/security,
budget formulation, self-determination
issues, Tribal shares computations, and
resolution of audit findings as may be
needed and appropriate.
Division of Information Technology
(GAGA)
(1) Provides Chief Technology Officer
IT services and advises the CIO on all
aspects of IT; (2) develops clinical and
business practice healthcare
applications such as the RPMS and the
EHR; (3) develops healthcare statistical
applications for NPIRS; (4) obtains
system and business requirements from
stakeholders for system design; (5)
provides quality assurance and risk
management for software development;
(6) develops, implements, and
maintains policies, procedures, and
standards for system development and
technology products and services in the
IHS; (7) develops and maintains IT
strategic planning documents; (8)
develops and maintains the IHS
enterprise architecture; (9) develops and
implements IT management initiatives
in IHS; (10) ensures IHS IT
infrastructure resource consolidation
and standardization efforts support IHS
healthcare delivery and program
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administration; (11) represents the IHS
to Federal, Tribal, State, and other
organizations; and (12) participates in
cross-cutting issues and processes that
involve IT.
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Division of Program Management and
Budget (GAGB)
(1) Advises the CIO on all business
aspects of information resources and
project management; (2) develops
information resource policies and
procedures; (3) develops the IHS IT
budget and related documents; (4)
provides budget analyses and reports to
the CIO; (5) develops strategies for
presenting the IHS IT budget to IHS,
Tribal, and UIHP; (6) provides technical
analyses, guidance, and support for IHS
capital planning and investment control
activities; (7) manages the IHS portfolio
management tool; (8) manages the
activities of the IHS ITIRB in assessing,
implementing and reviewing the
Agency’s information systems; (9)
develops project management policies
and procedures; (10) identifies
alternatives among internal and external
sources and recommends the best
sources to supply information resource
and technology products and services to
IHS; (11) develops information resource
and technology project governance
structures to support effective project
management; (12) provides project
management and related support for IHS
developed and acquired information
resources and technology products and
services; (13) provides contract
management support for IT initiatives;
(14) provides contract liaison services to
appropriate acquisition authorities; (15)
participates in cross-cutting issues and
processes that involve IT; and (16)
represents the IHS to Federal, Tribal,
State, and other organizations.
Division of Information Technology
Operations (GAGC)
(1) Advises the CIO on all aspects of
implementing and deploying computer
systems including RPMS; (2) installs
and maintains enterprise computer
systems and associated hardware and
operating systems; (3) installs and
maintains enterprise application
software; (4) furnishes IRS-wide video
conferencing solutions and services; (5)
delivers desktop and office automation
support; (6) provides 24 x 7 helpdesk
support for RPMS and office
applications; (7) maintains LISTserv
capabilities; (8) provides customer
relationship management support for IT
systems; (9) performs Web monitoring
and filtering services; (10) designs and
implements Web sites in compliance
with Section 508 Accessibility
regulations; (11) operates and maintains
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data centers; (12) installs and supports
e-mail, file, and print services; (13)
provides Domain Name Services; (14)
designs, implements, and maintains
IHS’s backbone network infrastructure;
(15) monitors network infrastructure for
anomalies; (16) provides project
management support for systems design
and deployment to ensure customer
satisfaction; (17) represents the IRS to
Federal, Tribal, State, and other
organizations; and (18) participates in
cross-cutting issues and processes that
involve information resources and
technology project management.
Division of Information Security
(GAGD)
(1) Advises the CIO on all aspects of
information security; (2) develops,
implements, and monitors the IHS
Information Security program to ensure
adequate protection of information; (3)
develops and maintains information
security policies, procedures, and
guidelines to safeguard information and
IT systems; (4) develops and reviews
IHS IT security plans; (5) assesses the
risk and magnitude of harm that could
result from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or
destruction of information and
information systems that support the
operations and assets of IHS; (6) ensures
that security and privacy have been
incorporated in information system
lifecycle plans; (7) conducts
vulnerability assessment of IHS’s IT
infrastructure; (8) coordinates activities
with internal and external organizations
reviewing the IHS’s information
resources for fraud, waste, and abuse;
(9) develops and implements employee
information security awareness training
programs; (10) manages the IHS
Information Security Incident Response
Team; (11) represents the IHS to
Federal, Tribal, State, and other
organizations regarding information
security; and (12) participates in crosscutting issues and processes that
involve information security.
This reorganization shall be effective
July 17, 2008.
Dated: July 8, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Director, Indian Health Service
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Amended
Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a change in
the meeting of the Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel, July 29,
2008, 7 a.m. to July 29, 2008, 7 p.m.,
National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892,
which was published in the Federal
Register on June 9, 2008, 73 FR 32589–
32590.
The meeting title has been changed to
‘‘EPR Shared Instrumentation Study
Section.
The meeting is closed to the public.
Dated: July 3, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; 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
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special
Topics in Neural Drug Discovery.
Date: July 18, 2008.
Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Mary Custer, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4148,
MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892–7850, (301)
435–1164, custerm@csr.nih.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority, Part G,
Indian Health Service, Proposed Functional Statement
Office of Information Technology (OIT) (GAG)
(1) Provides Chief Information Officer (CIO) services and advises
the Director, Indian Health Service (IHS), on all aspects of
information resource management and technology; (2) ensures Agency
compliance with related Federal laws, regulations, and policies; (3)
directs the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies,
procedures, standards, and architecture for information resource
management, technology activities, and services in the IHS; (4) directs
strategic planning and budgeting processes for information resources
and technology; (5) leads IHS efforts in developing and implementing
information resource and technology management initiatives in IHS; (6)
directs the design, development, acquisition, implementation, and
support of robust information systems and services used in the IHS; (7)
directs the activities of the IHS Information Technology Investment
Review Board (ITIRB) in assessing, implementing, and reviewing the
Agency's information systems; (8) contracts for information resource
and technology-related software, equipment, and support services in
collaboration with appropriate acquisition authorities; (9) provides
project management support for information resource and technology
initiatives; (10) directs the development, implementation, and
management of the IHS Information Technology Security program to
protect the information resources of the IHS; (11) provides information
technology (IT) services and support to IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian
Health Programs (UIHP), including the Resource and Patient Management
System (RPMS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and the National Patient
Information Reporting System (NPIRS); (12) ensures accessibility to IT
services; (13) represents the IHS and enters into IT agreements with
Federal, Tribal, State and other organizations; and (14) participates
in cross-cutting issues and processes including, but not limited to,
emergency preparedness/security, budget formulation, self-determination
issues, Tribal shares computations, and resolution of audit findings as
may be needed and appropriate.
Division of Information Technology (GAGA)
(1) Provides Chief Technology Officer IT services and advises the
CIO on all aspects of IT; (2) develops clinical and business practice
healthcare applications such as the RPMS and the EHR; (3) develops
healthcare statistical applications for NPIRS; (4) obtains system and
business requirements from stakeholders for system design; (5) provides
quality assurance and risk management for software development; (6)
develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and standards
for system development and technology products and services in the IHS;
(7) develops and maintains IT strategic planning documents; (8)
develops and maintains the IHS enterprise architecture; (9) develops
and implements IT management initiatives in IHS; (10) ensures IHS IT
infrastructure resource consolidation and standardization efforts
support IHS healthcare delivery and program
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administration; (11) represents the IHS to Federal, Tribal, State, and
other organizations; and (12) participates in cross-cutting issues and
processes that involve IT.
Division of Program Management and Budget (GAGB)
(1) Advises the CIO on all business aspects of information
resources and project management; (2) develops information resource
policies and procedures; (3) develops the IHS IT budget and related
documents; (4) provides budget analyses and reports to the CIO; (5)
develops strategies for presenting the IHS IT budget to IHS, Tribal,
and UIHP; (6) provides technical analyses, guidance, and support for
IHS capital planning and investment control activities; (7) manages the
IHS portfolio management tool; (8) manages the activities of the IHS
ITIRB in assessing, implementing and reviewing the Agency's information
systems; (9) develops project management policies and procedures; (10)
identifies alternatives among internal and external sources and
recommends the best sources to supply information resource and
technology products and services to IHS; (11) develops information
resource and technology project governance structures to support
effective project management; (12) provides project management and
related support for IHS developed and acquired information resources
and technology products and services; (13) provides contract management
support for IT initiatives; (14) provides contract liaison services to
appropriate acquisition authorities; (15) participates in cross-cutting
issues and processes that involve IT; and (16) represents the IHS to
Federal, Tribal, State, and other organizations.
Division of Information Technology Operations (GAGC)
(1) Advises the CIO on all aspects of implementing and deploying
computer systems including RPMS; (2) installs and maintains enterprise
computer systems and associated hardware and operating systems; (3)
installs and maintains enterprise application software; (4) furnishes
IRS-wide video conferencing solutions and services; (5) delivers
desktop and office automation support; (6) provides 24 x 7 helpdesk
support for RPMS and office applications; (7) maintains LISTserv
capabilities; (8) provides customer relationship management support for
IT systems; (9) performs Web monitoring and filtering services; (10)
designs and implements Web sites in compliance with Section 508
Accessibility regulations; (11) operates and maintains data centers;
(12) installs and supports e-mail, file, and print services; (13)
provides Domain Name Services; (14) designs, implements, and maintains
IHS's backbone network infrastructure; (15) monitors network
infrastructure for anomalies; (16) provides project management support
for systems design and deployment to ensure customer satisfaction; (17)
represents the IRS to Federal, Tribal, State, and other organizations;
and (18) participates in cross-cutting issues and processes that
involve information resources and technology project management.
Division of Information Security (GAGD)
(1) Advises the CIO on all aspects of information security; (2)
develops, implements, and monitors the IHS Information Security program
to ensure adequate protection of information; (3) develops and
maintains information security policies, procedures, and guidelines to
safeguard information and IT systems; (4) develops and reviews IHS IT
security plans; (5) assesses the risk and magnitude of harm that could
result from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption,
modification, or destruction of information and information systems
that support the operations and assets of IHS; (6) ensures that
security and privacy have been incorporated in information system
lifecycle plans; (7) conducts vulnerability assessment of IHS's IT
infrastructure; (8) coordinates activities with internal and external
organizations reviewing the IHS's information resources for fraud,
waste, and abuse; (9) develops and implements employee information
security awareness training programs; (10) manages the IHS Information
Security Incident Response Team; (11) represents the IHS to Federal,
Tribal, State, and other organizations regarding information security;
and (12) participates in cross-cutting issues and processes that
involve information security.
This reorganization shall be effective July 17, 2008.
Dated: July 8, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Director, Indian Health Service
[FR Doc. E8-16353 Filed 7-16-08; 8:45 am]
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