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Dated: April 1, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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Office of Rural Health Policy; Notice of
Meetings
Name: Office of Rural Health Policy,
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
Dates and Times: April 24, 2009, 8 a.m.—
3 p.m. in Albuquerque, NM. May 18, 2009,
8 a.m.—3 p.m. in Seattle, WA. June 26, 2009,
8 a.m.—3 p.m. in Omaha, NE.
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Place: The Albuquerque Marriott, 2101
Louisiana Boulevard, NE., Albuquerque, NM
87110, Phone: 505–881–6800.
The Seattle Airport Marriott, 3201 South
176th Street, Seattle, WA 98188, Phone: 206–
241–2000.
The Omaha Marriott, 10220 Regency
Circle, Omaha, NE 68114, Phone: 402–399–
9000.
Status: The meetings will be open to the
public.
Purpose: The Office of Rural Health Policy
(ORHP) will hold a series of meetings to
gather information on potential definitions of
the terms Frontier or Remote Areas.
Currently the most widely used definition
within the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) requires that the population
density of a county consist of six or fewer
persons per square mile. The use of whole
counties as the unit of measurement can lead
to inclusion of large population centers in
large area counties that still have a low
overall population density.
Use of population density alone as a
measure of remoteness is also inappropriate
for islands as the population density can far
exceed 6 persons per square mile even
though the island is isolated and lacks access
to services and resources.
ORHP has used the Rural-Urban
commuting area (RUCA) codes to identify
rural areas located in Metropolitan counties.
Metropolitan counties are defined by the
Office of Management and Budget of the
White House but can contain substantial
rural areas due to geographic barriers,
distance or other factors. RUCAs are based on
a sub-county unit, the Census Tract, and take
into account population density,
urbanization, and daily commuting patterns.
Every Census tract is assigned a code based
on these factors. While ORHP has chosen to
define Metropolitan tracts with RUCA codes
from 4 through 10 as ‘‘rural’’ for purposes of
grant eligibility, the codes have not been
used to identify ‘‘Frontier’’ or remote areas.
In order to pursue a more accurate
definition of Frontier/Remote areas, ORHP
has entered into agreements with L. Gary
Hart and the Economic Research Service
(ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA). Dr. Hart and ERS also developed the
RUCAs with support from ORHP. As work on
this definition proceeds ORHP will hold a
series of meetings to gather information from
interested parties and the public.
While a robust, quantitative definition of
Frontier/Remote areas may have future
programmatic uses, the immediate goal of
ORHP and ERS is to make this work available
for research purposes.
For Further Information Contact: Direct
requests for additional information to Mr.
Steven Hirsch, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Office of Rural
Health Policy, Room 9A–55, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443–7322.
E-mail: shirsch@hrsa.gov.
Dated: April 3, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Part C Early Intervention Services
Grant Under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Administration (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive
transfer of Part C funds from Cathedral
Healthcare System to Saint Michael’s
Medical Center.
SUMMARY: HRSA will be transferring
Part C funds to Saint Michael’s Medical
Center as a noncompetitive replacement
award in order to ensure continuity of
critical HIV medical care and treatment
services and to avoid a disruption of
HIV clinical care to clients in
Metropolitan Newark, and Essex County
in New Jersey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grantee of
record: Cathedral Healthcare System.
Intended recipient of the award: Saint
Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, New
Jersey.
Amount of the award: $537,607 to
ensure ongoing clinical services to the
target population.
Authority: Section 2651 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff–51.
CFDA Number: 93.918.
Project period: April 1, 2005 to March
31, 2010. The period of support for the
replacement award is from April 1, 2009
to March 31, 2010.
Justification for the Exception to
Competition: Critical funding for HIV
medical care and treatment services to
clients in Metropolitan Newark and
Essex County in New Jersey will be
continued through a noncompetitive
supplement to Saint Michael’s Medical
Center, a prior sub-contractor of
Cathedral Healthcare System, the
grantee of record in Newark, New
Jersey. This is a temporary replacement
award as the previous grant recipient
serving this population notified HRSA
that they will not continue providing
services after March 31, 2009. The
Cathedral Healthcare System, the former
grantee, has ceased governance and
operations of its three hospitals. Saint
Michael’s Medical Center is the best
qualified recipient for this supplement,
as it already serves most of the former
grantee’s patients ensuring continuity of
care, and can continue to provide
critical services with the least amount of
disruption to the service population
while the service area is re-competed.
This supplement will cover the time
period from April 1, 2009, through
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of Rural Health Policy; Notice of Meetings
Name: Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.
Dates and Times: April 24, 2009, 8 a.m.--3 p.m. in Albuquerque,
NM. May 18, 2009, 8 a.m.--3 p.m. in Seattle, WA. June 26, 2009, 8
a.m.--3 p.m. in Omaha, NE.
Place: The Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard, NE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87110, Phone: 505-881-6800.
The Seattle Airport Marriott, 3201 South 176th Street, Seattle,
WA 98188, Phone: 206-241-2000.
The Omaha Marriott, 10220 Regency Circle, Omaha, NE 68114,
Phone: 402-399-9000.
Status: The meetings will be open to the public.
Purpose: The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) will hold a
series of meetings to gather information on potential definitions of
the terms Frontier or Remote Areas.
Currently the most widely used definition within the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires that the population
density of a county consist of six or fewer persons per square mile.
The use of whole counties as the unit of measurement can lead to
inclusion of large population centers in large area counties that
still have a low overall population density.
Use of population density alone as a measure of remoteness is
also inappropriate for islands as the population density can far
exceed 6 persons per square mile even though the island is isolated
and lacks access to services and resources.
ORHP has used the Rural-Urban commuting area (RUCA) codes to
identify rural areas located in Metropolitan counties. Metropolitan
counties are defined by the Office of Management and Budget of the
White House but can contain substantial rural areas due to
geographic barriers, distance or other factors. RUCAs are based on a
sub-county unit, the Census Tract, and take into account population
density, urbanization, and daily commuting patterns. Every Census
tract is assigned a code based on these factors. While ORHP has
chosen to define Metropolitan tracts with RUCA codes from 4 through
10 as ``rural'' for purposes of grant eligibility, the codes have
not been used to identify ``Frontier'' or remote areas.
In order to pursue a more accurate definition of Frontier/Remote
areas, ORHP has entered into agreements with L. Gary Hart and the
Economic Research Service (ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA). Dr. Hart and ERS also developed the RUCAs with support from
ORHP. As work on this definition proceeds ORHP will hold a series of
meetings to gather information from interested parties and the
public.
While a robust, quantitative definition of Frontier/Remote areas
may have future programmatic uses, the immediate goal of ORHP and
ERS is to make this work available for research purposes.
For Further Information Contact: Direct requests for additional
information to Mr. Steven Hirsch, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, Room 9A-55, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-7322. E-mail:
shirsch@hrsa.gov.
Dated: April 3, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E9-8013 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]
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