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January 23, 2009, pp. 4199–4201) are
shown in the table below.
2009 HHS POVERTY GUIDELINES
Persons
in family or household
48 Contiguous
States and DC
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$10,830
14,570
18,310
22,050
25,790
29,530
33,270
37,010
3,740
Alaska
Hawaii
$13,530
18,210
22,890
27,570
32,250
36,930
41,610
46,290
4,680
$12,460
16,760
21,060
25,360
29,660
33,960
38,260
42,560
4,300
Source: FEDERAL REGISTER, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp. 4199–4201.
These guidelines are updated
periodically.
Criteria for Donor Reimbursement
1. Any individual who in good faith
incurs travel and other qualifying
expenses toward the intended donation
of an organ.
2. Donor and recipient of the organ
are U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted
residents of the U.S.
3. Donor and recipient have primary
residences in the U.S. or its territories.
4. Travel is originating from the
donor’s primary residence.
5. Donor and recipient certify that
they understand and are in compliance
with Section 301 of NOTA (42 U.S.C.
274e) which states in part ‘‘* * * It
shall be unlawful for any person to
knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise
transfer any human organ for valuable
consideration for use in human
transplantation if the transfer affects
interstate commerce.’’
6. The transplant center where the
donation procedure occurs certifies to
its status of good standing with the
Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Network (OPTN).
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Qualifying Expenses
For the purposes of the
Reimbursement of Travel and
Subsistence Expenses toward Living
Organ Donation Program, qualifying
expenses presently include only travel,
lodging, and meals and incidental
expenses incurred by the donor and/or
his/her accompanying person(s) as part
of:
(1) Donor evaluation and/or
(2) Hospitalization for the living
donor surgical procedure, and/or
(3) Medical or surgical follow-up,
clinic visits, or hospitalization within 2
calendar years following the living
donation procedure (or beyond the 2year period if exceptional circumstances
exist).
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The Program will pay for a total of up
to five trips; three for the donor and two
for accompanying persons. However, in
cases in which the transplant center
requests the donor to return to the
transplant center for additional visits as
a result of donor complications or other
health related issues, NLDAC may
provide reimbursement for the
additional visit(s) for the donor and an
accompanying person. The
accompanying persons need not be the
same in each trip.
The total Federal reimbursement for
qualified expenses during the donation
process for the donor and accompanying
individuals shall not exceed $6,000.00.
Reimbursement for qualifying expenses
shall be provided at the Federal perdiem rate, except for hotel
accommodation, which shall be
reimbursed at no more than 150 percent
of the Federal per diem rate.
For donor and recipient pairs
participating in a paired exchange
program, the applicable eligibility
criteria for the originally intended
recipient shall be considered for the
purpose of reimbursement of qualifying
donor expenses even though the final
recipient of the donated organ may not
be the recipient identified in the
original donor-recipient pair.
Maximum Number of Prospective
Donors per Recipient
• Kidney: one donor at a time with a
maximum of three donors
• Liver: one donor at a time with a
maximum of five donors
• Lung: two donors at a time with a
maximum of six donors
Special Provisions
Many factors may prevent the
intended and willing donor from
proceeding with the donation.
Circumstances that would prevent the
transplant or donation from proceeding
include: Present health status of the
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intended donor or recipient, perceived
long-term risks to the intended donor,
justified circumstances such as acts of
God (e.g., major storms or hurricanes),
or a circumstance when an intended
donor proceeds toward donation in
good faith, subject to a case-by-case
evaluation by the NLDAC, but then
elects not to pursue donation. In such
cases, the intended donor and
accompanying persons may receive
reimbursement for qualified expenses
incurred as if the donation had been
completed. Under Program policy, a
form will be filed with the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) reporting funds
disbursed as income for expenses not
incurred.
Dated: June 10, 2009.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Science and Technology Directorate;
Notice of Public Meeting of the Project
25 Compliance Assessment Program
Governing Board
AGENCY: Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for
Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC)
will hold a public meeting of its Project
25 (P25) Compliance Assessment
Program (CAP) Governing Board (GB).
The P25 CAP GB is composed of public
sector officials who are involved in the
procurement of P25 equipment. The
purpose of the meeting is to collect
comments from individual P25 CAP GB
members on the proposed Compliance
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Assessment Bulletins (CABs).
Additionally, comments are sought on
the inclusion of tests for the P25 InterRadio Frequency Subsystem Interface
(ISSI) in the P25 CAP process.
The proposed CABs will be posted on
https://www.safecomprogram.gov. Public
comments on these documents and the
Program are encouraged and will be
collected through the Web site prior to
the meeting. Public comments will also
be received during the session, as time
permits. DHS OIC will post details of
the meeting, including the agenda, ten
business days in advance of the meeting
at https://www.safecomprogram.gov. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in this
Notice provides background information
on the P25 suite of standards and the
establishment of the P25 CAP.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 1 p.m. to
2 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: The session will take place
via conference call. To participate,
please send an e-mail to
Jen_Menaker@sra.com by June 22, 2009,
for access information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Luke Berndt, Department of Homeland
Security, Science and Technology
Directorate, Office for Interoperability
and Compatibility, Washington Navy
Yard, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Building
#410, Washington, DC 20528.
Telephone: (202) 254–5332. E-mail:
Luke.Berndt@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Emergency responders—emergency
medical technicians, fire personnel, and
law enforcement officers—need to
seamlessly exchange communications
across disciplines and jurisdictions in
order to successfully respond to day-today incidents and large-scale
emergencies. P25 focuses on developing
standards that allow radios and other
components to interoperate, regardless
of the manufacturer. In turn, these
standards enable emergency responders
to seamlessly exchange critical
communications with other disciplines
and jurisdictions.
An initial goal of P25 is to specify
formal standards for interfaces between
the components of a land mobile radio
(LMR) system. LMR systems are
commonly used by emergency
responders in portable handheld and
mobile vehicle-mounted devices.
Although formal standards are being
developed, no process is currently in
place to confirm that LMR equipment
advertised as P25-compliant meets all
aspects of P25 standards.
To address discrepancies between P25
standards and industry equipment,
Congress passed legislation calling for
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the creation of the P25 CAP. The P25
CAP is a partnership between the DHS
Command, Control and Interoperability
Division; the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s National Institute of
Standards and Technology; industry;
and the emergency response
community.
The P25 CAP provides an
independent process for evaluating P25
equipment for standards compliance
and interoperability across
manufacturers. By providing
manufacturers with a method to test
their equipment for compliance with
P25 standards, the P25 CAP helps
emergency response officials make
informed purchasing decisions.
The P25 CAP requires test laboratories
to demonstrate their competence
through a rigorous and objective
assessment process. Such a process
promotes the user community’s
confidence in, and acceptance of, test
results from DHS-recognized
laboratories. All equipment suppliers
that participate in the P25 CAP must use
recognized laboratories to conduct
performance, conformance, and
interoperability tests on their products.
P25 equipment suppliers will release
Summary Test Reports and Suppliers
Declarations of Compliance based on
testing from laboratories recognized by
DHS. This documentation will assure
the public that P25 equipment complies
with established standards.
Created by DHS OIC, CABs describe
how the P25 CAP operates and address
issues related to the Program. The scope
of a CAB can range from policy to
guidance, covering issues such as
specific test standards to be used for a
particular P25 interface, or P25 LMR
Request for Proposal guidance. During
the upcoming meeting, updates to two
CABs will be discussed. The CAB
updates are as follows:
• Summary Test Report
Requirements—This CAB has been
updated to include the identification of
which vocoder is present in the product
being tested. The format of the
document has been restructured in
order to accommodate additional P25
interfaces that will be added to the
Program in the future.
• Supplier’s Declaration of
Compliance Requirements—This CAB
has been updated to include the
identification of which vocoder is
present in the product being tested.
Draft versions of these two CABs are
available at: https://
www.safecomprogram.gov. Public
comments on the updates to these
documents are encouraged and can be
submitted through the Web site prior to
the meeting.
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There will be additional discussion
on the creation of a new CAB regarding
the inclusion of the ISSI interface in the
Program. Discussion will focus on the
timeline for inclusion of the interface as
well as which tests should be required.
Public comments on this topic can be
submitted through the Web site prior to
the meeting. Public comments will also
be received during the session, as time
permits.
More information about the P25 CAP
is available at https://
www.safecomprogram.gov.
Dated: June 8, 2009.
Bradley I. Buswell,
Under Secretary (Acting), Science and
Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information
collection; OMB No. 1660–0097; FEMA
Form—None.
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has
submitted the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
describes the nature of the information
collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and
includes the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the Desk Officer
for the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and sent via
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Science and Technology Directorate; Notice of Public Meeting of
the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program Governing Board
AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for
Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) will hold a public meeting of
its Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) Governing
Board (GB). The P25 CAP GB is composed of public sector officials who
are involved in the procurement of P25 equipment. The purpose of the
meeting is to collect comments from individual P25 CAP GB members on
the proposed Compliance
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Assessment Bulletins (CABs). Additionally, comments are sought on the
inclusion of tests for the P25 Inter-Radio Frequency Subsystem
Interface (ISSI) in the P25 CAP process.
The proposed CABs will be posted on https://www.safecomprogram.gov.
Public comments on these documents and the Program are encouraged and
will be collected through the Web site prior to the meeting. Public
comments will also be received during the session, as time permits. DHS
OIC will post details of the meeting, including the agenda, ten
business days in advance of the meeting at https://www.safecomprogram.gov. The Supplementary Information in this Notice
provides background information on the P25 suite of standards and the
establishment of the P25 CAP.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 1
p.m. to 2 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: The session will take place via conference call. To
participate, please send an e-mail to Jen_Menaker@sra.com by June 22,
2009, for access information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Berndt, Department of Homeland
Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Office for
Interoperability and Compatibility, Washington Navy Yard, 245 Murray
Lane, SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528. Telephone:
(202) 254-5332. E-mail: Luke.Berndt@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Emergency responders--emergency medical
technicians, fire personnel, and law enforcement officers--need to
seamlessly exchange communications across disciplines and jurisdictions
in order to successfully respond to day-to-day incidents and large-
scale emergencies. P25 focuses on developing standards that allow
radios and other components to interoperate, regardless of the
manufacturer. In turn, these standards enable emergency responders to
seamlessly exchange critical communications with other disciplines and
jurisdictions.
An initial goal of P25 is to specify formal standards for
interfaces between the components of a land mobile radio (LMR) system.
LMR systems are commonly used by emergency responders in portable
handheld and mobile vehicle-mounted devices. Although formal standards
are being developed, no process is currently in place to confirm that
LMR equipment advertised as P25-compliant meets all aspects of P25
standards.
To address discrepancies between P25 standards and industry
equipment, Congress passed legislation calling for the creation of the
P25 CAP. The P25 CAP is a partnership between the DHS Command, Control
and Interoperability Division; the U.S. Department of Commerce's
National Institute of Standards and Technology; industry; and the
emergency response community.
The P25 CAP provides an independent process for evaluating P25
equipment for standards compliance and interoperability across
manufacturers. By providing manufacturers with a method to test their
equipment for compliance with P25 standards, the P25 CAP helps
emergency response officials make informed purchasing decisions.
The P25 CAP requires test laboratories to demonstrate their
competence through a rigorous and objective assessment process. Such a
process promotes the user community's confidence in, and acceptance of,
test results from DHS-recognized laboratories. All equipment suppliers
that participate in the P25 CAP must use recognized laboratories to
conduct performance, conformance, and interoperability tests on their
products. P25 equipment suppliers will release Summary Test Reports and
Suppliers Declarations of Compliance based on testing from laboratories
recognized by DHS. This documentation will assure the public that P25
equipment complies with established standards.
Created by DHS OIC, CABs describe how the P25 CAP operates and
address issues related to the Program. The scope of a CAB can range
from policy to guidance, covering issues such as specific test
standards to be used for a particular P25 interface, or P25 LMR Request
for Proposal guidance. During the upcoming meeting, updates to two CABs
will be discussed. The CAB updates are as follows:
Summary Test Report Requirements--This CAB has been
updated to include the identification of which vocoder is present in
the product being tested. The format of the document has been
restructured in order to accommodate additional P25 interfaces that
will be added to the Program in the future.
Supplier's Declaration of Compliance Requirements--This
CAB has been updated to include the identification of which vocoder is
present in the product being tested.
Draft versions of these two CABs are available at: https://www.safecomprogram.gov. Public comments on the updates to these
documents are encouraged and can be submitted through the Web site
prior to the meeting.
There will be additional discussion on the creation of a new CAB
regarding the inclusion of the ISSI interface in the Program.
Discussion will focus on the timeline for inclusion of the interface as
well as which tests should be required. Public comments on this topic
can be submitted through the Web site prior to the meeting. Public
comments will also be received during the session, as time permits.
More information about the P25 CAP is available at https://www.safecomprogram.gov.
Dated: June 8, 2009.
Bradley I. Buswell,
Under Secretary (Acting), Science and Technology Directorate, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-14491 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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