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(11) Other terms and conditions as
appropriate;
(12) Signed agreement with signatures and
dates.
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1.9 Selection of Protege Firms
(a) Mentor firms will be solely responsible
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for selecting protege firms. The mentor is
encouraged to identify and select the types of
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protege firms listed in Section 1.8.
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(b) The selection of protege firms by
mentor firms may not be protested, except as
in paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) Any dispute regarding the size or
eligibility status of an entity selected by a
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mentor to be a protege shall be referred to the
HHS OSDBU for referral to SBA for
resolution.
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addition to the HHS program should
maintain a system for preparing separate
reports of mentoring activity for each
agency’s program.
1.11 HHS Review and Approval of Mentor´ ´
Protege Application and Agreement
1.10 Application and Agreement Process
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for Mentor-Protege Teams To Participate in
the Program
(a) Firms interested in becoming approved
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mentor-protege participants must submit a
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joint written HHS Mentor-Protege Agreement
to the OSDBU for review and approval. The
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Mentor-Protege Agreement will be evaluated
on the extent to which the mentor firm plans
to provide developmental assistance. The
information required in Section 1.10 (b) may
be submitted electronically or in hard copy
to be considered for approval of the Mentor´ ´
Protege Agreement.
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(b) The Mentor-Protege Agreement must
contain:
(1) Name and address of mentor and
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protege firm and a point of contact within
both firms who will oversee the agreement;
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(2) A statement from the protege
representing that the firm is currently eligible
as a small business to participate in the
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Mentor-Protege program;
(3) A description of the type of
developmental program that will be provided
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by the mentor firm to the protege firm, to
include a description of the subcontract
work;
(4) A schedule with milestones for
providing assistance;
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(5) Criteria for evaluation of the protege’s
developmental success to measure the
effectiveness of the capabilities and how the
mentor’s assistance will potentially increase
contracting and subcontracting opportunities
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for the protege firm;
(6) An estimate of the total cost provided
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to the protege by the mentor;
(7) Program participation term of 36
months with a mid-term review at the 18
month interval;
(8) A listing of the anticipated number and
types of subcontracts to be awarded to the
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protege firm;
(9) Termination procedures including
procedures for the mentor firm to notify the
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protege firm, OSDBU, and the contracting
officer, in writing, at least 30 days in advance
of the mentor firm’s intent to voluntarily
withdraw from the program; and the
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procedures for a protege firm to notify the
mentor firm in writing at least 30 days in
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advance of the protege firm’s intent to
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voluntarily terminate the Mentor-Protege
Agreement;
(10) Plan for accomplishing work should
the agreement be terminated;
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(a) The information specified in Section
1.10 is reviewed by the HHS OSDBU. This
review will be completed no later than 45
days after receipt by the OSDBU, and written
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approval of the Mentor-Protege Agreement
will be provided to each party.
(b) Upon agreement approval, the mentor
may implement the development assistance
program.
(c) If the application is disapproved, the
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mentor-protege team may provide additional
information for reconsideration. The review
of any supplemental material will be
completed within 30 days after receipt by the
OSDBU.
1.12
Developmental Assistance
The forms of developmental assistance a
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mentor firm can provide to a protege firm
include:
(a) Management guidance related to—
(1) Financial management
(2) Organizational management
(3) Overall business management/planning
(4) Business development
(b) Technical assistance
(c) Rent-free use of facilities and/or
equipment
(d) Temporary assignment of personnel to
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the protege firm for the purpose of training
(e) Property
(f) Loans
(g) Any other types of mutually beneficial
assistance.
1.13 Obligation
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(a) Mentor or protege firms may voluntarily
withdraw from the program as mutually
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agreed to by both the mentor and protege
firms. However, in no event shall such
withdrawal impact the program mission and
contract requirements under the prime
contract.
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(b) Mentor and protege firms shall submit
a ‘‘lessons learned’’ evaluation to the HHS
OSDBU at the conclusion of their effort.
1.14 Internal Controls
The HHS OSDBU, in conjunction with the
HHS small business specialists, will manage
the program. Internal controls will be
established by the HHS OSDBU to achieve
the stated program objectives (by serving as
checks and balances against undesired
actions or consequences) such as:
(a) Reviewing and evaluating mentor
applications for realism, validity, and
accuracy of information provided;
(b) Conducting a mid-term evaluation at an
18-month interval (out of a 36-month
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agreement) to measure protege progress
against the developmental plan contained in
the approved agreement; and
(c) Site visits, as appropriate, where
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Mentor-Protege activity is on-going.
1.15 Reports
A written progress report shall be
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submitted by the mentor-protege team to the
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HHS OSDBU at the mid-term (18 months) of
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the 36-month Mentor-Protege Agreement.
1.16 Program Review
(a) At the conclusion of the mid-term 18´ ´
month period of the Mentor-Protege Program
(out of a 36-month agreement), the mentor/
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large prime contractor and protege/small
business shall formally brief the HHS OSDBU
regarding program accomplishments as
pertains to the approved agreement.
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(b) Mentor and protege firms shall submit
a ‘‘lessons-learned’’ evaluation to the HHS
OSDBU at the conclusion of their effort.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes abstracts of information
collection requests under review by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of
the clearance requests submitted to
OMB for review, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443–
1129.
The following request has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget for review under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:
Proposed Project: The Health Education
Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program:
Forms (OMB No. 0915–0034 Extension)
The HEAL program provided
federally insured loans to assure the
availability of funds for loans to eligible
students to pay for their education costs.
In order to administer and monitor the
HEAL program the following forms are
utilized: The Lenders Application for
Contract of Federal Loan Insurance form
(used by lenders to make application to
the HEAL insurance program); the
Borrower’s Deferment Request form
(used by borrowers to request
deferments on HEAL loans and used by
lenders to determine borrower’s
eligibility for deferment); the Borrower
Loan Status update electronic
submission (submitted monthly by
lenders to the Secretary on the status of
each loan); and the Loan Purchase/
Consolidation electronic submission
(submitted by lenders to the Secretary to
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report sales, and purchases of HEAL
loans).
The estimates of burden for the forms
are as follows:
Number of
respondents
HRSA form
Responses
per
respondent
Total
responses
Hours per
responses
Total
burden
hours
Lender’s Application for Contract of Federal Loan Insurance .................
Borrower’s Deferment Request:
Borrowers ..........................................................................................
Employers .........................................................................................
Borrower Loan Status Update .................................................................
Loan Purchase/Consolidation ..................................................................
13
1
13
0.13
2
58
43
8
1
1
1.34
13
1
58
58
104
1
0.17
0.08
0.17
0.07
10
5
18
.06
Total ..................................................................................................
123
....................
234
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Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of this notice to
the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Please
direct all correspondence to the
‘‘attention of the desk officer for HRSA.’’
Dated: July 15, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects
(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United
States Code, as amended by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
L. 104–13), the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes periodic summaries of
proposed projects being developed for
submission to OMB under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443–
1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
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agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the
State Early Childhood Comprehensive
Systems (ECCS) Grant Program: New
HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB) is conducting an
assessment of MCHB’s State Early
Childhood Comprehensive Systems
(ECCS) Grant Program. The purpose of
the ECCS Grant Program is to assist
States and Territories in their efforts to
build and implement Statewide ECCS
that support families and communities
in their development of children that
are healthy and ready to learn at school
entry. These systems must be multiagency and be comprised of the key
public and private agencies that provide
services and resources to support
families and communities in providing
for the healthy physical, social, and
emotional development of all young
children. Grantees are also charged with
addressing seven key elements of early
childhood comprehensive systems: (1)
Governance, (2) financing, (3)
communications, (4) family leadership
development, (5) provider/practitioner
support, (6) standards, and (7)
monitoring/accountability. ECCS
funding is offered to 52 States and
Jurisdictions.
An evaluation will be conducted to:
(1) Identify and analyze the strategies
that grantees and partners are using to
build comprehensive early childhood
systems, (2) measure the level of
progress grantees have made in meeting
both the overarching Federal goals and
objectives for ECCS grantees and those
of their statewide plans, and (3) assess
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the effectiveness of grantees’ early
childhood systems development
activities. The information from the
evaluation will supplement and
enhance MCHB’s current data collection
efforts by providing a quantifiable,
standardized, systematic mechanism for
collecting information across the funded
implementation grantees. The results
will also provide MCHB with timely
feedback on the achievements of the
ECCS Program and identify potential
areas for improvement which will
inform program planning and
operational decisions.
Data collection tools for which OMB
approval is being requested include
Web-based surveys, telephone
interviews, and a Web-based indicator
reporting system. Web-based surveys are
intended to collect information from all
grantees regarding the structure and
functioning of the State Team, the
nature of activities, and perceptions of
progress made in achieving outcomes.
One survey will be directed at ECCS
Coordinators while a second similar, but
shorter survey will be directed at
selected State Team members (5 State
Team members from each State). The
telephone interviews will be conducted
with ECCS Coordinators to collect more
detailed information on how early
childhood services have been
integrated, challenges and successes of
implementation, and how the activities
are designed to improve the lives of
children and families. ECCS
Coordinators will also be asked to enter
information on three early child and
family outcome indicators and provide
a theory of change, or rationale, on how
a specific ECCS activity or set of related
activities will produce a measurable
change in each outcome indicator.
Respondents: ECCS Coordinators and
State Team members from the 52
grantees will be the primary
respondents for the instruments. The
estimated response burden is as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request
a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)
443-1129.
The following request has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995:
Proposed Project: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program:
Forms (OMB No. 0915-0034 Extension)
The HEAL program provided federally insured loans to assure the
availability of funds for loans to eligible students to pay for their
education costs. In order to administer and monitor the HEAL program
the following forms are utilized: The Lenders Application for Contract
of Federal Loan Insurance form (used by lenders to make application to
the HEAL insurance program); the Borrower's Deferment Request form
(used by borrowers to request deferments on HEAL loans and used by
lenders to determine borrower's eligibility for deferment); the
Borrower Loan Status update electronic submission (submitted monthly by
lenders to the Secretary on the status of each loan); and the Loan
Purchase/Consolidation electronic submission (submitted by lenders to
the Secretary to
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report sales, and purchases of HEAL loans).
The estimates of burden for the forms are as follows:
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Responses Total
HRSA form Number of per Total Hours per burden
respondents respondent responses responses hours
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Lender's Application for Contract of Federal 13 1 13 0.13 2
Loan Insurance................................
Borrower's Deferment Request:
Borrowers.................................. 58 1 58 0.17 10
Employers.................................. 43 1.34 58 0.08 5
Borrower Loan Status Update.................... 8 13 104 0.17 18
Loan Purchase/Consolidation.................... 1 1 1 0.07 .06
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to
the desk officer for HRSA, either by e-mail to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Please direct all
correspondence to the ``attention of the desk officer for HRSA.''
Dated: July 15, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E9-17428 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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