Discretionary Grant Program, 8966-8968 [2010-3886]

Download as PDF 8966 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2010 / Notices TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN1—Continued 21 CFR Section No. of Respondents FDA Form Number Annual Frequency per Response Total Annual Responses Hours per Response Total Hours 1040.30(c)(2) N/A 7 1 7 1 7 1050.10(d)(1) through (d)(4) and (f)(1) through (f)(2)(iii) N/A 10 1 10 56 560 Total Annual Reporting Burden 1 There 88,435 are no operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. TABLE 2.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN1 21 CFR Section No. of Recordkeepers Annual Frequency per Recordkeeping Total Annual Records Hours per Record Total Hours 1002.30 and 1002.31(a) 1,150 1,655.5 1,903,825 0.12 228,459 1002.40 and 1002.41 2,950 49.2 145,140 0.05 7,257 1020.30(g) 22 1 22 0.5 11 1040.10(a)(3)(ii) 40 1 40 1.0 40 Total sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 1 There 235,767 are no operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. The burden estimates were derived by consultation with FDA and industry personnel, and are based on actual data collected from industry. An evaluation of the type and scope of information requested was also used to derive some time estimates. For example, disclosure information primarily requires time only to update and maintain existing manuals. Initial development of manuals has been performed except for new firms entering the industry. The following information collection requirements are not subject to review by OMB because they do not constitute a ‘‘collection of information’’ under the PRA: Sections 1002.31(c); 1003.10(a), (b), and (c); 1003.11(a)(3) and (b); 1003.20(a) through (h); 1003.21(a) through (d); 1003.22(a) and (b); 1003.30(a) and (b); 1003.31(a) and (b); 1004.2(a) through (i); 1004.3(a) through (i); 1004.4(a) through (h); 1005.21(a) through (c), and 1005.22(b). These requirements apply to the collection of information during the conduct of general investigations or audits (5 CFR 1320.4(b)). The following labeling requirements are also not subject to review under the PRA because they are a public disclosure of information originally supplied by the Federal Government to the recipient for the purpose of disclosure to the public (5 CFR 1320.3(c)(2)): Sections 1020.10(c)(4), VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 25, 2010 Jkt 220001 1030.10(c)(6), 1040.10(g), 1040.30(c)(1), and 1050.10(d)(1). Dated: February 22, 2010. Leslie Kux, Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2010–4002 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Discretionary Grant Program AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS. ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Program Extension Supplemental Awards. SUMMARY: HRSA will be providing extensions with funds ranging from 5 to 10 months to program grantees for the following programs in order to bring these programs into alignment with changes resulting from HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s developing strategic plan and the Early Learning and Development Initiative of the HHS and Department of Education. The programs are: • Alliance for Information in Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Æ Improving Understanding of MCH—10 grants PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Æ Partnerships to Promote MCH—5 grants • AIM Policy Center—1 grant • Mental Health and Schools Resource Centers—2 grants • Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Early Childhood—1 grant • National Healthy Child Care America Program Æ National Training Institute for Health Consultants—1 grant Æ Child Care Health Partnership Program—1 grant Æ Resource Center for Childcare Health and Safety—1 grant • National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Centers—3 grants SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipients of the Award The intended recipients are the incumbent grantees. They are either national membership organizations whose members impact maternal and child health programming or institutions of higher learning. They share a common purpose of providing education and technical assistance to either their individual members or State and community Maternal and Child Health programs. Authority: Section 501(a) (3) of the Social Security Act, as amended CFDA Number: 93.110. Project Period: The period of supplemental support is from the grantee’s original project end date E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1 8967 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2010 / Notices through January 31, 2011. The periods range from 5 to 10 months. HRSA Competition Name and Announcement Number Grantees and Amount of the Awards: See listing below. Grant number Project period Organization Name FY 2009 authorized funding level Revised project end date Supplemental funding Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Issues, HRSA–05–079 National Conference of State Legislatures. National Conference of State Legislatures. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. National Institute for Health Care Management. National Business Group on Health ..... Grantmakers in Health .......................... National Association of County and City Health Officials. National Governors Association ........... American Bar Association ..................... Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families. G96MC04443 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 G96MC04444 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 G96MC04445 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 G96MC04446 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 G96MC04447 ........ G96MC04448 ........ G96MC04449 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 G96MC04450 ........ G96MC04451 ........ G96MC04452 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Partnerships to Promote Maternal and Child Health, HRSA–05–076 Family Voices, Inc. ............................... Today’s Child Communications, Inc. .... American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. National Healthy Start Association, Inc. American Academy of Pediatrics .......... G97MC04453 ........ G97MC04454 ........ G97MC04455 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 G97MC04488 ........ G97MC06336 ........ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ 1–May-05—30–Apr-10 ............ $200,000 $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... $150,000 $150,000 Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Child and Adolescent Policy Support Center, HRSA–07–041 The Regents of the University of California. U45MC08263 ........ 1–Jul-07- 30–Jun-10 ................ $300,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $175,000 School Mental Health Program and Policy Analysis Centers, HRSA–05–034 University of Maryland, Baltimore ......... The Regents of the University of California. U45MC00174 ........ U45MC00175 ........ 1–Jul-05—30–Jun-10 .............. 1–Jul-05—30–Jun-10 .............. $400,000 $400,000 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... $233,333 $233,333 Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Early Childhood Health Cooperative Agreement, HRSA–05–115 Columbia University .............................. U05MC05056 ........ 1–Jul-05—30–Jun-10 .............. $350,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $204,167 National Healthy Child Care America Cooperative Agreement Program, HRSA–05–058 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. American Academy of Pediatrics .......... University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. U46MC00003 ........ 1–Oct-97—31–Mar-10 ............. $350,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $291,667 U46MC04436 ........ U46MC09810 ........ 1–Apr-05—31–Mar-10 ............. 1–Apr-08—31–Mar-10 ............. $350,000 $375,000 31–Jan-11 ....... 31–Jan-11 ....... $291,667 $312,500 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Cooperative Agreement Program, HRSA–05–100 Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs. The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance. U48MC05548 ........ 1–Sep-05—31–Aug-10 ............ $200,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $83,333 U48MC05549 ........ 1–Sep-05—31–Aug-10 ............ $250,000 31–Jan-11 ....... $104,167 31–Jan-11 ....... $145,833 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES National SIDS Infant Death Resource Center, HRSA–07–040 Georgetown University .......................... U48MC08717 ........ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Heppel, Director, Division for Child, Adolescent and Family Health, VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 25, 2010 Jkt 220001 1–Sep-07—31–Aug-10 ............ Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 $350,000 Room 18A39, Rockville, MD 20857, 301.443.2250; dheppel@hrsa.gov. E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1 8968 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2010 / Notices Justification for the Exception to Competition The reason for this exception is to allow sufficient time for the HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to align its fiscal resources and programmatic goals: • With the developing Maternal and Child Health Strategic Plan and with HRSA and Departmental plans; and, • With the Early Learning and Development Initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education; and, to maintain during this transition period MCH programmatic support to the State and community MCH constituencies which currently are receiving technical assistance services from these MCHB grantees. The activities listed in the previous paragraph will not be completed in time for the FY 2010 grant competition. The MCHB proposes, therefore, to extend into FY 2011 the project periods of those grants scheduled to conclude in FY 2010 in order to have a larger and more current grant competition in FY 2011 reflective of any and all programmatic changes resulting from the above referenced activities and actions. Delaying the competition into FY 2011 also allows the MCHB additional time to consult with and provide information to constituency groups about changes in program direction. Providing an extension with funds to these grantees through January 31, 2011, will ensure the provision of technical assistance to the affected MCH constituencies continues without disruption. Dated: February 9, 2010. Mary K. Wakefield, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2010–3886 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2010–D–0090] Draft Guidance for Industry on Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics; Availability sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ‘‘Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics.’’ The draft VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:39 Feb 25, 2010 Jkt 220001 guidance provides sponsors and the review staff in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) with information regarding adaptive design clinical trials when used in drug development programs. The draft guidance gives advice on various topics, such as what aspects of adaptive design clinical trials (i.e., clinical, statistical, regulatory) call for special consideration, when to interact with FDA while planning and conducting adaptive design studies, what information to include in the adaptive design for FDA review, and issues to consider in the evaluation of a completed adaptive design study. The draft guidance is intended to assist sponsors in planning and conducting adaptive design clinical studies, and to facilitate an efficient FDA review. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit written or electronic comments on the draft guidance by June 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, or to the Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, 1401 Rockville Pike, suite 200N, Rockville, MD 20852–1448. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your requests. The draft guidance may also be obtained by mail by calling CBER at 1– 800–835–4709 or 301–827–1800. Submit written comments on the draft guidance to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to https:// www.regulations.gov. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert T. O’Neill, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 21, rm. 3554, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– 796–1700; or Sue-Jane Wang, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 21, rm. 3554, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– 796–1700; or PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Marc Walton, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 21, rm. 4524, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– 796–2600; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, suite 200N, Rockville, MD 20852– 1448, 301–827–6210. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics.’’ This guidance provides information regarding adaptive design trials when used in drug development programs. There is great interest in the possibility that clinical trials can be designed with ‘‘adaptive’’ features (i.e., changes in design or analyses guided by examination of the accumulated data at an interim point in the trial) that can make the studies more efficient (e.g., shorter duration, fewer patients), more likely to demonstrate an effect of the drug if one exists, or more informative (e.g., by providing broader doseresponse information). The draft guidance discusses clinical, statistical, and regulatory aspects of a wide range of adaptive design clinical studies that can be proposed as part of a drug development program, including both familiar and less familiar approaches. As more experience is obtained with the less familiar designs, sponsors can improve their understanding of circumstances where these designs are most useful or may pose risks to study integrity and interpretation. The draft guidance describes aspects of adaptive design trials that deserve special consideration and provides advice on the information that should be provided to FDA and how best to interact with FDA to facilitate an efficient review. This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA’s good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the agency’s current thinking on adaptive design clinical trials for drugs and biologics. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. II. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8966-8968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Discretionary Grant Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Program Extension Supplemental Awards.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be providing extensions with funds ranging from 5 to 
10 months to program grantees for the following programs in order to 
bring these programs into alignment with changes resulting from HRSA's 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau's developing strategic plan and the 
Early Learning and Development Initiative of the HHS and Department of 
Education. The programs are:

 Alliance for Information in Maternal and Child Health (AIM)
    [cir] Improving Understanding of MCH--10 grants
    [cir] Partnerships to Promote MCH--5 grants
 AIM Policy Center--1 grant
 Mental Health and Schools Resource Centers--2 grants
 Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Early 
Childhood--1 grant
 National Healthy Child Care America Program
    [cir] National Training Institute for Health Consultants--1 grant
    [cir] Child Care Health Partnership Program--1 grant
    [cir] Resource Center for Childcare Health and Safety--1 grant
 National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and 
Pregnancy Loss Centers--3 grants

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Intended Recipients of the Award

    The intended recipients are the incumbent grantees. They are either 
national membership organizations whose members impact maternal and 
child health programming or institutions of higher learning. They share 
a common purpose of providing education and technical assistance to 
either their individual members or State and community Maternal and 
Child Health programs.

    Authority:  Section 501(a) (3) of the Social Security Act, as 
amended
    CFDA Number: 93.110.
    Project Period: The period of supplemental support is from the 
grantee's original project end date

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through January 31, 2011. The periods range from 5 to 10 months.
    Grantees and Amount of the Awards: See listing below.

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  HRSA Competition Name and                                           FY 2009
     Announcement Number                                             authorized  Revised project   Supplemental
------------------------------   Grant number      Project period     funding        end date         funding
      Organization Name                                                level
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Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health
                                       and Health Care Issues, HRSA-05-079
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National Conference of State   G96MC04443......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Legislatures.                                    10.
National Conference of State   G96MC04444......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Legislatures.                                    10.
Association of State and       G96MC04445......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Territorial Health Officials.                    10.
National Institute for Health  G96MC04446......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Care Management.                                 10.
National Business Group on     G96MC04447......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Health.                                          10.
Grantmakers in Health........  G96MC04448......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
                                                  10.
National Association of        G96MC04449......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 County and City Health                           10.
 Officials.
National Governors             G96MC04450......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Association.                                     10.
American Bar Association.....  G96MC04451......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
                                                  10.
Grantmakers for Children,      G96MC04452......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Youth and Families.                              10.
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 Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Partnerships to Promote Maternal and Child Health,
                                                   HRSA-05-076
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Family Voices, Inc...........  G97MC04453......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
                                                  10.
Today's Child Communications,  G97MC04454......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Inc..                                            10.
American Academy of Pediatric  G97MC04455......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Dentistry.                                       10.
National Healthy Start         G97MC04488......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Association, Inc..                               10.
American Academy of            G97MC06336......  1-May-05--30-Apr-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......        $150,000
 Pediatrics.                                      10.
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Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM) Child and Adolescent Policy Support Center, HRSA-07-
                                                       041
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The Regents of the University  U45MC08263......  1-Jul-07- 30-Jun-     $300,000  31-Jan-11......        $175,000
 of California.                                   10.
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                      School Mental Health Program and Policy Analysis Centers, HRSA-05-034
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University of Maryland,        U45MC00174......  1-Jul-05--30-Jun-     $400,000  31-Jan-11......        $233,333
 Baltimore.                                       10.
The Regents of the University  U45MC00175......  1-Jul-05--30-Jun-     $400,000  31-Jan-11......        $233,333
 of California.                                   10.
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    Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Early Childhood Health Cooperative Agreement, HRSA-05-115
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Columbia University..........  U05MC05056......  1-Jul-05--30-Jun-     $350,000  31-Jan-11......        $204,167
                                                  10.
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                 National Healthy Child Care America Cooperative Agreement Program, HRSA-05-058
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University of North Carolina   U46MC00003......  1-Oct-97--31-Mar-     $350,000  31-Jan-11......        $291,667
 at Chapel Hill.                                  10.
American Academy of            U46MC04436......  1-Apr-05--31-Mar-     $350,000  31-Jan-11......        $291,667
 Pediatrics.                                      10.
University of Colorado Health  U46MC09810......  1-Apr-08--31-Mar-     $375,000  31-Jan-11......        $312,500
 Sciences Center.                                 10.
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                     Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Cooperative Agreement Program, HRSA-05-100
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Association of SIDS and        U48MC05548......  1-Sep-05--31-Aug-     $200,000  31-Jan-11......         $83,333
 Infant Mortality Programs.                       10.
The Sudden Infant Death        U48MC05549......  1-Sep-05--31-Aug-     $250,000  31-Jan-11......        $104,167
 Syndrome Alliance.                               10.
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                             National SIDS Infant Death Resource Center, HRSA-07-040
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Georgetown University........  U48MC08717......  1-Sep-07--31-Aug-     $350,000  31-Jan-11......        $145,833
                                                  10.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Heppel, Director, Division for 
Child, Adolescent and Family Health, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Room 18A39, Rockville, MD 20857, 301.443.2250; dheppel@hrsa.gov.

[[Page 8968]]

Justification for the Exception to Competition

    The reason for this exception is to allow sufficient time for the 
HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to align its fiscal 
resources and programmatic goals:
     With the developing Maternal and Child Health Strategic 
Plan and with HRSA and Departmental plans; and,
     With the Early Learning and Development Initiative of the 
Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of 
Education; and, to maintain during this transition period MCH 
programmatic support to the State and community MCH constituencies 
which currently are receiving technical assistance services from these 
MCHB grantees.
    The activities listed in the previous paragraph will not be 
completed in time for the FY 2010 grant competition. The MCHB proposes, 
therefore, to extend into FY 2011 the project periods of those grants 
scheduled to conclude in FY 2010 in order to have a larger and more 
current grant competition in FY 2011 reflective of any and all 
programmatic changes resulting from the above referenced activities and 
actions. Delaying the competition into FY 2011 also allows the MCHB 
additional time to consult with and provide information to constituency 
groups about changes in program direction. Providing an extension with 
funds to these grantees through January 31, 2011, will ensure the 
provision of technical assistance to the affected MCH constituencies 
continues without disruption.

    Dated: February 9, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-3886 Filed 2-25-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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