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Dated: August 1, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Health Resources and Service
Administration
Advisory Committee on Training in
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry;
Notice of Meeting
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on Training in
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
(ACTPCMD).
Date and Time: August 29, 2013, 9:00
a.m.—5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
Place: Webinar Format.
Status: The meeting will be open to the
public.
Purpose: The ACTPCMD provides advice
and recommendations on a broad range of
issues relating to grant programs authorized
by sections 222 and 749 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended by section 5103(d)
and re-designated by section 5303 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of
2010.
At this meeting the ACTPCMD will review
the latest draft of their 11th Report to
Congress. The members will also receive
presentations from experts on the subject of
integrating oral health into primary care and
on health literacy. The ACTPCMD’s reports
are submitted to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services;
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate; and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives.
Agenda: The webinar meeting on
Thursday, August 29, 2013, will begin with
opening comments from HRSA senior
officials. The ACTPCMD agenda includes an
overview of the Committee’s general business
activities, presentations by and dialogue with
experts, and discussions pertinent to work
related to their upcoming 11th report.
The official agenda will be available two
days prior to the meeting on the HRSA Web
site (https://www.hrsa.gov/
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change as priorities dictate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information on accessing the webinar
will be available via the following Web
site two days prior to the meeting date:
https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/
actpcmd/. The audio portion
of the meeting will be computer-based.
Therefore anyone wishing to make a
public comment should use the
Question & Answer Pod anytime during
the meeting. The questions will be
collected and as many as possible will
be addressed during the time provided
at the end of the meeting. Anyone
wishing further information on the
webinar aspects of the meeting should
contact Iwona Grodecki at (301) 443–
8379.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone requesting information
regarding the ACTPCMD should contact
Mr. Shane Rogers, Designated Federal
Official within the Bureau of Health
Professions, Health Resources and
Services Administration, in any one of
the following three ways: (1) Send a
request to the following address: Shane
Rogers, Designated Federal Official,
Bureau of Health Professions, Health
Resources and Services Administration,
Parklawn Building, Room 9A–27, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857; (2) call (301) 443–5260; or (3)
send an email to srogers@hrsa.gov.
Dated: August 1, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
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Name: Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation (ACOT).
Date and Time: September 4, 2013, 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
Place: The meeting will be via audio
conference call and Adobe Connect Pro.
Status: The meeting will be open to the
public.
Purpose: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
217a, Section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended, and 42 CFR 121.12
(2000), ACOT was established to assist the
Secretary in enhancing organ donation,
ensuring that the system of organ
transplantation is grounded in the best
available medical science, and assuring the
public that the system is as effective and
equitable as possible, thereby increasing
public confidence in the integrity and
effectiveness of the transplantation system.
ACOT is composed of up to 25 members
including the Chair. Members serve as
Special Government Employees and have
diverse backgrounds in fields such as organ
donation, health care public policy,
transplantation medicine and surgery, critical
care medicine and other medical specialties
involved in the identification and referral of
donors, non-physician transplant
professions, nursing, epidemiology,
immunology, law and bioethics, behavioral
sciences, and economics and statistics; as
well as being representatives of transplant
candidates, transplant recipients, organ
donors, and family members.
Agenda: The Committee will hear
presentations, including those from the
following ACOT Work Groups: Kidney
Paired Donation; Research Barriers; and
Alignment of CMS Regulatory Requirements
with Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Network and the Health Resources and
Services Administration. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
After Committee discussions, members of
the public will have an opportunity to
comment. Because of the Committee’s full
agenda and timeframe in which to cover the
agenda topics, public comment will be
limited. All public comments will be
included in the record of the ACOT meeting.
Meeting summary notes will be posted on the
Department’s donation Web site at https://
www.organdonor.gov/legislation/
advisory.html#meetings.
The draft meeting agenda will be posted on
https://www.blsmeetings.net/ACOT/. Those
participating in this meeting should register
by visiting https://www.blsmeetings.net/
ACOT/. The deadline to register for this
meeting is Tuesday, September 3, 2013. For
all logistical questions and concerns, please
contact Sydney Vranna, Conference Planner,
at svranne@seamoncorporation.com (or by
phone at (301) 577–0244, extension 2800).
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The public can join the meeting by:
1. (Audio Portion) Calling the Conference
Phone Number (800–857–9638) and
providing the Participant Code (75841); and
2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the ACOT
Adobe Connect Pro Meeting using the
following URL and entering as GUEST:
https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/
advcmt_orgtrans/ (copy and paste the link
into your browser if it does not work directly,
and enter as a guest). Participants should call
and connect 15 minutes prior to the meeting
for logistics to be set up. If you have never
attended an Adobe Connect meeting, please
test your connection using the following
URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/
common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
and get a quick overview by following URL:
https://www.adobe.com/go/
connectpro_overview. Call (301) 443–0437 or
send an email to ptongele@hrsa.gov if you are
having trouble connecting to the meeting site.
Public Comment: It is preferred that
persons interested in providing an oral
presentation submit a written request, along
with a copy of their presentation to: Passy
Tongele, MBA, Division of Transplantation,
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health
Resources and Services Administration,
Room 12C–06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857 or email at
ptongele@hrsa.gov. Requests should contain
name, address, telephone number, email
address, and any business or professional
affiliation of the person desiring to make an
oral presentation. Groups having similar
interests are requested to combine their
comments and present them through a single
representative.
The allocation of time may be adjusted to
accommodate the level of expressed interest.
Persons who do not file an advance request
for a presentation, but desire to make an oral
statement, may request it during the public
comment period. Public participation and
ability to comment will be limited to time as
it permits.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Stroup, MBA, MPA, Executive
Secretary, Healthcare Systems Bureau,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 12C–06, Rockville, Maryland
20857; telephone (301) 443–1127.
Dated: August 1, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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Indian Health Service
Office of Urban Indian Health
Programs Proposed Single Source
Grant With Native American Lifelines,
Inc.
Funding Announcement Number:
HHS–2013–IHS–UIHP–0002.
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Catalogue of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 93.193.
Key Dates
Application Deadline Date: August
26, 2013.
Review Period: August 28, 2013.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date:
September 1, 2013.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Statutory Authority
The Indian Health Service (IHS),
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
(OUIHP), announces the FY 2013 single
source competing grant for operation
support for the 4-in-1 Title V grant to
make health care services more
accessible for American Indians and
Alaska Natives (AI/AN) residing in the
Boston metropolitan area. This program
is authorized under the authority of the
Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13, and the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA),
as amended, 25 U.S.C. 1652, 1653,
1660a. This program is described at
93.193 in the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
Purpose
Under this grant opportunity, the IHS
proposes to award a single source grant
to Native American Lifelines, Inc.,
which is an urban Indian organization
that has an existing IHS contract, in
accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1653(c)–(f),
1660a, in the Boston metropolitan area.
This grant announcement seeks to
ensure the highest possible health status
for urban Indians. Funding will be used
to establish the urban Indian
organization’s successful
implementation of the priorities of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Strategic Plan Fiscal
Years 2010–2015, Healthy People 2020,
and the IHS Strategic Plan 2006–2011.
Additionally, funding will be utilized to
meet objectives for Government
Performance Rating Act (GPRA)
reporting, collaborative activities with
the Veterans Health Administration
(VA), and four health programs that
make health services more accessible to
urban Indians. The four health services
programs are: (1) Health Promotion/
Disease Prevention (HP/DP) services, (2)
Immunizations, (3) Behavioral Health
Services consisting of Alcohol/
Substance Abuse services, and (4)
Mental Health Prevention and
Treatment services. These programs are
integral components of the IHS
improvement in patient care initiative
and the strategic objectives focused on
improving safety, quality, affordability,
and accessibility of health care.
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Single Source Justification
Native American Lifelines, Inc. is
identified as the single source for this
award, based on the following criteria:
1. As required by law, the grants
authorized by 25 U.S.C. 1653(c)–(f),
1660a may only be awarded to those
urban Indian organizations that have a
current contract with the IHS to provide
health care to urban Indians, in the
urban center identified in the contract.
2. Native American Lifelines is the
urban Indian organization IHS currently
contracts with to provide health care
and referral services to urban Indians
residing in the Boston area.
Native American Lifelines, Inc. is
uniquely qualified to receive this award
and provide the identified program
activities based on their history with the
urban Indian health programs, and their
knowledge of urban Indian health and
the Boston target population. The
program is licensed by the state as a
behavioral health provider; all of the
staff operating at the facility are licensed
and credential in their respective fields
(specifically behavioral health); and
they use evidence-based behavioral
health assessment and treatment
strategies with success. The program
successfully uses targeted outreach and
comprehensive case management
services for clients in the community.
Through this outreach and case
management, the program has expanded
offering to include on-site dental service
and transportation. Also, the program
has been successful in entering into
collaborative agreements with
community health resources for the
provision of quality and comprehensive
health care for clients. In support of
these successful activities, the Board of
Directors is active in the program and
committed to bringing quality health
care to the urban Indians of the Boston
metropolitan area.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards
Grant.
Estimated Funds Available
The total amount of funding
identified for the current fiscal year (FY)
2013 is $153,126. Any awards issued
under this announcement are subject to
the availability of funds. In the absence
of funding, the Agency is under no
obligation to make awards funded under
this announcement.
Anticipated Number of Awards
One single source award will be
issued under this program
announcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT).
Date and Time: September 4, 2013, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern Standard Time).
Place: The meeting will be via audio conference call and Adobe
Connect Pro.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
Purpose: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of
the Public Health Service Act, as amended, and 42 CFR 121.12 (2000),
ACOT was established to assist the Secretary in enhancing organ
donation, ensuring that the system of organ transplantation is
grounded in the best available medical science, and assuring the
public that the system is as effective and equitable as possible,
thereby increasing public confidence in the integrity and
effectiveness of the transplantation system. ACOT is composed of up
to 25 members including the Chair. Members serve as Special
Government Employees and have diverse backgrounds in fields such as
organ donation, health care public policy, transplantation medicine
and surgery, critical care medicine and other medical specialties
involved in the identification and referral of donors, non-physician
transplant professions, nursing, epidemiology, immunology, law and
bioethics, behavioral sciences, and economics and statistics; as
well as being representatives of transplant candidates, transplant
recipients, organ donors, and family members.
Agenda: The Committee will hear presentations, including those
from the following ACOT Work Groups: Kidney Paired Donation;
Research Barriers; and Alignment of CMS Regulatory Requirements with
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the Health
Resources and Services Administration. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
After Committee discussions, members of the public will have an
opportunity to comment. Because of the Committee's full agenda and
timeframe in which to cover the agenda topics, public comment will
be limited. All public comments will be included in the record of
the ACOT meeting. Meeting summary notes will be posted on the
Department's donation Web site at https://www.organdonor.gov/legislation/advisory.html#meetings.
The draft meeting agenda will be posted on https://www.blsmeetings.net/ACOT/. Those participating in this meeting
should register by visiting https://www.blsmeetings.net/ACOT/. The
deadline to register for this meeting is Tuesday, September 3, 2013.
For all logistical questions and concerns, please contact Sydney
Vranna, Conference Planner, at svranne@seamoncorporation.com (or by
phone at (301) 577-0244, extension 2800).
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The public can join the meeting by:
1. (Audio Portion) Calling the Conference Phone Number (800-857-
9638) and providing the Participant Code (75841); and
2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the ACOT Adobe Connect Pro
Meeting using the following URL and entering as GUEST: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/advcmt_orgtrans/ (copy and paste the link
into your browser if it does not work directly, and enter as a
guest). Participants should call and connect 15 minutes prior to the
meeting for logistics to be set up. If you have never attended an
Adobe Connect meeting, please test your connection using the
following URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm and get a quick overview by following URL:
https://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview. Call (301) 443-0437 or
send an email to ptongele@hrsa.gov if you are having trouble
connecting to the meeting site.
Public Comment: It is preferred that persons interested in
providing an oral presentation submit a written request, along with
a copy of their presentation to: Passy Tongele, MBA, Division of
Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Room 12C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857 or email at ptongele@hrsa.gov. Requests should
contain name, address, telephone number, email address, and any
business or professional affiliation of the person desiring to make
an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are requested
to combine their comments and present them through a single
representative.
The allocation of time may be adjusted to accommodate the level
of expressed interest. Persons who do not file an advance request
for a presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may
request it during the public comment period. Public participation
and ability to comment will be limited to time as it permits.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Stroup, MBA, MPA, Executive
Secretary, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C-06, Rockville, Maryland
20857; telephone (301) 443-1127.
Dated: August 1, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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