Justification for a Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award for the National Academy of Science, 49319-49320 [2014-19737]

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Dated: August 15, 2014. Karlos Morgan, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-Wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-Wide Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–19811 Filed 8–19–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Justification for a Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award for the National Academy of Science Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) intends to provide a Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award to the National Academy of Science to establish a rapid and agile process for convening subject matter experts to address adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters when they occur. The goal of the process will be to prioritize scientific research needs in the immediate aftermath of a disaster that culminates in a summary report of the strategic science research questions most relevant to promote better SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49319 response, recovery or enhanced resilience in the affect community. Research results would also inform response to the next disaster event. Subject matter expertise would vary, depending on the nature of the emergency/disaster. This could include experts with background in public health, epidemiology, environmental health, emergency management, first response, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, nursing, emergency management, bioethics, medical countermeasures, state and local government, operations research national civic organizations, and risk communication. The process convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) would also provide a connection to the local communities affected by the disaster, and include important stakeholders, such as non-government funders or other organizations. This cooperative Agreement will support ASPR’s Government Performance and Results Act goals that ‘‘HHS will work with its Federal, state, local, tribal, and international partners to build community resilience and strengthen health and emergency response systems. Robust systems are essential to a secure and resilient. Nation with required capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk. This includes strengthening the Federal medical and public health response capability’’. Scientific research involved with preparedness and response is a key component of this endeavor. DATES: Period of Performance: September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please submit an inquiry via the ASPR Division of Grants Management at asprgrants@hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sections 301. The Office of Policy and Planning is the program office for this award. Justification: IOM is a nonprofit organization and is part of the National Academy of Sciences. IOM undertakes studies that may be specific mandates from Congress or requested by federal agencies and independent organizations. IOM has an established Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events. The Forum held a panel on Long-term Recovery of the Healthcare Service Delivery Infrastructure in February 2012 during the 2012 Public Health Preparedness Summit in Anaheim, California. The Forum’s purpose is to foster dialogue E:\FR\FM\20AUN1.SGM 20AUN1 49320 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 161 / Wednesday, August 20, 2014 / Notices among stakeholders, identify opportunities for public/private collaboration, and identify and address issues relevant to public health and medical preparedness. IOM is part of the National Academies, which also has an established Disasters Roundtable. The Disasters Roundtable holds workshops three times per year on topics often relevant to recovery partners. IOM is uniquely positioned to be able to not only identify relevant partners and stakeholders but also garner their participation in the proposed activities because of their existing structures and established reputation. Procedures for Providing Public Input: All written comments must be 15 days after posting of this announcement. Please submit comments at asprgrants@hhs.gov. Dated: August 13, 2014. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. 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Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines, which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on methods of dose reconstruction, which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule; advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation program; and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, most recently, August 3, 2013, and will expire on August 3, 2015. 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The Committee provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Deputy Director, Office of Infectious Diseases (OID), CDC; the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC; and the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), NCEZID, CDC, regarding the practice of infection control and strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of health careassociated infections, antimicrobial resistance and related events in settings where healthcare is provided, including hospitals, outpatient settings, long-termcare facilities, and home health agencies. Nominations are sought for individuals with expertise and qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishment of HICPAC objectives. 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[FR Doc No: 2014-19737]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Justification for a Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award for 
the National Academy of Science

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) intends to 
provide a Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award to the National 
Academy of Science to establish a rapid and agile process for convening 
subject matter experts to address adverse health effects of public 
health emergencies and disasters when they occur. The goal of the 
process will be to prioritize scientific research needs in the 
immediate aftermath of a disaster that culminates in a summary report 
of the strategic science research questions most relevant to promote 
better response, recovery or enhanced resilience in the affect 
community. Research results would also inform response to the next 
disaster event. Subject matter expertise would vary, depending on the 
nature of the emergency/disaster. This could include experts with 
background in public health, epidemiology, environmental health, 
emergency management, first response, emergency medicine, infectious 
diseases, nursing, emergency management, bioethics, medical 
countermeasures, state and local government, operations research 
national civic organizations, and risk communication. The process 
convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) would also provide a 
connection to the local communities affected by the disaster, and 
include important stakeholders, such as non-government funders or other 
organizations. This cooperative Agreement will support ASPR's 
Government Performance and Results Act goals that ``HHS will work with 
its Federal, state, local, tribal, and international partners to build 
community resilience and strengthen health and emergency response 
systems. Robust systems are essential to a secure and resilient. Nation 
with required capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, 
respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the 
greatest risk. This includes strengthening the Federal medical and 
public health response capability''. Scientific research involved with 
preparedness and response is a key component of this endeavor.

DATES: Period of Performance: September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please submit an inquiry via the ASPR 
Division of Grants Management at asprgrants@hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sections 301. The Office of 
Policy and Planning is the program office for this award.
    Justification: IOM is a nonprofit organization and is part of the 
National Academy of Sciences. IOM undertakes studies that may be 
specific mandates from Congress or requested by federal agencies and 
independent organizations.
    IOM has an established Forum on Medical and Public Health 
Preparedness for Catastrophic Events. The Forum held a panel on Long-
term Recovery of the Healthcare Service Delivery Infrastructure in 
February 2012 during the 2012 Public Health Preparedness Summit in 
Anaheim, California. The Forum's purpose is to foster dialogue

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among stakeholders, identify opportunities for public/private 
collaboration, and identify and address issues relevant to public 
health and medical preparedness. IOM is part of the National Academies, 
which also has an established Disasters Roundtable. The Disasters 
Roundtable holds workshops three times per year on topics often 
relevant to recovery partners. IOM is uniquely positioned to be able to 
not only identify relevant partners and stakeholders but also garner 
their participation in the proposed activities because of their 
existing structures and established reputation.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: All written comments must be 
15 days after posting of this announcement. Please submit comments at 
asprgrants@hhs.gov.

    Dated: August 13, 2014.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2014-19737 Filed 8-19-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-37-P
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