Announcement of the Award a Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement Grant to BCFS Health and Human Services in San Antonio, TX, 3147-3148 [2016-00886]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2016 / Notices questions regarding this collection contact Patricia Meisol at 410–786– 1917.) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Dated: January 14, 2016. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016–00994 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: National Medical Support Notice. OMB No.: 0970–0222. Description: The National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) is a two-part document completed by state child support enforcement agencies, employers, and health plan administrators to enforce health care coverage provisions in a child support BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 3147 order. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) developed and maintains Part A of the NMSN, which is sent to an obligor’s employer for completion; the Department of Labor (DOL) developed and maintains Part B of the NMSN, which is provided to health care administrators following completion of Part A. The Administration for Children and Families is resubmitting an unchanged information collection package and requesting an extension to the current OMB approval of NMSN Part A. The NMSN Part A expiration dates will be synchronize with the expiration date of NMSN Part B. Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies, employers, and health plan administrators. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response National Medical Support Notice—Part A—Notice to Withhold for Health Care Coverage ............................................................................................. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ........................................................... tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Instrument 54 ........................ 97,775 ........................ 0.17 ........................ In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. The Department specifically requests comments 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 agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 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. Consideration will be given to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Jan 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–00889 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [CFDA Number: 93.676] Announcement of the Award a SingleSource Program Expansion Supplement Grant to BCFS Health and Human Services in San Antonio, TX Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS. ACTION: Notice of award of a singlesource program expansion supplement grant to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX. AGENCY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces the award of a single-source program expansion supplement grant for $12,860,855 to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX, under the Unaccompanied Children’s (UC) Program to support a program expansion supplement. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total burden hours 897,574.50 897,574.50 The expansion supplement grant will support the need to increase shelter capacity to accommodate the increasing numbers of UCs being referred by DHS. BCFS has a network of trained, qualified emergency staff able to bring on board and operate emergency beds in short timeframe. BCFS provides residential services to UC in the care and custody of ORR, as well as services to include counseling, case management, and additional support services to the family or to the UC and their sponsor when a UC is released from ORR’s care and custody. Supplemental award funds will support activities from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of Children’s Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447. Email: DCSProgram@acf.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While the number of referrals, to the Unaccompanied Children Program in FY 2015, was below the total referrals from FY 2014, ORR has seen a change to recent referral trends. The UC program has seen an increase in the numbers of UC referred for placement since January 2015. FY15 was the first fiscal year, in the history of the UC program, in which there were eight (8) consecutive months of steadily DATES: E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 3148 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2016 / Notices increasing referrals. ORR has experienced a steadily increasing census of UC in care, with longer average length of stay. This increase, in UC referred for placement, has increased the need for additional shelter beds. ORR has specific requirements for the provision of services. Award recipients must have the infrastructure, licensing, experience, and appropriate level of trained staff to meet the service requirements and the urgent need for expansion of services. The program’s ability to avoid a buildup of children waiting, in Border Patrol stations, for placement in shelters, can only be accommodated through the expansion of the existing program and its services through the supplemental award. Statutory Authority: This program is authorized by— (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director of ORR of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85–4544RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–457), which authorizes post release services under certain conditions to eligible children. All programs must comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85– 4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent regulations and ORR policies and procedures. Christopher Beach, Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of Administration. [FR Doc. 2016–00908 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2015–1033] Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–0023 Coast Guard, DHS. Sixty-day notice requesting comments. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval of revisions to the following collection of information: 1625–0023, Barge Fleeting Facility Records. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below. DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before March 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket number [USCG–2015–1033] to the Coast SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meeting tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: January 13, 2016. Natasha M. Copeland, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. ACTION: BILLING CODE 4184–45–P Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose 18:12 Jan 19, 2016 Name of Committee: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Special Emphasis Panel; DSR Member Conflict. Date: February 12, 2016. Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, One Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contact Person: Latarsha J. Carithers, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Extramural Activities, NIDCR, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 672, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594–4859, latarsha.carithers@nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.121, Oral Diseases and Disorders Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2016–00886 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Guard using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public participation and request for comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: Commandant (CG–612), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE., Stop 7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710. Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of Information Management, telephone 202–475–3532, or fax 202–372–8405, for questions on these documents. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation and Request for Comments This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection’s purpose, the Collection’s likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection. The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek approval of revisions of the Collection. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG–2015–1033], and must be received by March 21, 2016. E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3147-3148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of the Award a Single-Source Program Expansion 
Supplement Grant to BCFS Health and Human Services in San Antonio, TX

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of award of a single-source program expansion supplement 
grant to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces the award of a single-source 
program expansion supplement grant for $12,860,855 to BCFS Health and 
Human Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX, under the Unaccompanied 
Children's (UC) Program to support a program expansion supplement.
    The expansion supplement grant will support the need to increase 
shelter capacity to accommodate the increasing numbers of UCs being 
referred by DHS. BCFS has a network of trained, qualified emergency 
staff able to bring on board and operate emergency beds in short 
timeframe. BCFS provides residential services to UC in the care and 
custody of ORR, as well as services to include counseling, case 
management, and additional support services to the family or to the UC 
and their sponsor when a UC is released from ORR's care and custody.

DATES: Supplemental award funds will support activities from October 1, 
2015 through September 30, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of 
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20447. Email: DCSProgram@acf.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While the number of referrals, to the 
Unaccompanied Children Program in FY 2015, was below the total 
referrals from FY 2014, ORR has seen a change to recent referral 
trends. The UC program has seen an increase in the numbers of UC 
referred for placement since January 2015. FY15 was the first fiscal 
year, in the history of the UC program, in which there were eight (8) 
consecutive months of steadily

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increasing referrals. ORR has experienced a steadily increasing census 
of UC in care, with longer average length of stay. This increase, in UC 
referred for placement, has increased the need for additional shelter 
beds.
    ORR has specific requirements for the provision of services. Award 
recipients must have the infrastructure, licensing, experience, and 
appropriate level of trained staff to meet the service requirements and 
the urgent need for expansion of services. The program's ability to 
avoid a buildup of children waiting, in Border Patrol stations, for 
placement in shelters, can only be accommodated through the expansion 
of the existing program and its services through the supplemental 
award.
    Statutory Authority: This program is authorized by--
    (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in 
March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of 
Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director of ORR of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544RJK (C.D. 
Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457), which 
authorizes post release services under certain conditions to eligible 
children. All programs must comply with the Flores Settlement 
Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent 
regulations and ORR policies and procedures.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-00886 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-45-P

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