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[FR Doc. 2017–12229 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State Plans for Medicare Savings Program, Low Income Subsidy & Prescription Drug Enrollment Outreach and Assistance. Announcement Type: Initial. Funding Opportunity Number: CIP– MI–17–001. Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this program announcement is contained in the 2006 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act—Section 202 and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008—Section 119, Public Law (PL) 110–275 as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act), reauthorized by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. Dates: The deadline date for the submission of MIPPA Program State Plans is 11:59PM EST August 14, 2017. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES I. Funding Opportunity Description The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance state efforts to provide assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through statewide and local coalition building focused on intensified outreach activities to beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 Program (MSP), and to assist those beneficiaries in applying for benefits. ACL will provide MIPPA program funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging and Disability Resource Center programs (ADRCs) to inform Medicare beneficiaries about available Medicare program benefits. ACL seeks plans from states that will describe how the MIPPA program funds will be used for beneficiary outreach, education, and one-on-one application assistance over the next year. ACL requests that states submit a one (1) year state plan with specific project strategies to expand, extend, or enhance their one-on-one assistance, education, and group outreach efforts to Medicare beneficiaries on Medicare and assistance programs for those with limited incomes. States should describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with limited incomes statewide. States that are eligible to apply are asked to review previous MIPPA plans and update these plans to reflect successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and expand their MIPPA outreach activities. State agencies may prepare either one statewide plan or separate plans for each eligible State agency. II. Award Information 1. Funding Instrument Type These awards will be made in the form of grants to State Agencies for each MIPPA Priority Area: Priority Area 1—Grants to State Agencies (the State Unit on Aging or the State Department of Insurance) that administer the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their benefits, enhanced outreach and application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 2—Grants to State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach and one-on-one application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Priority Area 3—Grants to State Units on Aging that administer the Aging and Disability Resource Centers to provide outreach to individuals regarding Medicare Part D benefits, benefits available under the LIS and MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. 2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period ACL intends to make available, under this program announcement, grant awards for the three MIPPA priority areas. Funding will be distributed through a formula as identified in statute. The amounts allocated are based upon factors defined in statute and will be distributed to each priority area based on the formula. ACL will fund total project periods of up to one (1) year contingent upon availability of federal funds. Priority Area 1—SHIP: $11.5 million in FY 2017 for state agencies that administer the SHIP Program. Priority Area 2—AAA: $7.9 million in FY 2017 for State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging and for Native American programs. Funding for Native American Programs ($270,000) is deducted from Priority 2 and is being allocated through a separate process. Priority Area 3—ADRC: $6 million in FY 2017 for State Agencies that received an ACL, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to support the development of their ADRC/ NWD Systems. III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements 1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards made under this announcement, by statute, will be made only to agencies of State Governments. Priority Area 1: Only existing SHIP grant recipients are eligible to apply. Priority Area 2: Only State Units on Aging are eligible to apply. Priority Area 3: Only State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/ No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to support the development of their ADRC/ NWD Systems are eligible for MIPPA funding in FY 2017. Eligibility may change if future funding is available. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not required. 3. DUNS Number. All grant applicants must obtain and keep current a D–U–N–S number from E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 14, 2017 / Notices Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number, which provides unique identifiers of single business entities. The D–U–N–S number can be obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/ iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm. 4. Intergovernmental Review Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications. IV. Submission Information 1. Application Kits Application kits/Program Instructions are available at www.grantsolutions.gov. Instructions for completing the application kit will be available on the site. 2. Submission Dates and Times To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on August 14, 2017, through www.GrantSolutions.gov. V. Agency Contacts Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, Washington, DC 20201, attention: Isaac C. Long or by calling 202–795–7315 or by email isaac.long@ acl.hhs.gov. Dated: June 9, 2017. Daniel P. Berger, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2017–12339 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0622] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Color Additive Certification Requests and Recordkeeping AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27258-27259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12339]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA 
Program Funds

    Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State 
Plans for Medicare Savings Program, Low Income Subsidy & Prescription 
Drug Enrollment Outreach and Assistance.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: CIP-MI-17-001.
    Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this 
program announcement is contained in the 2006 Reauthorization of the 
Older Americans Act--Section 202 and the Medicare Improvements for 
Patients and Providers Act of 2008--Section 119, Public Law (PL) 110-
275 as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 
2010 (Affordable Care Act), reauthorized by the American Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 
2014, and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 
(MACRA).
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071.
    Dates: The deadline date for the submission of MIPPA Program State 
Plans is 11:59PM EST August 14, 2017.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance state efforts to provide 
assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through statewide and local 
coalition building focused on intensified outreach activities to 
beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program 
(LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and to assist those 
beneficiaries in applying for benefits. ACL will provide MIPPA program 
funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area 
Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging and Disability Resource Center 
programs (ADRCs) to inform Medicare beneficiaries about available 
Medicare program benefits. ACL seeks plans from states that will 
describe how the MIPPA program funds will be used for beneficiary 
outreach, education, and one-on-one application assistance over the 
next year.
    ACL requests that states submit a one (1) year state plan with 
specific project strategies to expand, extend, or enhance their one-on-
one assistance, education, and group outreach efforts to Medicare 
beneficiaries on Medicare and assistance programs for those with 
limited incomes. States should describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC 
efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with 
limited incomes statewide. States that are eligible to apply are asked 
to review previous MIPPA plans and update these plans to reflect 
successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and 
expand their MIPPA outreach activities. State agencies may prepare 
either one statewide plan or separate plans for each eligible State 
agency.

II. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type

    These awards will be made in the form of grants to State Agencies 
for each MIPPA Priority Area:
    Priority Area 1--Grants to State Agencies (the State Unit on Aging 
or the State Department of Insurance) that administer the State Health 
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide enhanced outreach to 
eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their benefits, enhanced 
outreach and application assistance to individuals who may be eligible 
for the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings 
Program (MSP), and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities 
aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Priority Area 2--Grants to State Units on Aging for Area Agencies 
on Aging to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare 
beneficiaries regarding their Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach and 
one-on-one application assistance to individuals who may be eligible 
for the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach 
activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Priority Area 3--Grants to State Units on Aging that administer the 
Aging and Disability Resource Centers to provide outreach to 
individuals regarding Medicare Part D benefits, benefits available 
under the LIS and MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach 
activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.

2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period

    ACL intends to make available, under this program announcement, 
grant awards for the three MIPPA priority areas. Funding will be 
distributed through a formula as identified in statute. The amounts 
allocated are based upon factors defined in statute and will be 
distributed to each priority area based on the formula. ACL will fund 
total project periods of up to one (1) year contingent upon 
availability of federal funds.
    Priority Area 1--SHIP: $11.5 million in FY 2017 for state agencies 
that administer the SHIP Program.
    Priority Area 2--AAA: $7.9 million in FY 2017 for State Units on 
Aging for Area Agencies on Aging and for Native American programs. 
Funding for Native American Programs ($270,000) is deducted from 
Priority 2 and is being allocated through a separate process.
    Priority Area 3--ADRC: $6 million in FY 2017 for State Agencies 
that received an ACL, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Aging and Disability Resource 
Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to support the 
development of their ADRC/NWD Systems.

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

    1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards 
made under this announcement, by statute, will be made only to agencies 
of State Governments.
    Priority Area 1: Only existing SHIP grant recipients are eligible 
to apply.
    Priority Area 2: Only State Units on Aging are eligible to apply.
    Priority Area 3: Only State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA 
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) 
grant to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems are eligible 
for MIPPA funding in FY 2017.
    Eligibility may change if future funding is available.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not required.
    3. DUNS Number.
    All grant applicants must obtain and keep current a D-U-N-S number 
from

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Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number, which 
provides unique identifiers of single business entities. The D-U-N-S 
number can be obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm.
    4. Intergovernmental Review
    Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.

IV. Submission Information

1. Application Kits

    Application kits/Program Instructions are available at 
www.grantsolutions.gov. Instructions for completing the application kit 
will be available on the site.

2. Submission Dates and Times

    To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 
p.m. Eastern time on August 14, 2017, through www.GrantSolutions.gov.

V. Agency Contacts

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, 
Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, Washington, DC 20201, 
attention: Isaac C. Long or by calling 202-795-7315 or by email 
isaac.long@acl.hhs.gov.

    Dated: June 9, 2017.
Daniel P. Berger,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2017-12339 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
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