Health Resources and Services Administration 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (``the Program''), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compensation under the Program, the United States Court of Federal Claims is charged by statute with responsibility for considering and acting upon the petitions.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is deleting an existing system of records titled ``Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998,'' HRSA System No. 09-15-0061, established at Volume 64, Number 237 Federal Register pages 69274-69277 on December 10, 1999.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing notice of a proposal to alter the system of records for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) Data System, HHS/HRSA/HSB/DoT, system of records number 09-15-0055. The purpose of this alteration is to add a new routine use for this system of records. In addition, this notice clarifies system location, how the records are stored, retrieved, and disposed.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is proposing to: change the security classification of the system from low to moderate; add an additional system location, to reflect the creation of a system contingency site; delete language from authorized users of the system; add information on physical safeguards pertaining to system security; delete the use of a receptionist controlled area from the physical safeguards for the system; change the room number for the system manager; change the legal authority cited for maintenance of system information; add a new routine use to Information Center (IC) Integrated Clearinghouse System (ICS), 09-15-0067, last published at 72 Federal Register 44846-44847 (August 9, 2007). The HRSA Office of Communications is responsible for the HRSA IC/ICS System of Records (SOR), which is an existing Agency SOR.

This Federal Register Notice announces the non-competitive extension of Grant Number U69HA07626, Supporting Networks of HIV Care by Enhancing Primary Medical Care (SNHC by EPMC), to the CAEAR Coalition Foundation, Inc., the awardee of record, for one additional year, through August 31, 2010, at a funding level of approximately $1,451,445. The purpose of the award extension is to allow for the completion of ongoing work and an external evaluation assessment of the project's activities undertaken during the project period of September 1, 2006, through August 31, 2009, before a new competitive cycle is started. Evaluation findings will help HRSA frame a new competitive opportunity in fiscal year (FY) 2010. The authority for this funding is the Public Health Service Act, section 2692, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300ff-111, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-415); it can be viewed under the Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 93.145.

HRSA believes that community input is valuable to the development of policies and policy documents related to the implementation of HRSA programs, including the Health Center Program. Therefore, we are requesting comments on the PIN referenced above. Comments will be reviewed and analyzed, and a summary and general response will be published as soon as possible after the deadline for receipt of comments.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is proposing to alter four existing systems of records (SORs) for the reasons indicated below:

HRSA will be awarding noncompetitively Part C Ryan White HIV/ AIDS program funds to support comprehensive primary care services for persons living with HIV/AIDS including primary medical care, laboratory testing, oral health care, outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, specialty and subspecialty care, referrals for health and support services, and adherence monitoring/education services to the Wyoming Department of Health in order to ensure continuity of critical HIV medical care and treatment services, and to avoid a disruption of HIV clinical care to clients in the State of Wyoming.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing a new single source award through the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) screening grant program authority to Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) in Libby, Montana. A serious public health problem has been identified in Lincoln County, Montana, as residents in this rural community have been adversely affected by the asbestos released from a vermiculite mine. The asbestos-related diseases in which Lincoln County residents have been diagnosed include asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and others. The purpose of this demonstration grant would be to provide care management for Lincoln County residents with asbestos-related diseases. The grant will provide funds to support the coordination and payment of care for asbestos- related diseases among such entities as hospitals, clinics, specialty care providers, and others involved in the care and treatment of this service population.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be transferring Health Center Program (section 330 of the Public Health Service Act) New Access Point funds originally awarded to William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc., to the Community Health Center of Richmond to ensure the provision of critical primary health care services to underserved populations in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing a non-competitive award to the Community Health Clinics of Northeast Texas (CHCNET) to avoid disruption and continue providing primary health care services to the population of Smith County, Texas, as an independent organization from the Northeast Texas Public Health District (NETPHD).

This notice finalizes an amendment to the eligibility guidelines proposed on March 4, 2009 in the Federal Register (74 FR 9407). The purpose of this notice was to solicit comments on the amendment to the Program Eligibility Guidelines proposed by HRSA concerning the Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses Program follow-up period.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing non-competitive supplemental funding under the Maternal Child Health Bureau, Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health program to ensure that the Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership (NMPP), the primary provider of prenatal services in Central Harlem, can continue to provide much needed services to help stem the rise in and ultimately reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the affected service area.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing notice of a proposal to alter the system of records for the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program. This system of records is required to comply with the implementation directives of Public Law 109-129. Records are used for the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program's planning, implementation, evaluation, monitoring, and document storage purposes.

Following the Senate Appropriations Committee's recommendation, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will give funding preference during the FY 2009 competition to current and former Healthy Start grantees with expiring or recently expired project periods.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is updating income levels used to identify a ``low income family'' for the purpose of determining eligibility for programs that provide health professions and nursing training for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. These various programs are included in Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing a temporary non-competitive replacement award to the National Jewish Hospital and Research Center to avoid disruption and continue outreach, medical screening and referral services to former uranium mine workers and individuals in the states of Colorado, Wyoming and portions of Southeastern Utah exposed to radioactive fallout during prior testing of nuclear weapons.

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the fourth meeting of the Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The meeting will be held from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 12, 2009, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852. The meeting will be open to the public; however, seating is limited and pre-registration is encouraged (see below).

HRSA published the final eligibility guidelines for the Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses Program in the Federal Register on October 5, 2007 (72 FR 57049). A subsequent amendment to the Program guidelines was published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2008 (73 FR 35143). HRSA is requesting public comments concerning recommended changes to a specific section of the reimbursement program eligibility guidelines. On page 35145, under the Qualifying Expenses Section, the first paragraph states:

HRSA has issued Policy Information Notice (PIN) 2009-04, ``Revision to PIN 2003-21: Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike Guidelines and Application,'' to announce a technical revision to PIN 2003-21: FQHC Look-Alike Guidelines and Application, issued on August 26, 2003. Both PINs are available on HRSA's Web site at https://bphc.hrsa.gov/policy/#lookalikes. Background: HRSA has issued PIN 2009-04, ``Revision to PIN 2003-21: FQHC Look-Alike Guidelines and Application,'' to announce a technical revision to PIN 2003-21: FQHC Look-Alike Guidelines and Application, issued on August 26, 2003. PIN 2003-21 conveys eligibility and compliance requirements of the FQHC Look-Alike Program and instructions for submitting an application for FQHC Look-Alike designation, recertification, and change in scope of project. PIN 2009-04 updates the data submission requirements in PIN 2003-21. Applicants and existing FQHC Look-Alikes should refer to both PINs when preparing applications. Both PINs are available on HRSA's Web site at https:// bphc.hrsa.gov/policy/#lookalikes. PIN 2009-04 reflects the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved extension of information collection (control number 0915-0142) to November 30, 2011. Furthermore, the race and ethnicity data is now collected as two separate data elements in Table 2, Part B, to meet OMB Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as well as Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (62 FR 36874-36946; 62 FR 58781-9; and OMB Bulletin 00-02). Please note that all information provided regarding race and/or ethnicity will be used only to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory Governing Board requirements set forth in section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Data on race and/or ethnicity collected on this form will not be used as a factor in recommending approval for FQHC Look-Alike designation, recertification, or change in scope of project. PIN 2009-04 provides more detail regarding this modification as well as new Tables that must be included with all application submissions.

HRSA will provide 2 additional years of support in the absence of competition for one cohort of grants under the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND) MCH Training Program. HRSA will extend the project period to June 30, 2011, for the cohort of the LEND program expected to compete in fiscal year (FY) 2009, which would correspond to the sunset of the Combating Autism Act. Currently, there are 34 LEND grants split into two cohorts (17 each) with different end dates; one group is scheduled to compete in FY 2009 (Cohort A), and the other in FY 2011 (Cohort B). HRSA will non- competitively extend with funds the 5-year project periods for those LEND grantees ending on June 30, 2009, for 2 additional budget periods at the same level of support for the same scope of activities which they received in FY 2008.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requesting nominations to fill vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT). The ACOT was established by the Amended Final Rule of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) (42 CFR Part 121) and, in accordance with Public Law 92-463, was chartered on September 1, 2000.