Federal Funding Report

Volume 14, Number 52 (Period of December 27, 2004 - December 31, 2004)

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**FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS**

This Federal Funding Report is a weekly compilation of items published
in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance
programs. No attempt is made to include Federal Register notices not
directly related to Grants and Loans programs. The summary consists of
three parts: (1) Federal Register Summary, (2) Early Warning Grants
Report, and (3) Disaster Loan Applications.

Periodically, a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
will not be listed in the announcement. There are two (2) basic reasons
for this: 1) a CFDA number has been applied for and not yet received, or
2) the CFDA number has not been put in by the agency yet. Please call
the contact person listed in the Federal Register announcement for the
correct CFDA number. The new number should appear in the next edition of
the CFDA, which is published in June and December of each year.

PART 1. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

> (Each week, HIR summarizes information from Federal Register
> announcements that may significantly affect grants programs. The
> Federal Register is available online from GPO Access at
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.) The House of
> Representatives\' Federal Funding Report contains the following
> sections:

I.  Availability of Funds - An expansion of the highlights, including
    synopsis on

> Notice, CFDA, and Federal Register references

II\. Notice of Rules - Synopsis of rule-making notices affecting Grants
with CFDA and Federal Register References

> III\. Other Federal Register Notices - For items not falling into the
> Rules or Availability sections

PART 2. EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

(Listing of programs for which applications are being especially
solicited and which have been mentioned in the Federal Register in
recent weeks, listed in order of expiration date).

PART 3. DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS

> (Listing of areas for which Disaster Loan Programs are open, those
> with the most immediate closing dates listed first, those with the
> most recent disasters at the end. This part is divided into two
> sections, reflecting type of loan.)

I. Economic Injury Loans - For business losses

> II\. Physical Disaster Loans - For repair and replacement of real and
>
> personal property

VOLUME 14, NUMBER 52, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: December 27, 2004 -- December 31,
2004

**FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY**

This section contains summaries of those Federal Register entries
appearing during the last 2 weeks, which may significantly affect
Federal domestic assistance programs. For detailed information about a
specific assistance program, the program can be found in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by looking it up by its 5-digit
program number. Each summary represents H.I.R.\'s interpretation of the
major import of an entry and does not reflect the full content of the
Federal Register announcement. Consult the Federal Register for the full
text of items of interest.

.

I. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.300 **AMOUNT:**
\$253,984,652

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Grants for Public Works and Economic Development
Facilities

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77714 **DEADLINE:** Not Listed

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Atlanta **TELEPHONE:** 404 730-3025

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Austin **TELEPHONE:** 512 381-8144

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Chicago **TELEPHONE:** 313 353-7706

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Denver **TELEPHONE:** 303 844-4715

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Philadelphia **TELEPHONE:** 215
597-4603

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Seattle **TELEPHONE:** 206 220-7660

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration; for Economic Development Assistance Programs; Grants for
Public Works and Economic Development Facilities; Economic Development
-- Support for Planning Organizations; Economic Development -- Technical
Assistance; Economic Adjustment Assistance; and Economic Development --
Trade Adjustment Assistance.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.302 **AMOUNT:**
\$253,984,652

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Development -- Support for Planning
Organizations

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77714 **DEADLINE:** Not Listed

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Atlanta **TELEPHONE:** 404 730-3025

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Austin **TELEPHONE:** 512 381-8144

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Chicago **TELEPHONE:** 313 353-7706

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Denver **TELEPHONE:** 303 844-4715

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Philadelphia **TELEPHONE:** 215
597-4603

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Seattle **TELEPHONE:** 206 220-7660

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration; for Economic Development Assistance Programs; Grants for
Public Works and Economic Development Facilities; Economic Development
-- Support for Planning Organizations; Economic Development -- Technical
Assistance; Economic Adjustment Assistance; and Economic Development --
Trade Adjustment Assistance.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.303 **AMOUNT:**
\$253,984,652

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Development -- Technical Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77714 **DEADLINE:** Not Listed

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Atlanta **TELEPHONE:** 404 730-3025

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Austin **TELEPHONE:** 512 381-8144

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Chicago **TELEPHONE:** 313 353-7706

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Denver **TELEPHONE:** 303 844-4715

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Philadelphia **TELEPHONE:** 215
597-4603

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Seattle **TELEPHONE:** 206 220-7660

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration; for Economic Development Assistance Programs; Grants for
Public Works and Economic Development Facilities; Economic Development
-- Support for Planning Organizations; Economic Development -- Technical
Assistance; Economic Adjustment Assistance; and Economic Development --
Trade Adjustment Assistance.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.303 **AMOUNT:**
\$1,122,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Development -- Technical Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77716 **DEADLINE:** 05/31/05

**CONTACT:** Dr. John J. McNamee **TELEPHONE:** 202 482-3566

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration: Solicitation of Proposals for National Technical
Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2006.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.303 **AMOUNT:**
\$8,322,335

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Development -- Technical Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77718 **DEADLINE:** 04/22/05

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office - Philadelphia **TELEPHONE:** Not
Listed

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Chicago **TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration: Solicitation of Proposals for Fiscal Year 2005
University Center (UC) funding in the areas served by its Philadelphia
and Chicago regional offices.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.307 **AMOUNT:**
\$253,984,652

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Adjustment Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77714 **DEADLINE:** Not Listed

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Atlanta **TELEPHONE:** 404 730-3025

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Austin **TELEPHONE:** 512 381-8144

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Chicago **TELEPHONE:** 313 353-7706

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Denver **TELEPHONE:** 303 844-4715

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Philadelphia **TELEPHONE:** 215
597-4603

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Seattle **TELEPHONE:** 206 220-7660

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration; for Economic Development Assistance Programs; Grants for
Public Works and Economic Development Facilities; Economic Development
-- Support for Planning Organizations; Economic Development -- Technical
Assistance; Economic Adjustment Assistance; and Economic Development --
Trade Adjustment Assistance.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.313 **AMOUNT:**
\$253,984,652

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Trade Adjustment Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77714 **DEADLINE:** Not Listed

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Atlanta **TELEPHONE:** 404 730-3025

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Austin **TELEPHONE:** 512 381-8144

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Chicago **TELEPHONE:** 313 353-7706

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Denver **TELEPHONE:** 303 844-4715

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Philadelphia **TELEPHONE:** 215
597-4603

**CONTACT:** EDA regional office -- Seattle **TELEPHONE:** 206 220-7660

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration; for Economic Development Assistance Programs; Grants for
Public Works and Economic Development Facilities; Economic Development
-- Support for Planning Organizations; Economic Development -- Technical
Assistance; Economic Adjustment Assistance; and Economic Development --
Trade Adjustment Assistance.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$103,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Electronics and Electrical
Engineering (EEEL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$106,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Manufacturing Engineering
(MEL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$98,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Chemical Science and
Technology (CSTL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$145,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Physics (PL), for fiscal year
2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$80,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Materials Science and
Engineering (MSEL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$95,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Building and Fire Research
(BFRL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$100,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Anita Sweigert (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-4200

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Gaithersburg (MD.) Programs; in Information Technology (ITL),
for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$64,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Phyllis Wright (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 303
497-3244

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Boulder (CO.) Programs; in Electronics and Electrical
Engineering (EEEL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$40,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Phyllis Wright (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 303
497-3244

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Boulder (CO.) Programs; in Physics (PL), for fiscal year
2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$24,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Phyllis Wright (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 303
497-3244

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Boulder (CO.) Programs; in Chemical Science and Technology
(CSTL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$16,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Phyllis Wright (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 303
497-3244

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Boulder (CO.) Programs; in Materials Science and Engineering
(MSEL), for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$16,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77223 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Ms. Phyllis Wright (Program Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 303
497-3244

**CONTACT:** Joyce Brigham (Grants Related Administration Questions)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF), in Boulder (CO.) Programs; in Information Technology (ITL), for
fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.136 **AMOUNT:** \$1,200,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and
Community Based Programs

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78419 **DEADLINE:** 03/30/05

**CONTACT:** Technical Information Management Section **TELEPHONE:** 770
488-2700

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention; Youth Violence Prevention through Community-Level
Change, for fiscal year 2005.

NOTICE OF RULES

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.553

**PROGRAM TITLE:** School Breakfast Program

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78340

**CONTACT:** Denise Londos or Todd J. Barrett **TELEPHONE:** 703
305-2590

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Food and Nutrition Service;
Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast
and Special Milk Programs.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.555

**PROGRAM TITLE:** National School Lunch Program

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78340

**CONTACT:** Denise Londos or Todd J. Barrett **TELEPHONE:** 703
305-2590

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Food and Nutrition Service;
Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast
and Special Milk Programs.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.556

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Milk Program for Children

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78340

**CONTACT:** Denise Londos or Todd J. Barrett **TELEPHONE:** 703
305-2590

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Food and Nutrition Service;
Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast
and Special Milk Programs.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.218

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78829

**CONTACT:** Salvatore Sclafani **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-1817, ext. 4364

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Office of the Secretary, HUD; would
amend and update the Consolidated Plan regulations of State and local
governments to make clarifying and streamlining changes that are
expected to make the consolidated plan of State and local jurisdictions
more results-oriented.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Labor **CFDA#:** 17.203

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Labor Certification for Alien Workers

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77325

**CONTACT:** PERM Help Desk **TELEPHONE:** 202 693-3010

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Employment and Training
Administration: Labor Certification for the Permanent Employment of
Aliens in the United States; Implementation of New System.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.100

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Automobiles and Adaptive Equipment for Certain
Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.101

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Burial Expenses Allowance for Veterans

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.102

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Compensation for Service-Connected Deaths for
Veterans' Dependents

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.104

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability for
Veterans

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.105

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Pension to Veterans Surviving Spouses, and Children

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.106

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.109

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected
Disability

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.110

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for
Service-Connected Death

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.115

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Veterans Information and Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.127

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Monthly Allowance for Children of Vietnam Veterans
Born with Spina Bifida

**FR Date:** 12/27/04 **PAGE:** 77577

**CONTACT:** Bill Russo **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-9515

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Veterans Affairs; to reorganized
and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "Old-Law"
and "Section 306" Pension programs, as well as its regulations
concerning Elections of Improved Pension.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.563

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Child Support Enforcement

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77659

**CONTACT:** Elizabeth Matheson **TELEPHONE:** 202 401-9386

**SUMMARY:** Interim final rule regarding Administration for Children
and Families; Child Support Enforcement Program; Reasonable Quantitative
Standard for Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78315

**CONTACT:** Dana Burley **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
correction of final rule, Medicare Program; Changes to Hospital
Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2005 Payment
Rates; Wage Index Tables and Corrections.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78315

**CONTACT:** Dana Burley **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
correction of final rule, Medicare Program; Changes to Hospital
Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2005 Payment
Rates; Wage Index Tables and Corrections.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78525

**CONTACT:** Marc Hartstein **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4548

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; correcting amendment, Medicare Program; Changes to the
Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2005
Rates.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78525

**CONTACT:** Marc Hartstein **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4548

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; correcting amendment, Medicare Program; Changes to the
Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2005
Rates.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/28/04 **PAGE:** 77650

**CONTACT:** Mike Grimm **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2878

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding List of Communities Eligible for the
Sale of Flood Insurance. This rule identifies communities in various
states participating in National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and
suspended from the NFIP.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.559

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Summer Food Service Program for Children

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78386

**CONTACT:** Robert M. Eadie **TELEPHONE:** 703 305-2590

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Food and Nutrition Service, to inform the
public of the annual adjustments to Reimbursement for 2005 rates for
meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.313

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Trade Adjustment Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/29/04 **PAGE:** 77983

**CONTACT:** Trade Adjustment Assistance **TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Economic Development Administration; of
Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility to Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance, for period of November 29, 2004 --
December 17. 2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.714

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicaid Assistance Program

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78428

**CONTACT:** Margaret Teeters **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4678

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances
-- July 2004 through September 2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78428

**CONTACT:** Margaret Teeters **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4678

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances
-- July 2004 through September 2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78428

**CONTACT:** Margaret Teeters **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4678

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances
-- July 2004 through September 2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78442

**CONTACT:** Renee Swann **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4492

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare Program; Timeline for Publication of Medicare Final Regulations
After Proposed or Interim Final Regulations.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78442

**CONTACT:** Renee Swann **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4492

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare Program; Timeline for Publication of Medicare Final Regulations
After Proposed or Interim Final Regulations.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78444

**CONTACT:** Gwyneveyre Pasquale **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-7701

**SUMMARY:** Final notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Approval of the National Committee for
Quality Assurance Deeming Authority for Medicare Advantage Local
Preferred Provider Organizations.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78444

**CONTACT:** Gwyneveyre Pasquale **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-7701

**SUMMARY:** Final notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Approval of the National Committee for
Quality Assurance Deeming Authority for Medicare Advantage Local
Preferred Provider Organizations.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78445

**CONTACT:** Jeanette Kranacs **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-9385

**CONTACT:** Bill Ullman **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-5667

**CONTACT:** Sheila Lambowitz **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-7605

**SUMMARY:** Correction Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated
Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/30/04 **PAGE:** 78445

**CONTACT:** Jeanette Kranacs **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-9385

**CONTACT:** Bill Ullman **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-5667

**CONTACT:** Sheila Lambowitz **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-7605

**SUMMARY:** Correction Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated
Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities.

**EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT**

Below are deadlines for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Programs that have appeared in the Federal Register in the past
several weeks.

DEADLINE CFDA NUMBER PROGRAM TITLE

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
EEEL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
MEL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
CSTL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
PL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
MSEL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
BFRL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Gaithersburg --
ITL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Boulder -- EEEL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Boulder -- PL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Boulder -- CSTL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Boulder -- MSEL)

02/15/05 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research (Boulder -- ITL)

03/30/05 93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and
Community

04/22/05 11.303 Economic Development -- Technical Assistance
(University)

05/31/05 11.303 Economic Development -- Technical Assistance (National)

> **DISASTER LOANS**

**59.002 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS** **CLOSING DATE**:

None.

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

None.