Federal Funding Report

Volume 18, Number 19 (Period of May 05, 2008 -- May 09, 2008)

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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 18, NUMBER 19, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: May 05, 2008 -- May 09, 2008

**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}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 05/05/08 **PAGE:** 24621 **DEADLINE:** 01/22/09

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11221 and #11222
for Dallas County in the State of Missouri; and for the following
contiguous counties of Camden, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Polk, and
Webster, in the State of Missouri, constitute a disaster area due to
damage caused by Severe Storms, Tornadoes, High Winds, Hail, and
Flooding occurring on March 30, 2008 through April 2, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 05/05/08 **PAGE:** 24621 **DEADLINE:** 06/23/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11221 and #11222 for
Dallas County in the State of Missouri, constitute a disaster area due
to damage caused by Severe Storms, Tornadoes, High Winds, Hail, and
Flooding occurring on March 30, 2008 through April 2, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 25074 **DEADLINE:** 01/28/09

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11223 and #11224
for Crowley County in the State of Colorado; and for the following
contiguous counties of El Paso, Kiowa, Lincoln, Otero, and Pueblo, in
the State of Colorado, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused
by Ordway Fire occurring on April 14, 2008 through April 15, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 25074 **DEADLINE:** 06/27/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11223 and #11224 for
Crowley County in the State of Colorado, constitute a disaster area due
to damage caused by Ordway Fire occurring on April 14, 2008 through
April 15, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 25075 **DEADLINE:** 01/28/09

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11225 and #11226
for Wayne County in the State of Kentucky; and for the following
contiguous counties of Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, and Russell in the
State of Kentucky; and Pickett and Scott Counties in the State of
Tennessee, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by Severe
Storm and Tornadoes occurring on April 4, 2008 through April 11, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 25075 **DEADLINE:** 06/27/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11225 and #11226 for
Wayne County in the State of Kentucky, constitute a disaster area due to
damage caused by Severe Storm and Tornadoes occurring on April 4, 2008
through April 11, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.330C **AMOUNT:**
\$12,400,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Advanced Placement Program

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25688 **DEADLINE:** 07/07/08

**CONTACT:** Ivonne Jaime **TELEPHONE:** 202 260-1519

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education; Overview Information; Advanced Placement Incentive
Program; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The program is
designed to increase the successful participation of low-income students
in advanced placement courses and tests; and expands opportunities for
low-income students to take college-level classes and earn college
credit while still in high school. We strongly encourage each potential
applicant to send a notification of its Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply
for funding to <AdvancedPlacementProgram@ed.gov> by June 6, 2008. The
notification of intent to apply for funding is optional. Applications
for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using
the Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper format (if
you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement
and submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of
these exceptions) by mail or hand delivery, on or before the July 7,
2008 deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not
wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process through Grants.gov.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.193 **AMOUNT:** \$8,500,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Urban Indian Health Services

**FR Date:** 05/09/08 **PAGE:** 26399 **DEADLINE:** 05/21/08

**CONTACT:** Phyllis S. Wolfe, (for program related information)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 443-4680

**CONTACT:** Danielle Steward, (for general information) **TELEPHONE:**
301 443-4680

**CONTACT:** Pallop Chareonvootitam, (for grant related & business mgt.)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 443-5204

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Indian Health Service; Office
of Urban Indian Health Programs; Announcement Type: Targeted
Solicitation; Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-JHS-UIHP-0001. The
Indian Health Service (IHS), Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
(OUIHP) announces a target solicitation for the 4-in-1 Title V grants to
make health care services more accessible for American Indians and
Alaska Natives (AI/AN) residing in urban areas. An applicant package may
be found in Grants.gov ([http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/))
or at: <http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/gogp_funding.asp>.
The application from each Urban Indian Health Organization (UIHO) must
be submitted electronically through Grants.gov
([http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (EST) on May 21, 2008. If technical challenges arise and
the UIHO is unable to successfully complete the electronic application
process, each organization must contact Michelle G. Bulls, Grants Policy
Staff, fifteen days prior to the application deadline and advise of the
difficulties that they are experiencing. Each organization must obtain
prior approval, in writing (e-mails are acceptable), from Ms. Bulls
allowing the paper submission. If it is determined that a formal waiver
is necessary, each organization must submit a request, in writing
(e-mails are acceptable), to <Michelle.Bulls@ihs.gov> providing a
justification for the need to deviate from the standard electronic
submission process.

II\. NOTICE OF RULES

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 24871

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter, General Information **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**CONTACT:** Michele Hudson, General Information **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-5490

**CONTACT:** Elizabeth Truong, Federal Rate Update & Short Stay
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6005

**SUMMARY:** Interim final rule regarding the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Changes for Long-Term Care
Hospitals Required by Certain Provisions of the Medicare, Medicaid,
SCHIP Extension Act of 2007: 3-Year Delay in the Application of Payment
Adjustments for Short Stay Outliers and Changes to the Standard Federal
Rate. This interim final rule with comment period implements certain
provisions of section 114 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension
Act of 2007 relating to long term care hospitals (LTCHs). These
provisions include a 3-year delay in the application of certain
provisions of the payment adjustment for short-stay outliers and
revisions to the RY 2008 standard Federal rate.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 24871

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter, General Information **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**CONTACT:** Michele Hudson, General Information **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-5490

**CONTACT:** Elizabeth Truong, Federal Rate Update & Short Stay
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6005

**SUMMARY:** Interim final rule regarding the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Changes for Long-Term Care
Hospitals Required by Certain Provisions of the Medicare, Medicaid,
SCHIP Extension Act of 2007: 3-Year Delay in the Application of Payment
Adjustments for Short Stay Outliers and Changes to the Standard Federal
Rate. This interim final rule with comment period implements certain
provisions of section 114 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension
Act of 2007 relating to long term care hospitals (LTCHs). These
provisions include a 3-year delay in the application of certain
provisions of the payment adjustment for short-stay outliers and
revisions to the RY 2008 standard Federal rate.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25918

**CONTACT:** Ellen Berry, (info related to clinical issues)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4528

**CONTACT:** Jeanette Kranacs, (related to payment rates & case-mix)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-9385

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated
Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2009. This proposed rule
would update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system
(PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year (FY) 2009.
In addition, it would recalibrate the case-mix indexes to that they more
accurately reflect parity in expenditures related to the implementation
of case-mix refinements in January 2006. It also discusses our ongoing
analysis of nursing home staff time measurement data collected in the
Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) project.
Finally, the proposed rule would make technical corrections in the
regulations text with respect to Medicare bad debt payments to SNFs and
the reference to the definition of urban and rural as applied to SNFs.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25918

**CONTACT:** Ellen Berry, (info related to clinical issues)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4528

**CONTACT:** Jeanette Kranacs, (related to payment rates & case-mix)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-9385

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated
Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2009. This proposed rule
would update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system
(PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year (FY) 2009.
In addition, it would recalibrate the case-mix indexes to that they more
accurately reflect parity in expenditures related to the implementation
of case-mix refinements in January 2006. It also discusses our ongoing
analysis of nursing home staff time measurement data collected in the
Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) project.
Finally, the proposed rule would make technical corrections in the
regulations text with respect to Medicare bad debt payments to SNFs and
the reference to the definition of urban and rural as applied to SNFs.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/09/08 **PAGE:** 26788

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter (for General Information) **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**CONTACT:** For various issues contacts, See Federal Register,
05/09/08, page 26788

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term
Care Hospitals RY 2009: Annual Payment Rate Updates, Policy Changes, and
Clarifications; and Electronic Submission of Cost Reports: Revision to
Effective Date of Cost Reporting Period. This final rule updates the
annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS)
for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals
(LTCHs). We are also consolidating the annual July 1 update for payment
rates and the October 1 update for Medicare severity long-term care
diagnosis-related group (MS-LTC-DRG) weights to a single rulemaking
cycle that coincides with the Federal fiscal year (FFY). In addition, we
are clarifying various policy issues.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/09/08 **PAGE:** 26788

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter (for General Information) **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**CONTACT:** For various issues contacts, See Federal Register,
05/09/08, page 26788

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term
Care Hospitals RY 2009: Annual Payment Rate Updates, Policy Changes, and
Clarifications; and Electronic Submission of Cost Reports: Revision to
Effective Date of Cost Reporting Period. This final rule updates the
annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS)
for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals
(LTCHs). We are also consolidating the annual July 1 update for payment
rates and the October 1 update for Medicare severity long-term care
diagnosis-related group (MS-LTC-DRG) weights to a single rulemaking
cycle that coincides with the Federal fiscal year (FFY). In addition, we
are clarifying various policy issues.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.001

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Disability Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25507

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6617

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are issuing this final rule to adopt without change the final rules with
request for comment published on December 10, 2007, at 72 FR 69616. This
final rule amends the regulation at 20 CFR Part 401, Appendix A, which
requires us to release an employee's location of duty station upon
request. This final rule also revises the regulation at 20 CFR 402.45
that describes the availability of records.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Retirement Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25507

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6617

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are issuing this final rule to adopt without change the final rules with
request for comment published on December 10, 2007, at 72 FR 69616. This
final rule amends the regulation at 20 CFR Part 401, Appendix A, which
requires us to release an employee's location of duty station upon
request. This final rule also revises the regulation at 20 CFR 402.45
that describes the availability of records.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.004

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Survivors Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25507

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6617

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are issuing this final rule to adopt without change the final rules with
request for comment published on December 10, 2007, at 72 FR 69616. This
final rule amends the regulation at 20 CFR Part 401, Appendix A, which
requires us to release an employee's location of duty station upon
request. This final rule also revises the regulation at 20 CFR 402.45
that describes the availability of records.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.006

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Supplemental Security Income

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25507

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6617

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are issuing this final rule to adopt without change the final rules with
request for comment published on December 10, 2007, at 72 FR 69616. This
final rule amends the regulation at 20 CFR Part 401, Appendix A, which
requires us to release an employee's location of duty station upon
request. This final rule also revises the regulation at 20 CFR 402.45
that describes the availability of records.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.001

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Disability Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26001

**CONTACT:** Martin Sussman **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-1767

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings; Change of Address for Requests. Our
regulations describe when a Social Security Administration (SSA)
employee will testify or provide records or other information in a legal
proceeding to which we are not a party. The regulations also describe
how you request testimony of an SSA employee. This final rule updates
the address you should use to request testimony of an SSA employee.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Retirement Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26001

**CONTACT:** Martin Sussman **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-1767

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings; Change of Address for Requests. Our
regulations describe when a Social Security Administration (SSA)
employee will testify or provide records or other information in a legal
proceeding to which we are not a party. The regulations also describe
how you request testimony of an SSA employee. This final rule updates
the address you should use to request testimony of an SSA employee.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.004

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Survivors Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26001

**CONTACT:** Martin Sussman **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-1767

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings; Change of Address for Requests. Our
regulations describe when a Social Security Administration (SSA)
employee will testify or provide records or other information in a legal
proceeding to which we are not a party. The regulations also describe
how you request testimony of an SSA employee. This final rule updates
the address you should use to request testimony of an SSA employee.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.005

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26001

**CONTACT:** Martin Sussman **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-1767

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings; Change of Address for Requests. Our
regulations describe when a Social Security Administration (SSA)
employee will testify or provide records or other information in a legal
proceeding to which we are not a party. The regulations also describe
how you request testimony of an SSA employee. This final rule updates
the address you should use to request testimony of an SSA employee.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.006

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Supplemental Security Income

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26001

**CONTACT:** Martin Sussman **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-1767

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings; Change of Address for Requests. Our
regulations describe when a Social Security Administration (SSA)
employee will testify or provide records or other information in a legal
proceeding to which we are not a party. The regulations also describe
how you request testimony of an SSA employee. This final rule updates
the address you should use to request testimony of an SSA employee.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.020

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26001

**CONTACT:** Martin Sussman **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-1767

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings; Change of Address for Requests. Our
regulations describe when a Social Security Administration (SSA)
employee will testify or provide records or other information in a legal
proceeding to which we are not a party. The regulations also describe
how you request testimony of an SSA employee. This final rule updates
the address you should use to request testimony of an SSA employee.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25542

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding on Final Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Chowan and Union Counties and
Incorporated Areas in the State of North Carolina.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25560

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding on Final Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Imperial County and Incorporated
Areas in the State of California.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25633

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Jackson County and Incorporated
Areas in the State of North Carolina; and for various locations in Rusk
County and Incorporated Areas in the State of Wisconsin.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26026

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Interim rule regarding Changes in Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations, and for various counties in the
following States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and
Virginia.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26030

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Final Flood Elevation Determinations
for various locations in Clark County and Incorporated Areas in the
State of Alabama; Lee County and Incorporated Areas in the State of
Kentucky; Tunica County and Incorporated Areas in the State of
Mississippi; and Dyer County and Incorporated Areas in the State of
Tennessee.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 05/08/08 **PAGE:** 26060

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Mohave County and Incorporated
Areas in the State of Arizona; Washington County and Incorporated Areas
in the State of Oregon; and City of Virginia Beach, in the State of
Virginia.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.419

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25667

**CONTACT:** Brett Grosko, Attorney-Advisor (for Ocean Services)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 713-7384

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; Federal Consistency Appeals by Weaver's Cove Energy,
LLC, and Mill River Pipeline, LLC. This announcement provides notice
that the decision records for two administrative appeals filed with the
Department of Commerce by Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC, and Mill River
Pipeline, LLC, have been closed on May 5, 2008. Materials from the
appeal records are available at the Internet site
<http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm> and at the Office of General Counsel
for Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.900

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned
Housing

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25762

**CONTACT:** Jonnette G. Hawkins **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-7593

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; Announcement of Funding Awards
for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2007. This announcement contains the name and address of the award
recipients and the amounts awarded. A total of \$86,640,622 was awarded
to 34 grantees for the Lead Based Paint and Hazard Control Program.
These awards were the result of competitions announced in a Federal
Register notice published on March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11539).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.901

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Healthy Homes Demonstration Grants

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25762

**CONTACT:** Jonnette G. Hawkins **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-7593

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; Announcement of Funding Awards
for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2007. This announcement contains the name and address of the award
recipients and the amounts awarded. A total of \$4,986,974 was awarded
to 5 grantees for the Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program. These
awards were the result of competitions announced in a Federal Register
notice published on March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11539).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.902

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Lead Technical Studies Grants

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25762

**CONTACT:** Jonnette G. Hawkins **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-7593

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; Announcement of Funding Awards
for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2007. This announcement contains the name and address of the award
recipients and the amounts awarded. A total of \$3,499,997 was awarded
to 8 grantees for the Lead Technical Studies Program. These awards were
the result of competitions announced in a Federal Register notice
published on March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11539).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.904

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Lead Outreach Grants

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25762

**CONTACT:** Jonnette G. Hawkins **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-7593

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; Announcement of Funding Awards
for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2007. This announcement contains the name and address of the award
recipients and the amounts awarded. A total of \$1,187,519 was awarded
to 3 grantees for the Lead Outreach Grants Program. These awards were
the result of competitions announced in a Federal Register notice
published on March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11539).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.905

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25762

**CONTACT:** Jonnette G. Hawkins **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-7593

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; Announcement of Funding Awards
for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2007. This announcement contains the name and address of the award
recipients and the amounts awarded. A total of \$58,675,147 was awarded
to 18 grantees for the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program.
These awards were the result of competitions announced in a Federal
Register notice published on March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11539).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.906

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25762

**CONTACT:** Jonnette G. Hawkins **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-7593

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; Announcement of Funding Awards
for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2007. This announcement contains the name and address of the award
recipients and the amounts awarded. A total of \$2,000,000 was awarded
to 3 grantees for the Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants Program.
These awards were the result of competitions announced in a Federal
Register notice published on March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11539).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 05/06/08 **PAGE:** 25077

**CONTACT:** David Snyder, Environmental Program Manager, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 614 280-6852

**CONTACT:** Ms. Deborah Wegmann, Program Manager (ORTO), USACE
**TELEPHONE:** 614 692-4660

**CONTACT:** Timothy Hill, Environmental Services Administrator, Ohio
DOT **TELEPHONE:** 614 644-0377

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Highway Administration;
Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA, Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE), and Other Federal Agencies. The actions relate to
a proposed highway project, U.S. Route 33, from Haydenville in Hocking
County to Doanville (just west of New Floodwood) in Athens County in the
State of Ohio. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for
the project.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25823

**CONTACT:** Mark D. Bartlett, Division Administrator, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 334 223-7370

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Highway Administration, to
advise the public that the Notice of Intent published on August 28,
2002, to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed
highway project to construct a "loop" around the western side of Mobile
from I-10 southwest of the city of Mobile to I-65 north of Mobile in
Mobile County, Alabama. The project is being rescinded since the Alabama
Department of Transportation has decided not to pursue this project at
this time.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25709

**CONTACT:** Dorothy Myrick or Jana Lindquist, (for general information)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4533

**CONTACT:** Heidi Oumarou, (for market basket & labor-related share)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-7942

**CONTACT:** Theresa Bean, (for regulatory impact analysis)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-2287

**CONTACT:** Matthew Quarrick, (for wage index) **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-9867

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective
Payment System Payment Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2008 (RY
2009). This notice updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare
inpatient psychiatric hospital services provided by inpatient
psychiatric facilities (IPFs). These changes are applicable to IPF
discharges occurring during the rate year beginning July 1, 2008 through
June 30, 2009.

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

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

**FR Date:** 05/07/08 **PAGE:** 25709

**CONTACT:** Dorothy Myrick or Jana Lindquist, (for general information)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4533

**CONTACT:** Heidi Oumarou, (for market basket & labor-related share)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-7942

**CONTACT:** Theresa Bean, (for regulatory impact analysis)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-2287

**CONTACT:** Matthew Quarrick, (for wage index) **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-9867

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective
Payment System Payment Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2008 (RY
2009). This notice updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare
inpatient psychiatric hospital services provided by inpatient
psychiatric facilities (IPFs). These changes are applicable to IPF
discharges occurring during the rate year beginning July 1, 2008 through
June 30, 2009.

**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

05/21/08 93.193 Urban Indian Health Services

07/07/08 84.330C Advanced Placement Program

> **DISASTER LOANS**

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

Missouri -- various counties 01/22/09

Colorado -- various counties 01/28/09

Kentucky -- various counties 01/28/09

Tennessee -- Pickett and Scott counties 01/28/09

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

Missouri -- Dallas county 06/23/08

Colorado -- Crowley county 06/27/08

Kentucky -- Wayne county 06/27/08