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budget period ends, and will include a 

brief comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the goals 

established for the period, or, if 

applicable, provide sound justification 

for the lack of progress, and other 

pertinent information as required. A 

final report must be submitted within 90 

days of expiration of the budget/project 

period. 

B. Financial Status Report. Semiannual financial status reports must be 

submitted within 30 days after the 

budget period ends. Final financial 

status reports are due within 90 days of 

expiration of the budget/project period. 

Standard Form (SF) 269 (long form) will 

be used for financial reporting and the 

final SF–269 must be verified from the 

grantee’s records on how the value was 

derived. 

C. Federal Cash Transaction Reports 

are due every calendar quarter to the 

Division of Payment Management 

(DPM), Payment Management Branch. 

Please refer to the DPM Web site (http:// 

www.dpm.psc.gov/) for additional 

guidance. Failure to submit timely 

reports may cause a disruption in timely 

payments to your organization. 

Telecommunication for the hearing 

impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443– 

6394. 

VII. IHS Agency Contact(s) 

1. Questions on the programmatic 

issues may be directed to: Anna Old Elk, 

Program Analyst, Office of Tribal SelfGovernance, Telephone No.: (301) 443– 

7821, Fax No.: (301) 443–1050, E-mail: 

anna.oldelk@ihs.gov. 

2. Questions on grants management 

and fiscal matters may be directed to: 

Kimberly M. Pendleton, Grants 

Management Officer, Division of Grants 

Operations, Telephone No.: (301) 443– 

5204, Fax No.: (301) 443–9602, E-mail: 

kimberly.pendleton@ihs.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

The Public Health Service (PHS) 

strongly encourages all cooperative 

agreement and contract recipients to 

provide a smoke-free workplace and 

promote the non-use of all tobacco 

products. In addition, Public Law 103– 

227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, 

prohibits smoking in certain facilities 

(or in some cases, any portion of the 

facility) in which regular or routine 

education, library, day care, health care 

or early childhood development 

services are provided to children. This 

is consistent with the PHS mission to 

protect and advance the physical and 

mental health of the American people. 

Dated: March 1, 2010. 

Yvette Roubideaux, 

Director, Indian Health Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4854 Filed 3–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Tribal Self-Governance Program 

Planning Cooperative Agreement; 

Announcement Type: New Funding 

Announcement Number: HHS–2010– 

IHS–TSGP–0001 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.444. 

DATES: Key Dates: Application Deadline 

Date: April 16, 2010. Review Date: 

May 14, 2010. Anticipated Start Date: 

June 14, 2010. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The purpose of the Planning 

Cooperative Agreement is to provide 

resources to Tribes interested in 

participating in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program (TSGP), as 

authorized by Public Law 106–260, the 

Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 

2000, and Title V of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act, Public Law 93–638, as 

amended (Title V) (25 U.S.C. 458aaa– 

2(e)). The Planning Cooperative 

Agreement enables a Tribe to gather 

information on the current types of 

programs, services, functions, and 

activities (PSFAs) and related funding 

available at the Service Unit, Area, and 

Headquarters levels as well as 

determine the organizational 

preparation related to the 

administration of health programs. 

There is limited competition under 

this announcement because the 

authorizing legislation restricts 

eligibility to Tribes that meet specific 

criteria (Refer to Section III.1.A., Eligible 

Applicants in this announcement). The 

TSGP is designed to promote SelfGovernance by enabling Tribes to 

assume control of Indian Health Service 

(IHS) PSFAs, or portions thereof, 

through compacts negotiated with the 

IHS. This program is described at 93.444 

in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA). 

Indian Tribes that have completed 

comparable health planning activities in 

previous years using Tribal resources 

are not required to receive a SelfGovernance Planning Cooperative 

Agreement to be eligible to participate 

in the TSGP. The receipt of a Planning 

Cooperative Agreement award is not a 

prerequisite to enter the TSGP. 

The Tribes eligible to compete for the 

Planning Cooperative Agreements 

include: Any Federally recognized 

Indian Tribe that has not previously 

received a Planning Cooperative 

Agreement; Federally recognized Indian 

Tribes that have previously received 

Planning Cooperative Agreements but 

chose not to enter the TSGP; and those 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes that 

received a Planning Cooperative 

Agreement, entered the TSGP, and 

would like to plan for the assumption of 

new and expanded programs. Tribes are 

also eligible to apply for and receive a 

Negotiation Cooperative Agreement 

within the same grant cycle contingent 

upon completion of planning activities. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Awards: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

Estimated Funds Available: The total 

amount identified for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2010 is $600,000 for approximately 

eight Tribes. Awards under this 

announcement are subject to the 

availability of funds. In the absence of 

funding, the agency is under no 

obligation to make awards that are 

selected for funding under this 

announcement. 

Anticipated Number of Awards: The 

estimated number of awards to be 

funded is approximately eight. 

Project Period: 12 months. 

Award Amount: $75,000 per year. 

Programmatic Involvement: Planning 

Cooperative Agreements entail 

substantial IHS programmatic 

involvement to establish a basic 

understanding of PSFAs and associated 

funding at the Service Unit, Area, and 

Headquarters levels. 

The IHS roles and responsibilities 

include: 

• Providing a description of PSFAs 

and associated funding at all levels, 

including funding formulas and 

methodologies related to determining 

Tribal shares. 

• Identifying IHS staff to consult with 

applicants on methods currently used to 

manage and deliver health care. 

• Providing applicants with statutes, 

regulations and policies that provide 

authority for administering IHS 

programs. 

The grantee roles and responsibilities 

are critical to the success of the TSGP 

and include: 

• Researching and analyzing the 

complex IHS budget to gain a thorough 

understanding of funding distribution at 

all levels and to determine which 

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• Establishing a process by which 

Tribes can effectively approach the IHS 

to identify programs and associated 

funding which could be incorporated 

into their current programs. 

• Determining the Tribe’s share of 

each PSFA and evaluating the current 

level of health care services being 

provided to make an informed decision 

on new program assumption(s). 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

To be eligible for a Planning 

Cooperative Agreement under this 

announcement, an applicant must: 

A. Be a Federally recognized Tribe as 

defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b(e). However, 

Alaska Native Villages or Alaska Native 

Village Corporations are not eligible if 

they are located within the area served 

by an Alaska Native regional health 

entity already participating in the 

Alaska Tribal Health Compact in 1998. 

By Congressional statute, the Native 

Village of Eyak, Eastern Aleutian Tribes, 

and the Council for Athabascan Tribal 

Governments have also been deemed 

Alaska Native regional health entities. 

Those Alaska Tribes not represented by 

a Self-Governance Tribal consortium 

Funding Agreement (FA) within their 

area may still be considered to 

participate in the TSGP. 

B. Submit a Tribal resolution or other 

official action from the appropriate 

governing body of each Indian Tribe to 

be served authorizing the submission of 

the Planning Cooperative Agreement 

application. Tribal Consortia applying 

for a Tribal Self-Governance Planning 

Cooperative Agreement shall submit 

Tribal Council Resolutions from each 

Tribe in the consortium. Draft 

resolutions are acceptable in lieu of an 

official signed resolution to submit with 

the application; however, an official 

signed Tribal resolution must be 

received by the Division of Grants 

Operations (DGO), Attn: Kimberly M. 

Pendleton, 801 Thompson Avenue, 

TMP Suite 360, Rockville, MD 20852, by 

May 12, 2010, prior to the Objective 

Review Committee (ORC) evaluation on 

May 14, 2010. If the IHS DGO does not 

receive an official signed resolution by 

May 12, 2010, then the application will 

be considered incomplete and will be 

returned without consideration. 

*It is highly recommended that the 

Tribal resolution be sent by a delivery 

method that includes proof of receipt. 

C. Demonstrate, for three fiscal years, 

financial stability and financial 

management capability, which is 

defined as no uncorrected significant 

and material audit exceptions in the 

required annual audit of the Indian 

Tribe’s Self-Determination contracts or 

Self-Governance Funding Agreements 

with any Federal agency. Applicants are 

required to submit complete annual 

audit reports for the three fiscal years 

prior to the year in which the applicant 

is applying for the Planning Cooperative 

Agreement. The applicants may scan an 

electronic copy of the documents and 

attach them to the online application. If 

the applicant determines that the audit 

reports are too lengthy, then the 

applicants may submit them separately 

via regular mail by the due date, April 

16, 2010. Applicants sending in audits 

via regular mail must submit two copies 

of the complete audits for the three 

previous fiscal years under separate 

cover directly to the DGO, Attn: 

Kimberly M. Pendleton, 801 Thompson 

Avenue, TMP Suite 360, Rockville, MD 

20852, referencing the Funding 

Opportunity Number, HHS–2010–IHS– 

TSGP–0001, as prescribed by Public 

Law 98–502, the Single Audit Act, as 

amended (see OMB Circular A–133, 

revised June 24, 1997, Audits of States, 

Local Governments, and Non-Profit 

Organizations). If the IHS DGO does not 

receive this documentation by April 16, 

2010, then the application will be 

considered incomplete and will be 

returned to the applicant without 

further consideration. Applicants must 

include the grant tracking number 

assigned to their electronic submission 

from Grants.gov and the date submitted 

via Grants.gov in their cover letter 

transmitting the required complete 

audits for the previous three fiscal years. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

The Tribal Self-Governance Planning 

Cooperative Agreement announcement 

does not require matching funds or cost 

sharing to participate in the competitive 

grant process. 

3. Other Requirements 

A. This program is described at 

93.444 in the CFDA. 

B. If application budget documents 

exceed the stated dollar amount that is 

outlined within this announcement, the 

application will be returned to the 

applicant without further consideration. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application package and detailed 

instructions for this announcement may 

be found through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov) or at: http://

www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/

gogp/index.cfm?module=gogp_funding. 

Information regarding this 

announcement may also be found on the 

Office of Tribal Self-Governance Web 

site at: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedical

Programs/SelfGovernance/

index.cfm?module=planning

_negotiation. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: 

A. The application must contain the 

following: 

(1) Table of Contents. 

(2) Abstract (one page) summarizing 

the project. 

(3) Project Narrative (no more than 

seven pages) providing: 

(a) Background information on the 

Tribe. 

(b) Proposed scope of work, 

objectives, and activities that provide a 

description of what will be 

accomplished including a one-page 

Time Frame Chart. 

(4) Application forms: SF–424, 

SF–424A, and SF–424B. 

(5) Budget narrative and justification. 

(6) Tribal Resolution (or official 

action). 

(7) Appendices: 

(a) Re ́sume ́s or position descriptions 

of key staff. 

(b) Contractor/Consultant re ́sume ́s or 

qualifications and scope of work. 

(c) Current Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement. 

(d) Organizational Chart (optional). 

(e) Audits. 

B. The project and budget narratives 

must: 

(1) Be single spaced. 

(2) Be typewritten. 

(3) Have consecutively numbered 

pages. 

(4) Use black type not smaller than 12 

characters per one inch. 

(5) Be printed on one side only of 

standard size 81⁄2′′ × 11′′ paper. 

C. The seven page limit for the 

narrative does not include the work 

plan, standard forms, Tribal resolutions 

or letters of support, table of contents, 

budget, budget justifications, narratives, 

and/or other appendix items. 

Public Policy Requirements: 

All Federal-wide public policies 

apply to IHS grants with exception of 

the Discrimination policy. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov by 12 

midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) 

on April 16, 2010. Any application 

received after the application deadline 

will not be accepted for processing, and 

it will be returned to the applicant(s) 

without further consideration for 

funding. 

If technical challenges arise and 

assistance is required with the 

electronic application process, contact 

Grants.gov Customer Support via e-mail 

to support@grants.gov or at (800) 518– 

4726. Customer Support is available to 


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address questions 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week (except on Federal holidays). If 

problems persist, contact Tammy 

Bagley, Division of Grants Policy (DGP) 

(tammy.bagley@ihs.gov) at (301) 443– 

5204. Please be sure to contact Ms. 

Bagley at least ten days prior to the 

application deadline. Please do not 

contact the DGP until you have received 

a Grants.gov tracking number. In the 

event you are not able to obtain a 

tracking number, call the DGP as soon 

as possible. 

If an applicant needs to submit a 

paper application instead of submitting 

electronically via Grants.gov, prior 

approval must be requested and 

obtained. The waiver must be 

documented in writing (e-mails are 

acceptable), before submitting a paper 

application. A copy of the written 

approval must be submitted along with 

the hardcopy that is mailed to the DGO 

(Refer to Section VII to obtain the 

mailing address). Paper applications 

that are submitted without a waiver will 

be returned to the applicant without 

review or further consideration. Late 

applications will not be accepted for 

processing, will be returned to the 

applicant, and will not be considered 

for funding. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: 

Executive Order 12372 requiring 

intergovernmental review is not 

applicable to this program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: 

A. Each planning cooperative 

agreement shall not exceed $75,000, 

including direct and appropriate 

indirect costs. 

B. Only one planning cooperative 

agreement will be awarded per 

applicant per grant cycle. 

C. Pre-award costs are not allowable 

without prior approval from the 

awarding agency. All pre-award costs 

are incurred at the recipient’s risk. 

6. Electronic Submission 

Requirements: 

The preferred method for receipt of 

applications is electronic submission 

through Grants.gov. In order to submit 

an application electronically, please go 

to http://www.Grants.gov and select the 

‘‘Apply for Grants’’ link on the home 

page. Download a copy of the 

application package on the Grants.gov 

Web site, complete it offline and then 

upload and submit the application via 

the Grants.gov site. You may not e-mail 

an electronic copy of a grant application 

to IHS. 

Applicants that receive a waiver to 

submit paper application documents 

must follow the rules and timelines that 

are noted below. The applicant must 

seek assistance at least 10 days prior to 

the application deadline (exact date: 

April 6, 2010). 

Please be reminded of the following: 

• Please search for the application 

package in Grants.gov (http:// 

www.Grants.gov) by entering the CFDA 

number or the Funding Opportunity 

Number. Both numbers are located in 

the header of this announcement. 

• Paper applications are not the 

preferred method for submitting 

applications. However, if you 

experience technical challenges while 

submitting your application 

electronically, please contact Grants.gov 

Customer Support directly at: http:// 

www.Grants.gov/CustomerSupport or 

(800) 518–4726. Customer Support is 

available to address questions 24 hours 

a day, 7 days a week (except on Federal 

holidays). 

• Upon contacting Grants.gov, obtain 

a tracking number as proof of contact. 

The tracking number is helpful if there 

are technical issues that cannot be 

resolved and a waiver request from the 

DGO must be obtained. 

• If it is determined that a waiver is 

needed, you must submit a request in 

writing (e-mails are acceptable) to 

GrantsPolicy@ihs.gov with a copy to 

Tammy.Bagley@ihs.gov. Please include 

a clear justification for the need to 

deviate from our standard electronic 

submission process. 

• If the waiver is approved, the 

application should be sent directly to 

the DGO grants official (Refer to Section 

VII) by the deadline date, April 16, 

2010. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

typically included on the SF–424 and 

all necessary assurances and 

certifications. Audits being sent 

separately must be received by the due 

date, April 16, 2010. Although draft 

Tribal resolutions may be submitted 

with the application, an official signed 

Tribal resolution must be received by 

May 12, 2010, prior to the ORC review 

on May 14, 2010. 

• Please use the optional attachment 

feature in Grants.gov to attach 

additional documentation that may be 

requested by the IHS. 

• Your application must comply with 

any page limitation requirements 

described in this program 

announcement. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. The DGO will retrieve 

your application from Grants.gov. The 

DGO will not notify applicants that the 

application has been received. 

• If submission of a paper application 

is requested and approved, the original 

and two copies must be sent to the 

appropriate grants contact listed in 

Section VII. 

• E-mail applications will not be 

accepted under this announcement. 

Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

Applicants are required to have a 

DUNS number to apply for a grant or 

cooperative agreement from the Federal 

Government. The DUNS number is a 

unique nine-digit identification number 

provided by D&B, which uniquely 

identifies your entity. The DUNS 

number is site specific; therefore each 

distinct performance site may be 

assigned a DUNS number. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, you 

may access it through the following Web 

site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or 

to expedite the process call (866) 705– 

5711. 

Another important fact is that 

applicants must also be registered with 

the Central Contractor Registration 

(CCR) and a DUNS number is required 

before an applicant can complete their 

CCR registration. Registration with the 

CCR is free of charge. Applicants may 

register online at http://www.ccr.gov or 

by calling (866) 606–8220. Additional 

information regarding the DUNS, CCR, 

and Grants.gov processes can be found 

at: http://www.Grants.gov. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

A. Goals and Objectives of the Project 

(30 points). 

Are the goals and objectives 

measurable and consistent with the 

purpose of the program and the needs 

of the people to be served, and are they 

achievable within the proposed time 

frame? 

B. Organizational Capabilities and 

Qualifications (25 points). 

Describe the organizational structure 

of the Tribe and its ability to manage the 

proposed project. Include resumes or 

position descriptions of key staff 

showing requisite experience and 

expertise and, where applicable, include 

resumes and scope of work for 

consultants that demonstrate experience 

and expertise relevant to the project. 

C. Methodology (20 points). 

Describe fully and clearly the 

methodology and activities that will be 

used to accomplish the goals and 

objectives of the project. 

D. Budget and Budget Justification (15 

points). 

Submit a line-item budget with a 

narrative justification for all 


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expenditures identifying reasonable and 

allowable costs necessary to accomplish 

the goals and objectives as outlined in 

the project narrative. 

E. Management of Health Program(s) 

(10 points). 

Does the applicant propose an 

improved approach to managing the 

health program(s) and indicate how the 

delivery of quality health services will 

be maintained under self-governance? 

2. Review and Selection Process 

In addition to the evaluation criteria 

in Section V.1., applications are 

considered according to the following: 

A. Application Submission: 

(1) The applicant and proposed 

project type is eligible in accordance 

with this cooperative agreement 

announcement. 

(2) Abstract, narrative, budget, 

required forms, appendices and other 

material submitted meet the 

requirements of the announcement, 

allowing the review panel to undertake 

an in-depth evaluation. 

B. Competitive Review of Eligible 

Applications: 

Applications will undergo an initial 

prescreening by the DGO. The 

prescreening will assess whether 

applications that meet the eligibility 

requirements are complete, responsive, 

and conform to criteria outlined in this 

program announcement. The 

applications that meet the minimum 

criteria will be reviewed for merit by the 

ORC based on the evaluation criteria. 

The ORC is composed of both Tribal 

and Federal reviewers, appointed by the 

IHS, to review and make 

recommendations on these applications. 

The review will be conducted in 

accordance with the IHS Objective 

Review Guidelines. The technical 

review process ensures selection of 

quality projects in a national 

competition for limited funding. 

Applications will be evaluated and 

rated by each reviewer on the basis of 

the evaluation criteria listed in Section 

V.1. The reviewers use the criteria 

outlined in this announcement to 

evaluate the quality of a proposed 

project, determine the likelihood of 

success, and assign a numerical score to 

each application. The scoring of 

approved applications will assist the 

IHS in determining which proposals 

will be funded if the amount of TSGP 

funding is not sufficient to support all 

approved applications. Applications 

scored by the ORC at 60 points and 

above will be recommended for 

approval and forwarded to the DGO for 

cost analysis and further 

recommendation. The program official 

will forward the approval list to the IHS 

Director for final review and approval. 

Applications scoring below 60 points 

will be disapproved. 

Note: In making final selections, the 

IHS Director will consider the ranking 

factors and the status of the applicant’s 

three previous years’ single audit 

reports. The comments from the 

individual reviewers that participate in 

the ORC will be recommendations only. 

The IHS Director will make the final 

decision on awards. 

IV. Award Administration Information 

Award Notices: 

The Notice of Award (NoA) is a 

legally binding document, signed by the 

Grants Management Officer, and serves 

as the official notification of the grant 

award. The NoA is the authorizing 

document for which funds are dispersed 

to the approved entities and reflects the 

amount of Federal funds awarded, the 

purpose of the grant, the terms and 

conditions of the award, the effective 

date of the award, and the budget/ 

project period. The NoA will be mailed 

via postal mail to each entity that is 

approved for funding under this 

announcement. Applicants who are 

approved but unfunded or disapproved 

based on their Objective Review score 

will receive a copy of the Final 

Executive Summary which identifies 

the weaknesses and strengths of the 

application submitted. Any 

correspondence other than the NoA 

announcing to the Project Director that 

an application was selected is not an 

authorization to begin performance. 

2. Administrative Requirements: 

Cooperative Agreements are 

administrated in accordance with the 

following documents: 

A. The criteria as outlined in this 

Program Announcement. 

B. Administrative Regulations: 

• 45 CFR part 92, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements to State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

C. Grants Policy: 

• HHS Grants Policy Statement, 

January 2007. 

D. Cost Principles: 

• Title 2: Grant and Agreements, Part 

225—Cost Principles for State, Local, 

and Indian Tribal Governments (OMB 

Circular A–87). 

E. Audit Requirements: 

• Audit of States, Local Governments, 

and Non-profit Organizations (OMB 

Circular A–133). 

3. Indirect Costs: 

This section applies to all grant 

recipients that request reimbursement of 

indirect costs in their grant application. 

In accordance with the HHS Grants 

Policy Statement, Part II–27, IHS 

requires applicants to have a current 

indirect cost rate agreement in place 

prior to award. The rate agreement must 

be prepared in accordance with the 

applicable cost principles and guidance 

as provided by the cognizant agency or 

office. A current rate means the rate 

covering the applicable activities and 

the award budget period. If the current 

rate is not on file with the DGO at the 

time of award, the indirect cost portion 

of the budget will be restricted and not 

available to the recipient until the 

current rate is provided to the DGO. 

Generally, indirect costs rates for IHS 

grantees are negotiated with the 

Division of Cost Allocation (http:// 

rates.psc.gov/) and the Department of 

the Interior National Business Center 

(1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC 

20240) (http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/

services/ICS.aspx). If your organization 

has questions regarding the indirect cost 

policy, please contact the DGO at (301) 

443–5204 to request assistance. 

4. Reporting Requirements: 

Grantees must submit the reports 

consistent with the applicable 

deadlines. Failure to submit required 

reports within the time allowed may 

result in suspension or termination of 

an active grant, withholding of 

additional awards for the project, or 

other enforcement actions such as 

withholding of payments or converting 

to the reimbursement method of 

payment. Continued failure to submit 

required reports may result in one or 

both of the following: (1) The 

imposition of special award provisions; 

and (2) the non-funding or non-award of 

other eligible projects or activities. This 

applies whether the delinquency is 

attributable to the failure of the grantee 

organization or the individual 

responsible for preparation of the 

reports. 

A. Progress Report. Program progress 

reports are required to be submitted 

semi-annually, within 30 days after the 

budget period ends, and will include a 

brief comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the goals 

established for the period, or, if 

applicable, provide sound justification 

for the lack of progress, and other 

pertinent information as required. A 

final report must be submitted within 90 

days of expiration of the budget/project 

period. 

B. Financial Status Report. Semiannual financial status reports must be 

submitted within 30 days after the 

budget period ends. Final financial 

status reports are due within 90 days of 

expiration of the budget/project period. 

Standard Form (SF) 269 (long form) will 

be used for financial reporting and the 


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final SF–269 must be verified from the 

grantee’s records on how the value was 

derived. 

C. Federal Cash Transaction Reports 

are due every calendar quarter to the 

Division of Payment Management 

(DPM), Payment Management Branch. 

Please refer to the DPM Web site 

(http://www.dpm.psc.gov/) for 

additional guidance. Failure to submit 

timely reports may cause a disruption in 

timely payments to your organization. 

Telecommunication for the hearing 

impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443– 

6394. 

VII. IHS Agency Contact(s) 

1. Questions on the programmatic 

issues may be directed to: Anna Old Elk, 

Program Analyst, Office of Tribal SelfGovernance, Telephone No.: (301) 443– 

7821, Fax No.: (301) 443–1050, E-mail: 

anna.oldelk@ihs.gov. 

2. Questions on grants management 

and fiscal matters may be directed to: 

Kimberly M. Pendleton, Grants 

Management Officer, Division of Grants 

Operations,Telephone No.: (301) 443– 

5204, Fax No.: (301) 443–9602, E-mail: 

kimberly.pendleton@ihs.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

The Public Health Service (PHS) 

strongly encourages all cooperative 

agreement and contract recipients to 

provide a smoke-free workplace and 

promote the non-use of all tobacco 

products. In addition, Public Law 103– 

227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, 

prohibits smoking in certain facilities 

(or in some cases, any portion of the 

facility) in which regular or routine 

education, library, day care, health care 

or early childhood development 

services are provided to children. This 

is consistent with the PHS mission to 

protect and advance the physical and 

mental health of the American people. 

Dated: March 3, 2010. 

Yvette Roubideaux, 

Director, Indian Health Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Environmental Assessment Prepared 

for Proposed Cape Wind Energy 

Project in Nantucket Sound, MA 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

Draft Finding of No New Significant 

Impact (FONNSI) for Public Review and 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management 

Service (MMS), in accordance with 

Federal regulations that implement the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), announces the availability for 

public review and comment of an EA 

and Draft FONNSI prepared by MMS for 

the Cape Wind Energy Project proposed 

for Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. On 

January 16, 2009, the MMS announced 

the release of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Cape 

Wind Energy Project. The FEIS assessed 

the physical, biological, and social/ 

human impacts of the proposed project 

and 13 alternatives, including a noaction alternative (i.e., the project is not 

built), and proposed mitigation. 

The MMS has identified new 

information that has become available 

since the publication of the FEIS in 

January 2009 that pertains to the 

proposed project, the feasibility of 

alternatives to the proposed project, and 

to some of the resources that were 

analyzed in the FEIS. The MMS used an 

environmental assessment (EA) to 

determine whether it needs to 

supplement its existing analysis under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). This EA, in accordance with 

CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1501.3(b) and 

40 CFR 1502.9), examines whether the 

new information indicates that there 

have been ‘‘substantial changes in the 

proposed action’’ or ‘‘significant new 

circumstances or information’’ that 

either were not fully discussed or did 

not exist at the time the FEIS was 

prepared that are relevant to 

environmental concerns and have a 

bearing on the proposed action or its 

impacts. MMS researched and reviewed 

new information obtained from the 

scientific/technical literature, 

government reports and actions, 

intergovernmental coordination and 

communications, required 

consultations, and comments made 

during two comment periods offered 

after the FEIS was circulated to 

determine if any assumptions, data or 

analysis related to resources should be 

reevaluated or if the new information 

would alter conclusions of the FEIS. 

This includes new information in the 

January 13, 2010, MMS Documentation 

of Section 106 Finding of Adverse Effect 

(Revised) (Revised Finding), and the 

comments received during a comment 

period on this document. No new 

information was found that would 

necessitate a reanalysis of range of the 

alternatives or the kinds, levels or 

locations of the impacts by the Proposed 

Action upon biologic, physical, 

socioeconomic or cultural resources. 

The analyses, potential impacts, and 

conclusions detailed in the FEIS remain 

applicable and unchanged. Therefore, 

MMS has determined that a 

supplemental EIS is not required and 

proposes to issue the attached FONNSI. 

MMS seeks public comment on the 

analysis, findings and conclusions in 

the proposed EA and Draft FONNSI. 

DATES: The comment period for the EA/ 

Draft FONNSI document closes April 7, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James F. Bennett, Chief, Environmental 

Assessment Branch, Minerals 

Management Service, 381 Elden Street 

MS–4042, Herndon, Virginia 20170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Cape Wind Energy Project Description 

In November 2001, Cape Wind 

Associates, LLC, applied for a permit 

from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE) under the Rivers and Harbors 

Act of 1899 to construct an offshore 

wind power facility on Horseshoe Shoal 

in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. 

Following the adoption of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) and its 

associated amendments to the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 

the Department of the Interior was given 

statutory authority to issue leases, 

easements, or rights-of-way for 

renewable energy projects on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS). Accordingly, 

Cape Wind Associates, LLC, submitted 

an application to MMS in 2005 to 

construct, operate, and eventually 

decommission an offshore wind power 

facility on Horseshoe Shoal in 

Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. The 

project calls for 130, 3.6± megawatt 

(MW) wind turbine generators, each 

with a maximum blade height of 440 

feet, to be arranged in a grid pattern in 

25 square miles of Nantucket Sound, 

offshore of Cape Cod, Martha’s 

Vineyard, and Nantucket Island. With a 

maximum electric output of 468 

megawatts and an average anticipated 

output of 182 megawatts, the facility is 

projected to generate up to threequarters of the Cape and Islands’ 

electricity needs. Each of the 130 wind 

turbine generators would generate 

electricity independently. Solid 

dielectric submarine inner-array cables 

(33 kilovolt) from each wind turbine 

generator would interconnect within the 

array and terminate on an electrical 

service platform, which would serve as 

the common interconnection point for 

all of the wind turbines. The proposed 

submarine transmission cable system 

(115 kilovolt) from the electric service 

platform to the landfall location in 


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