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jurisdiction; programs under titles I, X,

and XIV operate only in Guam and the

Virgin Islands; while a program under

title XVI (AABD) operates only in

Puerto Rico. Programs under title XXI

began functioning in fiscal year 1998.

The percentages in this notice apply to

State expenditures for assistance

payments, medical services and medical

insurance services (except family

planning which is subject to a higher

matching rate). The statute provides

separately for Federal matching of

administrative costs.

Sections 1905(b) and 1101(a)(8)(B) of

the Act require the Secretary of Health

and Human Services to publish these

percentages each year. The Secretary is

to figure the percentages, by formulas in

sections 1905(b) and 1101(a)(8)(B), from

the Department of Commerce’s statistics

of average income per person in each

State and in the Nation as a whole. The

percentages are within the upper and

lower limits given in those two sections

of the Act. The statute specifies the

percentages to be applied to the District

of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin

Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and

the Northern Mariana Islands.

The ‘‘Federal medical assistance

percentages’’ are for Medicaid. These

percentages will also be used for the

annual reconciliation of any

Contingency funds received under the

Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families program.

The ‘‘Enhanced Federal Medical

Assistance Percentages’’ are for use in

the State Children’s Health Insurance

Program under Title XXI, and in the

Medicaid program for certain children

for expenditures for medical assistance

described in sections 1905(u)(2) and

1905(u)(3). There is no specific

requirement to publish these

percentages. We include them in this

notice for the convenience of the States.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The percentages listed

will be effective for each of the four

quarter-year periods in the period

beginning October 1, 2001 and ending

September 30, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Tolbert or Robert Stewart,

Office of Health Policy, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Planning and

Evaluation, Room 442E Hubert H.

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201,

(202) 690–6870.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.588–Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families; 93.563–Child Support

Enforcement; 93.659–Adoption Assistance;

93.778–Medical Assistance Program; 93.767–

State Children’s Health Insurance Program)

Dated: November 6, 2000.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary of Health and Human Services.

FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES AND ENHANCED FEDERAL

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1,

2001–SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

[Fiscal Year 2002]

State

Federal medical assistance percentages

Enhanced

federal medical assistance percentages

Alabama ........ 70.45 79.32

Alaska ........... 53.01 67.11

American

Samoa* ..... 50.00 65.00

Arizona .......... 64.98 75.49

Arkansas ....... 72.64 80.85

California ....... 51.40 65.98

Colorado ....... 50.00 65.00

Connecticut ... 50.00 65.00

Delaware ....... 50.00 65.00

District of

Columbia** 70.00 79.00

Florida ........... 56.43 69.50

Georgia ......... 59.00 71.30

Guam* ........... 50.00 65.00

Hawaii ........... 56.34 69.44

Idaho ............. 71.02 79.71

Illinois ............ 50.00 65.00

Indiana .......... 62.04 73.43

Iowa .............. 62.86 74.00

Kansas .......... 60.20 72.14

Kentucky ....... 69.94 78.96

Louisiana ...... 70.30 79.21

Maine ............ 66.58 76.61

Maryland ....... 50.00 65.00

Massachusetts ........... 50.00 65.00

Michigan ....... 56.36 69.45

Minnesota ..... 50.00 65.00

Mississippi .... 76.09 83.26

Missouri ........ 61.06 72.74

Montana ........ 72.83 80.98

Nebraska ...... 59.55 71.69

Nevada ......... 50.00 65.00

New Hampshire .......... 50.00 65.00

New Jersey ... 50.00 65.00

New Mexico .. 73.04 81.13

New York ...... 50.00 65.00

North Carolina 61.46 73.02

North Dakota 69.87 78.91

Northern Mariana

Islands* ..... 50.00 65.00

Ohio .............. 58.78 71.15

Oklahoma ..... 70.43 79.30

Oregon .......... 59.20 71.44

Pennsylvania 54.65 68.26

Puerto Rico* 50.00 65.00

Rhode Island 52.45 66.72

South Carolina ............. 69.34 78.54

South Dakota 65.93 76.15

Tennessee .... 63.64 74.55

Texas ............ 60.17 72.12

Utah .............. 70.00 79.00

Vermont ........ 63.06 74.14

Virgin Islands* 50.00 65.00

FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES AND ENHANCED FEDERAL

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1,

2001–SEPTEMBER 30, 2002—Continued

[Fiscal Year 2002]

State

Federal medical assistance percentages

Enhanced

federal medical assistance percentages

Virginia .......... 51.45 66.02

Washington ... 50.37 65.26

West Virginia 75.27 82.69

Wisconsin ..... 58.57 71.00

Wyoming ....... 61.97 73.38

* For purposes of section 1118 of the Social

Security Act, the percentage used under titles

I, X, XIV, and XVI and Part A of title IV will be

75 per centum.

** The value in the table was set for the

state plan under titles XIX and XXI and for

capitation payments and DSH allotments

under those titles. For other purposes, including programs remaining in Title IV of the Act,

the percentage for DC is 50.00.

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BILLING CODE 4154–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Child Care and Development

Fund Plan for States/Territories.

OMB No.: 0970–0114.

Description: The Child Care and

Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for

States and Territories is required from

the child care Lead Agency by section

658E of the Child Care and

Development Block Grant Act of 1990

(P.L. 101–508), 42 U.S.C. 9858. The

implementing regulations for the

statutorily required Plan are at 45 CFR

98.10 through 98.18. The Plan,

submitted on the ACF–118, is required

biennially and remains in effect for two

years. This Plan, provides ACF and the

public with a description of, and

assurance about, the State’s child care

program. The ACF–118 is approved

through October 31, 2001 making it

available to States and Territories

needing to submit Plan Amendments

through the end of the FY 2001 Plan

Period. However, in July 2001, States

and Territories will be required to

submit their FY 2002–2003 Plans.

Consistent with the statute and

regulations, ACF requests extension of

the ACF–118 with minor corrections

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and modifications. The Tribal Plan

(ACF–118A) is not affected by this

notice.

Respondents: State and Territorial

Lead Agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates:

Instrument Number of respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours per

response

Total burden

hours

ACF–118 .......................................................................................................... 56 .5 162.57 4,552

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours:

Additional Information: Copies of the

proposed collection may be obtained by

writing to The Administration for

Children and Families, Office of

Information Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer.

OMB Comment: OMB is required to

make a decision concerning the

collection of information between 30

and 60 days after publication of this

document in the Federal Register.

Therefore, a comment is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication. Written

comments and recommendations for the

proposed information collection should

be sent directly to the following: Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk

Officer for ACF.

Dated: November 8, 2000.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Maternal and Child Health Federal SetAside Program; Special Projects of

Regional and National Significance;

Community-Based Abstinence

Education Project Grants

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA)

announces that approximately $17

million in fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds is

available for making competitive grants

to implement strategies to provide

abstinence education to adolescents,

ages 12 through 18, in communities

across the Nation. Eligibility is open to

public and private entities which clearly

and consistently focus on a designated

definition of ‘‘abstinence education’’

and agree not to provide a participating

adolescent any other education

regarding sexual conduct in the same

setting. All awards will be made under

the program authority of section

501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, the

Maternal and Child Health (MCH)

Federal Set-Aside Program (42 U.S.C.

701(a)(2)). These grants (CFDA

#93.110NO) will be administered by the

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

(MCHB), HRSA. Approximately $1.5

million will be available for up to 15–

20 one-year planning grants, with

awards ranging from $75,000 to

$100,000, and approximately $15.5

million will be available for up to 25–

50 three-year implementation grants,

with annual awards ranging from

$250,000 to $1 million, depending on

continued availability of funds. Projects

may be located in any State, the District

of Columbia, and United States

territories, commonwealths, and

possessions. Funds for CommunityBased Abstinence Education project

grants are appropriated by Public Law

106–246.

This announcement will appear in the

Federal Register and on the HRSA

Home Page at: http://

www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/. Federal Register

notices are found by following

instructions at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/su docs/aces/

aces140.html.

DATES: Entities which intend to submit

an application for this grant program are

expected to notify MCHB’s Division of

State and Community Health by

December 1, 2000. The deadline for

receipt of applications is February 2,

2001. Applications will be considered

‘‘on time’’ if they are either received on

or before the deadline date or

postmarked on or before the deadline

date. The projected award date is April

27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: To receive a complete

application kit, applicants may

telephone the HRSA Grants Application

Center at 1–877–477–2123 (1–877–

HRSA–123) beginning November 15,

2000, or register on-line at: http://

www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/, or by accessing

http://www.hrsa.gov/g order3.htm

directly. This program uses the standard

Form PHS 5161–1 (rev. 7/00) for

applications (approved under OMB No.

0920–0428). Applicants must use the

appropriate Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA) number when

requesting application materials. The

CFDA is a Government wide

compendium of enumerated Federal

programs, projects, services, and

activities which provide assistance. The

CFDA Number for the CommunityBased Abstinence Education project

grant program is: #93.110NO. All

applications should be mailed or

delivered to: Grants Management Officer

(MCHB), HRSA Grants Application

Center, 1815 N. Fort Meyer Drive, Suite

300, Arlington, Virginia 22209,

telephone: 1877–HRSA–123 (477–2123),

E-mail: hrsagac@hrsa.gov.

This application guidance and the

required form for the Community-Based

Abstinence Education project grant

program may be downloaded in either

WordPerfect 6.1 or Adobe Acrobat

format (.pdf) from the MCHB HomePage

at http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/. Please

contact Joni Johns at 301–443–2088 or

jjohns@hrsa.gov/, if you need technical

assistance in accessing the MCHB Home

Page via the Internet.

Letter of Intent: To assist MCHB in

planning for an orderly review of

applications, entities which intend to

submit an application for this grant

program are invited to notify MCHB’s

Division of State and Community Health

in one of three ways: telephone, 301–

443–2204; fax, 301–443–9354; or mail,

MCHB, HRSA; Division of State and

Community Health; Parklawn Building,

Room 18–31; 5600 Fishers Lane;

Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michele Lawler, 301–443–2204 (for

questions specific to project activities of

the program, program objectives, or the

Letter of Intent described above); and

Dorothy Kelley, 301–443–3288 (for

grants policy, budgetary, and business

questions).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: