73664 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 11, 2024 / Notices 

1https://www.nbrc.gov/content/northern-borderregion. 

Justification: The Northern Border 

Regional Commission (NBRC) is a 

federal/state partnership for economic 

and community development in 

northern Maine, New Hampshire, 

Vermont, and New York. NBRC was 

established by Congress in 2008 to help 

fund promising economic and 

community development projects. The 

states of Maine, New Hampshire, 

Vermont, and New York play a crucial 

role in the NBRC region.1 In FY 2021, 

HRSA competitively funded three 

organizations in the NBRC states of 

Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont 

for a period of performance of 3 years. 

In FY 2022, HRSA competitively funded 

another organization in the NBRC state 

of New York for a 3-year period of 

performance. HRSA is providing a 1- 

year extension of funding for the FY 

2021 awards to align with the FY 2022 

award. This would align all awards with 

a period of performance end date of 

August 31, 2025. 

HRSA is implementing this extension 

to continue the work of the three 

recipients because of their benefit to the 

NBRC region. During their project 

period, they have increased access to 

behavioral health and substance use 

disorder services and strengthened the 

behavioral health workforce in the 

NBRC region to improve the health 

outcomes of NBRC residents. 

With program funding, recipients 

have provided scholarships to mental 

health rehabilitation technicians to 

work in rural communities and 

supported intern work, providing 

critically needed direct services to the 

region’s neediest, rural residents. 

Recipients have also funded supervision 

for several behavioral health clinician 

positions that serve rural counties, 

bringing in social workers and 

postdoctoral psychologist fellows who 

were able to provide care where there 

previously had been none. Recipients 

also have increased access by 

connecting community members to 

important resources in their states, 

including how to find or become a peer 

recovery coach. 

Recipients have also worked to 

strengthen the behavioral health 

workforce through training programs 

such as Project Extension for 

Community Healthcare Outcomes 

(Project ECHO, including Medications 

for Opioid Use Disorder Project ECHO 

and created the ‘‘Recovery Jobs for 

Beginners’’ program for individuals 

seeking to work as Peer Recovery 

Specialists. This program has provided 

rural communities in the NBRC region 

with peer recovery specialists where 

there often are few or none and 

increased provider skillsets and 

knowledge. In addition, recipients 

launched the Mental Health Peer 

Specialist Certification program within 

local community colleges in January 

2024. 

HRSA is implementing project period 

alignment of the three FY 2021 awards 

with the FY 2022 award recipient to 

allow for a seamless continuation of 

activities and trainings in the region to 

continue while also allowing all four 

organizations to identify sustainability 

strategies over the next fiscal year. 

Carole Johnson, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Notice of Supplemental Award; Autism 

Longitudinal Data Project 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice of supplemental award. 

SUMMARY: HRSA is announcing 

supplemental award funds through the 

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 

Trust Fund to the current HRSA award 

recipient to expand activities under the 

Autism Longitudinal Data Project 

(ALDP). The funding will be used to 

create and share a combined deidentified dataset from the Boston Birth 

Cohort (BBC), Massachusetts Pregnancy 

to Early Life Longitudinal Data System, 

and Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality Social Determinants of Health 

database. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica DiBari, Senior Health Scientist, 

Division of Research, Office of 

Epidemiology and Research, Maternal 

and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, at 

JDiBari@hrsa.gov or 301–443–2170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

(Intended Recipient) of the Award: 

Johns Hopkins University. 

Project Period: The cooperative 

agreement is currently in year 2 of a 5- 

year grant cycle. Johns Hopkins 

University will track the supplemental 

award from the Patient-Centered 

Outcomes Research Trust Fund 

separately from the UT7MC45949 

award. 

Amount of Award: One award for 

$457,833. 

Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 

93.877. 

Award Instrument: Non-competitive 

single-source supplement. 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 9511(d)(2)(C). 

TABLE 1—AWARD RECIPIENT AND AWARD AMOUNT

Grant No. Award recipient name State Award amount 

UT7MC45949 ....................... Johns Hopkins University ............................................................................................... MD $457,833 

Justification: In fiscal year 2024, the 

Office of the Secretary’s PatientCentered Outcomes Research Trust 

Fund, administered by the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation, will support a supplement 

to the HRSA-funded ALDP to create a 

longitudinal dataset for conducting 

patient-centered maternal and infant 

health research by linking multiple 

databases. Through this supplement, 

ALDP will develop a dataset on 

maternal and infant biological, socioeconomic, behavioral risk and 

protective factors, and health services 

indicators. The ALDP current recipient 

is uniquely qualified to conduct this 

work because it has: 

• A long-standing record of 

successfully completing governmentfunded projects. 

• Led and managed the BBC since its 

inception in 1998. 


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• Deep experience in the 

complexities of data sharing across 

institutions and the technical aspects of 

linking data. 

• Access to and adherence to 

protections for restricted datasets. 

Carole Johnson, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; 

Notice of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Initial 

Review Group: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal 

and Skin Diseases Special Grants Study 

Section. 

Date: October 17–18, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, One 

Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Yasuko Furumoto, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Officer; Scientific Review Branch, Extramural 

Program, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and 

Skin Diseases, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, 

Room 820, Bethesda, MD 30892, 301–827– 

7835, yasuko.furumoto@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Initial 

Review Group: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal 

and Skin Diseases Clinical Trials Study 

Section. 

Date: October 24–25, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, One 

Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Sushmita Purkayastha, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, Extramural Program, 

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 

Diseases, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Room 

814, Bethesda, MD 20817, 301–201–7600, 

sushmita.purkayastha@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.846, Arthritis, 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

Miguelina Perez, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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National Institutes of Health 

National Eye Institute; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the National Advisory Eye 

Council. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public as indicated below, with 

attendance limited to space available. 

Individuals who would like to attend 

the meeting in person as an observer 

must email the contact person below 5 

days in advance of the meeting with 

their affiliation if applicable. 

Those who need special assistance, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other reasonable accommodations, 

should notify the Contact Person listed 

below in advance of the meeting. The 

open session will be videocast and can 

be accessed from the NIH Videocasting 

and Podcasting website (https://

videocast.nih.gov/watch=55153). 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Advisory 

Eye Council. 

Date: October 11, 2024. 

Open: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Agenda: Presentation of the NEI Director’s 

report, discussion of NEI programs, and 

concept clearances. 

Place: National Eye Institute, 1st Floor, 

Room A/B/C 6700B, Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person). 

Closed: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications and/or proposals. 

Place: National Eye Institute, 1st Floor, 

Room A/B/C, 6700B Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person). 

Contact Person: Kathleen C. Anderson, 

Ph.D., Director, 6700B Rockledge Drive, 

Room 3440, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 827– 

4320, kanders1@nei.nih.gov. 

Any interested person may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. In the 

interest of security, NIH has procedures at 

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/visitorinformation/campus-access-security for 

entrance into on-campus and off-campus 

facilities. All visitor vehicles, including 

taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be 

inspected before being allowed on campus. 

Visitors attending a meeting on campus or at 

an off-campus federal facility will be asked 

to show one form of identification (for 

example, a government-issued photo ID, 

driver’s license, or passport) and to state the 

purpose of their visit. 

Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://

www.nei.nih.gov/about/advisory-committees/ 

national-advisory-eye-council-naec, where an 

agenda and any additional information for 

the meeting will be posted when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.867, Vision Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

Victoria E. Townsend, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed collections of information, the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

will publish periodic summaries of 

proposed projects. To request more 

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