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NE., Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone:

(770) 488–7784. E-mail address:

wrm0@cdc.gov

Please refer to Announcement

Number 98042 when requesting

information regarding this program.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report,

Stock No. 017–001–00473–1) referenced

in the Introduction through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402-9325,

telephone:(202) 512–1800.

Dated: June 24, 1998.

John L. Williams,

Director Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

[FR Doc. 98–17306 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/

CB–98–04A]

Announcement of the Availability of

Financial Assistance and Request for

Applications to Support Demonstration

Projects Under the Adoption

Opportunities Program

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of correction.

SUMMARY: This notice corrects the

Notice of an Announcement published

in the Federal Register on June 9, 1998

(63 FR 31502) by correcting the category

of eligible applicants under Priority

Area 98.3—Achieving Increased

Placements of Children in Foster Care.

For this priority area only State agencies

are eligible to compete for funds. Under

section 203(d)(1) of Title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as

amended, Pub. L. 104–235, states that

the Secretary ‘‘shall make grants for

improving State efforts to increase the

placement of foster children legally free

for adoption * * *. Additionally, states

are encouraged to collaborate with

private, non-profit agencies and Indian

tribes to increase the number of

adoptions or permanent placements of

children who are in foster care.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) Operations Center,

1225 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

415, Arlington, Virginia 22201, the

telephone number is 1–800–351–2293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9,

1998, the Administration on Children,

Youth and Families published the

Notice of Announcement Number: CB–

98–04 in the Federal Register soliciting

proposals to support demonstration

projects under the Adoption

Opportunities Program. The eligibility

should have been limited to State social

service agencies. This amendment

corrects that error. Further, the

Children’s Bureau encourages states to

develop collaborate agreements with

private, non-profit agencies and Indian

tribes to increase the number of

adoptions or permanent placements of

children who are in foster care. All

other requirements for mailed

applications/overnight/express mail

service and hand-delivered

applications/applicant couriers remain

the same as in the original

announcement.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 93.652, Adoption

Opportunities Program)

Dated: June 23, 1998.

James A. Harrell,

Deputy Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. OCSE 98TIP–

1]

Child Support Enforcement

Demonstration and Special Projects;

Federal/Tribal Grant (Cooperative

Agreement) to Plan Tribal Child

Support Programs

AGENCY: Office of Child Support

Enforcement, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The OCSE invites eligible

entities to submit competitive grant

applications to assist them in planning

and preparing to run their own child

support program. Applications will be

screened and evaluated as indicated in

this program announcement. Awards

will be contingent on the outcome of the

competition and the availability of

funds.

DATES: The closing date for submission

of applications is August 31, 1998. See

Part IV of this announcement for more

information on submitting applications.

ADDRESSES: Application kits containing

the necessary forms and instructions to

apply for a grant under this program

announcement are available from:

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Child Support

Enforcement, Office of Automation and

Special Projects (OCSE/OASP), 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW, 4th Floor,

West Wing, Washington, DC 20447,

Attention: Jay Adams, (202) 401–9240,

401–5539 (FAX),

ljadams@ACF.DHHS.GOV,

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/oa/

form.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), OCSE/OASP, Lucille

Dawson at (202) 401–5437 or Lawrence

A. Dunmore, III at (202) 205–4554, for

specific program concerns regarding the

announcement. Lois Hodge, Grants

Officer/Team 1, (202) 401–2344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

program announcement consists of four

parts:

Part I: Background—program purpose,

program objectives, legislative authority,

funding availability, and Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

Number.

Part II: Applicant and Project

Eligibility—eligible applicants,

priorities and preferences, and project

and budget periods.

Part III: The Review Process—

intergovernmental review, initial ACF

screening, competitive review and

evaluation criteria, funding

reconsideration.

Part IV: The Application—application

development, application submission.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13): Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 20 hours per

response, including the time for

reviewing instructions, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

reviewing the collection of information.

The following information collections

within this Program Announcement are

approved under the following currently

valid OMB control numbers: 424 (0348–

0043); 424A (0348–0044); 424B (0348–

0040); Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(0348–0046); Uniform Project

Description (0970–0139 Expiration date

10/31/00).

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number.
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Part I. Background

A. Child Support Enforcement Program

History

The mission of the Child Support

Enforcement (CSE) Program, which was

established in 1975 under Title IV–D of

the Social Security Act, is to ensure that

children receive financial and emotional

support from both their parents. The

program locates non-custodial parents,

establishes legal paternity, and

establishes and enforces child support

orders. The Federal Office of Child

Support Enforcement (OCSE)

administers the program in cooperation

with the State and local agencies

designated under Title IV–D of the

Social Security Act. The OCSE provides

direction, guidance and oversight to the

States. The Federal government

reimburses the bulk of the State

agencies’ administrative costs in the

conduct of their responsibilities for the

program.

B. Program Purpose

The CSE program is a Federal

matching program where Federal

funding is available for State

expenditures eligible for

reimbursement. A number of Tribes

have been involved in CSE by way of

agreements with States. The Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA),

as amended by the Balanced Budget Act

of 1997, provides a number of new

opportunities for Tribes and tribal

organizations to become more involved

in child support enforcement.

The first of these opportunities

involves changes to the Federal law that

allow funding of tribal activities carried

out under cooperative agreements with

States. Prior to enactment of PRWORA,

Federal funding under title IV–D of the

Act was available, through the State, for

eligible expenditures of tribes pursuant

to a cooperative agreement with the

State under which the State delegated

any functions of the IV–D program to

the tribal entity and the tribal entity

complied with all requirements of title

IV–D applicable to the function or

functions delegated to the tribe. The

amended Act authorizes State/Tribal

cooperative agreements under which

Tribes no longer need to satisfy all

applicable IV–D requirements as

specified in 45 CFR 303.107(c). Federal

Financial Participation (FFP) continues

to be available for expenditures under

State/Tribal cooperative agreements if

such expenditures are otherwise eligible

for reimbursement under title IV–D of

the Act and 45 CFR part 304.

C. Direct Tribal Funding

The second of these opportunities,

direct funding from the Federal

government, is the subject of this

program announcement. New section

455(f) of the Social Security Act allows

the Secretary to make direct payments

to an Indian tribe or tribal organization

that demonstrates to the Secretary’s

satisfaction that it has the capacity to

operate a child support enforcement

program meeting the following

objectives of Part IV–D of the Social

Security Act.

• Establishment of paternity;

• Establishment, modification, and

enforcement of support orders;

• Location of absent parents.

The Law requires the Secretary to

issue regulations establishing the

requirements which must be met by an

Indian tribe or tribal organization in

order for it to be eligible for direct

funding under subsection 455(f).

D. Program Objectives

OCSE has undertaken a consultation

process to obtain ideas, suggestions, and

concerns from Tribes and tribal

organizations regarding the regulations

it must prepare before issuing direct

grants to Tribes. OCSE (has or is in the

process of) holding three major regional

consultation meetings. In addition,

OCSE sent packages of information on

child support to all tribes and all major

tribal organizations. An ‘‘800’’ number,

(1–800–433–1434), has been established

so that tribes can phone in comments

pertaining to information on child

support. The OCSE has also established

a location on its internet site to receive

comments. The internet address is http:/

/www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/

fdback.htm OCSE thinks that another

way to get information to help shape the

Native American CSE program is to

issue a small number of grants to Tribes

and Tribal organizations to assist them

in planning and preparing to run their

own child support program. While our

consultation meetings are good forums

for discussion about child support

enforcement and a good way for us to

hear tribal ideas and concerns, we think

that additional useful information can

be gained by working with a few tribes

in actually taking the first steps towards

running their own child support

enforcement programs.

E. Legislative Authority

Section 452(j) of the Social Security

Act, 42 U.S.C.652(j), provides Federal

funds for technical assistance,

information dissemination and training

of Federal and State staff, research and

demonstration programs and special

projects of regional or national

significance relating to the operation of

State child support enforcement

programs.

F. Availability of Funds

$100,000 is available for FY 1998. We

envision issuing 2 to 4 grants. A nonFederal match is not required. OCSE is

also providing grants under a separate

program announcement, Federal

Register: May 8, 1998 (Volume 63,

Number 89) pages 25490–25493, to a

wide variety of public and private

agencies. The purpose of these grants is

to further the national child support

mission, vision and goals as outlined in

the CSE Strategic Plan with Outcome

Measures for Fiscal Years 1995–1999. A

copy of the CSE Strategic Plan may be

obtained upon request (See ADDRESSES

of this announcement).

G. CFDA NUMBER: 93.601—Child

Support Enforcement Demonstrations

and Special Projects

Part II. Applicant and Project Eligibility

A. Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants for these Tribal

child support program grants are Tribes

and Tribal Organizations. We will be

selecting Tribes from two categories:

(1) Tribes or tribal organizations with

some experience with the child support

program, e.g., through cooperative

agreements with States and (2) tribes

and tribal organizations with no direct

experience with child support

enforcement.

B. Federal Participation

OCSE anticipates substantial Federal

involvement in these projects. OCSE

will offer successful grantees

considerable technical assistance and

support. OCSE will be available to help

grantees review their laws, look at how

other Tribes have approached child

support issues. This assistance will be

provided by a combination of

teleconferences and on-site visits.

C. Project Priorities and Preferences

OCSE plans to issue these grants

mainly to Tribal governments or

consortia of Tribal governments. While

other tribal organizations may apply for

grants under this announcement, they

should be aware that OCSE will give

preference to tribal governments or

consortia, as noted in

Part III: Review Process, Competitive

Review and Evaluation Criteria in this

Announcement

Our expectation is that these grants

will result in Tribes with previous CSE

experience being capable at the end of
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the grant to receive either direct funding

under section 455(f) or a follow-up

demonstration grant. For Tribes with no

previous CSE experience, we expect that

by the end of the grant period, the Tribe

will have in place a detailed plan to

guide the Tribe in its efforts to qualify

for direct Federal funding under section

455(f).

D. Project and Budgets Periods

Generally, project and budget periods

for these projects will be up to 17

months. However, OCSE will consider

projects up to 36 months, if unique

circumstances warrant. If OCSE

approves a project for a time period

longer than 17 months, OCSE will

provide funding in discrete 12-month

increments, or ‘‘budget periods.’’

Applications for continuation grants

funded under these awards beyond the

one-year budget period but within the

three year project period will be

entertained in subsequent years on a

non-competitive basis, subject to

availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the grantee and a

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

Government.

Part III: The Review Process

A. Intergovernmental Review

This program is not covered under

Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR Part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Programs and Activities.’’

B. Initial ACF Screening

Each application submitted under this

program announcement will undergo a

pre-review to determine that (1) the

application was received by the closing

date and submitted in accordance with

the instructions in this announcement

and (2) the applicant is eligible for

funding.

C. Competitive Review and Evaluation

Criteria

Applications which pass the initial

ACF screening will be evaluated and

rated by an independent review panel

on the basis of specific evaluation

criteria. The evaluation criteria were

designed to assess the quality of a

proposed project, and to determine the

likelihood of its success. The evaluation

criteria are closely related and are

considered as a whole in judging the

overall quality of an application. Points

are awarded only to applications which

are responsive to the evaluation criteria

within the context of this program

announcement. Applications will be

evaluated according to the following

four criteria. Applications can receive a

maximum of 90 points on these four

criteria. Up to an additional 10 points

will be awarded based on whether the

applicant is a tribal government or

consortia of Tribal governments and on

the extent of the applicant’s

contribution to project costs.

(1) Criterion I: Understanding and

Project Structure (Maximum: 20 points)

The application should describe the

extent to which the project will

contribute to OCSE’s knowledge

regarding how to structure the Native

American CSE program and prototype.

In evaluating this criteria, OCSE will

look at the extent to which lessons

learned from the applicant’s project

could be applied to a range of other

Tribes and Tribal organizations.

(2) Criterion II: Design and Project Goals

(Maximum: 20 Points)

The application should include a

sound project design to achieve the

project’s stated goals. The main concern

in this criterion is that the applicant

should demonstrate a clear idea of the

project’s goals, objectives, and tasks to

be accomplished. The plan to

accomplish the goals and tasks should

be set forth in a logical framework.

(3) Criterion III: Project Contribution

and Effectiveness (Maximum: 30 Points)

The applicant should identify the

extent to which the grant project will

contribute to the Tribe’s or

organization’s ability to run a successful

CSE program.

(4) Criterion IV: Reasonable Costs

(Maximum: 20 Points)

The project costs are reasonable in

relation to the identified tasks.

(5) Additional Points: Tribal

Contributions and Tribal Governments/

Consortia (Maximum: 10 Points)

OCSE will award 1 point for

contributions amounting to less than

10% of the total project budget; 3 points

for contributions between 10% and

25%; and 5 points for contributions over

25%.

OCSE will give preference to Tribal

governments or consortia of Tribal

governments by adding 5 points to the

scores of applications from such

organizations.

D. Funding Reconsideration

After Federal funds are exhausted for

this grant competition, applications

which have been independently

reviewed and ranked but have no final

disposition (neither approved nor

disapproved for funding) may again be

considered for funding. Reconsideration

may occur at any time funds become

available within twelve (12) months

following ranking. ACF does not select

from multiple ranking lists for a

program. Therefore, should a new

competition be scheduled and

applications remain ranked without

final disposition, applicants are

informed of their opportunity to reapply

for the new competition, to the extent

practical.

Part IV. The Application

A. Application Development

In order to be considered for a grant

under this program announcement, an

application must be submitted on the

forms supplied and in the manner

prescribed by ACF. Application

materials including forms and

instructions are available from the

contact named under the ADDRESSES

section in the preamble of this

announcement. The length of the

application, not including the

application forms and all attachments,

i.e., Certifications, Disclosures, and

Assurances, should not exceed 20 pages.

The narrative should be typed doublespaced on a single-side of an 81⁄2′′ x 11′′

plain white paper, with 1′′ margins on

all sides. Applicants are requested not

to send pamphlets, maps, brochures or

other printed material along with their

application as these are difficult to

photocopy. These materials, if

submitted, will not be included in the

review process. Each page of the

application will be counted to

determine the total length. If

applications exceed 20 double-spaced

pages, the other pages will be removed

from the application and not considered

by the reviewers. Each applicant should

submit one signed original and two

additional copies of the application.

Applications must contain the

following elements:

(1) Project Description: The

application must spell out how the

project will be carried out, i.e., what

specific activities will be funded

through the grant and who will carry

them out.

(2) Project Goals and Objectives: The

application must state what the project

is intended to accomplish.

(3) Budget: The application must

provide a proposed budget. If the

applicant plans to contribute funds or

other resources to the project, these

should be described in the application.

B. Application Submission

1. Mailed applications postmarked

after the closing date will be classified
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as late and will not be considered in the

competition.

2. Deadline. Mailed applications shall

be considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are either received on

or before the deadline date or sent on or

before the deadline date and received by

ACF in time for the independent review

to: U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, Attention: Lois

Hodge/Tribal Child Support, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, S.W., Mail Stop

6C–462, Washington, D.C. 20447.

Applicants must ensure that a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a

legibly dated, machine-produced

postmark of a commercial mail service

is affixed to the envelope/package

containing the application(s). To be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing, a

postmark from a commercial mail

service must include the logo/emblem

of the commercial mail service company

and must reflect the date the package

was received by the commercial mail

service company from the applicant.

Private Metered postmarks shall not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

(Applicants are cautioned that express/

overnight mail services do not always

deliver as agreed.)

Applications handcarried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

other representatives of the applicant

will be considered as meeting an

announced deadline if they are received

on or before the deadline date, between

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

EST, at the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom,

2nd Floor (near loading dock),

Aerospace Building, 901 D Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20024, between

Monday and Friday (excluding Federal

holidays). The address must appear on

the envelope/package containing the

application with the note ‘‘Attention:

Lois Hodge/Tribal Child Support.’’ ACF

cannot accommodate transmission of

applications by fax or through other

electronic media. Therefore,

applications transmitted to ACF

electronically will not be accepted

regardless of date or time of submission

and time of receipt.

3. Late applications. Applications

which do not meet the criteria above are

considered late applications. ACF shall

notify each late applicant that its

application will not be considered in

the current competition.

4. Extension of deadlines. ACF may

extend an application deadline for

applicants affected by acts of God such

as floods and hurricanes, or when there

is widespread disruption of the mails. A

determination to waive or extend

deadline requirements rests with the

Chief Grants Management Officer.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

David Gray Ross,

Commissioner, Office of Child Support

Enforcement.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 97N–0022]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Food and Drug

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the

PRA), Federal agencies are required to

publish a notice in the Federal Register

concerning each collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of an existing collection of

information, and to allow 60 days for

public comment in response to the

notice. This notice solicits comments on

reporting and recordkeeping

requirements relating to the

manufacture and distribution of hearing

aid devices.

DATES: Submit written comments on the

collection of information requirements

by August 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to the

Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,

MD 20852. All comments should be

identified with the docket number

found in brackets in the heading of this

document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margaret R. Schlosburg, Office of

Information Resources Management

(HFA–250), Food and Drug

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1223.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal

agencies must obtain approval from the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for each collection of

information they conduct or sponsor.

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests

or requirements that members of the

public submit reports, keep records, or

provide information to a third party.

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning each

proposed collection of information,

including each proposed extension of an

existing collection of information,

before submitting the collection to OMB

for approval. To comply with this

requirement, FDA is publishing notice

of the proposed collections of

information set forth below.

With respect to the following

collections of information, FDA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collections of information is necessary

for the proper performance of FDA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s

estimates of the burdens of the proposed

collections of information, including the

validity of the methodologies and

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burdens of the

collections of information on

respondents, including through the use

of appropriate automated collection

techniques, when appropriate, and other

forms of information technology.

Hearing Aid Devices: Professional and

Patient Package Labeling and

Conditions for Sale—21 CFR 801.420

and 801.421 (OMB Control Number

0910–0171—Extension)

Under section 520(e) of the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act)

(21 U.S.C. 360j(e)), the Secretary of the

Department of Health and Human

Services may, under certain conditions,

require by regulation that a device be

restricted to sale, distribution, or use

only upon authorization of a licensed

practitioner or upon other prescribed

conditions. Sections 801.420 and

801.421 (21 CFR 801.420 and 801.421)

implement this authority for hearing

aids, which are restricted devices. The

regulations require that the

manufacturer or distributor provide to

the user data useful in selecting, fitting,

and checking the performance of a

hearing aid through distribution of a

User Instructional Brochure. The User

Instructional Brochure must also

contain technical data about the device,

instructions for its use, maintenance,

and care, a warning statement, a notice

about the medical evaluation