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After the intermediary determines that a

program may be covered, the intermediary

may request additional documentation to

make a claims determination.

[FR Doc. 94–32295 Filed 12–30–94; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

Public Health Service

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Health; Availability of Grants for

Minority Community Health Coalition

Demonstration Projects.

AGENCY: Office of Minority Health,

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Health, USPHS, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Funds

and Request for Applications for

Minority Community Health Coalition

Demonstration Project Grants (Coalition

Outreach Grants).

AUTHORITY: This program is authorized

under section 1707(d)(1) of the Public

Health Service Act, as amended in

Public Law 101–527.

PURPOSE: The OMH announces the

availability of grants to provide support

to minority community health coalitions

to develop, implement, and conduct

demonstration projects which

coordinate integrated community-based

screening and outreach services and

include linkages for access and

treatment, to minorities in high risk, low

income communities. These projects are

to address socio-cultural and linguistic

barriers to care and should have the

potential for replication in similar

communities.

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants

are public and private nonprofit

organizations which will serve as the

grantee organization for a coalition

which has a history of OMH coalition

grant support. This means prior support

under: the Minority Community Health

Coalition Demonstration Grant Program;

the Minority Male Demonstration Grant

Program (Intervention or Coalition

Development); the Hispanic/Latino

Community Health Coalition

Development Project Grants; and the

OMH/HRSA AIDS Coalition grants

funded under the Rural Health Outreach

for AIDS Education grants and Health

Care Services for Residents of Public

Housing. In most cases the applicant

organization will be the same

organization that served as the grantee

on the original OMH grant. However, in

a few instances: (1) The coalition has

become a free standing entity, or (2)

another member of the coalition has

been designated to serve as the lead,

grantee agency. In this case, the

application must include a letter from

the original grantee organization

verifying that the new applicant

organization is a member of the

coalition and is now designated to serve

as lead for the same coalition which

received prior OMH support. Only one

application shall be submitted on behalf

of any eligible coalition.

Applicant coalitions must include a

health care facility such as a community

health center, migrant health center,

health department or medical center.

The coalition should have the capacity

to plan and coordinate services which

reduce existing socio-cultural barriers.

Specifically, the coalition will be called

upon to carry out screening, outreach

and enabling services to ensure that

clients follow up with treatment and

treatment referrals.

In order to verify that a viable

coalition exists, the following must be

provided: (1) The grant number of the

prior OMH grant, (2) a concise narrative

history of the existing minority

community health coalition; (3) a copy

of the coalition’s mission statement and

organizational chart; current

membership roster indicating the race/

ethnicity and roles of each coalition

member organization; and (4) a dated

copy of the founding bylaws or

memorandum of agreement, and recent

minutes or equivalent documents as

proof that the coalition has been viable

and operational over a sustained period.

Background

In prior fiscal years, the Office of

Minority Health has focused on the

establishment and enhancement of

minority coalitions. Many coalitionconducted interventions included

provision of health assessments and

screening as an approach to improving

the health of the targeted communities.

Consistent with the broader public

health experience, OMH found that

many programs needed to go beyond

provision of screening to provision of

more systematic follow-up for access

and treatment. Therefore, in FY 1995,

OMH’s coalition grants will focus on

projects that address socio-cultural

barriers and that will demonstrate

effective coordination of integrated

community-based screening, outreach

and other enabling services thus

insuring linkage to treatment or other

indicated follow-up.

ADDRESSES/CONTACTS: Applications

must be prepared on Form PHS 5161–

1 (Revised July 1992). Application kits

and technical assistance on budget and

business aspects of the application may

be obtained from Ms. Carolyn A.

Williams, Grants Management Officer,

Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II

Building, Suite 1000, 5515 Security

Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, (telephone

301/594–0758). Completed applications

are to be submitted to the same address.

Technical assistance on the

programmatic content for the Coalition

Grants may be obtained from Ms. Joan

S. Jacobs. She can be reached at the

Office of Minority Health, Rockwall II

Building, Suite 1000, 5515 Security

Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, (telephone

301/594–0769) or by Interest E-mail

[Jacobs OASH.SSW.DHHS.GOV].

In addition, OMH Regional Minority

Health Consultants (RMHCs) are

available to provide technical

assistance. A listing of the RMHCs and

how they may be contacted in provided

in the grant application kit. Applicants

also can contact the OMH Resource

Center (OMH/RC) at 1–800/444/6472 for

health information and generic

information on preparing grant

applications.

DEADLINE: To receive consideration,

grant applications must be received by

the Grants Management Officer by

March 6, 1995. Applications will be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are either: (1) Received at the above

address on or before the deadline date

and received in time for orderly

processing. A legibly dated receipt from

a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal

Service will be accepted in lieu of a

postmark. Private meeting postmarks

will not be accepted as proof of timely

mailing. Applications which do not

meet the deadline will be considered

late and will be returned to the

applicant unread.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: It is anticipated

that in Fiscal Year 1995, the Office of

Minority Health will have

approximately $2.0 million available to

support approximately 14 awards of up

to $150,000 each under the Minority

Community Health Coalition Grant

Program.

PERIOD OF SUPPORT: Support may be

requested for a total project period not

to exceed 3 years. Non competing

continuation awards will be made

subject to satisfactory performance and

availability of funds.

PROJECT BUDGETS: Budgets of up to

$150,000 total direct and indirect costs

per year may be requested to cover: The

cost of personnel; consultants; support

services; materials; and travel. Project

budget must include travel for one

project staff member to meet with the

OMH Coalition Grant Program Director

in Washington, DC. Funds may not be

used for building alternations,

renovations, or to purchase equipment

except as may be acceptability justified

in relation to conducting the project

activities. Funds are to be used to
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support outreach, screening, case

management and other enabling services

such as transportation, and child care.

Grant funds are not intended to be used

for medical treatment.

AWARD CRITERIA: Funding decisions will

be determined by the Office of Minority

Health and will take under

consideration: the recommendations/

ratings of review panels as well as

program balance which includes

geographic and race/ethnicity

distribution, and health problem areas

having the greatest impact on minority

health in terms of causes of death.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: Applications

will be screened upon receipt. Those

that are judged to be incomplete,

nonresponsive to the announcement, or

nonconforming will be returned without

comment. Each coalition may submit no

more than one proposal under this

announcement. If a coalition submits

more than one proposal, all will be

deemed ineligible and returned without

comment. Applications judged to be

complete, conforming, and responsive

will be reviewed for technical merit in

accordance with PHS policies.

Applications will be evaluated by

federal and non-federal reviewers

chosen for their expertise in minority

health, experience with similar projects,

and their understanding and special

knowledge of outreach and screening

programs.

Applicants are advised to pay close

attention to program guidelines, and the

general and supplemental instructions

provided in the application kit.

Applications will be reviewed and

evaluated for technical merit and

consistency with the requirements of

this announcement. Of specific

importance will be the criteria found in

the supplemental instructions and

program guidelines under these listed

headings. The percentage weight for

each section appears in the parentheses

after each heading: Background (20%);

Goals and Objectives (15%);

Methodology (45%); and Evaluation

(20%).

DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this

grant program, the following definitions

are provided:

(1) Community—A defined

geographical area in which persons live,

work, and play and characterized by: (a)

Formal and informal leadership

structures for the purpose of

maintaining order and improving

conditions; and (b) its capacity to serve

as a focal point for addressing societal

needs including health needs.

(2) Minority Community Coalition—

An entity comprised of organizations/

institutions which have come together

in a minority community for the

purpose of collaborating on specific

concerns, seeking coordination of

related services, and resolution of those

concerns. The coalition must include a

health care facility such as a community

or migrant health center, health

department, or medical center, capable

of providing treatment services. The

coalition must have a formalized

structure and process for member

organizations to work together.

(3) Enabling services—Services, such

as outreach, case management, child

care, and transportation, which enable

clients to effectively follow-up on

screening findings and to access health

care services.

(4) Socio-cultural barriers—Examples

of socio-cultural barriers are: cultural

differences between individuals and

institutions; cultural differences of

beliefs about health and illness, customs

and lifestyles; cultural differences in

languages or nonverbal communication

styles; cultural differences in

organizational policies and practices

that create obstacles to service delivery.

(5) Minority populations—As defined

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Circular #15, include:

Asian/Pacific Islanders; Blacks;

Hispanics; and Native American/Alaska

Native.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

announcement for Fiscal Year 1995

Coalition Outreach Grants focuses on

the six health problems identified by the

Secretary’s Task Force on Black and

Minority Health as having the greatest

impact on minority health in terms of

causes of death: (1) Cancer; (2)

cardiovascular disease and stroke; (3)

chemical dependency; (4) diabetes; (5)

homicides; and (6) infant mortality.

Additional areas of concern under this

announcement include HIV infection,

access to and financing of health care,

health professions personnel

development, data collection and

analysis, and surveillance. Proposals

should address these problems in a

culturally competent and linguistically

appropriate manner.

These health priorities also are

addressed in the Health Objectives for

the National, Healthy People 2000,

which the Public Health Service (PHS)

is committed to achieving. Potential

applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy

People 2000 (Full Report: Stock No.

017–00100474–0) or Healthy People

2000 (Summary Report: Stock No. 017–

001–00473–1) through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325

(telephone: 202/783–3238).

STATE REVIEWS: EO 12372 sets up a

system for State and local government

review of proposed Federal assistance

applications. Applicants (other than

federally-recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact their State

Single Point of Contact (SPOCs) as early

as possible to alert them to the

prospective applications and receive

any necessary instructions on the State

process. For proposed projects serving

more than one State, the applicant is

advised to contact the SPOC of each

affected State. All comments from a

State office must be received by 60 days

after the application deadline by the

Office of Minority Health’s Grants

Management Officer. A list of addresses

of the SPOCs is enclosed with the

application kit material.

PROVISION OF SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE

AND NON-USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY

RECIPIENTS OF PHS GRANTS: The Public

Health Service strongly encourages all

grant recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products. This is consistent

with the PHS mission to protect and

advance the physical and mental health

of the American people.

PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS: This program is subject

to Public Health Systems Reporting

Requirements. Under these

requirements, a community-based

nongovernmental applicant must

prepare and submit a Public Health

System Impact Statement (PHSIS). The

PHSIS is intended to provide

information to State and local health

officials to keep them apprised of

proposed health services grant

applications submitted by communitybased nongovernmental organizations

within their jurisdictions.

Community-based nongovernmental

applicants are required to submit the

following information to the head of the

appropriate State and local health

agencies in the area(s) to be impacted no

later than the Federal application

receipt due date: (a) A copy of the face

page of the applications (SF 424), (b) a

summary of the project (PHSIS), not to

exceed one page, which provides: (1) a

description of the population to be

served, (2) a summary of the services to

be provided, (3) a description of the

coordination planned with the

appropriate State or local health

agencies.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93–137.
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Dated: December 21, 1994.

Audrey F. Manley,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Minority Health.

[FR Doc. 94–31975 Filed 12–29–94; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–17–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer

Matching Programs (SSA/States Wage,

Unemployment Compensation (UC)

Files, Match Numbers 1140 and 1142)

AGENCY: SSA, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of computer matching

programs.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

provisions of the Privacy Act, as

amended, this notice announces

computer matching programs that SSA

plans to conduct.

DATES: SSA will file a report of the

subject matching programs with the

Committee on Governmental Affairs of

the Senate, the Committee on

Government Operations of the House of

Representatives and the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget. The

matching programs will be effective as

indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may

comment on this notice by either telefax

to (410) 966–5138, or writing to the

Associate Commissioner for Program

and Integrity Reviews, 860 Altmeyer

Building, 6401 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, MD 21235. All comments

received will be available for public

inspection at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Associate Commissioner for Program

and Integrity Reviews as shown above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. General

The Computer Matching and Privacy

Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–503)

amended the Privacy Act of 1979 (5

U.S.C. 552a) by establishing the

conditions under which computer

matching involving the Federal

Government could be performed and

adding certain protections for

individuals applying for and receiving

Federal benefits. The Computer

Matching and Privacy Protection

Amendments of 1990, set out in section

7201 of Pub. L. 101–508, further

amended the Privacy Act regarding

protections for such individuals. The

Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the

use of computer matching by Federal

agencies when records in a system of

records are matched with other Federal,

State, or local government records.

Among other things, it requires Federal

agencies involved in computer matching

programs to:

(1) Make written agreements with the

other agency or agencies participating in

the matching programs;

(2) Obtain their Data Integrity Boards’

approval of the match agreements;

(3) Furnish detailed reports about

matching programs to Congress and the

Office of Management and Budget;

(4) Notify applicants and beneficiaries

that their records are subject to

matching; and

(5) Verify match findings before

reducing, suspending, terminating, or

denying an individual’s benefits or

payments.

B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to

the Privacy Act

We have taken action to ensure that

these computer matching programs

comply with the requirements of the

Privacy Act, as amended.

Dated: December 15, 1994.

Shirley S. Chater,

Commissioner of Social Security.

Notice of Computer Matching

Programs, States’ Income Eligibility

Verification System Records With the

Social Security Administration (SSA)

A. Participating Agencies

SSA and the States.

B. Purpose of the Matching Programs

Section 1137 of the Social Security

Act (the Act) requires individual States

to have in effect an income and

eligibility verification system which

meet certain requirements. Among other

requirements, such a State verification

system must provide for certain

exchanges of information when relevant

information may be of use in

establishing or verifying eligibility or

benefit amounts under benefit programs

affected by the statute.

The purpose of these matching

programs is to enable SSA to implement

procedures consistent with

requirements of section 1137 of the Act.

The agreements with the States will

describe the conditions under which

SSA and the States agree to disclose

information to each other relating to the

eligibility for, and payment of, Social

Security and Supplemental Security

Income (SSI) benefits.

C. Authority for Conducting the

Matching Programs

Section 1137 of the Act (a)(4)(B) (42

U.S.C. 1320b-7).

D. Categories of Records and

Individuals Covered by the Matching

Programs

SSA will provide the States with a

finder file containing names and other

identifying information of beneficiaries/

recipients from SSA’s benefit rolls. This

information will be matched by each

State with its wage and unemployment

compensation files and a reply file of

matched records will be furnished to

SSA. Upon receipt of a State’s reply file,

SSA will match the names from the

State file with the names on SSA’s

records to ensure that the State data

pertain to the relevant Social Security or

SSI recipients.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Match

The matching program shall become

effective 40 days after a copy of the

agreement, as approved by the Data

Integrity Board, is sent to Congress and

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) (or later if OMB objects to some

or all of the agreement), or 30 days after

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, whichever date is later. The

matching programs will continue for 18

months from the effective date and may

be extended for an additional 12 months

thereafter, if certain conditions are met.

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BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of

Applications for Permit.

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.):

PRT–797735

Applicant: ENSR Consulting and

Engineering, Florence, Alabama.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (trap, survey, and monitor) the

Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus

polionotus ammobates),

Choctawahatchee beach mouse

(Peromyscus polionotus allophrys),