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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued

Instrument Number of respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours per

response

Total burden

hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 4,320

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: May 14, 2001.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–12495 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/

HS–2001–11]

Fiscal Year 2001 Discretionary

Announcement for a Center on the

Social and Emotional Foundations for

Early Learning; Availability of Funds

and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of funds and request for

applications for a Center on the Social

and Emotional Foundations for Early

Learning.

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families (ACF),

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) announces the

availability of funds for a Center on the

Social and Emotional Foundations for

Early Learning. This Center will

improve the capacity of Head Start and

Child Care programs to promote the

social and emotional development of

the preschool age children they serve.

Statutory Authority

The Child Care and Development

Block Grant Act as amended, 42 U.S.C.

9858 et seq.

CFDA 93.647

The Head Start Act, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

CFDA: 93.600

DATES: The closing time and date for

receipt of applications is 5 p.m. (Eastern

Time Zone) July 13, 2001. Applications

received after 5 p.m. on the deadline

date will be classified as late.

Note: The full announcement, including all

the necessary forms can be downloaded from

the Head Start Web Site at http://

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb, and/or the

Child Care Bureau Web Site at http://

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to: ACYF

Operations Center, 1815 N. Fort Myer

Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia

22209.

Hand Delivered, Courier or Overnight

Delivery applications are accepted

during the normal working hours of 8

a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,

on or prior to the established closing

date.

All packages should be clearly labeled

as follows:

Application for Center on the Social

and Emotional Foundations for Early

Learning.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

ACYF Operations Center at 1–800–351–

2293 (ACYF) is available to answer

questions concerning application

requirements and to refer you to the

appropriate contact person in ACYF for

programmatic questions. You may also

e-mail your questions tot he ACYF

Operations Center at: ehs@lcgnet.com

In order to determine the number of

expert reviewers that will be necessary,

if you are going to submit an

application, you must send a post card

or e-mail with the following

information: the name, address,

telephone and fax number, e-mail

address of the project director, and the

name of the university or non-profit

institution at least four weeks prior to

the submission deadline date to: ACYF

Operations Center, 1815 N. Fort Myer

Drive,Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia

22209, (1–800) 351–2293, E-mail:

ehs@lcgnet.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A: Eligible

Applicants: Universities and non-profit

organizations with a recognized record

of national leadership and service and

current capabilities in this area of

expertise. To adequately address the

scope of topics and experiences this

project requires, an application may be

comprised of a consortium of

organizations.

B. Project Duration: The

announcement is soliciting applications

for a project period of up to five years.

Awards, on a competitive basis, will be

for the first one-year budget period.

Applications for continuation of

cooperative agreements funded under

these awards beyond the one-year

period, but within the established

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.

C. Federal Share of Project Cost: The

Federal share of project costs shall not

exceed $1,000,000 per year. $600,000 of

this amount will be from Head Start

funds and $400,000 will be from Child

Care and Development Block Grant

funds.

D. Matching Requirement: There is no

matching requirement.

E. Anticipated Number of Projects to

be Funded: It is anticipated that one

project will be funded.

Criteria

Reviewers will consider the following

factors when assigning points.

1. Results or Benefits Expected

(Maximum of 10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant:

• clearly states the objectives and

their relation to the expected benefits of

the project.

• explains why chosen objectives are

appropriate for Head Start and Child

Care program efforts to improve social

and emotional outcomes for young

children, given current knowledge on

effective practices.

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• explains how the results and

benefits expected are reasonable given

the resources available for this project.

2. Approach (maximum of 50 Points)

The extent to which the applicant’s

approach:

• adequately describes and responds

to key issues outlined in the background

section above;

• represents a cost effective strategy

to improve Head Start and Child Care

program practices to promote positive

social and emotional outcomes for

children;

• demonstrates a thorough knowledge

and understanding of the Head Start

Program Performance Standards and

quality child care program practices;

• demonstrates thorough knowledge

of evidence-based approaches to

improving social and emotional

outcomes and address mental health

and behavioral concerns for preschoolage children:

• demonstrates appropriate strategies

for communication and ongoing

coordination with the Head Start and

Child Care training and technical

assistance providers; and,

• describes specific strategies for how

the project will promote local program’s

adopting and implementing practices.

3. Staff and Position Date (Maximum of

30 Points)

The extent to which the key staff and

the organization possess the experience

and expertise necessary to plan and

implement a project of this type and

scope, including:

• planning and disseminating

training and technical assistance

resources addressing issues of early

childhood social and emotional

development and mental health

services;

• working with programs serving

diverse cultures, languages and

ethnicity and with programs serving low

income families with young children;

• analyzing and preparing

information for national dissemination

to early childhood programs on issues of

social and emotional development and

mental health;

• designing, developing, and

delivering coordinated technical

assistance as part of a national network;

• experience with early childhood

service settings, collaborating with

mental health, child care and school

system partners, and working with Head

Start program staff and parents;

• key staff will devote adequate time

to ensure a high level of professional

input and attention;

• staff have experience designing and

delivering information and T/TA for

audiences of diverse cultures, languages

and ethnicity and experience working

with programs serving low income

families with young children;

• staff have the skills and experiences

needed to implement an approach

covering the broad scope of issues

required by the comprehensiveness of

the Head Start model; and

• staff have experience and skills in

reviewing and adapting information on

social and emotional development and

mental health to communicate

effectively with this project’s intended

audiences.

Budget and Budget Justification

(Maximum of 10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant’s

proposed costs are reasonable in view of

the planning and activities to be carried

out and the anticipated outcomes.

Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

This program is 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.’’

Under the Order, States may design

their own processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

All States and territories except

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana,

Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,

Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New

Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma,

Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,

Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,

Washington, Wyoming, and Palau have

elected to participate in the Executive

Order process and have established

Single Points of Contact (SPOCs).

Applicants from these jurisdictions

need not take action regarding Executive

Order 12372.

Applications for projects to be

administered by Federally recognized

Indian Tribes are also exempt from the

requirements of Executive Order 12372.

Otherwise, applicants should contact

their SPOC as soon as possible to alert

them to the prospective application and

to receive any necessary instructions.

Applicants must submit any required

material to the SPOC as early as possible

so that the program office can obtain

and review SPOC comments as part of

the award process. It is imperative that

the applicant submit all required

materials, if any, to the SPOC and

indicate the date of this submittal (or

date of contact if no submittal is

required) on the Standard Form 424,

item 16a.

Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards. SPOCs

are encouraged to eliminate the

submission of routine endorsements as

official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

may trigger the ‘‘accommodate or

explain’’ rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to the ACF, they should be

addressed to: William Wilson, Head

Start Bureau, Grants Officer, 330 C

Street SW., Room 2220, Washington, DC

20447. Attn: Center on the Social and

Emotional Foundations for Early

Learning.

A list of the Single Points of Contact

for each State and Territory can be

found on the following web site:

http://http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

grants/spoc.html.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Program

Number 93.600, Project Head Start and

Number 93.647, Child Care and Development

Block Grant)

Dated: May 14, 2001.

James A. Harrell,

Acting Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–3069–N]

Medicare Program; Meeting of the

Executive Committee of the Medicare

Coverage Advisory Committee—June

14, 2001

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

public meeting of the Executive

Committee (the Committee) of the

Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee

(MCAC). The Committee will do the

following:

• Act on the February 21, 2001

recommendations of the Medical

Devices and Prosthetics Panel regarding

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.

• Discuss the ‘‘Interim Guidelines—

Recommendations for Evaluating

Effectiveness,’’ prepared by the

Executive Committee to assist panels in