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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

222 of the Public Health Service Act (42

U.S.C. 217a), as amended, grants to the

Secretary of the Department of Health

and Human Services (the Secretary) the

authority to establish an advisory panel

if the Secretary finds the panel

necessary and in the public interest. The

Secretary signed the charter establishing

this Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR

7849) and approved the renewal of the

charter on January 18, 2001. The Panel

advises and makes recommendations to

the Secretary and the Administrator of

the Health Care Financing

Administration (the Administrator) on

opportunities for HCFA to optimize the

effectiveness of the National Medicare

Education Program and other HCFA

programs that help Medicare

beneficiaries understand Medicare and

the range of Medicare options available

with the passage of the

Medicare+Choice Program.

The goals of the Panel are as follows:

• To develop and implement a

national Medicare education program

that describes the options for selecting

a health plan under Medicare.

• To enhance the Federal

government’s effectiveness in informing

the Medicare consumer, including the

appropriate use of public-private

partnerships.

• To expand outreach to vulnerable

and underserved communities,

including racial and ethnic minorities,

in the context of a national Medicare

education program.

• To assemble an information base of

best practices for helping consumers

evaluate health plan options and build

a community infrastructure for

information, counseling, and assistance.

The current members of the Panel are:

Diane Archer, J.D., President, Medicare

Rights Center; David Baldridge,

Executive Director, National Indian

Council on Aging; Bruce Bradley,

M.B.A., Director, Managed Care Plans,

General Motors Corporation; Carol

Cronin, Chairperson, Advisory Panel on

Medicare Education; Joyce Dubow,

M.U.P., Senior Policy Advisor, Public

Policy Institute, AARP; Jennie Chin

Hansen, Executive Director, On Lok

Senior Health Services; Elmer Huerta,

M.D., M.P.H., Director, Cancer Risk and

Assessment Center, Washington

Hospital Center; Bonita Kallestad, J.D.,

M.S., Mid Minnesota Legal Assistance;

Steven Larsen, J.D., M.A., Maryland

Insurance Commissioner, Maryland

Insurance Administration; Brian

Lindberg, M.M.H.S., Executive Director,

Consumer Coalition for Quality Health

Care; Heidi Margulis, B.A., Vice

President, Government Affairs, Humana,

Inc.; Patricia Neuman, Sc.D., Director,

Medicare Policy Project, Henry J. Kaiser

Family Foundation; Elena Rios, M.D.,

M.S.P.H., President, National Hispanic

Medical Association; Samuel Simmons,

B.A., President and CEO, The National

Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.;

Nina Weinberg, M.A., President,

National Health Council; and Edward

Zesk, B.A., Executive Director, Aging

2000.

The agenda for the July 12, 2001

meeting will include the following:

• Recap of the previous (April 26,

2001) meeting.

• HCFA update/issues.

• Role of the Social Security

Administration in Medicare.

• Medicare education operating

priorities for 2002.

• Medicare education budget 2003.

• Annual report of the Advisory

Panel on Medicare Education.

• Public comment.

Individuals or organizations that wish

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on

an agenda topic should contact Ms.

Caliman by 12 noon, July 5, 2001. A

written copy of the oral presentation

should also be submitted to Ms.

Caliman by 12 noon, July 5, 2001. The

number of oral presentations may be

limited by the time available.

Individuals not wishing to make a

presentation may submit written

comments to Ms. Caliman by 12 noon,

July 5, 2001. The meeting is open to the

public, but attendance is limited to the

space available. Individuals requiring

sign language interpretation for the

hearing impaired or other special

accommodations should contact Ms.

Caliman at least 15 days before the

meeting.

Authority: Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and

1395hh).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital

Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,

Medicare—Supplementary Medical

Insurance Program)

Dated: June 19, 2001.

Thomas A. Scully,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Training and Technical Assistance;

Cooperative Agreement

Announcement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds;

Request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA)

announces the availability of fiscal year

(FY) 2001 funds for an open

competition for one cooperative

agreement with a national organization

for a total amount of $200,000. The goal

of the cooperative agreement is to assist

people who work in Eligible

Metropolitan Areas (EMAs) under the

Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS

Resources Emergency (CARE) Act to

understand and put into action the

requirements of the CARE Act as

reauthorized in October 2000.

Program Purpose: The applicant will

transfer knowledge and provide

practical help to a diverse group of

people working in HIV-related programs

that are located in EMAs regarding the

new legislative requirements of the

CARE Act. Recipients will include

administrative and direct service staff of

State/local AIDS programs, State/local

health departments, agencies funded by

the CARE Act, other AIDS Service

Organizations (ASO) and Community

Based Organizations (CBO), members of

CARE Act planning bodies, and

consumers.

Program Requirements: Applicants

must propose a plan that will help

achieve the purpose through one or

more of the following six program

objectives. Each program objective

directly relates to one of the legislative

requirements of the new CARE Act.

(1) Increase the number of people

with a history of homelessness,

substance abuse, and correctional

detention, who are members of Title I

CARE Act Planning Councils, or

regularly attend or actively participate

in Planning Council meetings.

(2) Increase the ability of CARE Act

administrators, planning bodies and

care providers to identify the unmet

needs of PLWH who are not in care, to

bring them into care, and to keep them

in care.

(3) Increase the number of formal

linkages and referral agreements among

providers of HIV social support services,

HIV prevention services, and HIV care

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and treatment services to improve

health outcomes.

(4) Increase the number of formal

linkages or referral agreements among

publicly-funded programs (e.g., CARE

Act, Medicaid, family planning,

substance abuse, Children’s Health

Insurance Program), to collaborate on

HIV service delivery and planning.

(5) Increase the knowledge of CARE

Act administrators, planning bodies and

care providers of models and best

practices for continuous quality

improvement and quality management.

(6) Increase staff abilities and service

capacity in organizations serving

underserved communities severely

impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Under this Cooperative Agreement,

HRSA will provide input and be

involved actively in the planning and

implementation of activities supported

by these funds. Proposed activities must

support the mutual goals and objectives

of HRSA and the applicant.

Service Area: The geographic service

area includes the 51 Title I EMAs across

the United States, including the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the

District of Columbia.

Eligible Applicants: Public or private

non-profit organizations with a national

membership or constituency whose

mission is to address the needs of

people who work with HIV/AIDS

related programs and consumers of HIV/

AIDS services. The applicant must have

representatives from Ryan White CARE

Act Title I EMAs within its membership

or constituency. The applicant must

have a history of developing and

disseminating informational materials

and providing training and technical

assistance to HIV/AIDS related

organizations within the past 3 years.

The applicant must also have

experience working on initiatives

addressing the needs of Title I EMAs.

National organizations that currently

have Technical Assistance Cooperative

Agreements with the HIV/AIDS Bureau

are not eligible to apply.

Availability of Funds: One

cooperative agreement will be

competitively awarded for a total

amount up to $200,000. It is expected

that the award will be made by

September 30, 2001. Funding will be

made available for a 12-month budget

period, with a project period of up to 3

years contingent upon the availability of

funds and satisfactory performance.

Authorization: Title XXVI, Part F of

the Public Health Service Act, (Title 42,

USC), as amended by Public Law 106–

345 the Ryan White CARE Act

Amendments of 2000, dated October 20,

2000.

Application Dates: In order to be

considered for this competition,

applications must be received at the

HRSA Grants Application Center by

close of business on August 10, 2001.

Applications shall be considered as

meeting the deadline if they are: (1)

Received on or before the deadline, or

(2) Postmarked on or before the deadline

date and received in time for orderly

processing and submission to the review

committee. Applicants should request a

legibly dated receipt from a commercial

carrier or U.S. Postal Service postmark.

Private metered postmarks shall not be

acceptable as proof of mailing.

Applications received after the deadline

will be returned to the applicant and not

reviewed.

Application Materials: The Training

and Technical Assistance Cooperative

Agreement Guidance is available on the

HIV/AIDS Bureau web site at the

following Internet address: http://

www.hrsa.gov/hab. The required

Federal grant application form (PHS

5161–1) is available at the following

Internet address: http://forms.psc.gov/

forms/PHS/phs.html. For those

applicants who are unable to access

application materials electronically,

hard copies must be obtained from the

HRSA Grants Application Center,

telephone number (877) 477–2123, fax

number is (877) 477–2345, and e-mail

address hrsagac@hrsa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional technical information may

be obtained from Rene Sterling, HIV/

AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and

Services Administration, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Room 7–36, Rockville, MD 20857.

The telephone number is (301) 443–

7778, the fax number is (301) 594–2835,

and the e-mail address is

Rsterling@hrsa.gov.

Dated: June 19, 2001.

Elizabeth M. Duke,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–15965 Filed 6–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

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;

Partnership for Information and

Communication Cooperative

Agreement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA)

announces that up to $750,000 in fiscal

year (FY) 2001 funds is available to fund

one cooperative agreement under the

Partnership for Information in

Communication (PIC) program activity.

This award will be made under the

program authority of section 501(a)(2) of

the Social Security Act, the Maternal

and Child Health (MCH) Federal SetAside Program (42 USC 701(a)(2)).

Within the HRSA, grants and

cooperative agreements for Special

Projects of Regional and National

Significance (SPRANS) under this

authority are administered by the

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

(MCHB). This announcement solicits

applications only from national

membership organizations representing

certified pediatric care providers. The

award for this PIC competition will be

made for a four-year grant period, with

continuation after the first year subject

to satisfactory performance and the

continued availability of funds. Funds

will come from SPRANS funds

appropriated under Public Law 106–

554.

DATES: Entities which intend to submit

an application for this cooperative

agreement are expected to notify

MCHB’s Division of Child, Adolescent

and Family Health of their intent by July

11, 2001. The deadline for receipt of

applications is August 10, 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 September 3,

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 June 26, 2001, or

register on-line at: http://www.hrsa.gov/

lorder3.htm directly. The PIC program

uses the standard Form PHS 5161–1

(Rev.7/00). Applicants must use Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

#93.110G when requesting application

kits. The CFDA is a Government wide

compendium of enumerated Federal

programs, project services, and activities

which provide assistance. 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 1–877–477–2123: E-mail:

hrsagac@hrsa.gov.