53672 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 174 / Friday, September 9, 2005 / Notices 

Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986; the 

Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996; the EGovernment Act of 2002; the ClingerCohen Act of 1996; the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Improvement, 

Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003, and 

the corresponding implementing 

regulations. OMB Circular A–130, 

Management of Federal Resources, 

Appendix III, Security of Federal 

Automated Information Resources also 

applies. Federal, HHS, and CMS 

policies and standards include but are 

not limited to: all pertinent National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

publications; HHS Information Systems 

Program Handbook and the CMS 

Information Security Handbook. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

CMS will retain information for a total 

period of 10 years. All claims-related 

records are encompassed by the 

document preservation order and will 

be retained until notification is received 

from the Department of Justice. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Clinical Standards 

and Quality, CMS, Room S2–26–17, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

For the purpose of access, the subject 

individual should write to the system 

manager who will require the system 

name, address, age, gender, and for 

verification purposes, the subject 

individual’s name (woman’s maiden 

name, if applicable). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

For the purpose of access, use the 

same procedures outlines in 

Notification Procedures above. 

Requestors should also reasonably 

specify the record contents being 

sought. (These procedures are in 

accordance with Department regulation 

45 CFR 5b.5). 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

The subject individual should contact 

the system manager named above and 

reasonable identify the records and 

specify the information to be contested. 

State the corrective action sought and 

the reasons for the correction with 

supporting justification. (These 

Procedures are in accordance with 

Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.7). 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records maintained in this system are 

derived from Carrier and Fiscal 

Intermediary Systems of Records, 

Common Working File System of 

Records, clinics, institutions, hospitals 

and group practices performing the 

procedures, and outside registries and 

professional interest groups. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Notice of Availability of the Biennial 

Report to Congress on the Status of 

Children in Head Start Programs 

AGENCY: Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families (ACYF) 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families announces 

publication of the Biennial Report to 

Congress on the Status of Children in 

Head Start Programs, Fiscal Year (FY) 

2003. The report is mandated under 

Section 650 of the Head Start Act, as 

amended, which requires the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services to submit 

a report to Congress at least once during 

every two-year period on the status of 

children in Head Start programs. During 

FY 2003 more than 909,000 children 

were enrolled in Head Start programs 

including 62,000 children in Early Head 

Start programs serving children between 

birth and three years of age. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 9, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to receive 

a copy of the Biennial Report to 

Congress on the Status of Children in 

Head Start Programs, FY 2003 may 

contact the Head Start Publication 

Center on 866–763–6481. Copies of the 

report may also be obtained by 

accessing the Head Start Web site at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/ 

research/index.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Fuentes, Acting Associate 

Commissioner, Head Start Bureau, 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families, 330 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Head 

Start and Early Head Start programs are 

authorized under the Head Start Act (42 

U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) It is a national 

program providing comprehensive 

developmental services to low-income 

preschool children, primarily age three 

to age of compulsory school attendance, 

and their families. To help enrolled 

children achieve their full potential, 

Head Start programs provide 

comprehensive health, nutritional, 

educational, social and other services. 

Section 650 of the Head Start Act 

requires that the Secretary publish a 

Biennial Report of the Status of 

Children in Head Start Programs. The 

FY 2003 Biennial Report provides 

information about children enrolled in 

the program and the services they 

receive. During FY 2003 more than 

909,000 children were enrolled in Head 

Start programs. Head Start operated 

47,000 classrooms in more than 19,000 

Head Start centers at an average annual 

cost per child of $7,092. Over 1,428,000 

volunteers contributed their services to 

Head Start programs. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Joan E. Ohl, 

Commissioner, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

National Native American Emergency 

Medical Services Association 

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, IHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Single Source 

Cooperative Agreement with the 

National Native American Emergency 

Medical Services Association. 

SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service 

(IHS) announces the award of a 

cooperative agreement that will be 

funded on a competitive continuing 

basis to the National Native American 

Emergency Medical Services 

Association (NNAEMSA) for a 

demonstration project to improve 

emergency medical services for Native 

American people by improving 

communications between the IHS and 

the Native American Emergency 

Medical Services (EMS) providers; by 

improving communications and 

information among other federal 

agencies, professional organizations and 

Native American EMS providers; and by 

supporting an Annual Educational 

Conference. 

Project Period: The cooperative 

agreement is for a five-year project 

period effective on or about September 

15, 2005 to September 14, 2010. 

Amount of Award(s): Total funding 

for the project is $450,000. Funding in 

the amount of $90,000.00 is available in