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D. Cost Principles: 

• Title 2: Grants and Agreements, Part 

225—Cost Principles for State, Local, 

and Indian Tribal Governments (OMB 

A–87) 

• Title 2: Grants and Agreements, Part 

230—Cost Principles for Non-Profit 

Organizations (OMB Circular A–122). 

E. Audit Requirements: 

• OMB Circular A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

3. Indirect Costs 

This section applies to all grant 

recipients that request reimbursement of 

indirect costs in their grant application. 

In accordance with HHS Grants Policy 

Statement, Part II–27, IHS requires 

applicants to have a current indirect 

cost rate agreement prior to award. The 

rate agreement must be prepared in 

accordance with the applicable cost 

principles and guidance as provided by 

the cognizant agency or office. A current 

rate means the rate covering the 

applicable activities and the award 

budget period. If the current rate is not 

on file with the DGO at the time of 

award, the indirect cost portion of the 

budget will be restricted. The 

restrictions remain in place until the 

current rate is provided to the DGO. 

Generally, indirect costs rates for IHS 

grantees are negotiated with the 

Division of Cost Allocation http:// 

rates.psc.gov/ and the Department of the 

Interior (National Business Center) 

http://www.nbc.gov/acquisition/ics/ 

icshome.html. If your organization has 

questions regarding the indirect cost 

policy, please contact the DGO at (301) 

443–5204. 

VII. Reporting Requirements 

The reporting requirements for this 

program are noted below. 

I. Progress Report 

Semi-annual and annual program 

progress reports are required. These 

reports will include a brief comparison 

of actual accomplishments to the goals 

established for the period, or, if 

applicable, provide sound justification 

for the lack of progress, and other 

pertinent information as required. 

Copies of any materials developed shall 

be attached. Semi-annual progress 

reports must be submitted within 30 

days of the end of the half year. An 

annual report must be submitted within 

30 days after the end of the 12-month 

time period. A final report must be 

submitted within 90 days of expiration 

of the budget/project period. 

II. Financial Reports 

Semi-annual financial status reports 

(FSR) must be submitted within 30 days 

of the end of the half year. Final FSR are 

due within 90 days of expiration of the 

budget/project period. Standard Form 

269 (long form) will be used for 

financial reporting. 

Federal Cash Transaction Reports are 

due every calendar quarter to the 

Division of Payment Management, 

Payment Management Branch (DPM, 

PMS). Please contact DPM/PMS at: 

http://www.dpm.psc.gov/ for additional 

information regarding your cash 

transaction reports. Failure to submit 

timely reports may cause a disruption in 

timely payments to your organization. 

Grantees are responsible and 

accountable for accurate reporting of the 

Progress Reports and Financial Status 

Reports which are generally due semiannually and annually. Financial Status 

Reports (SF–269) are due 90 days after 

each budget period and the final SF–269 

must be verified from the grantee 

records on how the value was derived. 

Grantees must submit reports in a 

reasonable period of time. 

Failure to submit required reports 

within the time allowed may result in 

suspension or termination of an active 

grant, withholding of additional awards 

for the project, or other enforcement 

actions such as withholding of 

payments or converting to the 

reimbursement method of payment. 

Continued failure to submit required 

reports may result in one or both of the 

following: (1) the imposition of special 

award provisions; and (2) the nonfunding or non-award of other eligible 

projects or activities. This applies 

whether the delinquency is attributable 

to the failure of the grantee organization 

or the individual responsible for 

preparation of the reports. 

Telecommunication for the hearing 

impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443– 

6394. 

VIII. Agency Contact(s) 

Grants (Business), Kimberly Pendleton, 

Grants Management Officer, 801 

Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 360, 

Rockville, MD 20852, Work: (301) 

443–5204 or 

kimberly.pendleton@ihs.gov. 

Program (Programmatic/Technical), 

Michelle S. Begay, Domestic Violence 

Prevention Initiative Project Officer, 

Division of Behavioral Health, Office 

of Clinical and Preventive Services, 

Indian Health Service Headquarters, 

801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300, 

Rockville, MD 20852, Work: (301) 

443–2038, Fax: (301) 443–7623, Email: michelle.begay2@ihs.gov. 

The Public Health Service strongly 

encourages all grant and contract 

recipients to provide a smoke-free 

workplace and promote the non-use of 

all tobacco products. In addition, Public 

Law 103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 

1994, prohibits smoking in certain 

facilities (or in some cases, any portion 

of the facility) in which regular or 

routine education, library, day care, 

health care or early childhood 

development services are provided to 

children. This is consistent with the 

HHS mission to protect and advance the 

physical and mental health of the 

American people. 

Dated: May 5, 2010. 

Yvette Roubideaux, 

Director, Indian Health Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Public Readiness and Emergency 

Preparedness Act Countermeasures 

Injury Compensation Program, 

Procedures for Submitting a Letter of 

Intent To File Requests for Benefits 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) announces 

procedures for submitting a Letter of 

Intent to File a Request for Benefits 

under the Countermeasures Injury 

Compensation Program (CICP). The 

CICP administers the compensation 

program authorized by the Public 

Readiness and Emergency Preparedness 

Act (PREP Act). The PREP Act provides 

compensation to individuals for serious 

physical injuries or deaths from 

pandemic, epidemic, or security 

countermeasures identified in 

declarations issued by the Secretary 

pursuant to section 319F–3(b) of the 

Public Health Service Act, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 247d–6d, 247d–6e). A PREP 

Act declaration by the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services specifies the countermeasures 

and the categories of health threats or 

conditions for which the 

countermeasures are recommended, the 

period liability protections are in effect, 

the population of individuals protected, 

and the geographic areas for which the 

protections are in effect. 

The CICP has not yet finalized the 

administrative policies and procedures 

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(i.e., regulations) that will govern the 

CICP. These administrative policies and 

procedures will include the necessary 

forms and instructions for filing a 

Request Package. Once these policies 

and procedures are developed, they will 

be published in the Federal Register as 

an Interim Final Rule, and the public 

will have an opportunity to provide 

comments. These materials will also be 

posted on the CICP Web site at http:// 

www.hrsa.gov/countermeasurescomp. 

Until the regulation is finalized and the 

forms and instructions for filing are 

available, the CICP will continue to 

accept a Letter of Intent to File a 

Request for Benefits from people who 

wish to request for compensation under 

the CICP. For more information on how 

to submit a Letter of Intent to File a 

Request for Benefits with the CICP, or to 

obtain general Program information, 

please visit the CICP Web site above. 

ADDRESSES: A Letter of Intent to File a 

Request for Benefits under the CICP 

must be mailed to the Health Resources 

and Services Administration, 

Countermeasures Injury Compensation 

Program, Request for Benefits, Room 

11C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857. 

DATES: The procedures established by 

this notice shall take effect immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

HRSA Call Center at 1–888–ASK–HRSA 

(1–888–275–4772) or visit the CICP’s 

Web site: http://www.hrsa.gov/ 

countermeasurescomp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

For the full text of the Act, 

individuals may consult the CICP Web 

site at http://www.hrsa.gov/ 

countermeasurescomp/prep_act.htm. 

Statutory Procedures 

Requesters must submit either a Letter 

of Intent to File a Request for Benefits 

or a Request Package no later than one 

(1) year from the date the covered 

countermeasure was administered or 

used. The forms and instructions for the 

submission of a Request Package will 

become available upon publication in 

the Federal Register of the policies and 

procedures that will govern the CICP. 

The timely submission of a Letter of 

Intent to File will meet the statutory 

requirement that a requester must file a 

Request for Benefits within the one-year 

time period. 

Submission of a Letter of Intent To File 

a Request for Benefits 

Until the forms and instructions for 

filing are available, requesters must 

submit a Letter of Intent to File a 

Request for Benefits in order to meet the 

filing deadline. A Letter of Intent to File 

must include the following information: 

• The name, current address and 

phone number of the Requester. 

• The covered countermeasure 

received, the date it was received, the 

circumstances under which the covered 

countermeasure was received (e.g., 

clinical trial sponsored by the National 

Institutes of Health, or as part of routine 

healthcare), and the name of the 

countermeasure recipient if the 

Requester is filing a death claim. 

Although it is not required, a 

Requester may engage the services of an 

attorney or other representative to file 

the Request for Benefits on his or her 

behalf. However, the payment of fees 

and/or costs by the CICP of an attorney 

or other representative is not permitted. 

Upon receipt of the Letter of Intent to 

File a Request for Benefits, the CICP will 

respond with an acknowledgment letter. 

The acknowledgement letter will 

include a CICP case number assigned to 

the Letter of Intent. Thereafter, the 

Requester must notify the CICP of any 

change of address, phone number, or 

representative of record. 

The postmarked date of the Letter of 

Intent to File will be viewed as the date 

of filing a Request for Benefits for 

purposes of the one (1) year filing 

deadline. The CICP will notify 

Requesters once the regulation has been 

approved and published, and the forms 

and instructions for filing are available. 

Dated: May 5, 2010. 

Mary K. Wakefield, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Notice of Re-Designation of the 

Service Delivery Area for the Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe 

AGENCY: Indian Health Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public 

that the Indian Health Service (IHS) has 

decided to expand the geographic 

boundaries of the Service Delivery Area 

(SDA) for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The 

Cowlitz SDA currently is comprised of 

Clark, Cowlitz, King, Lewis, Pierce, 

Skamania, and Thurston in the State of 

Washington. These counties were 

designated as the Tribe’s SDA in 67 FR 

46329. Under this final decision, 

Columbia County, Oregon, and Kittitas 

and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington 

will be added to the existing Cowlitz 

SDA. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

Harper, Director, Office of Resource 

Access and Partnerships, Indian Health 

Service, Suite 360, 12300 Twinbrook 

Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Telephone 301/443–2694 (This is not a 

toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A previous notice was published in 

the Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 243 on 

Monday, December 21, 2009 notifying 

the public of the Indian Health Services’ 

(IHS) intention to expand the Cowlitz 

Tribe’s Service Delivery Area to include 

Columbia County in the State of Oregon, 

and Kittitas and Wahkiakum Counties 

in the State of Washington and invited 

the public to submit comments. No 

comments were received. Therefore, the 

purpose of this FR is to notify the public 

of the IHS Director’s decision to grant 

the request of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe 

to expand their SDA as present in their 

08–3 Tribal resolution dated January 5, 

2008, and 08–56 Tribal resolution, dated 

December 06, 2008. The Tribe’s request 

will expand their current SDA which 

incorporates Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, 

King, Pierce, Thurston and Lewis 

Counties in the State of Washington, to 

include Columbia County in the State of 

Oregon, and Kittitas and Wahkiakum 

Counties in the State of Washington. 

Accordingly, after considering the 

Tribes’ request in light of the criteria 

specified in the regulations, the IHS has 

decided to re-designate the SDA for the 

Tribe to consist of Columbia County in 

the State of Oregon and Kittitas and 

Wahkiakum Counties in the State of 

Washington. 

This notice does not contain reporting 

or recordkeeping requirements subject 

to prior approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. 

The following is a complete list of 

current CHSDA and SDA by Tribe/ 

Reservation and County/State. 

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