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addition to the HHS program should 

maintain a system for preparing separate 

reports of mentoring activity for each 

agency’s program. 

1.9 Selection of Prote ́ge ́ Firms 

(a) Mentor firms will be solely responsible 

for selecting prote ́ge ́ firms. The mentor is 

encouraged to identify and select the types of 

prote ́ge ́ firms listed in Section 1.8. 

(b) The selection of prote ́ge ́ firms by 

mentor firms may not be protested, except as 

in paragraph (c) of this section. 

(c) Any dispute regarding the size or 

eligibility status of an entity selected by a 

mentor to be a prote ́ge ́ shall be referred to the 

HHS OSDBU for referral to SBA for 

resolution. 

1.10 Application and Agreement Process 

for Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Teams To Participate in 

the Program 

(a) Firms interested in becoming approved 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ participants must submit a 

joint written HHS Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Agreement 

to the OSDBU for review and approval. The 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Agreement will be evaluated 

on the extent to which the mentor firm plans 

to provide developmental assistance. The 

information required in Section 1.10 (b) may 

be submitted electronically or in hard copy 

to be considered for approval of the MentorProte ́ge ́ Agreement. 

(b) The Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Agreement must 

contain: 

(1) Name and address of mentor and 

prote ́ge ́ firm and a point of contact within 

both firms who will oversee the agreement; 

(2) A statement from the prote ́ge ́

representing that the firm is currently eligible 

as a small business to participate in the 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ program; 

(3) A description of the type of 

developmental program that will be provided 

by the mentor firm to the prote ́ge ́ firm, to 

include a description of the subcontract 

work; 

(4) A schedule with milestones for 

providing assistance; 

(5) Criteria for evaluation of the prote ́ge ́’s 

developmental success to measure the 

effectiveness of the capabilities and how the 

mentor’s assistance will potentially increase 

contracting and subcontracting opportunities 

for the prote ́ge ́ firm; 

(6) An estimate of the total cost provided 

to the prote ́ge ́ by the mentor; 

(7) Program participation term of 36 

months with a mid-term review at the 18 

month interval; 

(8) A listing of the anticipated number and 

types of subcontracts to be awarded to the 

prote ́ge ́ firm; 

(9) Termination procedures including 

procedures for the mentor firm to notify the 

prote ́ge ́ firm, OSDBU, and the contracting 

officer, in writing, at least 30 days in advance 

of the mentor firm’s intent to voluntarily 

withdraw from the program; and the 

procedures for a prote ́ge ́ firm to notify the 

mentor firm in writing at least 30 days in 

advance of the prote ́ge ́ firm’s intent to 

voluntarily terminate the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

Agreement; 

(10) Plan for accomplishing work should 

the agreement be terminated; 

(11) Other terms and conditions as 

appropriate; 

(12) Signed agreement with signatures and 

dates. 

1.11 HHS Review and Approval of MentorProte ́ge ́ Application and Agreement 

(a) The information specified in Section 

1.10 is reviewed by the HHS OSDBU. This 

review will be completed no later than 45 

days after receipt by the OSDBU, and written 

approval of the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Agreement 

will be provided to each party. 

(b) Upon agreement approval, the mentor 

may implement the development assistance 

program. 

(c) If the application is disapproved, the 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ team may provide additional 

information for reconsideration. The review 

of any supplemental material will be 

completed within 30 days after receipt by the 

OSDBU. 

1.12 Developmental Assistance 

The forms of developmental assistance a 

mentor firm can provide to a prote ́ge ́ firm 

include: 

(a) Management guidance related to— 

(1) Financial management 

(2) Organizational management 

(3) Overall business management/planning 

(4) Business development 

(b) Technical assistance 

(c) Rent-free use of facilities and/or 

equipment 

(d) Temporary assignment of personnel to 

the prote ́ge ́ firm for the purpose of training 

(e) Property 

(f) Loans 

(g) Any other types of mutually beneficial 

assistance. 

1.13 Obligation 

(a) Mentor or prote ́ge ́ firms may voluntarily 

withdraw from the program as mutually 

agreed to by both the mentor and prote ́ge ́

firms. However, in no event shall such 

withdrawal impact the program mission and 

contract requirements under the prime 

contract. 

(b) Mentor and prote ́ge ́ firms shall submit 

a ‘‘lessons learned’’ evaluation to the HHS 

OSDBU at the conclusion of their effort. 

1.14 Internal Controls 

The HHS OSDBU, in conjunction with the 

HHS small business specialists, will manage 

the program. Internal controls will be 

established by the HHS OSDBU to achieve 

the stated program objectives (by serving as 

checks and balances against undesired 

actions or consequences) such as: 

(a) Reviewing and evaluating mentor 

applications for realism, validity, and 

accuracy of information provided; 

(b) Conducting a mid-term evaluation at an 

18-month interval (out of a 36-month 

agreement) to measure prote ́ge ́ progress 

against the developmental plan contained in 

the approved agreement; and 

(c) Site visits, as appropriate, where 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ activity is on-going. 

1.15 Reports 

A written progress report shall be 

submitted by the mentor-prote ́ge ́ team to the 

HHS OSDBU at the mid-term (18 months) of 

the 36-month Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Agreement. 

1.16 Program Review 

(a) At the conclusion of the mid-term 18- 

month period of the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program 

(out of a 36-month agreement), the mentor/ 

large prime contractor and prote ́ge ́/small 

business shall formally brief the HHS OSDBU 

regarding program accomplishments as 

pertains to the approved agreement. 

(b) Mentor and prote ́ge ́ firms shall submit 

a ‘‘lessons-learned’’ evaluation to the HHS 

OSDBU at the conclusion of their effort. 

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BILLING CODE 4151–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

Periodically, the Health Resources 

and Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes abstracts of information 

collection requests under review by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of 

the clearance requests submitted to 

OMB for review, e-mail 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443– 

1129. 

The following request has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 

Proposed Project: The Health Education 

Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program: 

Forms (OMB No. 0915–0034 Extension) 

The HEAL program provided 

federally insured loans to assure the 

availability of funds for loans to eligible 

students to pay for their education costs. 

In order to administer and monitor the 

HEAL program the following forms are 

utilized: The Lenders Application for 

Contract of Federal Loan Insurance form 

(used by lenders to make application to 

the HEAL insurance program); the 

Borrower’s Deferment Request form 

(used by borrowers to request 

deferments on HEAL loans and used by 

lenders to determine borrower’s 

eligibility for deferment); the Borrower 

Loan Status update electronic 

submission (submitted monthly by 

lenders to the Secretary on the status of 

each loan); and the Loan Purchase/ 

Consolidation electronic submission 

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report sales, and purchases of HEAL 

loans). 

The estimates of burden for the forms 

are as follows: 

HRSA form Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

responses 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Lender’s Application for Contract of Federal Loan Insurance ................. 13 1 13 0.13 2 

Borrower’s Deferment Request: 

Borrowers .......................................................................................... 58 1 58 0.17 10 

Employers ......................................................................................... 43 1.34 58 0.08 5 

Borrower Loan Status Update ................................................................. 8 13 104 0.17 18 

Loan Purchase/Consolidation .................................................................. 1 1 1 0.07 .06 

Total .................................................................................................. 123 .................... 234 .................... 35 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of this notice to 

the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov 

or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Please 

direct all correspondence to the 

‘‘attention of the desk officer for HRSA.’’ 

Dated: July 15, 2009. 

Alexandra Huttinger, 

Director, Division of Policy Review and 

Coordination. 

[FR Doc. E9–17428 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

In compliance with the requirement 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects 

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United 

States Code, as amended by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes periodic summaries of 

proposed projects being developed for 

submission to OMB under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and draft 

instruments, e-mail 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443– 

1129. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Proposed Project: Evaluation of the 

State Early Childhood Comprehensive 

Systems (ECCS) Grant Program: New 

HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health 

Bureau (MCHB) is conducting an 

assessment of MCHB’s State Early 

Childhood Comprehensive Systems 

(ECCS) Grant Program. The purpose of 

the ECCS Grant Program is to assist 

States and Territories in their efforts to 

build and implement Statewide ECCS 

that support families and communities 

in their development of children that 

are healthy and ready to learn at school 

entry. These systems must be multiagency and be comprised of the key 

public and private agencies that provide 

services and resources to support 

families and communities in providing 

for the healthy physical, social, and 

emotional development of all young 

children. Grantees are also charged with 

addressing seven key elements of early 

childhood comprehensive systems: (1) 

Governance, (2) financing, (3) 

communications, (4) family leadership 

development, (5) provider/practitioner 

support, (6) standards, and (7) 

monitoring/accountability. ECCS 

funding is offered to 52 States and 

Jurisdictions. 

An evaluation will be conducted to: 

(1) Identify and analyze the strategies 

that grantees and partners are using to 

build comprehensive early childhood 

systems, (2) measure the level of 

progress grantees have made in meeting 

both the overarching Federal goals and 

objectives for ECCS grantees and those 

of their statewide plans, and (3) assess 

the effectiveness of grantees’ early 

childhood systems development 

activities. The information from the 

evaluation will supplement and 

enhance MCHB’s current data collection 

efforts by providing a quantifiable, 

standardized, systematic mechanism for 

collecting information across the funded 

implementation grantees. The results 

will also provide MCHB with timely 

feedback on the achievements of the 

ECCS Program and identify potential 

areas for improvement which will 

inform program planning and 

operational decisions. 

Data collection tools for which OMB 

approval is being requested include 

Web-based surveys, telephone 

interviews, and a Web-based indicator 

reporting system. Web-based surveys are 

intended to collect information from all 

grantees regarding the structure and 

functioning of the State Team, the 

nature of activities, and perceptions of 

progress made in achieving outcomes. 

One survey will be directed at ECCS 

Coordinators while a second similar, but 

shorter survey will be directed at 

selected State Team members (5 State 

Team members from each State). The 

telephone interviews will be conducted 

with ECCS Coordinators to collect more 

detailed information on how early 

childhood services have been 

integrated, challenges and successes of 

implementation, and how the activities 

are designed to improve the lives of 

children and families. ECCS 

Coordinators will also be asked to enter 

information on three early child and 

family outcome indicators and provide 

a theory of change, or rationale, on how 

a specific ECCS activity or set of related 

activities will produce a measurable 

change in each outcome indicator. 

Respondents: ECCS Coordinators and 

State Team members from the 52 

grantees will be the primary 

respondents for the instruments. The 

estimated response burden is as follows: 


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