80 FR 11680 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement to Amputee Coalition

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 42 (March 4, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-04460

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is proud to announce the Center for Improved Health of Persons with Limb Loss (Limb Loss Program) is moving to ACL as a result of the 2015 budget recently signed by President Obama. The Limb Loss Program supports a national resource center and related activities that provides comprehensive information and resources to assist individuals and families dealing with Limb Loss. The Limb Loss Program currently operates through a cooperative agreement between the Amputee Coalition and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACL will be working with the CDC on transitioning the program to ACL. Program Name: Limb Loss Program Award Amount: $2,730,000 Project Period: 4/1/2015 to 3/31/2016 Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing 
Continuation Cooperative Agreement to Amputee Coalition

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is proud to 
announce the Center for Improved Health of Persons with Limb Loss (Limb 
Loss Program) is moving to ACL as a result of the 2015 budget recently 
signed by President Obama.
    The Limb Loss Program supports a national resource center and 
related activities that provides comprehensive information and 
resources to assist individuals and families dealing with Limb Loss. 
The Limb Loss Program currently operates through a cooperative 
agreement between the Amputee Coalition and the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC). ACL will be working with the CDC on transitioning the 
program to ACL.
    Program Name: Limb Loss Program
    Award Amount: $2,730,000
    Project Period: 4/1/2015 to 3/31/2016
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

    Statutory Authority: This program is authorized under Section 
317 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247(b-4)); 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public 
Law 113-235 (Dec. 16, 2014).

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.325 
Discretionary Projects

DATES: Estimated Project Period--April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.

I. Program Description

    The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to continue existing 
activities to promote health, wellness and the adoption of healthy 
behaviors with the objective of preventing and/or reducing chronic 
conditions associated with limb loss. The grantee will continue to use 
both traditional and innovative approaches that will educate and inform 
people with disabilities, their family members, health care providers, 
policy makers, community members, and the general public.
    Justification: The Limb Loss Program currently operates through a 
cooperative agreement between the Amputee Coalition and the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC). ACL will be working with the CDC on 
transitioning the program to ACL. To ensure uninterrupted continuation 
of the grant goals and objectives, ACL plans to issue a one year non-
competing award to the incumbent Limb Loss Program grantee, Amputee 
Coalition.

II. Agency Contact

    For further information or comments regarding this action, contact 
Ophelia M. McLain, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and 
Developmental Disabilities, Office of Innovation, One Massachusetts 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 690-7025; fax (202) 
357-3560; email [email protected].

    Dated: February 26, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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ACTION: Notice. estimates the burden of this collection continue to use both traditional and
and entering the report information as innovative approaches that will educate
SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging follows: Approximately 7,702.3 hours, and inform people with disabilities,
(AoA) is announcing that the proposed with 52 State Long-Term Care their family members, health care
collection of information listed below Ombudsman programs responding providers, policy makers, community
has been submitted to the Office of annually. members, and the general public.
Management and Budget (OMB) for Justification: The Limb Loss Program
Dated: February 26, 2015.
review and clearance under the currently operates through a cooperative
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Kathy Greenlee,
agreement between the Amputee
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
DATES: Submit written or electronic Coalition and the U.S. Department of
Aging.
comments on the collection of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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information by May 4, 2015. Centers for Disease Control and
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ADDRESSES: Submit electronic Prevention (CDC). ACL will be working
comments on the collection of with the CDC on transitioning the
information to: louise.ryan@acl.gov. program to ACL. To ensure
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Submit written comments on the uninterrupted continuation of the grant
HUMAN SERVICES
collection of information to Louise goals and objectives, ACL plans to issue
Ryan, U.S. Administration for Notice of Intent To Award a Single a one year non-competing award to the
Community Living, 1 Massachusetts Source Non-Competing Continuation incumbent Limb Loss Program grantee,
Avenue, Washington, DC 20201. Cooperative Agreement to Amputee Amputee Coalition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coalition II. Agency Contact
Louise Ryan, telephone: (202) 357–3503;
AGENCY: Administration for Community For further information or comments
email: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
Living, HHS. regarding this action, contact Ophelia
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In SUMMARY: The Administration for M. McLain, U.S. Department of Health
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA Community Living (ACL) is proud to and Human Services, Administration for
has submitted the following proposed announce the Center for Improved Community Living, Administration on
collection of information to OMB for Health of Persons with Limb Loss (Limb Intellectual and Developmental
review and clearance. Loss Program) is moving to ACL as a Disabilities, Office of Innovation, One
States provide the following data and result of the 2015 budget recently signed Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
narrative information in the report: by President Obama. Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202)
1. Numbers and descriptions of cases The Limb Loss Program supports a 690–7025; fax (202) 357–3560; email
filed and complaints made on behalf of national resource center and related Ophelia.McLain@acl.hhs.gov.
long-term care facility residents to the activities that provides comprehensive
statewide ombudsman program; Dated: February 26, 2015.
information and resources to assist
2. Major issues identified impacting Kathy Greenlee,
individuals and families dealing with
on the quality of care and life of long- Limb Loss. The Limb Loss Program Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
term care facility residents; Aging.
currently operates through a cooperative
3. Statewide program operations; and agreement between the Amputee [FR Doc. 2015–04460 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am]
4. Ombudsman activities in addition Coalition and the U.S. Department of BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
to complaint investigation. Health and Human Services (HHS)
The report form and instructions have Centers for Disease Control and
been in continuous use, with minor Prevention (CDC). ACL will be working DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
modifications, since they were first with the CDC on transitioning the HUMAN SERVICES
approved by OMB for the FY 1995 program to ACL.
reporting period. This request is for Food and Drug Administration
Program Name: Limb Loss Program
approval to extend use of the current Award Amount: $2,730,000 [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0001]
form and instructions, with no Project Period: 4/1/2015 to 3/31/2016
modifications, for three years, covering Award Type: Cooperative Agreement Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs
the FY 2015–2017 reporting periods. Statutory Authority: This program is Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
The data collected on complaints filed authorized under Section 317 of the Public AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
with Ombudsman programs and Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247(b–4)); HHS.
narrative on long-term care issues Consolidated and Further Continuing
provide information to Centers for Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113– ACTION: Notice.
Medicare and Medicaid Services and 235 (Dec. 16, 2014).
This notice announces a forthcoming
others on patterns of concerns and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance meeting of a public advisory committee
major long-term care issues affecting (CFDA) Number: 93.325 Discretionary of the Food and Drug Administration
residents of long-term care facilities. Projects (FDA). The meeting will be open to the
Both the complaint and program data DATES: Estimated Project Period—April public.
collected assist the states and local 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. Name of Committee: Endocrinologic
Ombudsman programs in planning and Metabolic Drugs Advisory
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strategies and activities, providing Committee.
training and technical assistance and The purpose of this cooperative General Function of the Committee:
developing performance measures. agreement is to continue existing To provide advice and
A reporting form and instructions activities to promote health, wellness recommendations to the Agency on
may be viewed in the ombudsman and the adoption of healthy behaviors FDA’s regulatory issues.
section of the AoA Web site, http:// with the objective of preventing and/or Date and Time: The meeting will be
www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/Elder_ reducing chronic conditions associated held on April 14, 2015, from 7:30 a.m.
Rights/Ombudsman/NORS.aspx. AoA with limb loss. The grantee will to 5:15 p.m.

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Dates		Estimated Project Period--April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.
FR Citation		80 FR 11680