80_FR_28368 80 FR 28273 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Two National Activities Grant Projects Under Section 6 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,

80 FR 28273 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Two National Activities Grant Projects Under Section 6 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)

Page Range28273-28274
FR Document2015-11961

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is transitioning the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Catalyst Project Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Center (AT TA Center) and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability Assistive Technology Public Internet Site (National AT Web site) to ACL as a result of the Workforce Opportunity Improvement Act (Pub. L. 113-128) signed by President Obama in July 2014. The RESNA Catalyst Project is a national training and technical assistance center for assistive technology programs that provides comprehensive information and state-specific, regional and national resources to entities funded under Sections 4 and 5 of the AT Act to improve the implementation and effectiveness of their programs, and to provide appropriate technical assistance and training to entities not funded under the AT Act to improve awareness of and access to assistive technology. The University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability supports the renovation, updating, and maintenance of an accessible National AT Web site that provides the public comprehensive, up-to-date information on accommodating individuals with disabilities and resources related to assistive technology, including but not limited to programs under the AT Act. The RESNA Catalyst Project and New Hampshire National AT Web site previously operated through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. The Department of Health and Human Services is currently transitioning programs under the AT Act to ACL.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015) 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing 
Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Two National Activities Grant 
Projects Under Section 6 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as 
Amended (AT Act)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is transitioning 
the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of 
North America (RESNA) Catalyst Project Assistive Technology Technical 
Assistance Center (AT TA Center) and the University of New Hampshire 
Institute on Disability Assistive Technology Public Internet Site 
(National AT Web site) to ACL as a result of the Workforce Opportunity 
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 113-128) signed by President Obama in July 
2014.
    The RESNA Catalyst Project is a national training and technical 
assistance center for assistive technology programs that provides 
comprehensive information and state-specific, regional and national 
resources to entities funded under Sections 4 and 5 of the AT Act to 
improve the implementation and effectiveness of their programs, and to 
provide appropriate technical assistance and training to entities not 
funded under the AT Act to improve awareness of and access to assistive 
technology.
    The University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability supports 
the renovation, updating, and maintenance of an accessible National AT 
Web site that provides the public comprehensive, up-to-date information 
on accommodating individuals with disabilities and resources related to 
assistive technology, including but not limited to programs under the 
AT Act.
    The RESNA Catalyst Project and New Hampshire National AT Web site 
previously operated through a

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cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, 
Rehabilitation Services Administration. The Department of Health and 
Human Services is currently transitioning programs under the AT Act to 
ACL.

DATES: Estimated Project Period--September 30, 2015 through September 
30, 2016

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Program Name: Assistive Technology National Activities.
    Award Amount: $640,000 to Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive 
Technology Society of North America; $100,000 to University of New 
Hampshire Institute on Disability.
    Project Period: 9/30/2015 to 9/30/2016.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.

    Statutory Authority:  This program is authorized under Section 6 
of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended (29 U.S.C. 3005)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.464 
Discretionary Projects

Program Description

    The purpose of the National Activities cooperative agreements with 
RESNA and the University of New Hampshire is to continue existing 
activities designed to support and improve the administration of the AT 
Act. The grantees will continue to use both traditional and innovative 
approaches that will assist individuals and entities through 
information dissemination and provide state-specific, regional and 
national training and technical assistance concerning assistive 
technology.
    Justification: ACL is currently working on transitioning the 
Assistive Technology National Activities program to ACL. To ensure 
uninterrupted continuation of the grant goals and objectives, ACL plans 
to issue a one year non-competing award to both RESNA and the 
University of New Hampshire.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments 
regarding this action, contact Lori Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for 
Consumer Access and Self-Determination, Office of Integrated Programs, 
One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 
357-3443; fax (202) 357-3469; email [email protected].

    Dated: May 13, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-11961 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 95 / Monday, May 18, 2015 / Notices 28273 PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: Substances and Disease Registry. Substances and Disease Registry. (202) 694–1220. Elaine L. Baker, Elaine L. Baker, Shelley E. Garr, Director, Management Analysis and Services Director, Management Analysis and Services Deputy Secretary. Office, Centers for Disease Control and Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015–12064 Filed 5–14–15; 11:15 am] [FR Doc. 2015–11889 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2015–11888 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P BILLING CODE 4163–18–P BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Administration for Community Living Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevention Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Continuation Mine Safety and Health Research Disease, Disability, and Injury Cooperative Agreement for Two Advisory Committee, National Institute Prevention and Control Special National Activities Grant Projects for Occupational Safety and Health Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review Under Section 6 of the Assistive (MSHRAC, NIOSH) Technology Act of 1998, as Amended In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of (AT Act) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease AGENCY: Administration for Community (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Living, Department of Health and Control and Prevention (CDC) announces a meeting for the initial Human Services. announces the following meeting for the review of applications in response to ACTION: Notice. aforementioned committee: Funding Opportunity Announcement Number, (FOA) DP15–008, Health SUMMARY: The Administration for Time and Date: 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. EDT, Promotion and Disease Prevention Community Living (ACL) is June 8, 2015. Research Centers: Special Interest transitioning the Rehabilitation Place: Teleconference and Webinar. Status: Open to public, limited only by the Project Competitive Supplements Engineering and Assistive Technology space available on the webinar system, which (SIPS). Society of North America (RESNA) accommodates a maximum of 100 people. If Catalyst Project Assistive Technology Time and Date: 11:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m., Technical Assistance Center (AT TA you wish to attend by phone or webinar, EDT, June 11, 2015 (Closed). please contact Marie Chovanec by email at Center) and the University of New MChovanec@cdc.gov or by phone at 412– Place: Teleconference. Hampshire Institute on Disability 386–5302 at least 3 days in advance. Status: The meeting will be closed to Assistive Technology Public Internet Purpose: This committee is charged with the public in accordance with Site (National AT Web site) to ACL as providing advice to the Secretary, provisions set forth in Section 552b(c) a result of the Workforce Opportunity Department of Health and Human Services; (4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Improvement Act (Pub. L. 113–128) the Director, CDC; and the Director, NIOSH, Determination of the Director, signed by President Obama in July 2014. on priorities in mine safety and health The RESNA Catalyst Project is a Management Analysis and Services research, including grants and contracts for national training and technical Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92– such research, 30 U.S.C. 812(b)(2), Section assistance center for assistive 463. 102(b)(2). technology programs that provides Matters for Discussion: The meeting will Matters For Discussion: The meeting comprehensive information and state- focus on mining safety and health research will include the initial review, specific, regional and national resources projects and outcomes, including refuge discussion, and evaluation of to entities funded under Sections 4 and alternatives, rock dust, silica exposures, applications received in response to 5 of the AT Act to improve the metal mine ground control, and mining ‘‘Health Promotion and Disease implementation and effectiveness of survey. The meeting will also include Prevention Research Centers: Special their programs, and to provide updates from the National Personal Interest Project Competitive appropriate technical assistance and Protective Technology Laboratory and the Supplements (SIPS)’’, FOA DP15–008. training to entities not funded under the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies; and Contact Person For More Information: AT Act to improve awareness of and committee discussion on the program Brenda Colley Gilbert, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., access to assistive technology. portfolio. Director, Extramural Research Program The University of New Hampshire Agenda items are subject to change as Operations and Services, CDC, 4770 Institute on Disability supports the priorities dictate. renovation, updating, and maintenance Contact Person for More Information: Buford Highway NE., Mailstop F–80, Jeffrey H. Welsh, Executive Secretary, of an accessible National AT Web site Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: that provides the public comprehensive, asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626 Cochrans Mill (770) 488–6295, BJC4@cdc.gov. Road, telephone (412) 386–4040, fax (412) up-to-date information on 386–6614. The Director, Management Analysis accommodating individuals with The Director, Management Analysis and and Services Office, has been delegated disabilities and resources related to Services Office, has been delegated the the authority to sign Federal Register assistive technology, including but not authority to sign Federal Register Notices notices pertaining to announcements of limited to programs under the AT Act. pertaining to announcements of meetings and meetings and other committee The RESNA Catalyst Project and New other committee management activities, for management activities, for both the Hampshire National AT Web site both the Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Disease Control and previously operated through a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 May 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

28274 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 95 / Monday, May 18, 2015 / Notices cooperative agreement with the U.S. Dated: May 13, 2015. 93.103 Department of Education, Rehabilitation Kathy Greenlee, A. Background Services Administration. The Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Department of Health and Human Aging. 1. Authority Services is currently transitioning [FR Doc. 2015–11961 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] FDA activities to increase the programs under the AT Act to ACL. BILLING CODE 4154–01–P harmonization of regulatory DATES: Estimated Project Period— requirements to ensure that safe, September 30, 2015 through September effective, and high quality medicines are DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND developed and registered in the most 30, 2016 HUMAN SERVICES resource-efficient manner are authorized SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by 21 U.S.C. 383(c) and 393(b). Food and Drug Administration Program Name: Assistive Technology 2. Program Background [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0012] National Activities. The ICH is a globally unique venue Award Amount: $640,000 to Cooperative Agreement to with the capability of bringing together Rehabilitation Engineering and International Council for the regulatory authorities and Assistive Technology Society of North Harmonization of Technical pharmaceutical industry to discuss America; $100,000 to University of New Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for scientific and technical aspects of drug Hampshire Institute on Disability. Human Use registration. ICH is a programmatic Project Period: 9/30/2015 to 9/30/ AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, global priority for FDA to achieve its 2016. HHS. identified strategic priority of ACTION: Notice. globalization. Working through its Award Type: Cooperative Agreement. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Statutory Authority: This program is SUMMARY: The Food and Drug (CDER) and Center for Biologics authorized under Section 6 of the Assistive Administration (FDA) is announcing the Evaluation and Research, FDA has Technology Act of 1998, as amended (29 availability of grant funds for the played a leading role in ICH since its U.S.C. 3005) support of the International Council for inception in 1990. ICH, founded to Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Harmonization of Technical harmonize drug regulatory standards (CFDA) Number: 93.464 Discretionary Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for between three regions, the United Projects Human Use (ICH). The goal of the ICH States, the European Union, and Japan, is to bring together leading global drug has gradually evolved to respond to the Program Description regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical increasingly global face of drug The purpose of the National Activities manufacturer associations to achieve development, so that the benefits of cooperative agreements with RESNA greater harmonization of technical international harmonization for better standards to ensure that safe, effective, global health can be realized worldwide. and the University of New Hampshire is and high-quality medicines are ICH’s mission is to achieve greater to continue existing activities designed developed and registered in the most harmonization to ensure that safe, to support and improve the resource-efficient manner. administration of the AT Act. The effective, and high-quality medicines DATES: The application due date is are developed and registered in the most grantees will continue to use both September 30, 2015. The expiration date resource-efficient manner. traditional and innovative approaches is October 1, 2015. Over the past 2 years, FDA played a that will assist individuals and entities ADDRESSES: Submit electronic leadership role in transforming ICH to through information dissemination and applications to: http://www.grants.gov. meet the challenges of 21st century provide state-specific, regional and For more information, see section III of standards development while firmly national training and technical the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section positioning ICH future work to continue assistance concerning assistive of this notice. the focus on technical standards technology. harmonization informed by relevant FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justification: ACL is currently Tracy Porter, Office of Strategic expertise from regulatory agencies and working on transitioning the Assistive Programs, Food and Drug regulated industry. This effort has Technology National Activities program Administration, 10903 New Hampshire included: (1) Establishing ICH as a to ACL. To ensure uninterrupted Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 1173, Silver Spring, formal legal entity in the form of a continuation of the grant goals and MD 20993, 301–796–7789, nonprofit association under Swiss law; objectives, ACL plans to issue a one year Tracy.Porter@fda.hhs.gov; or Lisa Ko, (2) expanding the opportunities for non-competing award to both RESNA Office of Acquisitions and Grants formal participation of other drug and the University of New Hampshire. Services, Food and Drug regulatory authorities beyond the three Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. founding regions via the ICH Assembly; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 2037, Rockville, MD 20857, 240–402– and (3) ensuring adequate and further information or comments 7592, Lisa.Ko@fda.hhs.gov. predictable funding for the ICH regarding this action, contact Lori For more information on this funding harmonization work (which is also Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health and opportunity announcement (FOA) and critical to FDA’s mission). asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Human Services, Administration for to obtain detailed requirements, please FDA remains an ICH founding Community Living, Center for refer to the full FOA located at http:// member and completely committed to Consumer Access and Self- www.grants.gov. Search by Funding ICH success as a science-based Determination, Office of Integrated Opportunity Number: RFA–FD–15–014. standards development venue to ensure Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: harmonization globally for safe, NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone effective, and high-quality medicines. (202) 357–3443; fax (202) 357–3469; I. Funding Opportunity Description As exemplified in the past 25 years, email Lori.Gerhard@acl.hhs.gov. RFA–FD–15–014 FDA leadership and participation is an VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 May 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesEstimated Project Period--September 30, 2015 through September 30, 2016
ContactFor further information or comments regarding this action, contact Lori Gerhard, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center for Consumer Access and Self-Determination, Office of Integrated Programs, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357-3443; fax (202) 357-3469; email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 28273 
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