80 FR 29322 - Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to the American Public Human Services Association for the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12418 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29322-29323] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12418] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [CFDA Number: 93.652] Announcing the Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to the American Public Human Services Association for the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, ACF, HHS. ACTION: Notice of the award of a single-source cooperative agreement to the American Public Human Services Association on behalf of its' affiliate, the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact On the Placement of Children to scale the successful pilot National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) system to a national level. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau (CB) announces the award of a single-source cooperative agreement in the amount of $1,200,000 for each of 3 years to the American Public Human Services Association for its affiliate the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC), Washington, DC, for the national expansion of the NEICE to improve the administrative efficiency in the interstate process of the ICPC nationally. The ICPC establishes uniform legal and administrative procedures governing the interstate placement of children for the purposes of foster care, adoption and residential placement in all 52 member jurisdictions of the ICPC. Award funds will support the development of the NEICE beyond the original six pilot sites to include all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The NEICE system was previously developed as a pilot project through the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation with funding directed through The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF). Implementation of a national inter-jurisdictional Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) electronic system is intended to improve the administrative efficiency in the interstate process via the ICPC. The AAICPC as an affiliate of the APHSA is uniquely positioned to scale up this project due to their governance of the placement of children across state lines for purposes of foster care, adoption and residential placements. DATES: The first year of this 3 year project will begin June 1, 2015 and end May 31, 2016. Pending the availability of grant funds, the same level will be made available for 2 subsequent years to complete the expansion of the NEICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Dorn, National Adoption Specialist, Division of Capacity Building, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 8150, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-9540; Email: [email protected] [[Page 29323]] Statutory Authority: The statutory authority is title II, section 203(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113(b)(3)), as most recently amended by CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010. Mark Greenberg, Acting Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. [FR Doc. 2015-12418 Filed 5-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM American Public Human Services
Association on behalf of its’ affiliate, the
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Change in Bank Control Notices; Association of Administrators of the
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Interstate Compact On the Placement of
Bank Holding Company Children to scale the successful pilot
The companies listed in this notice The notificants listed below have National Electronic Interstate Compact
have applied to the Board for approval, applied under the Change in Bank Enterprise (NEICE) system to a national
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and level.
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part SUMMARY: The Administration for
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank Children and Families (ACF),
225), and all other applicable statutes or bank holding company. The factors
and regulations to become a bank Administration on Children, Youth and
that are considered in acting on the Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau
holding company and/or to acquire the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of (CB) announces the award of a single-
assets or the ownership of, control of, or the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). source cooperative agreement in the
the power to vote shares of a bank or The notices are available for
amount of $1,200,000 for each of 3 years
bank holding company and all of the immediate inspection at the Federal
to the American Public Human Services
banks and nonbanking companies Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at Association for its affiliate the
owned by the bank holding company, Association of Administrators of the
including the companies listed below. the offices of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their Interstate Compact on the Placement of
The applications listed below, as well views in writing to the Reserve Bank Children (AAICPC), Washington, DC, for
as other related filings required by the indicated for that notice or to the offices the national expansion of the NEICE to
Board, are available for immediate of the Board of Governors. Comments improve the administrative efficiency in
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank must be received not later than June 5, the interstate process of the ICPC
indicated. The applications will also be 2015. nationally. The ICPC establishes
available for inspection at the offices of A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta uniform legal and administrative
the Board of Governors. Interested (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice procedures governing the interstate
persons may express their views in President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., placement of children for the purposes
writing on the standards enumerated in Atlanta, Georgia 30309: of foster care, adoption and residential
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 1. Anthony J. Burnett, William E. placement in all 52 member
proposal also involves the acquisition of Collins, Sr., William E. Collins, Jr., jurisdictions of the ICPC.
a nonbanking company, the review also Martha Sue Collins, Tom J. Eskridge, Jr., Award funds will support the
and Connie E. Eskridge, all of Vernon, development of the NEICE beyond the
includes whether the acquisition of the
Alabama, and J. Steven Roy and Traci original six pilot sites to include all 50
nonbanking company complies with the
L. Roy, both of Dothan, Alabama; to states, the District of Columbia and the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act U.S. Virgin Islands. The NEICE system
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise acquire voting shares of Citizens
Southern Bancshares, Inc., and thereby was previously developed as a pilot
noted, nonbanking activities will be project through the Partnership Fund for
indirectly acquire voting shares of
conducted throughout the United States. Program Integrity Innovation with
Citizens State Bank, both in Vernon,
Unless otherwise noted, comments Alabama. funding directed through The
regarding each of these applications Administration for Children and
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
must be received at the Reserve Bank System, May 18, 2015. Families (ACF), Administration on
indicated or the offices of the Board of Children, Youth and Families (ACYF).
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Governors not later than June 15, 2015. Implementation of a national inter-
Associate Secretary of the Board.
jurisdictional Interstate Compact on the
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas [FR Doc. 2015–12317 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am]
Placement of Children (ICPC) electronic
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice BILLING CODE 6210–01–P system is intended to improve the
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas administrative efficiency in the
City, Missouri 64198–0001: interstate process via the ICPC.
1. Commerce Bank and Trust Holding DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND The AAICPC as an affiliate of the
Company Employee Stock Ownership HUMAN SERVICES APHSA is uniquely positioned to scale
Plan, Topeka, Kansas; to acquire up to up this project due to their governance
Administration for Children and of the placement of children across state
30.20 percent of the voting shares of
Families lines for purposes of foster care,
Commerce Bank and Trust Holding
Company, and thereby indirectly [CFDA Number: 93.652] adoption and residential placements.
acquire voting shares of CoreFirst Bank DATES: The first year of this 3 year
& Trust, both in Topeka, Kansas. Announcing the Award of a Single- project will begin June 1, 2015 and end
Source Cooperative Agreement to the May 31, 2016. Pending the availability
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve American Public Human Services
System, May 18, 2015. of grant funds, the same level will be
Association for the Association of made available for 2 subsequent years to
Michael J. Lewandowski, Administrators of the Interstate complete the expansion of the NEICE.
Associate Secretary of the Board. Compact on the Placement of Children
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
(AAICPC) in Washington, DC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June
[FR Doc. 2015–12318 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am]
Dorn, National Adoption Specialist,
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, Division of Capacity Building, 1250
Administration on Children, Youth and Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 8150,
Families, ACF, HHS. Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
ACTION: Notice of the award of a single- 202–205–9540; Email: June.Dorn@
source cooperative agreement to the acf.hhs.gov
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Statutory Authority: The statutory Research Projects and Centers Program Discussion: NIDILRR’s priority does
authority is title II, section 203(b) of the is to plan and conduct research, not specify the age range of people with
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and demonstration projects, training, and disabilities who are to be the focus of
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. related activities, including the RRTC’s work. Throughout the
5113(b)(3)), as most recently amended by
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010.
international activities, to develop priority we refer to people with
methods, procedures, and rehabilitation disabilities, or people with disabilities
Mark Greenberg, technology that maximize the full who use or receive HCBS. NIDILRR’s
Acting Commissioner, Administration on inclusion and integration into society, ultimate intent is to build HCBS
Children, Youth and Families. employment, independent living, family outcomes measurement capacity that is
[FR Doc. 2015–12418 Filed 5–20–15; 8:45 am] support, and economic and social self- relevant to HCBS recipients of all ages.
BILLING CODE 4184–01–P sufficiency of individuals with Given the early stage of outcomes
disabilities, especially individuals with development work in this area, the
the most severe disabilities, and to limited resources of this RRTC, and the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND improve the effectiveness of services broad populations served by HCBS, it is
HUMAN SERVICES authorized under the Rehabilitation Act up to applicants to describe their target
of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation population(s) of HCBS users. The peer
Administration for Community Living Act). review process will determine the
[CFDA Number: 84.133B–6] merits of each application.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Changes: None.
Centers Comment: One commenter agreed
Final Priority. National Institute on
Disability, Independent Living, and The purpose of the RRTCs, which are with the priority’s requirement that
Rehabilitation Research— funded through the Disability and measures to be developed by the RRTC
Rehabilitation Research and Training Rehabilitation Research Projects and should minimize data collection burden
Centers Centers Program, is to achieve the goals on HCBS recipients. At the same time,
of, and improve the effectiveness of, the commenter noted the critical
AGENCY: Administration for Community services authorized under the importance of gathering information
Living, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Act through well- directly from HCBS users to determine
Human Services. designed research, training, technical the impact of those services on the
ACTION: Final priority. assistance, and dissemination activities quality of their lives. The commenter
in important topical areas as specified cautioned NIDILRR and the eventual
SUMMARY: The Administrator of the by NIDILRR. These activities are RRTC against minimizing data
Administration for Community Living designed to benefit rehabilitation collection burden to such an extent that
announces a priority for the service providers, individuals with data on HCBS users’ experiences and
Rehabilitation Research and Training disabilities, family members, outcomes aren’t available for such
Center (RRTC) Program administered by policymakers and other research quality improvement purposes.
the National Institute on Disability, stakeholders. Additional information on Discussion: NIDILRR agrees with the
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation the RRTC program can be found at: commenter that gathering outcomes
Research (NIDILRR). Specifically, we http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rrtc/ information directly from HCBS
announce a priority for an RRTC on index.html#types. recipients is critically important. The
Outcomes Measurement for Home and Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) priority consistently emphasizes the
Community Based Services. The and 764(b)(2)(A). importance of creating outcome
Administrator of the Administration for Applicable Program Regulations: 34 measurement tools that focus on HCBS
Community Living may use this priority CFR part 350. users’ experiences and outcomes. By
for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2015 We published a notice of proposed requiring the RRTC to minimize data
and later years. We take this action to priority (NPP) for this program in the collection burden on HCBS end users,
focus research attention on an area of Federal Register on February 25, 2015 NIDILRR is simply recognizing the
national need. We intend for this (80 FR 10099). That notice contained potential for lengthy, duplicative, and
priority to contribute to improved home background information and our reasons overly burdensome data collection
and community based services for for proposing the particular priority. methods. With this requirement we are
individuals with disabilities. There are differences between the also highlighting the existence of
DATES: Effective Date: This priority is proposed priority and this final priority. advanced item-scaling and person-
effective June 22, 2015. Public Comment: In response to our centered measurement techniques such
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
invitation in the notice of proposed as computerized adaptive tests, as well
Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of priority, one party submitted comments as the existence of administrative data
Health and Human Services, 400 on the proposed priority. that can be relevant to the measurement
Generally, we do not address of person-centered outcomes.
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5133,
technical and other minor changes. In Changes: None.
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Comment: One commenter noted that
addition, we do not address general
Washington, DC 20202–2700. different groups of HCBS users have
comments that raised concerns not
Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email: different needs, and that the importance
directly related to the proposed priority.
marlene.spencer@acl.hhs.gov. Analysis of the Comments and placed on different outcome domains
If you use a telecommunications Changes: An analysis of the comments may vary across subgroups of HCBS
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
and of any changes in the priority since users. The commenter questioned
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay publication of the NPP follows. whether the measures developed by the
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– Comment: One commenter asked RRTC should be tailored to the needs of
8339. whether the RRTC’s work should apply subgroups of HCBS users.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to elderly users of home and community Discussion: NIDILRR agrees with the
Purpose of Program: The purpose of based services (HCBS), as well as people commenter that different subgroups of
the Disability and Rehabilitation with disabilities who use HCBS. HCBS users may have outcome domains
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| Action | Notice of the award of a single-source cooperative agreement to the American Public Human Services Association on behalf of its' affiliate, the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact On the Placement of Children to scale the successful pilot National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) system to a national level. | |
| Dates | The first year of this 3 year project will begin June 1, 2015 and end May 31, 2016. Pending the availability of grant funds, the same level will be made available for 2 subsequent years to complete the expansion of the NEICE. | |
| Contact | June Dorn, National Adoption Specialist, Division of Capacity Building, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 8150, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-9540; Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 29322 |
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