81_FR_63663 81 FR 63484 - Supplement to National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program at the Utah State University

81 FR 63484 - Supplement to National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program at the Utah State University

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 179 (September 15, 2016)

Page Range63484-63485
FR Document2016-21711

HRSA announces the award of a supplement in the amount of $300,000 for the National Technical Resource Center (NTRC) for the Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention program cooperative agreement. Funding in future years is contingent upon satisfactory performance of the recipient, need, and availability of funds. The purpose of the NTRC is to address new research, approaches, and practice advances in the fields of family engagement, early language acquisition, and early literacy. The supplement will fund Utah State University, the cooperative agreement recipient, during the budget periods of the supplement 4/1/2016-3/31/2020, to respond to changes in research, policy, technology, and practice in the newborn hearing screening field in the areas of family engagement, early language acquisition, and early literacy. Funding in FY 2017, FY 2018, and FY 2019, is contingent upon appropriations, satisfactory performance of the recipient, need, and availability of funds.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Supplement to National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn 
Hearing Screening and Intervention Program at the Utah State University

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Supplement to National Technical Resource Center for 
the Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program at the Utah 
State University--Grant Number U52MC04391.

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SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a supplement in the amount of 
$300,000 for the National Technical Resource Center (NTRC) for the 
Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention program cooperative 
agreement. Funding in future years is contingent upon satisfactory 
performance of the recipient, need, and availability of funds.
    The purpose of the NTRC is to address new research, approaches, and 
practice advances in the fields of family engagement, early language 
acquisition, and early literacy. The supplement will fund Utah State 
University, the cooperative agreement recipient, during the budget 
periods of the supplement 4/1/2016-3/31/2020, to respond to changes in 
research, policy, technology, and practice in the newborn hearing 
screening field in the areas of family engagement, early language 
acquisition, and early literacy. Funding in FY 2017, FY 2018, and FY 
2019, is contingent upon appropriations, satisfactory performance of 
the recipient, need, and availability of funds.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Intended Recipient of the Award: Utah State University.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $300,000.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: 4/1/2016-3/31/2020.
    CFDA Number: 93.251.
    Authority: Public Health Service Act, Sec.  399M, as added by Sec.  
702 of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310) and amended 
by Sec.  2 of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010 
(Pub. L. 111-337) (42 U.S.C. 280g-1)

JUSTIFICATION: In 2015, following an objective review of its 
applications, HRSA awarded the NTRC for the Newborn Hearing Screening 
and Intervention program cooperative agreement to Utah State 
University, a state institution of higher education.
    Authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Sec.  399M, as added 
by the Children's Health Act of 2000, Sec.  702 (Pub. L. 106-310) and 
further amended by Sec.  2 of the Early Hearing Detection and 
Intervention Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-337) (42 U.S.C. 280g-1), the 
purpose of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) program is to 
utilize specifically targeted and measurable interventions to increase 
the number of infants who are followed up for rescreening, referral, 
and intervention after not passing a

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physiologic newborn screening examination prior to discharge from the 
newborn nursery.
    As stated in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) HRSA 15-
085, the focus of the NTRC is to provide to state Early Hearing 
Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs training and technical 
assistance for planning, policy development, implementing innovations, 
and quality improvement methodology to reduce their loss to follow-up 
rate/loss to documentation, i.e. the number of infants who do not 
receive timely and appropriate screening follow-up and coordinated 
interventions.
    Since the publication of the FOA on September 9, 2014, many changes 
in research, policy, technology, and practice have occurred in the 
newborn hearing screening field in the areas of family engagement, 
early language acquisition, and early literacy. The NTRC cooperative 
agreement must address these changes to provide appropriate training 
and technical assistance. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) 
proposes to supplement the recipient in FY 2016 and 2017 to address new 
research, approaches, and practice advances in the field of family 
engagement. MCHB proposes to supplement the recipient in FY 2018 and 
2019 to address the latest research findings and advances related to 
early language acquisition and early literacy. Funding in FY 2017, FY 
2018, and FY 2019 is contingent upon appropriations, satisfactory 
performance of the recipient, need, and availability of funds.
    According to the National Institute for Children's Health Quality, 
families have a unique perspective on how the system currently affects 
them personally and can provide invaluable viewpoints on the steps that 
can be implemented to improve the system. Since the system exists to 
meet the needs of the deaf or hard of hearing infants and children, it 
is critical that their parents and families' viewpoints are 
acknowledged and leveraged. MCHB recommends greater representation of 
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing throughout the NTRC as well 
as providing opportunities for families of deaf or hard of hearing 
children to become leaders within the EHDI system.
    To address these deficiencies, Utah State University submitted a 
prior approval request for funds to improve its family engagement. The 
NTRC will take a streamlined and targeted approach toward engaging 
families and family based organizations in its work. Though not 
introducing new services or activities, the NTRC will use the 
supplemental funds to refine its current services and activities to:
    1. Increase and refocus the family advisory committee to be more 
reflective of families who have a deaf or hard of hearing child;
    2. Target the NTRC's scholarship program toward greater family 
engagement and leadership development;
    3. Enhance family engagement in EHDI quality improvement 
activities; and
    4. Increase the NTRC's financial and programmatic support for the 
work by Hands & Voices to strengthen family engagement in EHDI 
programs.
    This will be the second supplement for this cooperative agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Sadie Silcott, MBA, MPH, Division of 
Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Room 18W57, Rockville, Maryland 20857; Phone: (301) 443-
0133; Email: [email protected].

    Dated: September 2, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
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                                                should the number of repetitions for                    Visitor’s Position/Title within the                   the Newborn Hearing Screening and
                                                each CSTD:Task pairing be less than or                     Organization:                                      Intervention Program at the Utah State
                                                greater than 4?                                            This information will be transmitted               University—Grant Number
                                                   • What special considerations has                    to the CDC Security Office for approval.              U52MC04391.
                                                NIOSH not considered in developing                      Visitors will be notified as soon as
                                                the new draft performance test protocol?                                                                      SUMMARY:    HRSA announces the award
                                                                                                        approval has been obtained. If access                 of a supplement in the amount of
                                                   III. Public Meeting: NIOSH will hold                 approval is not granted to a non-U.S.
                                                a public meeting to discuss a universal                                                                       $300,000 for the National Technical
                                                                                                        Citizen, the individual may participate               Resource Center (NTRC) for the
                                                closed system drug-transfer device                      by LiveMeeting and audio conference.
                                                (CSTD) testing (draft) protocol entitled,                                                                     Newborn Hearing Screening and
                                                                                                           Requests to provide oral comments at               Intervention program cooperative
                                                A Performance Test Protocol for Closed                  the public meeting should be submitted                agreement. Funding in future years is
                                                System Transfer Devices Used During                     by telephone (513) 841–4141, facsimile                contingent upon satisfactory
                                                Pharmacy Compounding and                                (513) 841–4506, or emailed to DHirst@                 performance of the recipient, need, and
                                                Administration of Hazardous Drugs.                      cdc.gov with ‘‘Request to Speak’’ in the              availability of funds.
                                                The meeting will allow commenters the                   subject line. Requests can also be mailed                The purpose of the NTRC is to
                                                opportunity to address the new draft                    to Deborah V. Hirst, 1090 Tusculum                    address new research, approaches, and
                                                protocol, the proposed list of hazardous                Ave., MS R–5, Cincinnati, OH 45226.                   practice advances in the fields of family
                                                drug test surrogates, and to discuss                    All requests to speak should contain the              engagement, early language acquisition,
                                                NIOSH questions regarding the new                       name, address, telephone number, and                  and early literacy. The supplement will
                                                protocol.                                               relevant business affiliations of the                 fund Utah State University, the
                                                   The meeting is open to the public,                   speaker, and the approximate time                     cooperative agreement recipient, during
                                                limited only by the capacity (80                        requested for oral comments. Requests                 the budget periods of the supplement 4/
                                                attendees) of the conference room.                      must be received by October 21, 2016.                 1/2016–3/31/2020, to respond to
                                                Confirm your attendance to this meeting                    Oral comments from each speaker
                                                                                                                                                              changes in research, policy, technology,
                                                by sending an email to DHirst@cdc.gov                   will be limited to 10 minutes. After
                                                                                                                                                              and practice in the newborn hearing
                                                by October 21, 2016. An email                           reviewing the requests to make oral
                                                                                                                                                              screening field in the areas of family
                                                confirming registration will be sent from               comments, NIOSH will notify the
                                                                                                                                                              engagement, early language acquisition,
                                                NIOSH and will include details needed                   speaker when his/her oral comments are
                                                                                                                                                              and early literacy. Funding in FY 2017,
                                                to participate.                                         scheduled. If a participant is not in
                                                                                                                                                              FY 2018, and FY 2019, is contingent
                                                   Registration is required for both in-                attendance when he/she is scheduled to
                                                                                                        speak, the remaining participants will                upon appropriations, satisfactory
                                                person and LiveMeeting participation.                                                                         performance of the recipient, need, and
                                                An email confirming registration will be                be heard in order. After the last
                                                                                                        scheduled speaker is heard, participants              availability of funds.
                                                sent from NIOSH for both in-person
                                                                                                        who missed their assigned times may be                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                participation and audio conferencing
                                                                                                        allowed to speak, limited by time                       Intended Recipient of the Award:
                                                participation.
                                                                                                        available.                                            Utah State University.
                                                   Details required to participate via the                                                                      Amount of Non-Competitive Awards:
                                                audio conferencing will be provided by                     Attendees who wish to speak but did
                                                                                                        not submit a request for the opportunity              $300,000.
                                                NIOSH in a separate email. This option                                                                          Period of Supplemental Funding: 4/1/
                                                will be available to participants on a                  to make oral comments may be given
                                                                                                        this opportunity after the scheduled                  2016–3/31/2020.
                                                first come, first served basis and is                                                                           CFDA Number: 93.251.
                                                limited to the first 100 participants.                  speakers are heard, at the discretion of                Authority: Public Health Service Act,
                                                   Non-U.S. Citizens: Because of CDC                    the presiding officer and limited by time             § 399M, as added by § 702 of the
                                                Security Regulations, any non-U.S.                      available.                                            Children’s Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L.
                                                citizen wishing to attend this meeting                     Oral comments will be transcribed
                                                                                                                                                              106–310) and amended by § 2 of the
                                                in-person must provide the following                    and included in the docket.
                                                                                                                                                              Early Hearing Detection and
                                                information to Deborah V. Hirst.                        John Howard,                                          Intervention Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
                                                Requests may be submitted by facsimile                  Director, National Institute for Occupational         337) (42 U.S.C. 280g–1)
                                                (513) 841–4506, or emailed to DHirst@                   Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control        JUSTIFICATION: In 2015, following an
                                                cdc.gov, no later than September 28,                    and Prevention.                                       objective review of its applications,
                                                2016. The information required                          [FR Doc. 2016–22132 Filed 9–14–16; 8:45 am]           HRSA awarded the NTRC for the
                                                includes:                                               BILLING CODE 4163–19–P                                Newborn Hearing Screening and
                                                Name:                                                                                                         Intervention program cooperative
                                                Gender:                                                                                                       agreement to Utah State University, a
                                                Date of Birth:                                          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              state institution of higher education.
                                                Place of Birth (city, province, state,                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          Authorized by the Public Health
                                                   country):                                                                                                  Service Act, § 399M, as added by the
                                                Citizenship:                                            Health Resources and Services                         Children’s Health Act of 2000, § 702
                                                Passport Number:                                        Administration                                        (Pub. L. 106–310) and further amended
                                                Date of Passport Issue:                                 Supplement to National Technical                      by § 2 of the Early Hearing Detection
                                                Date of Passport Expiration:                            Resource Center for the Newborn                       and Intervention Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
                                                Type of Visa:                                                                                                 111–337) (42 U.S.C. 280g–1), the
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                                                                                                        Hearing Screening and Intervention
                                                U.S. Naturalization Number (if a                        Program at the Utah State University                  purpose of the Universal Newborn
                                                   naturalized citizen):                                                                                      Hearing Screening (UNHS) program is to
                                                U.S. Naturalization Date (if a                          AGENCY: Health Resources and Services                 utilize specifically targeted and
                                                   naturalized citizen):                                Administration (HRSA), Department of                  measurable interventions to increase the
                                                Visitor’s Organization:                                 Health and Human Services (HHS).                      number of infants who are followed up
                                                Organization Address:                                   ACTION: Notice of Supplement to                       for rescreening, referral, and
                                                Organization Telephone Number:                          National Technical Resource Center for                intervention after not passing a


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                                                physiologic newborn screening                           supplemental funds to refine its current                 1. (Audio Portion) Calling the
                                                examination prior to discharge from the                 services and activities to:                           conference phone number 800–799–
                                                newborn nursery.                                          1. Increase and refocus the family                  3561 and providing the following
                                                   As stated in the funding opportunity                 advisory committee to be more                         information:
                                                announcement (FOA) HRSA 15–085, the                     reflective of families who have a deaf or             Leader Name: Dr. Narayan Nair
                                                focus of the NTRC is to provide to state                hard of hearing child;                                Password: 8164763
                                                Early Hearing Detection and                               2. Target the NTRC’s scholarship                       2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the
                                                Intervention (EHDI) programs training                   program toward greater family                         ACCV Adobe Connect Pro Meeting
                                                and technical assistance for planning,                  engagement and leadership                             using the following URL: https://
                                                policy development, implementing                        development;                                          hrsa.connectsolutions.com/accv/ (copy
                                                innovations, and quality improvement                      3. Enhance family engagement in                     and paste the link into your browser if
                                                methodology to reduce their loss to                     EHDI quality improvement activities;                  it does not work directly, and enter as
                                                follow-up rate/loss to documentation,                   and                                                   a guest). Participants should call and
                                                i.e. the number of infants who do not                     4. Increase the NTRC’s financial and
                                                                                                                                                              connect 15 minutes prior to the meeting
                                                receive timely and appropriate                          programmatic support for the work by
                                                                                                                                                              in order for logistics to be set up. If you
                                                screening follow-up and coordinated                     Hands & Voices to strengthen family
                                                                                                                                                              have never attended an Adobe Connect
                                                interventions.                                          engagement in EHDI programs.
                                                                                                          This will be the second supplement                  meeting, please test your connection
                                                   Since the publication of the FOA on                                                                        using the following URL:https://
                                                September 9, 2014, many changes in                      for this cooperative agreement.
                                                                                                                                                              hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/
                                                research, policy, technology, and                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                              help/en/support/meeting_test.htm and
                                                practice have occurred in the newborn                   Sadie Silcott, MBA, MPH, Division of                  get a quick overview by following URL:
                                                hearing screening field in the areas of                 Services for Children with Special                    http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_
                                                family engagement, early language                       Health Needs, Maternal and Child                      overview.
                                                acquisition, and early literacy. The                    Health Bureau, Health Resources and
                                                NTRC cooperative agreement must                         Services Administration, 5600 Fishers                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                address these changes to provide                        Lane, Room 18W57, Rockville,                          Anyone requesting information
                                                appropriate training and technical                      Maryland 20857; Phone: (301) 443–                     regarding the ACCV should contact
                                                assistance. The Maternal and Child                      0133; Email: ssilcott@hrsa.gov.                       Annie Herzog, Program Analyst,
                                                Health Bureau (MCHB) proposes to                                                                              Division of Injury Compensation
                                                                                                          Dated: September 2, 2016.
                                                supplement the recipient in FY 2016                                                                           Programs (DICP), Health Resources and
                                                                                                        James Macrae,                                         Services Administration, in one of three
                                                and 2017 to address new research,                       Acting Administrator.
                                                approaches, and practice advances in                                                                          ways: (1) Send a request to the following
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–21711 Filed 9–14–16; 8:45 am]           address: Annie Herzog, Program
                                                the field of family engagement. MCHB
                                                proposes to supplement the recipient in                 BILLING CODE 4165–15–P                                Analyst, DICP, Health Resources and
                                                FY 2018 and 2019 to address the latest                                                                        Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
                                                research findings and advances related                                                                        Lane, Room 08N146B, Rockville,
                                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              Maryland 20857; (2) call (301) 443–
                                                to early language acquisition and early                 HUMAN SERVICES
                                                literacy. Funding in FY 2017, FY 2018,                                                                        6593; or (3) send an email to aherzog@
                                                and FY 2019 is contingent upon                                                                                hrsa.gov.
                                                                                                        Health Resources and Service
                                                appropriations, satisfactory performance                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACCV
                                                                                                        Administration
                                                of the recipient, need, and availability of                                                                   was established by section 2119 of the
                                                funds.                                                  Advisory Commission on Childhood                      Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42
                                                   According to the National Institute for              Vaccines                                              U.S.C. 300aa–19), as enacted by Public
                                                Children’s Health Quality, families have                                                                      Law (Pub. L.) 99–660, and as
                                                a unique perspective on how the system                  AGENCY: Health Resources and Service                  subsequently amended, and advises the
                                                currently affects them personally and                   Administration, HHS.                                  Secretary of Health and Human Services
                                                can provide invaluable viewpoints on                    ACTION: Notice of Meeting.                            (the Secretary) on issues related to
                                                the steps that can be implemented to                                                                          implementation of the National Vaccine
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   In accordance with section
                                                improve the system. Since the system                                                                          Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
                                                                                                        10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory                         The activities of the ACCV also
                                                exists to meet the needs of the deaf or
                                                                                                        Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice                include: Recommending changes in the
                                                hard of hearing infants and children, it
                                                                                                        is hereby given that a meeting is                     Vaccine Injury Table at its own
                                                is critical that their parents and families’
                                                                                                        scheduled for Advisory Commission on                  initiative or as the result of the filing of
                                                viewpoints are acknowledged and
                                                                                                        Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). This                       a petition; advising the Secretary in
                                                leveraged. MCHB recommends greater
                                                                                                        meeting will be open to the public.                   implementing section 2127 of the Act
                                                representation of individuals who are
                                                                                                        Information about the ACCV and the                    regarding the need for childhood
                                                deaf or hard of hearing throughout the
                                                                                                        agenda for this meeting can be obtained               vaccination products that result in fewer
                                                NTRC as well as providing
                                                                                                        by accessing the following Web site:                  or no significant adverse reactions;
                                                opportunities for families of deaf or
                                                                                                        http://www.hrsa.gov/                                  surveying federal, state, and local
                                                hard of hearing children to become
                                                                                                        advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/                 programs and activities related to
                                                leaders within the EHDI system.
                                                   To address these deficiencies, Utah                  index.html.                                           gathering information on injuries
                                                State University submitted a prior                      DATES: The meeting will be held on                    associated with the administration of
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                                                approval request for funds to improve                   September 20, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. EDT.                childhood vaccines, including the
                                                its family engagement. The NTRC will                    ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held                  adverse reaction reporting requirements
                                                take a streamlined and targeted                         via Adobe Connect Webinar and                         of section 2125(b) of the Act; advising
                                                approach toward engaging families and                   teleconference. The address for the                   the Secretary on the methods of
                                                family based organizations in its work.                 meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,              obtaining, compiling, publishing, and
                                                Though not introducing new services or                  MD 20857, Conference Room 09N17.                      using credible data related to the
                                                activities, the NTRC will use the                       The public can join the meeting by:                   frequency and severity of adverse


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ActionNotice of Supplement to National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program at the Utah State University--Grant Number U52MC04391.
ContactSadie Silcott, MBA, MPH, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W57, Rockville, Maryland 20857; Phone: (301) 443- 0133; Email: [email protected]
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