[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77033-77034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Administration for Children and Families

AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans (ANA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment on the Proposed Adoption of ANA 
Program Policies and Procedures; Correction

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 
1974 (the Act) 42 U.S.C. 2992b-1, ANA herein describes its proposed 
interpretive rules, statements of general policy and rules of agency 
procedure or practice in relation to the Social and Economic 
Development Strategies (hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Native 
Language Preservation and Maintenance (hereinafter referred to as 
Native Language), Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (hereinafter 
referred to as Environmental), Environmental Mitigation (hereinafter 
referred to as Mitigation), Improving the Well-Being of Children--
Native American Health Marriage Initiative (hereinafter referred to as 
Healthy Marriage) programs and any Special Initiatives. Under the 
statute, ANA is required to provide members of the public an 
opportunity to comment on proposed changes in interpretive rules, 
statements of general policy and rules of agency procedure or practice 
and to give notice of the final adoption of such changes at least 
thirty (30) days before the changes become effective. This Notice also 
provides additional information about ANA's plan for administering the 
programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program 
Operations, toll-free at (877) 922-9262.
    In the Federal Register Notice published on November 21, 2006 (Vol.

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71, No. 224), make the following addition under Additional Information:

VI. ANA Administrative Policy

    ANA is issuing a policy clarification statement. Currently, ANA has 
an administrative policy that states ``An applicant can have only one 
active Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) grant 
operating at any given time.'' In addition to the regular SEDS 
competition, ANA currently conducts two special initiative awards 
programs under Section 803(a) of the Native American Programs Act, 42 
U.S.C. 2991b(a). The two additional programs funded under the SEDS 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 93.612 are the SEDS-
Alaska and the Improving the Well-Being of Children: Native American 
Health Marriage Initiative (NAHMI). By issuing this statement, ANA is 
reinforcing the policy that applicants may submit only one application 
for SEDS or one application for NAHMI, but not for both. ANA will only 
accept for funding competition the first application submitted. If two 
applications are received from the same applicant at the same time, the 
applicant will be notified, prior to an eligibility determination, that 
only one application will be accepted. ANA will continue to enforce its 
policy that grantees cannot receive two or more grant awards under the 
SEDS category.

    Dated: December 9, 2006.
Quanah Crossland Stamps,
Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 06-9834 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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