[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 49724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17092]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of Availability of Draft Policy Documents for Comment

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

ACTION: This is a Notice of Availability and request for comments on 
draft Agency Guidance (``Policy Information Notices'' (PINs)) to 
describe the policy and processes pertaining to requests from 
federally-funded health centers to change the scope of their Federal 
project. The PINs, ``Defining Scope of Project and Policy for 
Requesting Changes,'' ``Change in Scope Requests: Policy for Adding a 
New Target Population,'' and ``Specialty Services and Health Centers' 
Scope of Project,'' are available on the Internet at http://bphc.hrsa.gov.

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DATES: Comments must be received by September 28, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to the following e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUMMARY: HRSA believes that community input is valuable to the 
development of policies and policy documents related to the 
implementation of HRSA programs, including the Health Center Program. 
Therefore, we are requesting comments on the PINs referenced above. 
After review and consideration of all comments received, the PINs may 
be amended to incorporate recommendations from the public. Once the 
PINs are finalized, they will be made available on HRSA's Web site, 
along with the Agency's ``Response to Public Comments.'' The ``Response 
to Public Comments'' will summarize the major comments received and 
describe the Agency's response, including any corresponding changes 
made to the PINs. Where comments do not result in a revision to the 
PINs, explanations will be provided.
    Background: HRSA administers the Health Center Program, which 
supports more than 3,800 health care delivery sites, including 
community health centers, migrant health centers, health care for the 
homeless centers, and public housing primary care centers. Health 
centers serve clients that are primarily low-income and minorities, and 
deliver preventive and primary care services to patients regardless of 
their ability to pay. Charges for health care services are set 
according to income. The purpose of the recently published draft PINs 
is to describe the policy and processes pertaining to requests from 
federally-funded health centers to change the scope of their Federal 
project, including requests to include new specialty services and/or a 
new target population within the scope of the Federal project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding this notice, 
please contact the Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of 
Primary Health Care, HRSA, at 301-594-4300.

    Dated: August 21, 2007.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E7-17092 Filed 8-28-07; 8:45 am]
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