[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 78 (Friday, April 24, 2009)]
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[FR Doc No: E9-9382]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Part C Early Intervention Services Grant

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Replacement Award.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
issuing a non-competitive replacement award of Part C Early 
Intervention Services funds under Title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment 
Modernization Act of 2006, to the Reading Hospital for services 
previously provided by the St. Joseph Medical Center in order to ensure 
continuity of critical HIV medical care and treatment services and to 
avoid a disruption of HIV clinical care to clients in the city of 
Reading, Pennsylvania, and all of Berks and Schuylkill Counties.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Grantee of Record: St. Joseph Medical Center.
    Intended Recipient of the Award: The Reading Hospital and Medical 
Center.
    Amount of the Award: $334,051.

    Authority:  Section 2651 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-51.

    CFDA Number: 93.918.
    Project Period: The period of support for the replacement award is 
from March 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition:
    Critical funding for HIV medical care and treatment services to 
clients in the city of Reading, as well as Berks and Schuylkill 
counties in Pennsylvania, will be continued through a noncompetitive 
replacement award to the Reading Hospital. This is a temporary 
replacement award as the previous grant recipient serving this 
population notified HRSA that it could not continue providing services 
after February 27, 2009, (the original competitive project period was 
July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2009). The Reading Hospital is the best 
qualified grantee for this supplement for the following reasons: It is 
in the same locality as former grantee; it currently provides HIV 
medical care to many of the former grantee's clients; and it has the 
capability of providing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services to the city of 
Reading and nearby counties. The Reading Hospital is able to continue 
providing critical services to the service population as originally 
supported under the award to St. Joseph's Medical Center while the 
service area is re-competed.
    This supplement will cover the time period from March 1, 2009, 
through March 31, 2010. This service area will be included in the 
upcoming competition for the Part C HIV Early Intervention Services 
(EIS) competing application process for project periods starting April 
1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria C. Rios, via e-mail, 
[email protected], or via telephone, 301-443-0493.

    Dated: April 17, 2009.
Marcia K. Brand,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-9382 Filed 4-23-09; 8:45 am]
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