[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23559-23560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09822]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Office of Tribal Self-Governance Program; Planning Cooperative 
Agreement; Correction

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal 
Register on February 20, 2015, for the FY 2015 Office of Tribal Self-
Governance Program, Planning Cooperative Agreement. The notice 
contained incorrect guidance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Gettys, Grant Systems 
Coordinator, Division of Grants Management, Indian Health Service, 801 
Thompson Avenue, Suite TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone (301) 
443-2114. (This is not a toll-free number.)

Correction

    In the Federal Register of February 20, 2015, in FR Doc. 2015-
03206, on page 9275, in the second column, from the heading ``Universal 
Entity Identifier (UEI) Numbering System,'' to just before ``V. 
Application Review Information,'' the correct language should read as 
follows:

Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)

    All IHS applicants and grantee organizations are required to obtain 
a DUNS number and maintain an active registration in the SAM database. 
The DUNS number is a unique 9-digit identification number provided by 
D&B which uniquely identifies each entity. The DUNS number is site 
specific; therefore, each distinct performance site may be assigned a 
DUNS number. Obtaining a DUNS number is easy, and there is no charge. 
To obtain a DUNS number, please access it through http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform, or to expedite the process, call (866) 705-
5711.
    All HHS recipients are required by the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, as amended (``Transparency 
Act''), to report information on subawards. Accordingly, all IHS 
grantees must notify potential first-tier subrecipients that no entity 
may receive a first-tier subaward unless the entity has provided its 
DUNS number to the prime grantee organization. This requirement ensures 
the use of a universal identifier to enhance the quality of information 
available to the public pursuant to the Transparency Act.

System for Award Management (SAM)

    Organizations that were not registered with Central Contractor 
Registration (CCR) and have not registered with SAM will need to obtain 
a DUNS number first and then access the SAM online registration through 
the SAM home page at https://www.sam.gov (U.S. organizations will also 
need to provide an Employer Identification Number from the Internal 
Revenue Service that may take an additional 2-5 weeks to become 
active). Completing and submitting the registration takes approximately 
one hour to complete and SAM registration will take 3-5 business days 
to process. Registration with the SAM is free of charge. Applicants may 
register online at https://www.sam.gov.
    Additional information on implementing the Transparency Act, 
including the specific requirements for DUNS and SAM, can be found on 
the IHS Grants Management, Grants Policy Web site: https://www.ihs.gov/
dgm/

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    Dated: April 16, 2015.
Robert McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-09822 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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