[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 27176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11435]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; Tribal 
Management Grant Program; 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 March 19, 2015, for the FY 2015 Office of Direct Service 
and Contracting Tribes; Tribal Management Grant Program. The notice 
contained incorrect guidance and an incorrect date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Patricia Spotted Horse, Program 
Analyst, Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes, Indian Health 
Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 220, Reyes Building, Rockville, MD 
20852, Telephone (301) 443-1104. (This is not a toll-free number.)

Corrections

    In the Federal Register of March 19, 2015, in FR Doc. 2015-06353, 
on page 14395, in the first column, under the heading ``FUNDING 
PRIORITIES,'' ``PRIORITY I,'' the ``March 2009'' date should read 
``March 2010.''
    Also in the Federal Register of March 19, 2015, in FR Doc. 2015-
06353, on page 14398, in the first 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/index.cfm?module=dsp_dgm_policy_topics.

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11435 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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