[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8077-8078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03132]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612, 93.340]


Request for Public Comment on the Proposed Adoption of 
Administration for Native Americans Program Policies and Procedures; 
Correction

AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice for Public Comment; Correction.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families, Administration 
for Native Americans (ANA), published a notice for public comment in 
the Federal Register of December 8, 2015, on the proposed adoption of 
program policies and procedures concerning FY 2016 Funding Opportunity 
Announcements (FOA). The document contained incorrect information under 
``Section D. Changes to Evaluation Criteria for All FOAs (FOA Section 
V.1. Criteria); 45 CFR 75.204'' concerning evaluation criteria and 
point values for the Native Youth Initiative for Leadership, 
Empowerment, and Development (hereinafter referred to as ``Native Youth 
I-LEAD'') Funding Opportunity Announcement (HHS-2016-ACF-ANA-NC-1167).

DATES: The deadline for receipt of comments is 15 days from publication 
of this Notice for Public Comment; Correction in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send comments in response to this correction notice via 
email to Lillian Sparks Robinson, Commissioner, ANA, at 
[email protected]. Comments will be available for inspection 
by members of the public at the Administration for Native Americans, 
330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmelia Strickland, Director, 
Division of Program Operations, ANA, (877) 922-9262.

Correction

    In the Federal Register of December 8, 2015, in Volume 80, No. 235, 
on page 76296, in the third column, correct section ``D. Changes to 
Evaluation Criteria for All FOAs (FOA Section V.1. Criteria); 45 CFR 
75.204'' to read:
    D. Changes to Evaluation Criteria for All FOAs FOA (Section V.1. 
Criteria), except the Native Youth I-LEAD FOA; 45 CFR 75.204:
    1. Changes to Evaluation Criteria Maximum Point Values: In all FY 
2016 FOAs, except the Native Youth I-LEAD FOA (HHS-2016-ACF-ANA-NC-
1167), ANA proposes to adjust the maximum point values of evaluation 
criteria to prioritize the elements that are important to project 
monitoring and project success. ANA intends to add five points to the 
value for the Approach Criterion for a maximum point value of 35. The 
point value for the Objective Work Plan (OWP) criterion will be reduced 
by five points for a maximum point value of 20 points.
    ANA proposes to use the following maximum point values for criteria 
in all FY 2016 FOAs, except the Native Youth I-LEAD FOA:

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            Evaluation criteria                 Maximum point values
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Need for Assistance.......................  10 points.
Outcomes Expected.........................  25 points.
Project Approach..........................  35 points.
Objective Work Plan.......................  20 points.
Budget and Budget Justification...........  10 points.
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    The remainder of Section D. is correct.

Correction

    Section ``E. Change to Recipient Reporting Requirements for All 
FOAs (FOA Section VI.3.Reporting Requirements); 45 CFR 75.342'' is 
changed to:
    E. Proposed Evaluation Criteria for the Native Youth I-LEAD (FOA 
Section V.1.Criteria) (HHS-2016-ACF-ANA-NC-1167); 45 CFR 75.204'' 
added:
    1. Evaluation Criteria: The evaluation criteria will offer up to 
five Bonus Points for applications that include letters of support from 
community-based youth that describe how they were involved in the 
planning of the proposed project and how they will continue their 
involvement in the project's implementation.
    ANA proposes to use the following maximum point values for criteria 
in the Native Youth I-LEAD FOAs:

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            Evaluation criteria                 Maximum point values
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Need for Assistance.......................  10 points.
Outcomes Expected.........................  35 points.
Approach..................................  40 points.
Budget and Budget Justification...........  15 points.
Bonus Points..............................  5 points.
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    Submission of an OWP form will not be required of Native Youth I-
LEAD applicants therefore there will not be an evaluation criterion 
related to the OWP.
    2. In the evaluation of Native Youth I-LEAD applications, ANA 
intends to include youth ages 18 to 25 as objective reviewers and 
subject matter experts. As applicable to all objective reviewers, youth 
reviewers will also be subject to conflict of interest requirements and 
confidentiality certification.
    3. In scoring each section of a Native Youth I-LEAD application, 
objective reviewers will use the scales in the following table. Each 
criterion has five reference guides. Reviewers will assign a score 
within the range between the minimum and maximum possible points for 
each criterion.

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                                                                                   Budget and
                                                    Outcomes      Approach (40       budget
          Need for assistance (10 pts)            expected (35        pts)        justification   Bonus (5 pts)                  Guidance
                                                      pts)                          (15 pts)
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0..............................................               0               0               0               0  No information provided. No strengths.
1-3............................................             1-5             1-8             1-3             1-2  Limited or incomplete proposal lacking
                                                                                                                  detail.
4-5............................................            5-10            9-16             4-6             2-3  Some incomplete discussion or
                                                                                                                  insufficient detail.
6-8............................................           11-30           17-35            7-10             3-4  Strong overall discussion and detail.
9-10...........................................           31-35           36-40           11-15               5  Detailed and compelling proposal. No
                                                                                                                  weaknesses.
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Correction

    Section F. Relocation of ANA Offices is changed to F. Change to 
Recipient Reporting Requirements for All FOAs (FOA Section 
VI.3.Reporting Requirements); 45 CFR 75.342; and a new Section G. is 
added as ``G. Relocation of ANA Offices.'' There are no changes to the 
content of these sections.


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    Statutory Authority: Section 814 of the Native American Programs 
Act of 1974, as amended.

Lillian Sparks Robinson,
Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 2016-03132 Filed 2-16-16; 8:45 am]
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