[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86720-86721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28866]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice of Single-Award Deviation From Competition Requirements 
for the National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing 
Screening and Intervention Program at Utah State University--Grant 
Number U52MC04391

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of Single-Award Deviation from Competition Requirements 
for the National Technical Resource Center for the Newborn Hearing 
Screening and Intervention Program at Utah State University--Grant 
Number U52MC04391.

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SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award of a supplement in the amount of 
$460,000 for the National Technical Resource Center (NTRC) for the 
Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention program cooperative 
agreement. The purpose of the NTRC is to promote the use of targeted 
and measurable interventions to increase the number of infants who are 
followed up for rescreening, referral, and intervention after having 
not passed a physiologic newborn screening examination prior to 
discharge from newborn nurseries. Under the authority of the Economy 
Act approved June 30, 1932, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1535) and Section 
648(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843(a)(1)), Public Law 110-
134, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is delegating 
authority to HRSA to administer this grant supplement on its behalf and 
to obligate approximately $460,000 under an Interdepartmental 
Delegation of Authority (IDDA) to provide funds to the NTRC for the 
Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program. Authorized by 
Section 648(a)(1) of the Improving Head Start Readiness Act (42 U.S.C. 
9843(a)(1), ACF provides technical assistance and training for Head 
Start programs for the purpose of helping children succeed in school. 
In addition, the Head Start Program Performance Standard requires the 
Head Start program to ensure that hearing screening is provided within 
45 days of the child entering the program.
    The supplement, which was awarded on September 29, 2016, permits 
Utah State University, the cooperative agreement recipient, to improve 
hearing screening for children in Early Head Start and Head Start 
programs to ensure school readiness of enrolled children.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Recipient of the Award: Utah State University.
    Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $460,000.
    Budget Period of Supplemental Funding: 4/1/2016-3/31/2017.
    CFDA Number: 93.251.
    Authority: Public Health Service Act, Sec.  399M, as added by Sec.  
702 of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310) and amended 
by Sec.  2 of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010 
(Pub. L. 111-337) (42 U.S.C. 280g-1) and Improving Head Start Readiness 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9843(a)(1)).
    Justification: NTRC serves as the National Resource Center for 
Early Detection and Intervention (EHDI) helping statewide EHDI programs 
ensure that children with hearing loss are identified as early as 
possible. NTRC is experienced in providing technical assistance and 
training to support hearing screening in Head Start programs. As such 
NTRC has the infrastructure, groundwork, and resources to improve 
hearing screening for children in Early Head Start and Head Start 
programs quickly and efficiently. In addition, ACF and HRSA-funded 
training and technical assistance at NTRC improves efficiency for 
hearing screening for children and newborns.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sadie Silcott, MBA, MPH, Division of 
Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W57, Rockville, Maryland 
20857, Phone: (301) 443-0133, Email: [email protected].

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                                                                                                     FY 2016
                                                                                    FY 2016         Estimated
          Grantee/organization name              Grant No.          State          Authorized      supplemental
                                                                                 funding level       funding
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Utah State University.......................            U52MC04391         UT       $1,500,000         $460,000
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    Dated: November 22, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-28866 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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