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Document Format (PDF) only and be
submitted via email to nvpo@hhs.gov.
The name(s) of all PDF files uploaded
should begin with ‘‘NVPO_RFI_
MODEL’’ followed by the organization
name and the sequential number of the
file, if more than one file is submitted.
All submissions responsive to this RFI
must be made as indicated above.
Mailed paper submissions will not be
reviewed.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

National Vaccine Program Office, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Department of Health and Human
Services; telephone (202) 690–5566;
email: nvpo@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Responses
to this RFI should include the
organization’s full name and
headquarters location. They should also
include the name of a point-of-contact
and his/her email and conventional
mailing addresses. Companies are
invited to respond to the following
request for information:
1. Description of the business model,
existing, under development or
planned, and how it addresses any of
the following:
a. Purchase of vaccines for privatelyinsured/private pay patients
b. Bill private insurers for vaccines
and vaccine administration
c. Proper storage and handling of
privately-purchased vaccines
d. Management of private vaccine
inventories separate from public vaccine
inventories
e. Report vaccine administration to
IIS, including models for populating IIS
directly/automatically from EHRs
f. Forecast vaccine demand
g. Quality improvement efforts to
improve vaccination coverage
h. Ability to conduct mass
vaccination clinics as part of an
emergency response
i. Implementation of vaccination as
part of occupational health clinics
(including federally-sponsored
occupational health clinics).
2. Description of the practices served,
or planned to be served, including
geographic locations, patients served
(e.g., pediatrics, specialists, health care
providers serving adults, etc.), and
practice types (e.g., large health system,
private practices, group practices, etc.).
3. Summary of any evaluations of the
business model’s effectiveness in
expanding accessibility to vaccines for
privately-insured patients to new groups
of health care providers who did not
previously provide immunizations or to
existing health care providers to expand
their immunization services and/or
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for patients served by participating
practices.
This request for information is for
informational purposes only and shall
not be construed as a solicitation for
funding applications/proposals or as
creating an obligation on the part of the
government. The government will not
pay for the preparation costs of any
information submitted in response to
this RFI. Responses to any of the above
areas are welcome; respondents should
not feel compelled to address all the
issues identified in the request.
Responses will be compiled without
company identifiers and shared with
HHS Operating Divisions (e.g., the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention) and advisory committees as
appropriate. Public release of the data
submitted is governed by the Freedom
of Information Act (https://
www.hhs.gov/foia/). Response to the RFI
will not be returned.
Information collection sponsored by
the NVPO required for the purposes of
informing the National Vaccine Program
and the National Vaccine Plan is not
subject to Chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code [the Paperwork Reduction
Act] as indicated in 42 U.S.C. 300aa–1
note (section 321 of Pub. L. 99–660).
Dated: January 4, 2017.
Roula K. Sweis,
Chief of Operations and Management,
National Vaccine Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2017–00245 Filed 1–9–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30 Day
Proposed Information Collection:
Environmental Health Assessment of
Tribal Child Care Centers in the Pacific
Northwest
Indian Health Service, HHS.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Indian Health Service (IHS) is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for an
extension of a previously approved
collection of information titled, ‘‘Indian
Health Service Environmental Health
Assessment of Tribal Child Care Centers
in the Pacific Northwest’’ (OMB Control
Number 0917–NEW), which expired
September 23, 2016. This proposed
information collection project was
recently published in the Federal

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Register (81 FR 48437) on July 25, 2016,
and allowed 60 days for public
comment. The IHS received no
comments regarding this collection. The
purpose of this notice is to allow 30
days for public comment to be
submitted directly to OMB.
A copy of the supporting statement is
available at www.regulations.gov (see
Docket ID IHS–2015–0003).
DATES: February 9, 2017. Your
comments regarding this information
collection are best assured of having full
effect if received within 30 days of the
date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments, requests for more
information on the collection, or
requests to obtain a copy of the data
collection instrument and instructions
to Ms. Celeste Davis by one of the
following methods:
• Mail: Ms. Holly Thompson Duffy,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Division of Environmental Health
Services/Emergency Management
Coordinator, U.S. DHHS/Indian Health
Service, 1414 NW Northrup St., 800,
Portland, OR 97209.
• Phone: 509–455–3539.
• Email: Holly.Thompsonduffy@
ihs.gov.
• Fax: 503–414–7776.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Indian Health Service is submitting the
proposed information collection to OMB
for review, as required by section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affected agencies as
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques of
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Title of Proposal: Environmental
Health Assessment of Tribal Child Care
Centers in the Pacific Northwest.
OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
Need for the Information and
Proposed Use: The Portland Area Indian
Health Service (IHS) and Environmental

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Protection Agency (EPA) seek to
conduct an environmental health
assessment of Tribal child care centers
in Portland Area Indian Country (in the
states of Washington, Oregon, and
Idaho). There is a significant data gap
regarding the levels of lead, allergens,
pesticides, and polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) in child care centers
within Portland Area Indian Country.
This research will help us understand
the potential for exposure to these
chemicals among children who attend.
For example, Eliminating Childhood
Lead Poisoning: A Federal Strategy
Targeting Lead Paint Hazards, produced
by the President’s Task Force on
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks to Children, discusses the need for
more data on lead levels in licensed
child care facilities. Also, data is limited
on the interrelationships between
exposure factors, building factors, and
community factors and their combined
impact on children’s exposures from
chemical agents in child care
environments. Non-chemical stressors,

Number of
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and other funding sources for repairs,
rehabilitations or other corrective
action. This study may also provide
Federal Head Start and Tribal programs
with data to improve standards and
initiate policy changes, if necessary. IHS
will also provide indoor air quality kits
to the facilities and environmental
health training to center staff to provide
methods and practices for preventing
and controlling indoor environmental
hazards. This project may be replicated
in other IHS areas.
Agency Form Numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public:
Operators of Tribal child care facilities
and pesticide applicators who work in
child care facilities.
Status of the Proposed Information
Collection: New request.
The table below provides: Types of
data collection instruments, Estimated
number of respondents, Number of
responses per respondent, Annual
number of responses, Average burden
hour per response, and Total annual
burden hours.
Number
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(hours)

Estimated
burden hours

Data collection instrument

Type of respondent

Child Care Center Director Questionnaire.
Pesticide Applicator Questionnaire ...

Child Care Center Director ..............

45

1

1.5

67.5

Pesticide Applicator ..........................

30

1

0.5

15

Total ...........................................

...........................................................

75

........................

........................

82.5

Application Review: May 8–22, 2017
Continuation Award Notification
Deadline: June 5, 2017
New Award Notification Deadline: July
5, 2017
Award Start Date: August 1, 2017
Acceptance/Decline of Awards
Deadline: August 15, 2017

There are no direct costs to
respondents other than time to
voluntarily complete the forms and
submit them for consideration.
Dated: December 14, 2016.
Mary Smith,
Principal Deputy Director, Indian Health
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Professions Preparatory,
Indian Health Professions PreGraduate and Indian Health
Professions Scholarship Programs
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such as noise, number of windows in
the child care center, tree cover, and
shade cover in play area, will be
included in data collection. Community
factors, such as mapping the locations of
the child care facilities, roads, and
agricultural operations, will be included
in data collection in order to evaluate
the relationship between indoor air
quality and the outdoor environment.
IHS and EPA will also incorporate
follow-up outreach and education with
facilities to explain results and suggest
corrective actions to remediate or
reduce exposures from lead, allergens,
pesticides, and PCBs that are detected in
the facilities. The principal purpose of
this project is to provide valuable data
about the levels of lead, allergens,
pesticides, and PCBs in child care
facilities located in Portland Area
Indian Country. This project will help
prioritize services and funding based on
known needs and risks in order to help
facilities obtain needed services. This
data may help Tribes secure funding
from the Federal Head Start program

Announcement Type: Initial CFDA Numbers:
93.971, 93.123, and 93.972

Key Dates
Application Deadline: February 28,
2017, for continuing students
Application Deadline: March 28, 2017,
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is
committed to encouraging American
Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the
health professions and to assuring the
availability of Indian health
professionals to serve Indians. The IHS
is committed to the recruitment of
students for the following programs:
• The Indian Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship authorized by
Section 103 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act, Public Law 94–437
(1976), as amended (IHCIA), codified at
25 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1).
• The Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship authorized by
Section 103 of the IHCIA, codified at 25
U.S.C. 1613(b)(2).
• The Indian Health Professions
Scholarship authorized by Section 104

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of the IHCIA, codified at 25 U.S.C.
1613a.
Full-time and part-time scholarships
will be funded for each of the three
scholarship programs.
The scholarship award selections and
funding are subject to availability of
funds appropriated for the scholarship
program.
II. Award Information
Type of Award
Scholarship.
Estimated Funds Available
An estimated $13.7 million will be
available for fiscal year (FY) 2017
awards. The IHS Scholarship Program
(IHSSP) anticipates, but cannot
guarantee, due to possible funding
changes, student scholarship selections
from any or all of the approved
disciplines in the Preparatory, Pregraduate or Health Professions
Scholarship Programs for the
scholarship period 2017–2018. Due to
the rising cost of education and the
decreasing number of scholars who can
be funded by the IHSSP, the IHSSP has

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