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BILLING CODE 4120-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Non-Competitive One-Year Extension With Funds for Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics Program
(H37)Current Grantee AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing a non-competitive one-year extension with funds for the Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics Program awards to the current grantees (included in attached chart), in amounts between $299,000 and $1.5 million over the one-year extension project period. The level of support is at the same annual rate that was authorized in fiscal year
(FY)2012. The Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics Program supports projects that seek to prevent, monitor, and treat pulmonary and respiratory diseases in active and inactive miners. This extension with funds will allow the Office of Rural Health Policy
(ORHP)to reassess the priorities and scope of the program. The extension will also allow for greater pre-application technical assistance and opportunity to ensure funding levels can adequately address target population needs in various parts of the country. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grantees of record and intended award amounts are included below. *Amount of the Award(s):* Each of the current grantees will receive support at the same annual rate that was authorized in FY 2012: between $299,000 and $1.5 million. *CFDA Number:* 93.965. *Current Project Period:* 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2013. *Period of Additional Funding:* 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2014. Authority: Sec. 427(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, (30 U.S.C. 937) *Justification:* HRSA is extending funding for the Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics Program grants by one year for the following reasons: recent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) indicates that the prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), also known as black lung disease, is rising. In fact, a recent study of 2,000 coal miners from Utah to Pennsylvania showed five times as many miners have CWP than ten years ago. Many miners are developing severe CWP before 50 years of age, and there is some evidence that this is being manifested as premature mortality. In addition, data from the U.S. Department of Labor show the number of federal black lung benefits claims has increased, suggesting that the disease is also leading to increased significant, long-term disability. This extension will allow the ORHP to consult providers, experts, and federal partners to thoroughly reassess the priorities and scope of the current program, while taking into account regulatory requirements. It will also provide an opportunity to ensure funding levels as well as program resources are most effectively coordinated with other federal efforts to address growing target population needs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadia Ibrahim, MA, LGSW, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5A-05, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or email *nibrahim@hrsa.gov* . Dated: April 4, 2013. Mary K. Wakefield, Administrator. Attachment Intended Recipients Organization Grant number State Project start date Orig. start date Revised end date FY10* FY11** FY12*** Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, Inc H37RH00050 KY 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 $582,993 $581,978 $580,040 Community Health of East Tennessee, Inc H37RH00052 TN 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 191,097 190,082 188,144 Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation H37RH00053 IL 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 872,405 871,390 869,452 Ohio Department of Health H37RH00054 OH 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 661,909 660,894 658,965 John H. Strroger Hospital of Cook County H37RH00055 IL 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 301,262 300,247 298,309 Miner's Colfax Medical Center H37RH00057 NM 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 321,876 320,861 318,923 Northwest Community Action Programs H37RH00058 WY 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 300,657 299,642 247,931 Altoona Hospital H37RH00064 PA 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 260,086 259,071 257,133 National Jewish Health H37RH00066 CO 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 427,000 425,985 424,047 Alveoli Corporation H37RH00067 PA 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 149,656 148,641 146,703 Birmingham Healthcare for the Homeless Coalition H37RH00068 AL 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 218,267 217,252 215,314 West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources H37RH00046 WV 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 1,504,940 1,503,925 1,501,700 Centerville Clinics, Inc. H37RH00047 PA 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 333,403 332,388 330,450 St. Charles Health H37RH00048 VA 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 567,663 566,648 564,710 Coal Miners Respiratory Clinic of Greenville (Muhlenberg Community Hospital) H37RH00049 KY 7/1/10 6/30/13 6/30/14 353,471 352,456 350,518 * Each grantee received a $4,000 supplement, which is not reflected in the total funding for each organization. ** Each grantee received a $4,824 supplement, which is not reflected in the total funding for each organization. *** Each grantee received a $5,337 supplement, which is not reflected in the total funding for each organization. [FR Doc. 2013-08482 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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