[Federal Register: February 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 33)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Notice ACYF/HS-
2003-01A
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration
on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF).
ACTION: Request for public comments and statements of interest on the
proposed merger of Head Start Grantees in Rhode Island.
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SUMMARY: This is a correction of the original notice, published on
December 31, 2003, of the intent to notify interested parties of the
merger of two Head Start programs in Rhode Island.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Perthius, (202) 260-1721.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Self Help, Inc., and New Visions for Newport
County, Inc., both in Rhode Island, are proposing to merge their
federally-funded Head Start programs. This proposed merger is expected
to bring about a more cost-effective and efficient service delivery to
children and their families. The Head Start Bureau of the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the United
States Department of Health and Human Services, has this proposal under
consideration and is currently evaluating its effect on Head Start
services for children and families in the community. Under the proposed
merger, Self Help, Inc., would be absorbed by New Visions for Newport
County, Inc. New Visions for Newport County, Inc., operating under the
new name of East Bay Community Action Program, would provide Head Start
services for the community it now serves, as well as the community now
served by Self Help, Inc.
Mergers of local Head Start grantees usually require ACF to offer
an open competition in the specified service area of the grantee being
absorbed. While this request for a merger, without a competitive review
process, is under consideration, public comments are being solicited.
Additionally, this notice also serves to encourage and welcome
statements of interest from any local public agency, local public
school system, local non-profit agency or local for-profit
organization, or local faith-based organization that would want to
compete for funding to provide Head Start services in the area now
served by Self Help, Inc.
New Visions for Newport County, Inc., also receives funding to
conduct an Early Head Start program which, except for the name change
to East Bay Community Action Program, is not a part of a proposed
merger. New Visions for Newport County, Inc., renamed East Bay
Community Action Program, will continue to provide Early Head Start
services in the community.
The original notice notifying interested parties of the proposed
merger of two Rhode Island Head Start programs was published in the
Federal Register on December 31, 2003. That notice included the
incorrect statement that Self Help, Inc., is an Early Head Start
grantee. This notice is being published to correct that statement. New
Visions for Newport County is the Early Head Start grantee in the
community and has previously contracted-out operation of a portion of
the program to Self-Help, Inc. The proposed merger will not affect New
Visions' funding under the Early Head Start program.
Please mail or fax your statements of support or objection to this
proposed merger and grant transfer, as well as any request for
consideration by March 5, 2004, to Michelle Hastings; Pal-Tech, Inc.;
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1000; Arlington, VA 22209; 1-800-458-7699;
703-243-0496 (fax).
Dated: February 12, 2004.
Joan E. Ohl,
Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families.
[FR Doc. 04-3604 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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