988 Availability of draft Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant application for Federal fiscal year 2016; public hearing

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Availability of Draft Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Application for Federal Fiscal Year 2016; Public Hearing

[46 Pa.B. 3031]
[Saturday, June 11, 2016]

 The Department of Health (Department) is making available copies of the proposed Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Application (application) for Federal Fiscal Year 2016 under section 300w-4 of the Public Health Service Act (act) (42 U.S.C.A § 300w-4). This application shall serve as the Commonwealth's request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for block grant funding to address the Healthy People 2020 Health Status Objectives.

 The application, describing proposed services, program goals, and objectives and activities, is available for public comment. Copies (electronic or hard copy) of the proposed application will be available on or after June 16, 2016, and can be obtained by calling the Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (Bureau) at [phone]. Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of the application (for example, large print or Braille) should also contact the Bureau at [phone] or [phone] (TDD users).

 A public hearing will be held by the Department for the purpose of receiving testimony on the application in accordance with section 300 w-4 of the act. Comments and suggestions from the public should relate to the priorities and program plans included in the application.

 The hearing will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. on June 21, 2016, in Conference Room 1000, Health and Welfare Building, 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA. Persons wishing to testify are requested to preregister by contacting the Bureau at [phone]. Registration will be accepted on the day of the hearing. Persons will be allotted a maximum of 5 minutes to testify. Testifiers must submit two written copies of their testimony to the Department at the time of the hearing.

 Written comments will be accepted and should be sent to the Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction, 625 Forster Street, Room 1000, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120 and should be received no later than 4 p.m. on June 20, 2016.

 Persons with a disability who wish to comment or who require an alternative format of this application (for example, large print or Braille) or who wish to attend the public hearing and require special accommodations to do so should contact Terry L. Walker, Administrative Officer, Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction, Room 1000, Health and Welfare Building, Department of Health, 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone] or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons V/TT [phone] or Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Services at [phone] (TT).

KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-988. Filed for public inspection June 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]