{"abstract":"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) seeks input from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and AAPI-serving organizations to inform the development of guidance describing best practices for advancing cultural competency, language access, and sensitivity toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the context of the Federal Government's COVID-19 response. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals or proposal abstracts. Please note: This request is for information (RFI) and is for planning purposes only. It is not a notice for a proposal and does not commit the federal government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or pay any costs associated with responding to this announcement. All submitted information shall remain with the federal government and will not be returned. All responses will become part of the public record and will not be held confidential. The federal government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for purposes deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Respondents are advised that the federal government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses will not be accepted after the due date. After a review of the responses received, a notice of funding opportunity or pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published.","action":"Request for information.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2021/07/16/2021-15168.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"86 FR 37757","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2021-08-17","correction_of":null,"corrections":["https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/C1-2021-15168"],"dates":"To be assured consideration in the development of best practices guidance, written comments must be submitted and received at the address provided below, no later than 11:59 p.m. on August 17, 2021.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2021-15168","effective_on":null,"end_page":37758,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2021/07/16/2021-15168.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/16/2021-15168/best-practices-for-advancing-cultural-competency-language-access-and-sensitivity-toward-asian","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2021-15168?publication_date=2021-07-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2021-07-16/2021-15168/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":3657,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-07-16/pdf/2021-15168.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-15168.pdf?1626353132","publication_date":"2021-07-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2021/07/16/2021-15168.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":46,"agency_id":"HHS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=HHS-OMH-2021-0016","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"HHS-OMH-2021-0016","document_id":"HHS-OMH-2021-0016-0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2021-08-19T03:30:13Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":37757,"subtype":null,"title":"Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders","toc_doc":"Best Practices for Advancing Cultural Competency, Language Access and Sensitivity toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":86}