Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 32359 [05-10914]

Download as PDF 32359 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 105 / Thursday, June 2, 2005 / Notices includes the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS). The Committee is to provide recommendations for integrating NRS with other ongoing assessments of the effectiveness of the program. The Committee will work in coordination with the existing Technical Work Group (TWG) which helped develop NRS, and make recommendations for how NRS data can be included in the broader Head Start measurement found in the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), the national Head Start Impact Study, Head Start’s Performance Based Outcome System, and the going evaluation of the Early Head Start program. DATES: June 15, 2005, 2 p.m.–5 p.m., dinner recess; June 16, 2005, 9 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. PLACE: Hyatt Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. AGENDA: The Committee will be sworn in and will structure a plan that will enable it to accomplish its mission. Written and oral presentations related to existing Head Start evaluations will be the major parts of the meeting. Time allotted for each invited presentation will be limited. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This, the first meeting of the newly formed Committee, is open to the public. Persons wishing to bring written statements or papers focused on relevant, existing research with Head Start populations or on measures appropriate for low-income four- and five-year-old children are welcome to do so. Individuals may email such documents to Secretaryadvisory-hs@esi- dc.com or mail to: ESI, ATTN: Xzavier Wright, Head Start Bureau-Secretary Advisory Committee, 7735 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Documents received will be presented to the Committee. Committee meeting records will be kept at the Switzer Building located at 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447. The Head Start Bureau will also make material related to this meeting available on the Head Start Web site at https://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ hsb/. For additional information regarding this meeting, please contact Michele Plutro, Designated Federal Officer, at 202–205–8912. An interpreter for the deaf and hearing impaired, or any other special needs, will be available upon advance request by contacting xzavier@esidc.com. Dated: May 27, 2005. Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. [FR Doc. 05–11076 Filed 6–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)–443–1129. The following request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Proposed Project: Survey of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program—(NEW) The purpose of the universal newborn hearing screening and intervention project is to describe the efficacy, or lack thereof, of a national program to assure that all newborn infants are screened for hearing loss before discharge from the newborn nursery, and that those infants who do not pass the initial screening procedures have timely and appropriate follow-up, defined as audiologic diagnosis by three months of age and enrollment in a program of early intervention before 6 months of age. Program goals of linking every child with a known or suspected hearing loss with a medical home, that is a provider of continuous and comprehensive primary pediatric care, and linkage of families of infants with a hearing loss to a source of family to family support will also be assessed. In addition to a survey tool to be administered in all States, additional data will be collected during site visits to 10–12 selected States. Results of the study will include recommendations to the program office for further assisting the States in fully accomplishing program goals. Form Number of respondents Responses per respondent Telephone interviews .................... Site Visits ...................................... 54 States and Jurisdictions .......... 12 States/Jurisdictions .................. 1 .................... Up to 6 .......... 54 72 .66 1 36 72 Total ....................................... ....................................................... ....................... 126 ............................ 108 Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: John Kraemer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. 16:54 Jun 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 Total burden hours Dated: May 26, 2005. Tina M. Cheatham, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. 05–10914 Filed 6–1–05; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Council on Graduate Medical Education Health Resources and Services Administration Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 105 (Thursday, June 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 32359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request 
a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Proposed Project: Survey of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and 
Intervention Program--(NEW)

    The purpose of the universal newborn hearing screening and 
intervention project is to describe the efficacy, or lack thereof, of a 
national program to assure that all newborn infants are screened for 
hearing loss before discharge from the newborn nursery, and that those 
infants who do not pass the initial screening procedures have timely 
and appropriate follow-up, defined as audiologic diagnosis by three 
months of age and enrollment in a program of early intervention before 
6 months of age. Program goals of linking every child with a known or 
suspected hearing loss with a medical home, that is a provider of 
continuous and comprehensive primary pediatric care, and linkage of 
families of infants with a hearing loss to a source of family to family 
support will also be assessed. In addition to a survey tool to be 
administered in all States, additional data will be collected during 
site visits to 10-12 selected States. Results of the study will include 
recommendations to the program office for further assisting the States 
in fully accomplishing program goals.

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                                                                                                                           Hours per       Total burden
                  Form                       Number of  respondents      Responses per  respondent    Total responses      response           hours
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Telephone interviews....................  54 States and Jurisdictions  1............................               54               .66               36
Site Visits.............................  12 States/Jurisdictions....  Up to 6......................               72              1                  72
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    Total...............................  ...........................  .............................              126  ................              108
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Kraemer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: May 26, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05-10914 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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