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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects
(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United
States Code, as amended by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13), the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) publishes periodic summaries
of proposed projects being developed
for submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, e-mail
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443–
1129.
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Comments are invited on: (a) The
proposed collection of information for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Proposed Project Title: Combating
Autism Act Initiative Evaluation (New)
Background: In response to the
growing need for research and resources
devoted to autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) and other developmental
disorders (DD), the U.S. Congress passed
the Combating Autism Act (CAA) in
2006. This Act authorized federal
programs to combat ASD and other DD
through research, screening,
intervention, and education. Through
the CAA, the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
tasked with increasing awareness of
ASD and other DD, reducing barriers to
screening and diagnosis, promoting
evidence-based interventions, and
training health care professionals in the
use of valid and reliable screening and
diagnostic tools.
Purpose: HRSA’s activities under this
legislation are conducted by the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(MCHB), which is implementing the
Combating Autism Act Initiative (CAAI)
in response to the legislative mandate.
The purpose of this evaluation is to
design and implement a three-year
evaluation to assess the effectiveness of
MCHB’s activities in meeting the goals
and objectives of the CAAI, and to
provide sufficient data to inform MCHB
and the Congress as to the utility of the
grant programs funded under the
Initiative. To address the requirements
for the Report to Congress, the
evaluation will focus on short-term
indicators related to: (1) Increasing
awareness of ASD and other DD among
health care providers, other MCH
professionals and the general public; (2)
reducing barriers to screening and
diagnosis; (3) supporting research on
evidence-based interventions; (4)
promoting the development of evidencebased guidelines and tested/validated
intervention tools; and (5) training
professionals.
Respondents: Grantees funded by
HRSA under the CAAI will be the
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respondents for this data collection
activity. The programs to be evaluated
are listed below.
1. Training Programs
• Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
(LEND) training programs with thirty
nine grantees.
• Developmental Behavioral
Pediatrics (DBP) training programs with
six grantees; and
• A National Combating Autism
Interdisciplinary Training Resource
Center grantee.
2. Research Programs
• Two Autism Intervention Research
Networks that focus on intervention
research, guideline development, and
information dissemination;
• Five R40 Maternal and Child Health
(MCH) Autism Intervention Research
Program grantees that support research
on evidence-based practices for
interventions to improve the health and
well-being of children and adolescents
with ASD and other DD; and
• Two R40 MCH Autism Intervention
Secondary Data Analysis Study (SDAS)
Program grantees that support research
on evidence-based practices for
interventions to improve the health and
well-being of children and adolescents
with ASD and other DD, utilizing
exclusively the analysis of existing
secondary data.
3. State Implementation Program Grants
for Improving Services for Children and
Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) and Other Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
• Nine grantees will implement state
autism plans and develop models for
improving the system of care for
children and youth with ASD and other
DD and
• A State Public Health Coordinating
Center grantee.
The data gathered through this
evaluation will be used to:
• Evaluate the grantees’ performance
in achieving the objectives of the CAAI
during the three year grant period;
• Assess the short- and intermediateterm impacts of the grant programs on
children and families affected by ASD
and other DD;
• Measure the CAAI outputs and
outcomes for the Report to Congress;
and
• Provide foundation data for future
measurement of the initiative’s longterm impact.
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TABLE 1—ESTIMATED HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF THE DATA COLLECTION
Grant program
Responses
per
respondent
No. of
respondents
Average
hours per
response
Total
responses
Total hour
burden
Wage rate
Total hour cost
LEND ..........................
DBP ............................
State Implementation
Program ..................
Research Program .....
39
6
6
6
234
36
.75
.75
175.5
27
$39.36
39.36
$6,907.68
1,062.72
9
9
6
6
54
54
.75
.75
40.5
40.5
38.22
39.36
1,547.91
1,594.08
Total ....................
63
........................
378
........................
283.5
........................
11,112.39
The estimated response burden is
shown in Table 1.
E-mail comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments
should be received within 60 days of
this notice.
Dated: October 22, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects.
Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the
data collection plans and instrument,
call 404–639–5960 and send comments
to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Reports
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333;
comments may also be sent by e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
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of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have a
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of information technology. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
During the spring 2009 H1N1
outbreak, the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
received numerous daily requests about
the overall number of school dismissals
nationwide including the number of
students and teachers impacted by the
outbreak. Illness among school-aged
students (K–12) in many states and
cities resulted in at least 1351 school
dismissals due to rapidly increasing
absenteeism among students or staff that
impacted at least 824,966 students and
53,217 teachers.
Although a system was put in place
to track school closures in conjunction
with the Department of Education (ED),
no formal monitoring system was
established, making it difficult to
monitor reports of school dismissal and
to gauge the impact of the outbreak.
CDC has recently issued guidance for
school closure for the 2009–2010 school
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year. To address the need to monitor
reports of school closure, CDC and ED
have established a School Dismissal
Monitoring System to report on novel
influenza A (H1N1)-related school or
school district dismissals in the United
States. Although the School Dismissal
Monitoring System is currently
approved to collect data under OMB
Control Number 0920–0008, Emergency
Epidemic Investigations, CDC would
like to continue the data collection long
term. Thus, CDC is requesting a separate
OMB Control Number for this data
collection.
The purpose of the School Dismissal
Monitoring System is to generate
accurate, real-time, national summary
data daily on the number of school
dismissals and the number of students
and teachers impacted by the school
dismissals. CDC will use the summary
data to fully understand how schools
are responding to CDC community
mitigation guidance among schools,
students, household contacts and for
overall awareness of the impact of
influenza outbreaks on school systems
and communities.
Respondents are schools, school
districts, and local public health
agencies. Respondents will use a
common reporting form to submit data
to CDC. The reporting form includes the
following data elements: Name of school
district; zip code of school district; date
the school or school district was
dismissed; and the date school or school
district is projected to reopen. Optional
data elements include: name of person
submitting information; the
organization/agency; phone number of
the organization/agency; and e-mail
address. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time to complete the
data collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and draft instruments, e-mail paperwork@hrsa.gov or
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project Title: Combating Autism Act Initiative Evaluation
(New)
Background: In response to the growing need for research and
resources devoted to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other
developmental disorders (DD), the U.S. Congress passed the Combating
Autism Act (CAA) in 2006. This Act authorized federal programs to
combat ASD and other DD through research, screening, intervention, and
education. Through the CAA, the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) is tasked with increasing awareness of ASD and
other DD, reducing barriers to screening and diagnosis, promoting
evidence-based interventions, and training health care professionals in
the use of valid and reliable screening and diagnostic tools.
Purpose: HRSA's activities under this legislation are conducted by
the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), which is implementing the
Combating Autism Act Initiative (CAAI) in response to the legislative
mandate. The purpose of this evaluation is to design and implement a
three-year evaluation to assess the effectiveness of MCHB's activities
in meeting the goals and objectives of the CAAI, and to provide
sufficient data to inform MCHB and the Congress as to the utility of
the grant programs funded under the Initiative. To address the
requirements for the Report to Congress, the evaluation will focus on
short-term indicators related to: (1) Increasing awareness of ASD and
other DD among health care providers, other MCH professionals and the
general public; (2) reducing barriers to screening and diagnosis; (3)
supporting research on evidence-based interventions; (4) promoting the
development of evidence-based guidelines and tested/validated
intervention tools; and (5) training professionals.
Respondents: Grantees funded by HRSA under the CAAI will be the
respondents for this data collection activity. The programs to be
evaluated are listed below.
1. Training Programs
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
(LEND) training programs with thirty nine grantees.
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) training
programs with six grantees; and
A National Combating Autism Interdisciplinary Training
Resource Center grantee.
2. Research Programs
Two Autism Intervention Research Networks that focus on
intervention research, guideline development, and information
dissemination;
Five R40 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Autism
Intervention Research Program grantees that support research on
evidence-based practices for interventions to improve the health and
well-being of children and adolescents with ASD and other DD; and
Two R40 MCH Autism Intervention Secondary Data Analysis
Study (SDAS) Program grantees that support research on evidence-based
practices for interventions to improve the health and well-being of
children and adolescents with ASD and other DD, utilizing exclusively
the analysis of existing secondary data.
3. State Implementation Program Grants for Improving Services for
Children and Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other
Developmental Disabilities (DD)
Nine grantees will implement state autism plans and
develop models for improving the system of care for children and youth
with ASD and other DD and
A State Public Health Coordinating Center grantee.
The data gathered through this evaluation will be used to:
Evaluate the grantees' performance in achieving the
objectives of the CAAI during the three year grant period;
Assess the short- and intermediate-term impacts of the
grant programs on children and families affected by ASD and other DD;
Measure the CAAI outputs and outcomes for the Report to
Congress; and
Provide foundation data for future measurement of the
initiative's long-term impact.
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Table 1--Estimated Hour and Cost Burden of the Data Collection
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No. of Responses per Total Average hours Total hour Total hour
Grant program respondents respondent responses per response burden Wage rate cost
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LEND................................... 39 6 234 .75 175.5 $39.36 $6,907.68
DBP.................................... 6 6 36 .75 27 39.36 1,062.72
State Implementation Program........... 9 6 54 .75 40.5 38.22 1,547.91
Research Program....................... 9 6 54 .75 40.5 39.36 1,594.08
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Total.............................. 63 .............. 378 .............. 283.5 .............. 11,112.39
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The estimated response burden is shown in Table 1.
E-mail comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Dated: October 22, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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