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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, Pub.
L. 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 at (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: Supplemental
Information Request for the Submission
of the Updated State Plan for the Home
Visiting Program (OMB No. 0915–
0336)—[Extension]
On March 23, 2010, the President
signed into law the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111–148), historic and transformative
legislation designed to make quality,
affordable health care available to all
Americans, reduce costs, improve
health care quality, enhance disease
prevention, and strengthen the health
care workforce. Through a provision
authorizing the creation of the Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program, (https://frwebgate.
access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/
getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&
docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages 216–
225), the Act responds to the diverse
needs of children and families in
communities at risk and provides an
unprecedented opportunity for
collaboration and partnership at the
Federal, State, and community levels to
improve health and development
outcomes for at-risk children through
evidence-based home visiting programs.
The Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
Program is designed: (1) To strengthen
and improve the programs and activities
carried out under Title V; (2) to improve
coordination of services for at-risk
communities; and (3) to identify and
provide comprehensive services to
improve outcomes for families who
reside in at-risk communities.
To achieve the legislative
requirements of the MIECHV program,
the following application steps were
required:
Number of
respondents
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Instrument
Section 1: Identification of the State’s Targeted At-Risk
Community(ies) ................................................................
Section 2: State Home Visiting Program Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................
Section 3: Selection of Proposed Home Visiting Model(s)
and Explanation of How the Model(s) Meet the Needs of
Targeted Community(ies) .................................................
Section 4: Implementation Plan for Proposed State Home
Visiting Program ...............................................................
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Responses
per respondent
The first step was submission of an
application for funding: the Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
HRSA–10–275 was issued on June 10,
2010, and State applications were due
July 9, 2010. These applications were to
include plans for completing the
statewide needs assessment and initial
State plans for developing the program
in order to meet the criteria identified
in the legislation. Submission of the
needs assessments in the form and
manner required by the Secretary is also
a required condition for States to receive
FY 2011 Title V Block Grant allotments.
On September 20, 2010, all 50 States,
the District of Columbia, and five U.S.
territories submitted needs assessments
that identified communities at risk. The
needs assessments submitted were
approved, and all 56 applicants have
received FY 2011 Title V Block Grant
funds.
As a condition of receiving the
remaining grant award made to States in
July 2010, each of the 56 applicants is
also required to develop an Updated
State Plan for a State Home Visiting
Program. The Secretary of Health and
Human Services must approve the
Updated State Plan before the release of
the remaining grant funds.
The information requested for the
Updated State Plan is intended to help
States view their proposed State Home
Visiting Program as a service strategy
aimed at developing a comprehensive,
high-quality early childhood system that
promotes maternal, infant, and early
childhood health, safety and
development, and strong parent-child
relationships in the targeted
community(ies) at risk. Ultimately, the
information provided will help States
develop a comprehensive plan that
addresses community risk factors,
builds on strengths identified in the
targeted community(ies), and responds
to the specific characteristics and needs
of families in each of these
communities.
The annual estimate of burden is as
follows:
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
56
56
30
1,680
56
1
56
30
1,680
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30
1,680
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Number of
respondents
Instrument
Responses
per respondent
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Section 5: Plan for Meeting Legislatively-Mandated Benchmarks ................................................................................
Section 6: Plan for Administration of State Home Visiting
Program ............................................................................
Section 7: Plan for Continuous Quality Improvement .........
Section 8: Technical Assistance Needs ..............................
56
1
56
60
3,360
56
56
56
1
1
1
56
56
56
40
20
1
2,240
1,120
56
Total ..............................................................................
56
........................
........................
........................
15,176
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: March 2, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011–5366 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Administration for Children and
Families
Advisory Committee on the Maternal,
Infant and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program Evaluation
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), and
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice to announce the
establishment of the Advisory
Committee on the Maternal, Infant and
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Evaluation.
AGENCY:
HRSA and ACF announce
through this notice the establishment of
the Advisory Committee on the
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program Evaluation (‘‘the
Committee’’), pursuant to subsection
2951(g) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care
Act). Under this authority, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (‘‘the
Secretary’’) is to appoint an independent
advisory panel consisting of experts in
program evaluation and research,
education, and early childhood
development. The purpose of the
Committee is to provide advice to the
Secretary on the design, plan, progress,
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and findings of the evaluation required
for the home visiting program under the
Affordable Care Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Billie Butler, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau; bbutler@hrsa.gov; (301) 443–
1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subsection 2951(g) of the Affordable
Care Act of 2010 mandates the
appointment of an advisory committee
to review, and make recommendations
on, the design and plan for the
evaluation required under the
Affordable Care Act, and to maintain
and advise the Secretary regarding the
progress of the evaluation. To comply
with the authorizing directive and the
guidelines under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), a charter has
been filed with the Committee
Management Secretariat in the General
Services Administration (GSA), the
appropriate committees in the U.S.
Senate and House of Representatives,
and the Library of Congress to establish
the Committee as a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee. The charter
was filed on January 27, 2011.
Objectives and Scope of Activities
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide advice and make
recommendations to the Secretary
through the Administrator, HRSA, and
the Assistant Secretary, ACF, with
respect to the design, plan, progress and
results of the evaluation.
Membership and Designation
The Committee shall consist of up to
25 voting members appointed by the
Secretary. Members shall be experts in
the areas of program evaluation and
research, education, and early
childhood development. Independent
members shall be appointed as Special
Government Employees. The Committee
may also include voting members
representing HRSA, ACF, and other
agencies of the Federal Government
designated by the Secretary as ex-officio
members. The HRSA Administrator and
ACF Assistant Secretary each shall
recommend nominees for Co-Chairs of
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the Committee. Members shall be
invited to serve from the date of
appointment through March 31, 2015;
such terms are contingent upon the
renewal of the Committee by
appropriate action prior to its
termination.
Administrative Management and
Support
Coordination, management and
operational services for the Committee
shall be provided by HRSA with
assistance from ACF. A copy of the
Committee charter can be obtained from
the designated contact or by accessing
the FACA database that is maintained
by the GSA Committee Management
Secretariat. The website for the FACA
database is https://fido.gov/
facadatabase/.
Authority: The Committee is authorized
by subsection 511(g)(1) of Title V of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as
amended by subsection 2951(g) of the
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
148). The Committee is governed by
provisions of Public Law 92–463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.2), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services
Administration.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Mark Greenberg,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Administration for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2011–5504 Filed 3–7–11; 4:15 pm]
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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, Pub. L. 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 at (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: Supplemental Information Request for the Submission
of the Updated State Plan for the Home Visiting Program (OMB No. 0915-
0336)--[Extension]
On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), historic
and transformative legislation designed to make quality, affordable
health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health
care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health
care workforce. Through a provision authorizing the creation of the
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, (https://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages 216-225), the Act responds to the
diverse needs of children and families in communities at risk and
provides an unprecedented opportunity for collaboration and partnership
at the Federal, State, and community levels to improve health and
development outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based home
visiting programs.
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
Program is designed: (1) To strengthen and improve the programs and
activities carried out under Title V; (2) to improve coordination of
services for at-risk communities; and (3) to identify and provide
comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in
at-risk communities.
To achieve the legislative requirements of the MIECHV program, the
following application steps were required:
The first step was submission of an application for funding: the
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) HRSA-10-275 was issued on June
10, 2010, and State applications were due July 9, 2010. These
applications were to include plans for completing the statewide needs
assessment and initial State plans for developing the program in order
to meet the criteria identified in the legislation. Submission of the
needs assessments in the form and manner required by the Secretary is
also a required condition for States to receive FY 2011 Title V Block
Grant allotments. On September 20, 2010, all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and five U.S. territories submitted needs assessments that
identified communities at risk. The needs assessments submitted were
approved, and all 56 applicants have received FY 2011 Title V Block
Grant funds.
As a condition of receiving the remaining grant award made to
States in July 2010, each of the 56 applicants is also required to
develop an Updated State Plan for a State Home Visiting Program. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services must approve the Updated State
Plan before the release of the remaining grant funds.
The information requested for the Updated State Plan is intended to
help States view their proposed State Home Visiting Program as a
service strategy aimed at developing a comprehensive, high-quality
early childhood system that promotes maternal, infant, and early
childhood health, safety and development, and strong parent-child
relationships in the targeted community(ies) at risk. Ultimately, the
information provided will help States develop a comprehensive plan that
addresses community risk factors, builds on strengths identified in the
targeted community(ies), and responds to the specific characteristics
and needs of families in each of these communities.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 1: Identification of the 56 1 56 30 1,680
State's Targeted At-Risk
Community(ies).................
Section 2: State Home Visiting 56 1 56 30 1,680
Program Goals and Objectives...
Section 3: Selection of Proposed 56 1 56 30 1,680
Home Visiting Model(s) and
Explanation of How the Model(s)
Meet the Needs of Targeted
Community(ies).................
Section 4: Implementation Plan 56 1 56 60 3,360
for Proposed State Home
Visiting Program...............
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Section 5: Plan for Meeting 56 1 56 60 3,360
Legislatively-Mandated
Benchmarks.....................
Section 6: Plan for 56 1 56 40 2,240
Administration of State Home
Visiting Program...............
Section 7: Plan for Continuous 56 1 56 20 1,120
Quality Improvement............
Section 8: Technical Assistance 56 1 56 1 56
Needs..........................
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Total....................... 56 .............. .............. .............. 15,176
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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: March 2, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-5366 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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