Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation, 12977 [2011-5504]
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Section 5: Plan for Meeting Legislatively-Mandated Benchmarks ................................................................................
Section 6: Plan for Administration of State Home Visiting
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Section 7: Plan for Continuous Quality Improvement .........
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Dated: March 2, 2011.
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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
Administration for Children and Families
Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program Evaluation
AGENCY: 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.
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SUMMARY: 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, 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 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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