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PT materials, information provided to
further use PT for quality improvement
purposes has the potential to further
improve laboratory quality at no
additional cost to U.S. clinical
laboratories.
The first phase of this project was
conducted by Association of Public
Health Laboratories (APHL) through
focus group research in 2011. The focus
groups explored how clinical and public
health laboratories perceived
commercial PT programs, and explored
the ways in which the laboratories used
PT (GLPs) to assure and improve the
quality of testing in their own
laboratories. This second phase of the
project will be administration of a
survey to help identify laboratories that
would benefit from learning additional
uses for PT and providing information
on how to disseminate them to
specifically Survey Monkey. APHL will
send each laboratory a postmarked letter
explaining the survey and providing
them with a link to log in to the survey
with a unique identifier on their address
label. Two weeks afterwards, APHL will
follow-up with a postcard reminder
which will also include that unique
identifier on the address label.
Approximately 37,300 clinical
laboratories will be targeted and
solicited to take the on-line survey. Each
laboratory is permitted to submit only
one completed survey. Preliminary pilot
testing indicates completion of the online survey will take approximately 15
minutes. Assuming a 80% response rate,
there would be 29,840 respondents.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.
laboratories in a strategic and targeted
way.
The goal is to achieve an 80%
response rate (29,840 out of 37,300
labs). APHL and CDC will strive to
ensure a high response rate by
promoting the survey through
advertisements in laboratory trade
publications, at professional meetings,
and possibly through programs and
laboratory accreditation organizations.
The cohort of laboratories will be all
laboratories listed in the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Online
Survey, Certification and Reporting
(OSCAR) database. The OSCAR
database contains demographic
information and practice characteristics
for all laboratories included in the
database.
The survey will be administered
through a web-based survey system,
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs)
Total burden
(in hrs)
Type of respondent
Form name
Laboratorians ....................................
Laboratory Practices ........................
29,840
1
20/60
9,947
Total ...........................................
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9,947
Dated: July 31, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Directors, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Cross-Site Evaluation of the
Infant Adoption Awareness Training
Program for Projects Initially Funded in
Fiscal Year 2006.
OMB No.: 0970–0371.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Children’s
Bureau (CB), will conduct the Cross-Site
Evaluation of the Infant Adoption
Awareness Training Program (IAATP).
Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Children’s
Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the
Department of Health and Human
Services to make Infant Adoption
Awareness Training grants available to
national, regional, and local adoption
organizations for the purposes of
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developing and implementing programs
that train the staff of public and nonprofit private health service
organizations to provide adoption
information and referrals to pregnant
women on an equal basis with all other
courses of action included in nondirective counseling of pregnant
women. Participants in the training
include individuals who provide
pregnancy or adoption information and
those who will provide such services
after receiving the training, with Title X
(relating to voluntary family planning
projects), Section 330 (relating to
community health centers, migrant
health centers, and centers serving
homeless individuals and residents of
public housing), and CHA-funded
school-based health centers, receiving
priority to receive the training. A total
of six organizations were awarded
IAATP funding in 2006.
Section 1201(a)(2)(A) of the IAATP
legislation requires grantees to develop
and deliver trainings that are consistent
with the Best Practice Guidelines for
Infant Adoption Awareness Training.
The IAATP guidelines address training
goals, basic skills, curriculum and
training structure. A complete
description of the guidelines is available
at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm.
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In addition, grantees are required to
conduct local evaluation of program
outcomes and participate in the national
evaluation of the extent to which IAATP
training objectives are met. The Infant
Adoption Awareness Training Program:
Trainee Survey is the primary data
collection instrument for the national
cross-site evaluation. Respondents will
complete the survey prior to receiving
training and approximately 90 days after
the training to assess the extent to
which trainees demonstrate sustained
gains in their knowledge about
adoption, and to determine the impact
of the training on their subsequent work
with pregnant women.
1. Do health care workers who
participate in the IAATP training:
Demonstrate enhanced knowledge,
attitudes, skills, and behaviors with
respect to adoption counseling
following completion of the program?
Provide adoption information to
pregnant women on an equal basis with
other pregnancy planning options?
Demonstrate enhanced awareness of
community adoption-related resources
and refer expectant mothers to them as
needed?
2. Are trainees more confident about
discussing all three pregnancy planning
options (parenting, abortion, and
adoption) in a non-directive counseling
style than they were prior to
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participating in the training? Cross-site
evaluation data will be collected on an
annual basis throughout the five-year
funding period. Pre-test and follow-up
versions of the survey are expected to
require approximately 10 to 15 minutes
to complete. Estimated response time
for the follow-up survey includes time
for respondents to access the web-based
survey, complete the survey online, and
electronically submit the survey.
Respondents will not need to
implement a recordkeeping system or
compile source data in order to
complete the survey. Where possible,
fields in the follow-up version of the
survey will be pre-filled with static data
from the respondents pre-test (e.g.,
demographics, agency type) in order to
further expedite completion of the
survey and minimize respondent
burden.
Respondents: Infant Adoption
Awareness Program Trainees.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
IAATP: Trainee Survey Pre-Test Administration .............................................
IAATP: Trainee Survey Follow-Up Administration ...........................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 300.
ACTION:
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection. Email
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision
concerning the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7285,
Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.
GOV. Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority; Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation
Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
AGENCY:
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Notice.
Statement of Organizations,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
The Administration for Children and
Families has realigned the Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE). This notice establishes the
Division of Family Strengthening within
OPRE. It realigns research and
evaluation functions among the three
divisions of OPRE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naomi Goldstein, Director, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 901
D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447,
(202) 401–9220. This notice amends
Part K of the Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
of the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) as follows:
Chapter KM, as last amended, 75 FR
42760–42762, July 22, 2010.
I. Under Chapter KM, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation,
delete KM.00 Mission in its entirety
and replace with the following:
KM.00 Mission. The Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE) is the principal advisor to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families on improving the effectiveness
and efficiency of programs designed to
make measurable improvements in the
economic and social well-being of
children and families.
OPRE provides guidance, analysis,
technical assistance, and oversight to
ACF programs and across programs in
the agency on: strategic planning aimed
at measurable results; performance
measurement; research and evaluation
methodologies; demonstration testing
and model development; statistical,
policy and program analysis; synthesis
and dissemination of research and
demonstration findings; and application
of emerging technologies to improve the
effectiveness of programs and service
SUMMARY:
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
0.15
0.10
Total burden
hours
180
120
delivery. OPRE, through the Division of
Economic Independence, the Division of
Child and Family Development, and the
Division of Family Strengthening,
oversees and manages the research
programs under sections 413, 429, 511,
1110, and 2008 of the Social Security
Act and section 649 of the Head Start
Act, as well as other research authorized
by Congress and related to ACF
programs and the populations they
serve. Activities of OPRE include:
Priority setting and analysis; managing
and coordinating major cross-cutting,
leading-edge studies and special
initiatives; and collaborating with states,
communities, foundations, professional
organizations and others to promote the
development of children, familyfocused services, parental
responsibility, employment, and
economic independence. OPRE also
provides coordination and leadership in
implementing the Government
Performance and Results Act
Modernization Act (GPRAMA).
II. Under Chapter KM, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation,
delete KM.10 Organization in its
entirety and replace with the following:
KM.10 Organization. OPRE is
headed by a Director, who reports to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families. The Office is organized as
follows:
Office of the Director (KMA)
Division of Economic Independence
(KMB)
Division of Child and Family
Development (KMC)
Division of Family Strengthening (KMD)
III. Under Chapter KM, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation,
delete KM.20, Functions, Paragraph C in
its entirety and replace with the
following:
C. The Division of Child and Family
Development, in cooperation with ACF
programs and others, works with
Federal counterparts, States, community
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Cross-Site Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness
Training Program for Projects Initially Funded in Fiscal Year 2006.
OMB No.: 0970-0371.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Children's Bureau (CB), will conduct the Cross-Site Evaluation of the
Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP). Title XII, Subtitle
A, of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the Department
of Health and Human Services to make Infant Adoption Awareness Training
grants available to national, regional, and local adoption
organizations for the purposes of developing and implementing programs
that train the staff of public and non-profit private health service
organizations to provide adoption information and referrals to pregnant
women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in
non-directive counseling of pregnant women. Participants in the
training include individuals who provide pregnancy or adoption
information and those who will provide such services after receiving
the training, with Title X (relating to voluntary family planning
projects), Section 330 (relating to community health centers, migrant
health centers, and centers serving homeless individuals and residents
of public housing), and CHA-funded school-based health centers,
receiving priority to receive the training. A total of six
organizations were awarded IAATP funding in 2006.
Section 1201(a)(2)(A) of the IAATP legislation requires grantees to
develop and deliver trainings that are consistent with the Best
Practice Guidelines for Infant Adoption Awareness Training. The IAATP
guidelines address training goals, basic skills, curriculum and
training structure. A complete description of the guidelines is
available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm.
In addition, grantees are required to conduct local evaluation of
program outcomes and participate in the national evaluation of the
extent to which IAATP training objectives are met. The Infant Adoption
Awareness Training Program: Trainee Survey is the primary data
collection instrument for the national cross-site evaluation.
Respondents will complete the survey prior to receiving training and
approximately 90 days after the training to assess the extent to which
trainees demonstrate sustained gains in their knowledge about adoption,
and to determine the impact of the training on their subsequent work
with pregnant women.
1. Do health care workers who participate in the IAATP training:
Demonstrate enhanced knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors with
respect to adoption counseling following completion of the program?
Provide adoption information to pregnant women on an equal basis with
other pregnancy planning options? Demonstrate enhanced awareness of
community adoption-related resources and refer expectant mothers to
them as needed?
2. Are trainees more confident about discussing all three pregnancy
planning options (parenting, abortion, and adoption) in a non-directive
counseling style than they were prior to
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participating in the training? Cross-site evaluation data will be
collected on an annual basis throughout the five-year funding period.
Pre-test and follow-up versions of the survey are expected to require
approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Estimated response time for
the follow-up survey includes time for respondents to access the web-
based survey, complete the survey online, and electronically submit the
survey. Respondents will not need to implement a recordkeeping system
or compile source data in order to complete the survey. Where possible,
fields in the follow-up version of the survey will be pre-filled with
static data from the respondents pre-test (e.g., demographics, agency
type) in order to further expedite completion of the survey and
minimize respondent burden.
Respondents: Infant Adoption Awareness Program Trainees.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IAATP: Trainee Survey Pre-Test Administration... 1,200 1 0.15 180
IAATP: Trainee Survey Follow-Up Administration.. 1,200 1 0.10 120
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn:
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection. Email address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-7285,
Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19239 Filed 8-6-12; 8:45 am]
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