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improvement package; identify systemslevel measures to monitor process and
progress of individual communities and
the initiative as a whole; and provide
structured technical assistance to the
selected communities.
In consultation with MCHB, ACF, and
the White House Rural Council, the
AAP has developed guidance, and
solicited for and reviewed letters of
interest for the cohort of ten rural and
tribal communities. Communities will
be notified of the application outcome
in late September 2015. For its expert
workgroup, AAP has identified and
invited experts in social service
delivery, rural health, and quality
improvement. A meeting of
participating communities and the
expert workgroup will be held in
Washington, DC, in October 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marie Y. Mann, MD, MPH, FAAP,
Division of Services for Children with
Special Health Needs, Maternal and
Child Health Bureau, Health Resources
and Services Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 13–103, Rockville,
Maryland 20857; MMann@hrsa.gov.
Grantee/organization name
Grant No.
State
FY 2015
authorized
funding level
FY 2015
estimated
supplemental
funding
The American Academy of Pediatrics ...........................................................
U43MC09134
IL
$800,031
$171,691
Dated: September 24, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
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National Organizations for State and
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Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Non-competitive
Supplemental Funding Award.
AGENCY:
HRSA will be providing
supplemental funds to support activities
for the Center for Health Policy/National
Academy for State Health Policy
(NASHP), to support the expanded
program and costs for the Systems
Integration Academy (SIA) that were not
foreseen in the awardee’s approved
application. The supplemental funds
will be used to augment the awardee’s
current activities to provide targeted
technical assistance to a Learning
Community of 16 states from awarded
HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB) State Implementation
Grants for Enhancing the System of
Services for Children and Youth with
Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
through Systems Integration (D70). The
purpose of this supplement is to expand
the Learning Community and provide
technical assistance to the D70 grantees
to achieve a shared resource, crosssystem care coordination, and MCH 3.0
alignment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended recipient of the award:
Center for Health Policy/National
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Academy for State Health Policy,
Washington, DC.
Amount of the award: $281,810 for 2
years.
Authority: Section 311(a) of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act.
CFDA Number: 93.110.
Project period: The period of the
supplemental support is from
September 1, 2015, to August 31, 2017.
Justification for the Exception to
Competition: Currently, the National
Academy for State Health Policy
(NASHP) is serving as the national
technical assistance provider to the 12
D70 grantee states supported by MCHB
through the Systems Integration Grant
Program. In order to do this, NASHP
must expand the scope of this objective
to provide the targeted technical
assistance to the D70 states through a
‘‘Systems Integration Academy’’ (SIA).
Redefining the new scope and activities
under the SIA requires significant staff
effort and reprioritization of other major
activities in NASHP’s approved
application. The SIA began in
November 2014; representatives from
the twelve D70 state grantees
participated. Subsequently, three
technical assistance webinars to support
the state teams’ work have been
convened. A technical assistance needs
assessment was developed and
disseminated to the state teams, and the
information received will be used to
guide other technical assistance
activities within the SIA learning
community. NASHP coordinated and
developed the State Implementation
Grants to Enhance Systems Integration
for CYSHCN: Systems Integration
Academy In-Person Meeting. NASHP
launched a shared platform for the SIA
to support the SIA states’ cross-state
learning community. This platform
supports the exchange of resources and
provides an interactive forum for use by
the current 12 states throughout the
course of the project.
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In fiscal year 2015, MCHB will
expand the SIA Learning Community
and provide technical assistance to four
new D70 grantees, which will receive
targeted technical assistance to achieve
shared resource, cross-system care
coordination and alignment with MCH
3.0.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynnette S. Araki, via email Laraki@
hrsa.gov, or via telephone: (301) 443–
6204.
Dated: September 24, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
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Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day
Comment Request; Evaluation of the
Science Education Partnership Award
(SEPA) Program (OD)
Under the provisions of
Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review and
approval of the information collection
listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on 06/03/2015
(Vol. 80, No. 106, Pages 31610–31611)
and allowed 60 days for public
comment. Zero public comments were
received. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The Office of Science
Education/SEPA, National Institutes of
Health, may not conduct or sponsor,
and the respondent is not required to
respond to, an information collection
that has been extended, revised, or
SUMMARY:
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implemented on or after October 1,
1995, unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the item(s) contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response
time, should be directed to the: Office
of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of the date of
this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments or request more
information on the proposed project
contact: Tony Beck, Ph.D., Office of
Science Education/SEPA, Office of
Research Infrastructure Programs,
Division of Program Coordination,
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives,
Office of the Director, National
Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy
Boulevard, Room 206, Bethesda, MD
20892 or call non-toll-free number 301–
435–0805 or email your request,
including your address to: beckl@
mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for
additional plans and instruments must
be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the
Science Education Partnership Award
(SEPA) Program, 0925—NEW, the Office
of Science Education/SEPA, within the
Office of the Research Infrastructure
Programs (ORIP), an office of the
Division of Program Coordination,
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
(DPCPSI), within the Office of the
Director (OD) at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The Science Education
Partnership Award Program is a
program in the Office of the Research
Infrastructure Programs within the
Office of Research Infrastructure
Program of the Division of Program
Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
Initiatives. The program provides 5-year
grants for PK–12 educational projects,
science centers, and museum exhibits to
increase students’ interest in pursuing
science-related careers, deliver topical
and interactive information about NIHfunded medical research, and cultivate
an understanding about healthy living
habits among the general public. SEPA
is undertaking an evaluation to examine
the extent to which SEPA grants
awarded from 2004 through 2014 have
met goals related to project structure,
partnership formation, and evaluation
quality. The evaluation will utilize
archival grant project data (e.g., SEPA
solicitations, project proposals, annual
and final reports, and summative
evaluations). The evaluation will also
collect new data to (1) determine the
extent to which the SEPA portfolio is
aligned with the program’s overall goals;
(2) assess how the SEPA Program has
contributed to the creation and/or
enrichment of beneficial productive
partnerships; and (3) determine the
extent to which the SEPA Program is
generating a rigorous evidence-based
system that provides high-quality
evaluations to inform the knowledge
base. The goal of this process evaluation
is to provide SEPA, program staff, the
NIH, and other interested stakeholders
with information about how the
program is operating, the extent to
which projects address the program’s
multiple goals, and the extent to which
project-level evaluations are informing
and enhancing the quality of work in
the field.
OMB approval is requested for one
year. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
523.
ESTIMATED OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total annual
burden hours
Type of respondent
Data collection type
PI ...................................
Web survey ..........................................................
Telephone script to schedule interview ...............
Telephone interview .............................................
Telephone script to schedule site visit ................
Site visit interview ................................................
Web survey ..........................................................
Telephone script to schedule interview ...............
Telephone interview .............................................
Telephone script to schedule site visit ................
Site visit interview ................................................
Telephone script to schedule site visit ................
Site visit interview ................................................
156
34
34
34
6
312
74
74
74
6
90
90
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
30/60
5/60
1
5/60
90/60
30/60
5/60
1
5/60
90/60
5/60
90/60
78
3
34
3
9
156
7
74
7
9
8
135
..............................................................................
558
........................
........................
523
Project partner ...............
Other key staff ...............
Total .......................
Dated: September 24, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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hereby given of the following meeting.
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and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Evaluation of
the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program (OD)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on 06/03/2015 (Vol. 80, No. 106, Pages 31610-31611) and
allowed 60 days for public comment. Zero public comments were received.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The Office of Science Education/SEPA, National Institutes of
Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required
to respond to, an information collection that has been extended,
revised, or
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implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days
of the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the
proposed project contact: Tony Beck, Ph.D., Office of Science
Education/SEPA, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, Division of
Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of
the Director, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard,
Room 206, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 301-435-0805
or email your request, including your address to: beckl@mail.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested
in writing.
Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Science Education
Partnership Award (SEPA) Program, 0925--NEW, the Office of Science
Education/SEPA, within the Office of the Research Infrastructure
Programs (ORIP), an office of the Division of Program Coordination,
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), within the Office of the
Director (OD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The Science Education
Partnership Award Program is a program in the Office of the Research
Infrastructure Programs within the Office of Research Infrastructure
Program of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and
Strategic Initiatives. The program provides 5-year grants for PK-12
educational projects, science centers, and museum exhibits to increase
students' interest in pursuing science-related careers, deliver topical
and interactive information about NIH-funded medical research, and
cultivate an understanding about healthy living habits among the
general public. SEPA is undertaking an evaluation to examine the extent
to which SEPA grants awarded from 2004 through 2014 have met goals
related to project structure, partnership formation, and evaluation
quality. The evaluation will utilize archival grant project data (e.g.,
SEPA solicitations, project proposals, annual and final reports, and
summative evaluations). The evaluation will also collect new data to
(1) determine the extent to which the SEPA portfolio is aligned with
the program's overall goals; (2) assess how the SEPA Program has
contributed to the creation and/or enrichment of beneficial productive
partnerships; and (3) determine the extent to which the SEPA Program is
generating a rigorous evidence-based system that provides high-quality
evaluations to inform the knowledge base. The goal of this process
evaluation is to provide SEPA, program staff, the NIH, and other
interested stakeholders with information about how the program is
operating, the extent to which projects address the program's multiple
goals, and the extent to which project-level evaluations are informing
and enhancing the quality of work in the field.
OMB approval is requested for one year. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 523.
Estimated of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Data collection Number of Number of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent type respondents responses per response (in burden hours
respondent hours)
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PI............................ Web survey...... 156 1 30/60 78
Telephone script 34 1 5/60 3
to schedule
interview.
Telephone 34 1 1 34
interview.
Telephone script 34 1 5/60 3
to schedule
site visit.
Site visit 6 1 90/60 9
interview.
Project partner............... Web survey...... 312 1 30/60 156
Telephone script 74 1 5/60 7
to schedule
interview.
Telephone 74 1 1 74
interview.
Telephone script 74 1 5/60 7
to schedule
site visit.
Site visit 6 1 90/60 9
interview.
Other key staff............... Telephone script 90 1 5/60 8
to schedule
site visit.
Site visit 90 1 90/60 135
interview.
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Total..................... ................ 558 .............. .............. 523
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Dated: September 24, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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