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six. Question eight is simplified.
References to race and ethnicity are
updated to better match preliminary
U.S. Census Bureau question format and
statements from the U.S. Department of
Education to allow individuals to selfidentify their ethnicity and race and
permit individuals to select more than
one race and/or ethnicity. These
changes will not increase respondent
burden.
Likely Respondents: Respondents will
include all patients, caregivers, and
family members who have contact with
Be The Match® Patient Services
Coordinators via phone or email for
transplant navigation services and
support. The decision to survey all
participants was made based on historic
evidence of patients’ unavailability due
to frequent transitions in health status
as well as transfer between home and
the hospital for initial treatment and
care for complications.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to: (1) Review instructions; (2)
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; (3) train
personnel; (4) be able to respond to a
collection of information; (5) search data
sources; (6) to complete and review the
collection of information; (7) and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this Information
Collection Request are summarized in
the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total burden
hours
Be The Match® Patient Services Survey ............................
420
1
420
0.25
105
Total ..............................................................................
420
........................
420
........................
105
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
[OMB No. 0915–0172—Revision]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; Title V Maternal and Child
Health Services Block Grant to States
Program: Guidance and Forms for the
Title V Application/Annual Report
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than December 13,
2017.
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Submit your comments,
including the ICR Title, to the desk
officer for HRSA, either by email to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to 202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa
Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443–
1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Title V Maternal and Child Health
Services Block Grant to States Program:
Guidance and Forms for the Title V
Application/Annual Report.
OMB No.: 0915–0172—Revision.
Abstract: HRSA is updating the Title
V Maternal and Child Health Services
Block Grant to States Program:
Guidance and Forms for the Title V
Application/Annual Report. This
guidance is used annually by the 50
states and 9 jurisdictions in applying for
Block Grants under Title V of the Social
Security Act and in preparing the
required annual report. The updates
proposed by HRSA’s Maternal and
Child Health Bureau (MCHB) for this
edition of the guidance are intended to
reinforce the reporting structure and
vision outlined in the previous edition
and to reinforce the role of the state in
developing a Title V Maternal and Child
Health (MCH) Action Plan that responds
to its unique priority needs. These
updates are intended to enable a state to
present an articulate and comprehensive
description of its Title V program
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activities and leadership role in assuring
a public health system for serving the
MCH population. The proposed updates
to the next edition of the guidance were
informed by comments received from
state Title V MCH program leadership,
national MCH leaders, family-led
organizations, other MCH stakeholders
and the public. Publication of a 60-day
Federal Register notice on June 9, 2017
at 82 FR 26810, generated comments on
the proposed changes to the narrative
reporting requirements, reporting forms,
definitions, consolidation of the 15
National Performance Measures (NPMs)
into five domains, re-titling of a sixth
domain to ‘‘Cross-cutting and Systems
Building,’’ reduction in the required
number of state-selected NPMs and
description of family partnerships.
Specific updates to this edition of the
Title V Maternal and Child Health
Services Block Grant to States Program:
Guidance and Forms for the Title V
Application/Annual Report include the
following:
(1) The current performance measure
framework is maintained, but the 15
National Performance Measures (NPMs)
are now distributed within five
population domains (i.e., (Women/
Maternal Health; Perinatal/Infant
Health; Child Health; Adolescent
Health; and Children with Special
Health Care Needs (CSHCN)).
(2) The Cross-cutting/Life Course
domain is replaced by the Cross-cutting
and Systems Building Domain, which is
an optional domain for states to include
as a State Performance Measure (SPM)
for addressing an identified priority
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need that is not aligned with one or
more of the five population health
domains. The compound NPMs
formerly included in the Cross-cutting/
Life Course domain (i.e., NPM #13 and
NPM #14), along with NPM #15, are
incorporated into the most relevant
population health domain(s).
(3) The required minimum number of
NPMs to be selected by a state is
reduced from eight to five. A state will
select at least one NPM in each of the
five population health domains, but a
state can choose to select additional
NPMs based on its current State Action
Plan and identified priority needs.
(4) A state has flexibility in the
number of SPMs it develops, provided
each identified MCH priority need is
addressed by either a NPM and/or SPM.
(5) The development and
implementation of evidence-based and/
or evidence–informed strategies and
measures continues to be a point of
focus and an enhanced definition of
‘‘evidence-based,’’ clarifying
instructions and state examples of
Evidence-based or -informed Strategy
Measures are included.
(6) Clearer expectations around state
Title V reporting on family are outlined,
which include enhanced discussion of
specific program activities, their impact
on all sectors of the MCH population
and their demonstrated value in
improving MCH outcomes.
(7) Narrative reporting requirements
around services for CSHCN are
enhanced to allow each state to identify
and define the components of its system
of services. States are also encouraged to
reflect on the impact of these services
within the context of the identified
priority needs and the measures
selected for the State Action Plan.
(8) Further anticipated reductions to
state burden are attained through more
streamlined narrative reporting,
particularly between the State
Overview, Needs Assessment and State
Action Plan sections; clearer
descriptions of expected content in each
of the narrative sections; and refined
instructions for completing the data
reporting forms. Notable among these
updates is the restructuring of the State
Action Plan narrative discussion to
allow a state Title V program greater
flexibility in describing its public health
framework (e.g., life course model),
leadership and partnership roles, crosscutting strategies and the leveraging of
resources.
It is recognized that the full extent of
the anticipated burden reduction will be
realized over time as states become
more familiar with the updated
instructions and reporting requirements.
The burden estimates presented in the
table below are based on previous
burden estimates and consultations with
a few states on the proposed updates.
Once implemented, HRSA will explore
opportunities for soliciting additional
information from no more than nine
states to derive accurate estimates.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Each year, all states and
jurisdictions are required to submit an
Application/Annual Report for Federal
funds for their Title V MCH Services
Block Grant to States Program to
HRSA’s MCHB (Section 505(a) of Title
V of the Social Security Act). In
addition, each state is required to
conduct a statewide, comprehensive
Needs Assessment every five years. The
information and instructions for the
preparation and submission of this
Application/Annual Report are
contained in the Title V Maternal and
Child Health Services Block Grant to
States Program: Guidance and Forms for
the Title V Application/Annual Report.
Likely Respondents: By legislation
(Section 505(a) of Title V of the Social
Security Act), the MCH Block Grant
application/annual report must be
developed by, or in consultation with,
the state MCH Health agency.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This estimate includes the
time needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number
of respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
59
1
59
120
7,080
59
1
59
189
11,151
59
........................
59
........................
* 8,437
Application and Annual Report without 5-Year Needs Assessment Summary ..........................................................
Application and Annual Report with 5-Year Needs Assessment Summary .................................................................
Average Total Annual Burden ......................................
Burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total
burden hours
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* Reflects the average of one Application/Annual Report with a Five-Year Needs Assessment Summary and two Applications/Annual Reports
without a Five-Year Needs Assessment Summary.
In fiscal year (FY) 2019 and FY 2020,
states and jurisdictions will be
submitting an application and annual
report without a Five-year Needs
Assessment Summary for a total
estimated burden of 14,160 hours. In FY
2021, states and jurisdictions will be
submitting an application and annual
report with a five-year Needs
Assessment Summary for a total
estimated burden of 11,151 hours.
In deriving these estimates, HRSA
contacted fewer than 10 states to discuss
the level of burden associated with the
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development and submission of an
application/annual Report under the
current guidance. The burden estimates
reflect the average level of burden
necessary to meet the specified
reporting requirements. States often
report a range of burden hours due to
the differences in their population size,
program resources and the
extensiveness of the processes they use
to conduct their five-year Needs
Assessment and to prepare the yearly
MCH Block Grant Applications/Annual
Reports. Continued enhancements to the
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electronic data entry system also
contribute to reductions in state burden
associated with the yearly preparation/
submission of an application/annual
Report.
HRSA specifically requests comments
on (1) the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
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or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Advisory Commission on Childhood
Vaccines
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), notice is hereby given that a
meeting is scheduled for the Advisory
Commission on Childhood Vaccines
(ACCV). This meeting will be open to
the public. Information about the ACCV
and the agenda for this meeting can be
obtained by accessing the following
Web site: https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/
index.html.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
December 8, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The address for the meeting
is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD,
Conference Room 5N54. The public can
join the meeting by:
1. (In Person) Persons interested in
attending the meeting in person are
encouraged to submit a written
notification to: Annie Herzog, Division
of Injury Compensation Programs
(DICP), Healthcare Systems Bureau
(HSB), HRSA, Room 08N146B, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857 or email: aherzog@hrsa.gov.
Since this meeting is to be held in a
federal government building, attendees
will need to go through a security check
to enter the building and participate in
the meeting. Written notification is
encouraged so that a list of attendees
can be provided to make entry through
security quicker. Persons may attend in
person without providing written
notification, but their entry into the
building may be delayed due to security
checks and the requirement to be
escorted to the meeting by a federal
government employee. To request an
escort to the meeting after entering the
building, call Amber Johnson at (301)
443–0129.
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2. (Audio Portion) Calling the
conference phone number 1–800–369–
1833 and providing the following
information:
Leader Name: Dr. Narayan Nair.
Password: 6706374.
3. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the
ACCV Adobe Connect Pro Meeting
using the following URL: https://
hrsa.connectsolutions.com/accv/ (copy
and paste the link into your browser if
it does not work directly, and enter as
a guest). Participants should call and
connect 15 minutes prior to the meeting
in order for logistics to be set up. If you
have never attended an Adobe Connect
meeting, please test your connection
using the following URL: https://
hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/
help/en/support/meeting_test.htm and
get a quick overview by following URL:
https://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_
overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone requesting information
regarding the ACCV should contact
Annie Herzog, Program Analyst, DICP,
HRSA in one of three ways: (1) Send a
request to the following address: Annie
Herzog, Program Analyst, DICP, HSB,
HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 08N146B,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; (2) call
(301) 443–6593; or (3) send an email to
aherzog@hrsa.gov.
The ACCV will meet on Friday,
December 8, 2017, beginning at 9:00
a.m. ET in the 5600 Fishers Lane
Building, Conference Room 5N54,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; however,
meeting times and locations could
change. For the latest information
regarding meeting start time and
location, please check the ACCV Web
site: https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/
index.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACCV
was established by section 2119 of the
Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42
U.S.C. 300aa–19), as enacted by Public
Law (Pub. L.) 99–660, and as
subsequently amended, and advises the
Secretary of HHS (the Secretary) on
issues related to implementation of the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program (VICP).
Other activities of the ACCV include:
Recommending changes to the Vaccine
Injury Table at its own initiative or as
the result of the filing of a petition;
advising the Secretary in implementing
section 2127 of the Act regarding the
need for childhood vaccination
products that result in fewer or no
significant adverse reactions; surveying
federal, state, and local programs and
activities related to gathering
information on injuries associated with
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the administration of childhood
vaccines, including the adverse reaction
reporting requirements of section
2125(b) of the Act; advising the
Secretary on the methods of obtaining,
compiling, publishing, and using
credible data related to the frequency
and severity of adverse reactions
associated with childhood vaccines;
consulting on the development or
revision of Vaccine Information
Statements; and recommending to the
Director of the National Vaccine
Program research related to vaccine
injuries which should be conducted to
carry out the VICP.
The agenda items for the December 8,
2017, meeting will include, but are not
limited to, review of petitions to add
injuries to the vaccine injury table, and
updates from DICP, Department of
Justice (DOJ), National Vaccine Program
Office (NVPO), Immunization Safety
Office (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention), National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(National Institutes of Health), and
Center for Biologics, Evaluation and
Research (Food and Drug
Administration). A draft agenda and
additional meeting materials will be
posted on the ACCV Web site (https://
www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/
childhoodvaccines/) prior to
the meeting. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments. Oral
comments will be honored in the order
they are requested and may be limited
as time allows. Requests to make oral
comments or provide written comments
to the ACCV should be sent to Annie
Herzog using the address and phone
number above by December 4, 2017.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify Annie Herzog, using the address
and phone number above at least 10
days prior to the meeting.
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
[OMB No. 0915-0172--Revision]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Title V Maternal and Child
Health Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms for
the Title V Application/Annual Report
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than December
13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk
officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or
call (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Title V Maternal and Child
Health Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms for
the Title V Application/Annual Report.
OMB No.: 0915-0172--Revision.
Abstract: HRSA is updating the Title V Maternal and Child Health
Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms for the
Title V Application/Annual Report. This guidance is used annually by
the 50 states and 9 jurisdictions in applying for Block Grants under
Title V of the Social Security Act and in preparing the required annual
report. The updates proposed by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(MCHB) for this edition of the guidance are intended to reinforce the
reporting structure and vision outlined in the previous edition and to
reinforce the role of the state in developing a Title V Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) Action Plan that responds to its unique priority
needs. These updates are intended to enable a state to present an
articulate and comprehensive description of its Title V program
activities and leadership role in assuring a public health system for
serving the MCH population. The proposed updates to the next edition of
the guidance were informed by comments received from state Title V MCH
program leadership, national MCH leaders, family-led organizations,
other MCH stakeholders and the public. Publication of a 60-day Federal
Register notice on June 9, 2017 at 82 FR 26810, generated comments on
the proposed changes to the narrative reporting requirements, reporting
forms, definitions, consolidation of the 15 National Performance
Measures (NPMs) into five domains, re-titling of a sixth domain to
``Cross-cutting and Systems Building,'' reduction in the required
number of state-selected NPMs and description of family partnerships.
Specific updates to this edition of the Title V Maternal and Child
Health Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms for
the Title V Application/Annual Report include the following:
(1) The current performance measure framework is maintained, but
the 15 National Performance Measures (NPMs) are now distributed within
five population domains (i.e., (Women/Maternal Health; Perinatal/Infant
Health; Child Health; Adolescent Health; and Children with Special
Health Care Needs (CSHCN)).
(2) The Cross-cutting/Life Course domain is replaced by the Cross-
cutting and Systems Building Domain, which is an optional domain for
states to include as a State Performance Measure (SPM) for addressing
an identified priority
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need that is not aligned with one or more of the five population health
domains. The compound NPMs formerly included in the Cross-cutting/Life
Course domain (i.e., NPM #13 and NPM #14), along with NPM #15, are
incorporated into the most relevant population health domain(s).
(3) The required minimum number of NPMs to be selected by a state
is reduced from eight to five. A state will select at least one NPM in
each of the five population health domains, but a state can choose to
select additional NPMs based on its current State Action Plan and
identified priority needs.
(4) A state has flexibility in the number of SPMs it develops,
provided each identified MCH priority need is addressed by either a NPM
and/or SPM.
(5) The development and implementation of evidence-based and/or
evidence-informed strategies and measures continues to be a point of
focus and an enhanced definition of ``evidence-based,'' clarifying
instructions and state examples of Evidence-based or -informed Strategy
Measures are included.
(6) Clearer expectations around state Title V reporting on family
are outlined, which include enhanced discussion of specific program
activities, their impact on all sectors of the MCH population and their
demonstrated value in improving MCH outcomes.
(7) Narrative reporting requirements around services for CSHCN are
enhanced to allow each state to identify and define the components of
its system of services. States are also encouraged to reflect on the
impact of these services within the context of the identified priority
needs and the measures selected for the State Action Plan.
(8) Further anticipated reductions to state burden are attained
through more streamlined narrative reporting, particularly between the
State Overview, Needs Assessment and State Action Plan sections;
clearer descriptions of expected content in each of the narrative
sections; and refined instructions for completing the data reporting
forms. Notable among these updates is the restructuring of the State
Action Plan narrative discussion to allow a state Title V program
greater flexibility in describing its public health framework (e.g.,
life course model), leadership and partnership roles, cross-cutting
strategies and the leveraging of resources.
It is recognized that the full extent of the anticipated burden
reduction will be realized over time as states become more familiar
with the updated instructions and reporting requirements. The burden
estimates presented in the table below are based on previous burden
estimates and consultations with a few states on the proposed updates.
Once implemented, HRSA will explore opportunities for soliciting
additional information from no more than nine states to derive accurate
estimates.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Each year, all states and
jurisdictions are required to submit an Application/Annual Report for
Federal funds for their Title V MCH Services Block Grant to States
Program to HRSA's MCHB (Section 505(a) of Title V of the Social
Security Act). In addition, each state is required to conduct a
statewide, comprehensive Needs Assessment every five years. The
information and instructions for the preparation and submission of this
Application/Annual Report are contained in the Title V Maternal and
Child Health Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms
for the Title V Application/Annual Report.
Likely Respondents: By legislation (Section 505(a) of Title V of
the Social Security Act), the MCH Block Grant application/annual report
must be developed by, or in consultation with, the state MCH Health
agency.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This estimate includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Burden per
Form name Number of responses per Total response (in Total burden
respondents respondent responses hours) hours
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Application and Annual Report 59 1 59 120 7,080
without 5-Year Needs Assessment
Summary........................
Application and Annual Report 59 1 59 189 11,151
with 5-Year Needs Assessment
Summary........................
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Average Total Annual Burden. 59 .............. 59 .............. * 8,437
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* Reflects the average of one Application/Annual Report with a Five-Year Needs Assessment Summary and two
Applications/Annual Reports without a Five-Year Needs Assessment Summary.
In fiscal year (FY) 2019 and FY 2020, states and jurisdictions will
be submitting an application and annual report without a Five-year
Needs Assessment Summary for a total estimated burden of 14,160 hours.
In FY 2021, states and jurisdictions will be submitting an application
and annual report with a five-year Needs Assessment Summary for a total
estimated burden of 11,151 hours.
In deriving these estimates, HRSA contacted fewer than 10 states to
discuss the level of burden associated with the development and
submission of an application/annual Report under the current guidance.
The burden estimates reflect the average level of burden necessary to
meet the specified reporting requirements. States often report a range
of burden hours due to the differences in their population size,
program resources and the extensiveness of the processes they use to
conduct their five-year Needs Assessment and to prepare the yearly MCH
Block Grant Applications/Annual Reports. Continued enhancements to the
electronic data entry system also contribute to reductions in state
burden associated with the yearly preparation/submission of an
application/annual Report.
HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated
collection techniques
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or other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-24495 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
