[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 22092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10841]


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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 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, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (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: Cross-site Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the 
Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP)--New

    HRSA proposes to evaluate the Infant Adoption Awareness Program 
being implemented by adoption organizations. The IAATP is authorized 
under the Children's Health Act of 2000 (CHA), Title XII, Subtitle A to 
develop, implement and evaluate curricula to achieve the goal of 
providing adoption information and referrals on an equal basis with 
other courses of action included in non-directive counseling to 
pregnant women. National, regional and local organizations whose 
primary purpose includes adoption were funded under IAATP cooperative 
agreements to deliver adoption training to health care workers with a 
special focus on those working in health care facilities funded under 
section 1001 and section 330 and those receiving grants to provide 
health services in schools. The Children's Health Act mandates that the 
Secretary submit to Congress a report evaluating the effectiveness of 
training delivered under the IAATP and the extent to which it results 
in the provision of adoption information and referrals to pregnant 
women on an equal basis with other courses of action included in non-
directive counseling to pregnant women.
    To determine if the IAATP is effective in achieving the intent of 
the congressional mandate, the proposed study will assess the effect of 
IAATP training on knowledge, attitudes and self reported practices for 
health care workers who counsel pregnant women in health care settings. 
An estimated 690 health care workers who regularly counsel pregnant 
women and who completed IAATP training will be recruited into the study 
and will complete a 20 minute mail survey instrument covering the time 
and extent of their exposure to the IAATP training as well as 
knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices in providing adoption 
information and referrals to pregnant women. A comparison group of 690 
health care workers who perform pregnancy counseling but did not 
receive the IAATP training will receive a mail survey on their 
knowledge, attitudes and self-reported behaviors in providing adoption 
information and referrals to the pregnant women that they counsel.
    In addition, staff of each of the four grantees, their trainers and 
trainees will participate in interviews and focus groups to document 
the program development and training processes and delivery of the 
IAATP. For each grantee, there will be one-hour individual interviews 
of grantee staff, one focus group of trainers from each of four 
grantees, and two focus groups of trainees from each of four grantee 
programs.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Health care workers completing IAATP training...             690               1             .33             228
Health care workers not completing IAATP                     690               1             .25             173
 training.......................................
Grantee staff interviews (8 from each of 4                    32               2               1              64
 grantees)......................................
Focus groups with trainers......................              32               1               2              64
Focus groups with trainees......................              64               1               2             128
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    Total.......................................           1,508  ..............  ..............             657
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 11-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: April 25, 2002.
Stephen R. Smith,
Acting Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 02-10841 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
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