[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18800-18801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7242]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (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 or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office at (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Afghanistan Health Initiative--
OMB No. 0990-NEW-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: The Offices of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) and the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), within the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are requesting Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for collection of information to 
evaluate two components of the Afghanistan Health Initiative (AHI). The 
Afghanistan Health Initiative is authorized by the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002 [Pub. L. 107-327 section 103(a)]. The AHI's goal is 
to improve maternal and child health and to reduce maternal and child 
mortality in Afghanistan, primarily through strengthening and updating 
the knowledge and skills of clinical service providers and managers at 
the Rabia Balkhi Hospital (RBH) in Kabul. Under the AHI, HHS has funded 
separate cooperative agreements with International Medical Corps (IMC) 
and CURE International (CURE).
    The evaluation includes two approaches for data collection: (1) A 
set of qualitative interviews with four respondent groups (OB/GYN 
residents, attending physicians, midwives, and Rabia Balkhi Hospital 
management staff) and (2) administering a subset of the clinical 
Standards Based Management (SBM) assessment with two respondent groups 
(OB/GYN residents and midwives). Estimates of annualized reporting 
burden are as follows:

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                      Number of     Average burden
             Forms               Type of respondent    Number of    responses per    per response   Total burden
                                                      respondents    respondent       (in hours)        hours
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Management Interview Guide.....  Management Staff..            21               1            30/60            11
Clinician Interview Guide......  Attending                      8               1            30/60             4
                                  Physicians.
Clinician Interview Guide......  1st-4th Year                  11               1            30/60             6
                                  Resident
                                  Physicians.
Clinician Interview Guide......  Midwives..........            15               1            30/60             8
1st Year Resident, Standards-    1st Year Resident             31               1              1.5            47
 Based Management Assessment.     physician staff.
2nd Year Resident, Standards-    2nd Year Resident              8               1              1.5            12
 Based Management Assessment.     physician staff.
3rd Year Resident, Standards-    3rd Year Resident              9               1                1             9
 Based Management Assessment.     physician staff.
4th Year Resident, Standards-    4th Year Resident              8               1              1.5            12
 Based Management Assessment.     physician staff.

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Midwife, Standards-Based         Midwives..........            75               1                2           150
 Management Assessment.
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    Total......................  ..................  ............  ..............  ...............           259
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Debbie Kramer,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-7242 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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