[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22595-22596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9974]


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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 the Office of Management and Budget 
(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, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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 Title: Evaluation of the National Healthy Start 
Program (New).
    Background: The National Healthy Start Program, funded through the 
Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and 
Child Health Bureau (MCHB), was developed in 1991 with the goal of 
reducing infant mortality disparities in high-risk populations through 
community-based interventions. The program originally began as a 5-year 
demonstration project within 15 communities that had infant mortality 
rates 1.5 to 2.5 times above the national average. The National Healthy 
Start Program has since expanded in size and mission to include 102 
grantees across the Nation emphasizing a community-based, culturally 
competent approach to the delivery of care for women and their babies. 
MCHB seeks to conduct a cross-site evaluation of all Healthy Start 
grantees to document the accomplishments made by the National Healthy 
Start Program.
    Purpose: The purpose of the survey is to collect consistent data on 
the services and activities of all 102 Healthy Start grantees. The data 
collected though this survey will be used to:
     Evaluate the grantees' performance and progress toward 
achieving short-term and long-term goals;
     Evaluate the relationship of performance and progress to 
implementation features of Healthy Start Program components;
     Assist MCHB in determining on a national level where 
technical assistance may be needed to improve program performance, set 
future priorities for program activities, and contribute to the overall 
strategic planning activities of MCHB; and
     Provide foundation data for future measurement of the 
initiative's long-term impact.
    Respondents: The project directors of the Healthy Start grants will 
be the respondents for this data collection activity. The estimated 
response burden is as follows:

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                                                                                  Average  hours
                                     Number of    Responses  per       Total            per         Total hour
                                    respondents      respondent      responses      respondent        burden
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Healthy Start Grantee Web Survey             102               1             102             4.0             408
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    Total.......................             102               1             102             4.0             408
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail to the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: April 20, 2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-9974 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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