[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 79688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32824]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Title: Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation.
(MIHOPE): Site Recruitment.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have launched a national
evaluation called the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Evaluation
Project (MIHOPE). This evaluation, mandated by the Affordable Care Act,
will inform the federal government about the effectiveness of the newly
established MIECHV program in its first few years of operation, and
provide information to help states develop and strengthen home visiting
programs in the future. By systematically estimating the effects of
home visiting programs across a wide range of outcomes and studying the
variation in how programs are implemented, MIHOPE will provide valuable
information on the effects of these programs on parents and children.
This includes investigating the effects of home visiting on maternal
and child well-being, how those effects vary for different home
visiting approaches, and how variations in program design and
implementation influence program fidelity and impacts.
The MIHOPE study includes two phases: Phase 1 includes site
recruitment, baseline data collection and implementation data; Phase 2
includes follow up data collection. The purpose of the current document
is to request an emergency approval of site recruitment efforts needed
for Phase 1. The overall goal for site recruitment in MIHOPE is to
select 85 sites across approximately 12 states. States and their local
program sites will be selected for MIHOPE in 2012 based on a variety of
characteristics including: The type of home visiting model, geography,
urbanicity, target population, and research feasibility. There is
currently limited documentation available to aid site selection. The
study team reviewed and analyzed the MIECHV implementation plans each
state submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
These plans provided a general overview, however, the plans did not
consistently provide the specific answers needed for site selection.
For this reason, we will need to contact states and their local
programs to confirm what was collected from the plans and request some
additional information. This information needs to be collected in early
2012 to ensure that baseline data collection can begin in July 2012.
Site recruitment will include: emails, phone calls, and site visits
with state administrators and state and local program site staff.
Respondents: The respondents will be state MIECHV administrators
and home visiting program managers. Data collection activities will
take place over a 1-year period.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Annual number of responses per hours per Total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Information package for state 30 1 0.5 15
representatives........................
Telephone script for state 30 1 1.0 30
representatives........................
Telephone protocol for local program 80 1 1.5 120
directors..............................
In-person visit protocol for local 40 1 3.0 120
program directors......................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 285.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments 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) 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.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 21 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-32824 Filed 12-21-11; 8:45 am]
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