[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 45363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18637]


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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, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
    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: Maternal and Child Health Bureau Performance Measures 
for Discretionary Grants (OMB No. 0915-0298)--[Revision]

    The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) intends to continue to collect 
performance data for Special Projects of Regional and National 
Significance (SPRANS), Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS), and 
other grant programs administered by MCHB.
    HRSA's MCHB proposes to continue using reporting requirements for 
SPRANS projects, CISS projects, and other grant programs administered 
by MCHB, including national performance measures, previously approved 
by OMB, and in accordance with the ``Government Performance and Results 
Act (GPRA) of 1993'' (Pub. L. 103-62). This Act requires the 
establishment of measurable goals for Federal Programs that can be 
reported as part of the budgetary process, thus linking funding 
decisions with performance. Performance measures for MCHB discretionary 
grants were initially approved in January 2003. Approval from OMB is 
being sought to continue the use of these measures. Some of these 
measures are specific to certain types of programs and will not apply 
to all grantees. Through the experience of utilizing these measures, we 
are enhancing them to better reflect program goals. Specifically, 
additional outcome measures that can be utilized by grantees that 
predominantly provide infrastructure services are being developed for 
submission to OMB.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total       Burden hours    Total burden
              Form                  respondents     respondent       responses     per response        hours
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Grant Report....................             900               1             900              41          36,900
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    Total.......................             900  ..............             900  ..............          36,900
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    Email comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: July 24, 2012.
Jennifer Riggle,
Deputy Director, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-18637 Filed 7-30-12; 8:45 am]
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