[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45618-45619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18702]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation: Follow-
up data collection on family outcomes.
    OMB No.: 0970-0402.
    Description: In 2011, 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) launched a 
national evaluation called the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program 
Evaluation (MIHOPE). This evaluation, mandated by the Affordable Care 
Act, will inform the federal government about the effectiveness of the 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program in 
its first few years of operation, and provide information to help 
states develop and strengthen home visiting programs in the future. 
MIHOPE has two phases. Phase 1 includes baseline data collection and 
implementation data; Phase 2 includes follow up data collection. OMB 
approved a data collection package for Phase 1 in July 2012. The 
purpose of the current document is to request approval of data 
collection efforts for Phase 2.
    Data collected during Phase 2 will include the following: (1) A 
one-hour interview with the parent, (2) 30-minutes of observed 
interactions between the parent and child, (3) a direct assessment of 
child development, and (4) collection of saliva from the parent or 
child for purposes of measuring cotinine, an indicator of smoking 
behavior and exposure to second-hand smoke, and other health and stress 
indicators. Saliva analysis would not include assessment for illegal 
drug use or DNA.
    Data collected during Phase 2 will be used to estimate the effects 
of MIECHV-funded programs on seven domains specified for the evaluation 
in the ACA: (1) Prenatal, maternal, and newborn health; (2) child 
health and development, including maltreatment, injuries, and 
development; (3) parenting; (4) school readiness and academic 
achievement; (5) crime or domestic violence; (6) family economic self-
sufficiency; and (7) coordination of referrals for and provision of 
other community resources. Data collected

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during Phase 2 will also be used to assess the differences in services 
used between families who receive home visiting and a comparison group.
    Respondents: Respondents in Phase 2 will include parents and 
children who are enrolled in the study. Data collection activities will 
take place over a three-year period.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Survey of parents in the study..................            1360               1             1.0            1360
Observed parent-child interactions..............            2720               1             0.5            1360
Direct assessments of children..................            2720               1             0.7            1904
Collecting saliva to measure cotinine...........            2720               1             0.1             272
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............            4896
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    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 60 days of this publication.

Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-18702 Filed 7-31-12; 8:45 am]
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