[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34661-34662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13664]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Project LAUNCH Cross-Site Evaluation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0373.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is collecting data as 
part of a cross-site evaluation of a Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration (SAMHSA) initiative called Project LAUNCH 
(Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health). Project LAUNCH 
promotes the healthy development and wellness of children ages birth to 
eight years. A total of 35 Project LAUNCH grantees are funded to 
improve coordination among child-serving systems, build infrastructure, 
and improve methods for providing services. Grantees implement a range 
of public health strategies to support young child wellness in a 
designated locality.
    Grants were awarded in four cohorts. Three of these cohorts will 
end on a rolling basis over the next three years and one cohort of 
grantees was recently awarded and will end in five years.
    Data for the cross-site evaluation of Project LAUNCH will be 
collected through: (1) Interviews conducted either via telephone or 
during site-visits to Project LAUNCH grantees, (2) semi-annual reports 
that will be submitted electronically on a web-based data reporting 
system, and (3) outcome data tables included in grantee specific end-
of-year evaluation reports.
    During either telephone interviews or the site visits, researchers 
will conduct interviews with Project LAUNCH service providers and 
collaborators in states/tribes and local communities of focus. 
Interviewers will ask program administrators questions about all 
Project LAUNCH activities, including: Infrastructure development; 
collaboration and coordination among partner agencies, organizations, 
and service providers; and development, implementation, and refinement 
of service strategies.
    As part of the proposed data collection, Project LAUNCH staff will 
be asked to submit semi-annual electronic reports on state/tribal and 
local systems development and on services that children and families 
receive. The electronic data reports also will collect data about other 
Project LAUNCH-funded service enhancements, such as trainings, Project 
LAUNCH systems change activities, and changes in provider settings and 
practice. Information provided in these reports will be aggregated on a 
quarterly basis, and reported semi-annually.
    As a final part of the proposed data collection, the cross-site 
evaluation will utilize outcome data provided by grantee evaluators as 
part of their end-of-year evaluation reports to the SAMHSA. Information 
provided in these reports is aggregated.
    Respondents: State/Tribal Child Wellness Coordinator, Local Child 
Wellness Coordinator, Chair of the State/Tribal Child Wellness Council 
(during site visit only), Chair of the Community Child Wellness 
Council, and Local Service Providers/Stakeholders.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    responses per     hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours           hours
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Child Wellness Coordinator                    81               1            1.5           121.5            40.5
 Interview Guide................
Chair of Local Child Wellness                 57               1            1              57              19
 Council Interview Guide........
Local Stakeholder Interview                  171               1             .75          128.25           42.75
 Guide..........................
State Child Wellness Coordinator              48               1            1.25           60              20
 Interview Guide................
Chair of State Child Wellness                 30               1            1.25           37.5            12.5
 Council Interview Guide\1\.....
Electronic Data Reporting:                    81               2            4             648             216
 Systems Measures...............
Electronic Data Reporting:                    81               2            8            1296             432
 Services Measures..............
Outcomes Data Tables in End of                81               1            8             648             216
 Year Reports...................
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\1\ There is no State Coordinator for Cohort 3 grantees. The total number of respondents is based on one
  response by one respondent for Cohorts 1, 2, and 4.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 998.75.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of

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Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for 
Children and Families.

Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13664 Filed 6-7-13; 8:45 am]
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