[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53150-53151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20725]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 
Home Visiting Program Evaluation; Notice of Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Meeting: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant 
and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIECHVE).

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    Authority:  Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation.
    Date and Time: September 12, 2013, 2-6 PM ET.
    Place: Webinar.
    The Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 
Home Visiting Program Evaluation (Committee) will meet for its fourth 
session on September 12, 2013, 2-6 PM ET. The purpose of the meeting is 
to allow the Committee to comment on the progress of the analysis plan 
of the MIHOPE project. The general public can join the meeting via 
webinar by logging onto https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/330659039, and then follow the instructions for registering. 
Participants should launch the webinar no later than 1:40 a.m. EST in 
order for the logistics to be established for participation in the 
call. If there are technical problems gaining access to the call or 
webinar, please call 888-569-3848 or press *0 during the call, and for 
GoToWebinar technical support call (800 263 6317)
    Meeting Registration: General public participants are asked to 
register for the conference by going to the registration Web site at 
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/330659039.
    Special Accommodations: Attendees with special needs requiring 
accommodations such as large print materials or other accommodations 
may make requests when registering at the online Web site by answering 
the ``Special accommodations'' question on the registration page: 
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/330659039.
    Agenda: The meeting will include updates on the progress of the 
evaluation, the outline for the report,

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and the plan for analyzing the states' needs assessment and baseline 
family, staff and program data that will be the focus of the report. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments 
that will be distributed to Committee members prior to the meeting. 
Written comments must be received by Monday, September 9, 2013 for 
consideration. Comments can be submitted to T'Pring Westbrook at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any person interested in obtaining 
other information relevant to joining the webinar can contact Carolyn 
Swaney at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on the Maternal, 
Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation is 
authorized by subsection 511(g)(1) of Title V of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by section 2951 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148) 
(Affordable Care Act). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on the design, plan, progress, 
and findings of the evaluation required for the home visiting program 
under the Affordable Care Act. More specifically, the Committee is to 
review, and make recommendations on, the design and plan for this 
evaluation; maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the progress of 
the evaluation; and comment, if the Committee so desires, on the report 
submitted to Congress under subsection 511(g)(3) of Title V.
    The Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with 
MDRC, formerly known as Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, a 
nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research 
organization, to conduct the evaluation of the MIECHV program.
    As specified in the legislation, the evaluation will provide a 
state-by-state analysis of the needs assessments and the States' 
actions in response to the assessments. Additionally, as specified in 
the legislation, the evaluation will provide an assessment of: (a) The 
effect of early childhood home visiting programs on outcomes for 
parents, children, and communities with respect to domains specified in 
the Affordable Care Act (such as maternal and child health status, 
school readiness, and domestic violence, among others); (b) the 
effectiveness of such programs on different populations, including the 
extent to which the ability to improve participant outcomes varies 
across programs and populations; and (c) the potential for the 
activities conducted under such programs, if scaled broadly, to enhance 
health care practices, eliminate health disparities, improve health 
care system quality, and reduce costs.

Naomi Goldstein,
Director, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, ACF.
Rebecca Slifkin,
Director, Office of Planning, Analysis and Evaluation, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 2013-20725 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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