[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53811-53812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22545]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received 
no later than November 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10C-03, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: The Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Performance Measurement 
Information System.
    OMB No. 0906-xxxx--New
    Abstract: The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting 
Program (MIECHV), administered by HRSA in partnership with the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), supports voluntary, 
evidence-based home visiting services during pregnancy and to parents 
with young children up to kindergarten entry. States and Tribal 
entities are eligible to receive funding from the MIECHV Program and 
have the flexibility to tailor the program to serve the specific needs 
of their communities.

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    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA will use the 
proposed information to demonstrate program accountability and 
continuously monitor and provide oversight to Home Visiting Program 
grantees. The information will also be used to provide quality 
improvement guidance and technical assistance to grantees and help 
inform the development of early childhood systems at the national, 
state, and local level. HRSA is seeking to collect demographic, service 
utilization, and select clinical indicators for participants enrolled 
in home visiting services. In addition, HRSA will collect a set of 
standardized performance and outcome indicators that correspond with 
the statutorily identified benchmark areas.

Demographic, Service Utilization, and Clinical Indicators Data

    These data will describe the population served by the MIECHV 
Program, including the unduplicated count of the number of participants 
and participant groups by primary insurance coverage. These data will 
provide other socio-demographic characteristics of program participants 
and their utilization of services, such as program retention. 
Additionally, these data will describe several select clinical 
indicators of program participants, such as the percent of eligible 
participants who deliver their child preterm. This information will be 
collected from participants once, at enrollment in home visiting 
services and aggregated and reported to HRSA by state/territory 
grantees once annually.

Performance and Outcome Benchmark Data

    These data constitute a discrete set of standardized performance 
and outcome indicators that correspond with the statutorily identified 
benchmark areas. These data will provide aggregate totals, percentages, 
and rates for performance and outcome indicators that are salient to 
the MIECHV Program, home visiting services more generally, and the at-
risk populations served. These data will be collected from participants 
based on the appropriate measurement period defined for each measure 
and aggregated and reported to HRSA by state/territory grantees once 
annually.
    This information will be used to demonstrate accountability with 
legislative and programmatic requirements. It will also be used to 
monitor and provide continued oversight for grantee performance and to 
target technical assistance resources to grantees. In the future, it is 
anticipated the MIECHV funding decisions may be allocated based on 
grantee performance, including on benchmark performance areas.
    Likely Respondents: Home Visiting Program grantees.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Form 1:
    Demographic, Service                      56               1              56             650          36,400
     Utilization, and Clinical
     Indicators Data............
    Performance and Outcome                   56               1              56             200          11,200
     Benchmark Data.............
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        Total...................              56  ..............              56  ..............          47,600
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    HHS specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-22545 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am]
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