[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73117-73118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25618]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Evaluation of the Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau's Autism CARES Act Initiative

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 pursuant to 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 ICR must be received no later than December 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 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: Evaluation of the Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau's Autism CARES Act Initiative.
    OMB No. 0915-0335--Revision
    Abstract: In response to the growing need for research and 
resources devoted to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other 
developmental disabilities (DD), the U.S. Congress passed the Combating 
Autism Act (CAA) in 2006; reauthorized under the Autism CARES 
(Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support) Act 
of 2014 (H.R. 4631; Pub L. 113-157). Through Autism CARES, HRSA is 
tasked with increasing awareness of ASD and other DD, reducing barriers 
to screening and diagnosis, promoting evidence-based interventions, and 
training health care professionals in the use of valid and reliable 
diagnostic tools.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of this 
information collection is to design and implement an evaluation to 
assess the effectiveness of MCHB's activities in meeting the goals and 
objectives of the Autism CARES Act. This ICR is a revision to an 
existing package; this study is the third evaluation of MCHB's Autism 
CARES activities and employs similar data collection methodologies to 
the prior studies. Grantee interviews remain the primary form of data 
collection, but the research team has made minor adjustments to the 
data collection processes in order to reduce burden on respondents. 
Changes include adjusting the interview protocols to improve flow and 
clarify questions and planning for more than one respondent to attend 
interviews in instances where the principal investigator requests 
support.
    Likely Respondents: Grantees funded by HRSA under the Autism CARES 
Act will be the respondents for this data collection activity. The 
grantees are from these MCHB programs: Leadership Education in 
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Training Program; Developmental 
Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) Training Program; State Implementation 
Program; State Innovation in Care Integration Program; Research Network 
Program; Research Program; Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance 
Center (ITAC); and the State Public Health Autism Center (SPHARC) 
Resource Center.
    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 ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
     Grant program/form name         Number of     responses per       Total       per response     Total hour
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)        burden
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LEND Interview Protocol.........              43               2              86               1              86
DBP Interview Protocol..........              10               2              20               1              20
State Implementation Program                   9               2              18               1              18
 Interview Protocol.............
State Innovation in Care                       4               1               4               1               4
 Integration State Grantees.....
Research Network Interview                     5               2              10               1              10
 Protocol.......................
Research Program R40 Interview                10               1              10             1.5              15
 Protocol.......................
Research Network Questionnaire..               5               1               5               1               5
Resource Center: ITAC Interview                1               2               2               1               2
 Protocol.......................
Resource Center: SPHARC                        1               2               2               1               2
 Interview Protocol.............
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    Total.......................              88  ..............             157  ..............             162
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    HRSA 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

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technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Amy McNulty,
Deputy Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-25618 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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