[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6579-6580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01206]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Evaluation of the Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau's Autism CARES Act Initiative

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than February 
21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk 
officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by 
fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A), the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.
    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 (DDs), the U.S. Congress passed the 
Combating Autism Act in 2006 (Pub. L. 109-416); it was reauthorized by 
the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-32) and 
the Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, 
and Support) Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-157). Through Autism CARES, HRSA 
is tasked with increasing awareness of ASD and other DDs, reducing 
barriers to screening and diagnosis, promoting evidence-based 
interventions, and training health care professionals in the use of 
valid and reliable diagnostic tools. To address these goals, HRSA 
awards grants to various programs through the Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau (MCHB).
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of this 
information collection is to describe the accomplishments of MCHB's 
grant programs in implementing the provisions of the Autism CARES Act. 
This ICR is a revision to an existing package; this study is the third

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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. 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. 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
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
     Grant program/form name         Number of     responses per       Total       per  response   Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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LEND Interview Protocol.........              53               2             106               1             106
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.......................              98  ..............             177  ..............             182
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Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-01206 Filed 1-18-17; 8:45 am]
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