[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8681-8682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04039]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Multi-site Implementation Evaluation of Tribal Home Visiting 
(MUSE).
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a 
national multi-site evaluation of Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) programs. MUSE is the first multi-
site, multi-model study that will systematically explore how home 
visiting programs are operating across diverse tribal contexts and 
identify factors that lead to programs' success. The evaluation will 
provide information that will help the federal government design and 
support federal home visiting initiatives in tribal communities and 
similar populations. Evaluation findings will also assist programs with 
improving home visiting services for children and families. The aims of 
MUSE are to (1) identify and describe the primary influences shaping 
tribal home visiting program planning; (2) identify and describe how 
home visiting programs are being implemented; and (3) explore supports 
to home visiting implementation in tribal communities. To address these 
aims, the evaluation will gather data about participating home visiting 
programs from program staff and parent program participants and utilize 
administrative program data.
    The current Notice is specific to data collection efforts needed to 
address the MUSE aims. Quantitative and qualitative data will be 
collected from program staff and parent program participants at each 
program site. Program sites will also submit local administrative data 
to the evaluation team. After obtaining informed consent from all 
respondents, data collection will include: (1) A survey of parent 
program participants at enrollment (baseline), (2) a follow-up survey 
of parent program participants at 6 and 12 months, (3) the MUSE Family 
Resources Check-in administered to parent program participants at 
baseline and 12 months (4) a Rapid Reflect self-completed questionnaire 
completed by parent program participants after selected home visits; 
(5) a Rapid Reflect self-completed questionnaire completed by home 
visitors after selected home visits; (6) a one-time survey of home 
visitors; (7) a one-time survey of program coordinators/managers; (8) a 
one-time survey of program directors; (9) a one-time survey of local 
program evaluators; (10) qualitative interviews of home visitors at 
each site; (11) qualitative interviews of program coordinators/managers 
and program directors at each site; (12) qualitative interviews of 
local program evaluators at each site; (13) qualitative interviews of 
program participants; (14) a log of implementation activities completed 
by program coordinators/managers on staffing, training, family group 
activities, and supervision; and (15) electronic compilation and 
submission of administrative program data.
    All data collection will be used to generate information about how 
tribal home visiting program services are planned and delivered, and 
about what individual, organizational, community, and external factors 
support successful program implementation.
    Respondents: Parent participants enrolled in TMIECHV programs and 
TMIECHV program staff (program directors, program coordinators/
managers, home visitors, and local program evaluators).

Annual Burden Estimates

    We will request approval for three years, which will accommodate an 
approximate two-year data collection period and any potential delays in 
the data collection timeline.

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                                                                    Number of         Average
          Instrument           Total number of   Annual  number   responses per    burden hours   Annual  burden
                                  respondents   of  respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Participant Survey--Baseline.              423              141                1             .25              35
Participant Survey--6 & 12                 312              104                2             .50             104
 Month Follow-up.............
Family Resources Check-in--                354              118                2             .25              59
 Baseline and 12 Month Follow-
 up..........................
Rapid Reflect Self-Completed             1,394          \1\ 697               12             .08             669
 Home Visit Questionnaire for
 Participants................
Rapid Reflect Self Completed                93           \1\ 47              180              .2           1,692
 Home Visit Questionnaire for
 Home Visitors...............
Home Visitor Survey..........               81               27                1            1.17              32
Program Coordinator/Manager                 21                7                1               1               7
 Survey......................
Program Director Survey......               21                7                1               1               7

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Local Program Evaluator                     30               10                1              .5               5
 Survey......................
Qualitative Interviews of                   42               14                1               2              28
 Home Visitors...............
Qualitative Interviews of                   34               11                1             1.5              17
 Program Coordinators/
 Managers and Program
 Directors...................
Qualitative Interviews of                   30               10                1             1.5              15
 Local Program Evaluators....
Qualitative Interviews of                   51               17                1               1              17
 Program Participants........
Implementation Logs..........               17            \1\ 9               24             .67             145
Administrative Program Data..               17            \1\ 9                4              45           1,620
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\1\ The annual number of respondents is annualized over 2 years for instruments that are completed by
  respondents on an ongoing basis.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,452.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by 
the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04039 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-74-P