[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39759-39761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17121]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Multi-site Implementation Evaluation of Tribal Home Visiting 
(MUSE).

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    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 Caregiver Enrollment 
Form, (2) a survey of caregivers receiving home visiting services at 
enrollment (baseline), (3) a follow-up survey of caregivers receiving 
home visiting services at 6 and 12 months, (4) a Rapid Reflect self-
completed questionnaire completed by caregivers 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) a one-time survey for program managers on 
program implementation, (11) qualitative interviews of home visitors at 
each site; (12) qualitative interviews of program coordinators/managers 
and program directors at each site; (13) qualitative interviews of 
local program evaluators at each site; (14) qualitative interviews of 
caregivers receiving home visiting services; (15) a log of 
implementation activities completed by program coordinators/managers on 
training, family group activities, and supervision; and 156 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: Caregivers 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 27 month data collection period 
and any potential delays in the data collection timeline.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Caregiver Enrollment Form.......              93              31              14             .08              35
Caregiver Survey--Baseline......             565             188               1             .25              47
Caregiver Survey--6 & 12 Month               380             127               2             .50             127
 Follow-up......................
Rapid Reflect Self-Completed               1,136         \1\ 568               6             .08             273
 Home Visit Questionnaire for
 Caregivers.....................
Rapid Reflect Self Completed                  93          \1\ 47              66              .2             620
 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             .75               5
Local Program Evaluator Survey..              30              10               1              .5               5
Program Implementation Survey...              34              11               1             .25               3
Qualitative Interviews of Home                42              14               1               2              28
 Visitors.......................
Qualitative Interviews of                     34              11               1             1.5              17
 Program Coordinators/Managers
 and Program Directors..........
Qualitative Interviews of Local               30              10               1             1.5              15
 Program Evaluators.............
Qualitative Interviews of                     51              17               1               1              17
 Caregivers.....................
Implementation Logs.............              17           \1\ 9              24             .67             145
Administrative Program Data.....              17           \1\ 9               4              24             864
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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: 2,240.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn:

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Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17121 Filed 8-9-18; 8:45 am]
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