[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57737-57739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25070]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: MCH 
Jurisdictional Survey Instrument for the Title V MCH Block Grant 
Program, OMB No. 0906-XXXX, New

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, 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, or any other 
aspect of the ICR related to the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) 
Jurisdictional Survey that is to be administered in the U.S. 
territories and jurisdictions (excluding the District of Columbia) for 
purposes of collecting information related to the well-being of all 
mothers, children, and their families.

DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than January 15, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, 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: MCH Jurisdictional Survey 
Instrument for the Title V MCH Block Grant Program, OMB No. 0906-XXXX 
New.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Title V MCH Block Grant is to improve 
the health of the nation's mothers, infants, children, including 
children with special health care needs, and their families by creating 
federal/state partnerships that provide each state/jurisdiction with 
needed flexibility to respond to its individual MCH population needs. 
Unique to the MCH Block Grant is a commitment to performance 
accountability, while assuring state flexibility. Utilizing a three-
tiered national performance measure framework, which includes National 
Outcome Measures (NOMs), National Performance Measures (NPMs), and 
Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Strategy Measures, State Title V 
programs report annually on their performance relative to the selected 
national performance and outcome measures. Such reporting enables the 
state and federal program offices to assess the progress achieved in 
key MCH priority areas and to document Title V program accomplishments.
    By legislation (Section 505(a) of Title V of the Social Security 
Act), the MCH Block Grant Application/Annual Report must be developed 
by, or in consultation with, the State MCH Health agency. In 
establishing state reporting requirements, HRSA's Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau (MCHB) considers the availability of national data from 
other federal agencies. Data for the national performance and outcome 
measures are pre-populated for states in

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the Title V Information System. National data sources identified for 
the NPMs and NOMs in the MCH Block Grant program seldom include data 
from the Title V jurisdictions, with the exception of the District of 
Columbia. The eight remaining jurisdictions (American Samoa, Federated 
States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, 
Palau, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands) have limited access to 
significant data and MCH indicators, with limited capacity for 
collecting these data.
    Sponsored by HRSA's MCHB, the MCH Jurisdictional Survey is designed 
to produce data on the physical and emotional health of mothers and 
children under 18 years of age in the following eight jurisdictions--
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, 
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. More 
specifically, the MCH Jurisdictional Survey collects information on 
factors related to the well-being of children, including health status, 
visits to health care providers, health care costs, and health 
insurance coverage. In addition, the MCH Jurisdictional Survey collects 
information on factors related to the well-being of mothers, including 
health risk behaviors, health conditions, and preventive health 
practices. This data collection will enable the jurisdictions to meet 
federal performance reporting requirements and to demonstrate the 
impact of Title V funding relative to MCH outcomes for the U.S. 
jurisdictions in reporting on their unique MCH priority needs.
    The MCH Jurisdictional Survey was designed based on information-
gathering activities with Title V leadership and program staff in the 
jurisdictions, experts at the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, and other organizations with relevant data collection 
experience. Survey items are based on the National Survey of Children's 
Health, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the 
Youth Behavior Surveillance System, and selected other federal studies. 
The Survey is designed as a core questionnaire to be administered 
across all jurisdictions with a supplemental set of survey questions 
customized to the needs of each jurisdiction.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the MCH 
Jurisdictional Survey will be used to measure progress on national 
performance and outcome measures under the Title V MCH Block Grant 
Program. This survey instrument is critical to collecting information 
on factors related to the well-being of all mothers, children, and 
their families in the jurisdictional Title V programs, which address 
their unique MCH needs.
    Likely Respondents: The respondent universe is women age 18 or 
older who live in one of the eight targeted U.S. jurisdictions (Puerto 
Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Palau, Marshall Islands, and Federated States of Micronesia) and 
who are mothers or guardians of at least one child aged 0-17 years 
living in the same household.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. Included is 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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                                                               Number of     Average
                                                  Number of    responses    burden per     Burden       Total
      Type of respondent           Form name     respondents      per        response    hours per      burden
                                                               respondent   (in hours)      form        hours
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Adult Parents--Puerto Rico...  Screener........        1,250            1         0.03        37.50       217.50
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.07        14.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--U.S. Virgin     Screener........        1,428            1         0.03        42.84       222.84
 Islands.
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.07        14.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--Guam..........  Screener........          908            1         0.03        27.24       207.24
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.07        14.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--American Samoa  Screener........          461            1         0.03        13.83       189.83
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.05        10.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--Federated       Screener........          856            1         0.03        25.68       201.68
 States of Micronesia.
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.05        10.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--Marshall        Screener........          856            1         0.03        25.68       207.68
 Islands.
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.08        16.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--Northern        Screener........          666            1         0.03        19.98       201.98
 Mariana Islands.
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.08        16.00
                                Module.
Adult Parents--Palau.........  Screener........          499            1         0.03        14.97       184.97
                               Core............          200            1         0.83       166.00
                               Jurisdiction              200            1         0.02         4.00
                                Module.
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    Total....................  ................        6,924  ...........  ...........  ...........     1,633.72
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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 technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-25070 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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