[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13173-13174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04600]


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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: 
Evaluation of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's Autism CARES Act 
Initiative, OMB No. 0915-0335--Revision

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 for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 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, provided below, or any other 
aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than May 5, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by mail to 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, HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR 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 and other developmental 
disabilities, the U.S. Congress passed the Combating Autism Act of 2006 
(Pub. L. 109-416); it was reauthorized by the Combating Autism 
Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-32), the Autism Collaboration, 
Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act of 
2014 (Pub. L. 113-157) and the Autism CARES Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-
60). Through these Autism CARES public laws, HRSA has been tasked with 
increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorder and developmental 
disabilities, reducing barriers to screening and diagnosis, promoting 
evidence-based interventions, and training healthcare 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 impact evaluation 
to assess the effectiveness of HRSA's Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau'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 fourth evaluation of HRSA's autism activities and employs similar 
data collection methodologies as the prior studies. Grantee interviews 
remain the primary form of data collection. Minor proposed revisions to 
the data collection process include (1) modifications to the interview 
questions based on the current legislation and HRSA's Notices of 
Funding Opportunity and (2) the creation of a new Grantee Survey to 
collect common data elements across the three program areas that focus 
on training, research, and state systems.
    Likely Respondents: Grantees funded by HRSA's Autism programs will 
be the respondents for this data collection activity. The grantees are 
from the following HRSA programs: Leadership Education in 
Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Training Program; 
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Training Program; State Innovation 
in Care Integration Program; State Innovation in Care Coordination 
Program; Research Network Program; Research Program; Interdisciplinary 
Technical Assistance Center; and the State Public Health Autism Center 
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.

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:
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                                                  Average number
     Grant program/form name         Number of     of responses        Total       Average hours    Total hour
                                    respondents   per respondent     responses     per response       burden
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Grantee Survey (Training and                  80               3           240.0            0.50          120.00
 Research Grantees).............
Grantee Survey (State Systems                  5               3            15.0            0.50            7.50
 Grantees)......................
Training Interview Guide........              64             1.5            96.0            1.25          120.00
State Systems Interview Guide...               5             1.5             7.5            1.25            9.37
Research Interview Guide........              24             1.5            36.0            1.00           36.00
Research Quantitative Data                     6               1             6.0            1.00            6.00
 Collection Form................
Interdisciplinary Technical                    1               2             2.0            1.00            2.00
 Assistance Center Interview
 Guide..........................
State Public Health Autism                     1               2             2.0            1.00            2.00
 Center Interview Guide.........
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    Total.......................             186  ..............           404.5  ..............          302.87
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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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