[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63965-63966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20101]


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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: Maternal 
Health Portfolio Evaluation Design, OMB No. 0906-0059, 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, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than November 
17, 2023.

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 Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Maternal Health Portfolio 
Evaluation Design OMB No. 0906-0059--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA programs provide health care to people who are 
geographically isolated, economically, or medically vulnerable. HRSA 
programs help those in need of high quality primary health care, such 
as pregnant women and mothers. Improving maternal health outcomes and 
access to quality maternity care services is a key component of the 
HRSA mission. HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau provides funding 
to address some of the most urgent issues influencing the high rates of 
maternal mortality. With this emphasis on improving maternal health 
across the life course and promoting optimal health for all mothers, 
HRSA is employing a multipronged strategy to address maternal mortality 
and severe maternal morbidity through the following programs:
    1. The State Maternal Health Innovation Program,
    2. The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Program,
    3. The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health--Community Care 
Initiative,
    4. The Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies 
Program, and
    5. The Supporting Maternal Health Innovation Program.
    HRSA is conducting a portfolio-wide evaluation of HRSA-supported 
Maternal Health Programs with a primary focus on reducing maternal 
mortality. Through this evaluation, HRSA seeks to identify individual 
and/or collective strategies, interrelated activities, and common 
themes within and across the Maternal Health Programs that may be 
contributing to or driving improvements in key maternal health 
outcomes. HRSA seeks to ascertain which components should be elevated 
and replicated to the national level, as well as inform future 
investments to reduce rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal 
morbidity.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA seeks to understand 
the impact of HRSA's investments into maternal health programs. These 
five HRSA maternal health programs represent a total of 12 state-based 
grantees and three grantees with the potential for national reach. In 
understanding the strategies that are most effective in reducing 
maternal morbidity and mortality, HRSA will be able to determine which 
program elements could be replicated and/or scaled up nationally.
    Likely Respondents: Likely respondents are recipients of the 
cooperative agreements mentioned above (State Maternal Health 
Innovation Program, Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Program, 
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health--Community Care Initiative, 
and Supporting Maternal Health Innovation Program) which include state 
health agencies, national organizations, and academic organizations.
    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

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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 Hours
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                                                      Number                      Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Instrument 1: Interview guide                 60             1.0              60           1.125           67.50
 for grantee staff..............
Instrument 2: Interview guide                  7             1.0               7           1.500           10.50
 for HRSA Project Officers......
Instrument 3: Partnership Survey             290              .5             145           0.250           36.25
Instrument 4: Web-based data                  12             1.0              12           0.500            6.00
 collection tool................
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    Total.......................             369  ..............             224  ..............          120.25
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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-20101 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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