[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86910-86911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27567]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Maternal Health Portfolio 
Evaluation Design

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 
16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Joella Roland, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call 
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 suite of 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's Maternal and Child Health Bureau 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.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on September 18, 
2023, 88 FR 63965-66. There were three public comments received. Two 
comments were informational and did not require changes and one comment 
was a request for more information, which was provided.
    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

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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 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 of                 Average burden     Total
                Form name                   Number of    responses per     Total      per response      burden
                                           respondents    respondent     responses     (in hours)       hours
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Instrument 1: Interview guide for grantee           60             1.0           60           1.125        67.50
 staff...................................
Instrument 2: Interview guide for HRSA               7             1.0            7           1.500        10.50
 Project Officers........................
Instrument 3: Partnership Survey.........          290             0.5          145           0.250        36.25
Instrument 4: Web-based data collection             12             1.0           12           0.500         6.00
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    Total................................          369  ..............          224  ..............       120.25
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-27567 Filed 12-14-23; 8:45 am]
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