[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6619-6620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2551]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Project LAUNCH Cross-Site Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970-0373.
Billing Accounting Code (SAC): 418422 (0994426).
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect
data as part of a cross-site evaluation of a new initiative called
Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health).
Project LAUNCH is intended to promote the healthy development and
wellness of children ages birth to eight years. A total of 24 Project
LAUNCH grantees are funded to improve coordination among child-serving
systems, build infrastructure, and improve methods for providing
services. Grantees will also implement a range of public health
strategies to support young child wellness in a designated locality.
Data for the cross-site evaluation of Project LAUNCH will be
collected through: (1) Interviews conducted either via telephone or
during site-visits to Project LAUNCH grantees, and (2) semi-annual
reports that will be submitted electronically on a Web-based data-entry
system. Information will be collected from all Project LAUNCH grantees.
During either telephone interviews or the site visits, researchers
will conduct interviews with Project LAUNCH service providers and
collaborators in States/Tribes and local communities of focus.
Interviewers will ask program administrators questions about all
Project LAUNCH activities, including: Infrastructure development;
collaboration and coordination among partner agencies, organizations,
and service providers; and development, implementation, and refinement
of service strategies.
As part of the proposed data collection, Project LAUNCH staff will
be asked to submit semi-annual electronic reports on State/Tribal and
local systems development and on services that children and families
receive. The electronic data reports also will collect data about other
Project LAUNCH-funded service enhancements, such as trainings, Project
LAUNCH systems change activities, and changes in provider settings.
Information provided in these reports will be aggregated on a quarterly
basis, and reported semi-annually.
Respondents: State/Tribal Child Wellness Coordinator, State/Tribal
Wellness Council Members, State ECCS Project Director, Local Child
Wellness Coordinator, Local Wellness Council Members, Local Evaluator,
and Local Service Providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument of responses per burden hours Total annual
respondents respondent per response burden hours
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Telephone or Site Visit Interview guide......... 240 1 1.25 300
Electronic Data Reporting: Systems Measures..... 24 2 4 192
Electronic Data Reporting: Services Measures.... 24 2 8 384
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 876.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: [email protected]. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary
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for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: January 31, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2551 Filed 2-4-11; 8:45 am]
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