[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12976-12977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5366]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and draft instruments, e-mail [email protected] or
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance 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.
Proposed Project: Supplemental Information Request for the Submission
of the Updated State Plan for the Home Visiting Program (OMB No. 0915-
0336)--[Extension]
On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), historic
and transformative legislation designed to make quality, affordable
health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health
care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health
care workforce. Through a provision authorizing the creation of the
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages 216-225), the Act responds to the
diverse needs of children and families in communities at risk and
provides an unprecedented opportunity for collaboration and partnership
at the Federal, State, and community levels to improve health and
development outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based home
visiting programs.
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
Program is designed: (1) To strengthen and improve the programs and
activities carried out under Title V; (2) to improve coordination of
services for at-risk communities; and (3) to identify and provide
comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in
at-risk communities.
To achieve the legislative requirements of the MIECHV program, the
following application steps were required:
The first step was submission of an application for funding: the
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) HRSA-10-275 was issued on June
10, 2010, and State applications were due July 9, 2010. These
applications were to include plans for completing the statewide needs
assessment and initial State plans for developing the program in order
to meet the criteria identified in the legislation. Submission of the
needs assessments in the form and manner required by the Secretary is
also a required condition for States to receive FY 2011 Title V Block
Grant allotments. On September 20, 2010, all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and five U.S. territories submitted needs assessments that
identified communities at risk. The needs assessments submitted were
approved, and all 56 applicants have received FY 2011 Title V Block
Grant funds.
As a condition of receiving the remaining grant award made to
States in July 2010, each of the 56 applicants is also required to
develop an Updated State Plan for a State Home Visiting Program. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services must approve the Updated State
Plan before the release of the remaining grant funds.
The information requested for the Updated State Plan is intended to
help States view their proposed State Home Visiting Program as a
service strategy aimed at developing a comprehensive, high-quality
early childhood system that promotes maternal, infant, and early
childhood health, safety and development, and strong parent-child
relationships in the targeted community(ies) at risk. Ultimately, the
information provided will help States develop a comprehensive plan that
addresses community risk factors, builds on strengths identified in the
targeted community(ies), and responds to the specific characteristics
and needs of families in each of these communities.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
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Section 1: Identification of the 56 1 56 30 1,680
State's Targeted At-Risk
Community(ies).................
Section 2: State Home Visiting 56 1 56 30 1,680
Program Goals and Objectives...
Section 3: Selection of Proposed 56 1 56 30 1,680
Home Visiting Model(s) and
Explanation of How the Model(s)
Meet the Needs of Targeted
Community(ies).................
Section 4: Implementation Plan 56 1 56 60 3,360
for Proposed State Home
Visiting Program...............
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Section 5: Plan for Meeting 56 1 56 60 3,360
Legislatively-Mandated
Benchmarks.....................
Section 6: Plan for 56 1 56 40 2,240
Administration of State Home
Visiting Program...............
Section 7: Plan for Continuous 56 1 56 20 1,120
Quality Improvement............
Section 8: Technical Assistance 56 1 56 1 56
Needs..........................
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Total....................... 56 .............. .............. .............. 15,176
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E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-5366 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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