[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 114 (Friday, June 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35940-35941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12730]
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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 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has 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.
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DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than July 13,
2020.
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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or
call (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.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of number of Total Average hours Total hour
Grant Program/form name respondents responses per responses per response burden
respondent
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Grantee Survey (Training and 80 3 240 0.5 120
Research Grantees).............
Grantee Survey (State Systems 5 3 15 .............. 7.5
Grantees)......................
Training Interview Guide........ 64 1.5 96 1.25 120
State Systems Interview Guide... 5 1.5 7.5 1.25 9.375
Research Interview Guide........ 24 1.5 36 1 36
Research Quantitative Data 6 1 6 1 6
Collection Form................
Interdisciplinary Technical 1 2 2 1 2
Assistance Center Interview
Guide..........................
State Public Health Autism 1 2 2 1 2
Center Interview Guide.........
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Total....................... 186 .............. 404.5 .............. 302.9
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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.
[FR Doc. 2020-12730 Filed 6-11-20; 8:45 am]
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