Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: MCH Jurisdictional Survey Instrument for the Title V MCH Block Grant Program, OMB No. 0906-0042, Extension

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In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, 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, or any other aspect of the ICR related to the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Jurisdictional Survey that is to be administered in the U.S. territories and jurisdictions (excluding the District of Columbia) for purposes of collecting information related to the well-being of all mothers, children, and their families.

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50365-50367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19447]

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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: MCH
Jurisdictional Survey Instrument for the Title V MCH Block Grant
Program, OMB No. 0906-0042, Extension

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 of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, HRSA announces

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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, or any other aspect of the ICR related
to the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Jurisdictional Survey that is to
be administered in the U.S. territories and jurisdictions (excluding
the District of Columbia) for purposes of collecting information
related to the well-being of all mothers, children, and their families.

DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received
no later than November 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e19180918493968e938aa189939280cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97e7f6e7f2e5e0f8e5fcd7ffe5e4f6b9f0f8e1">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or by mail to 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea9a8b9a8f989d859881aa8298998bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d6d7c6d786f6a726f765d756f6e7c337a726b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: MCH Jurisdictional Survey
Instrument for the Title V MCH Block Grant Program, OMB No. 0906-0042,
Extension.
Abstract: The purpose of the Title V MCH Block Grant is to improve
the health of the nation's mothers, infants, children, including
children with special health care needs, and their families by creating
federal/state partnerships that provide each state/jurisdiction with
needed flexibility to respond to its individual MCH population needs.
Unique to the MCH Block Grant is a commitment to performance
accountability, while assuring state flexibility. Utilizing a three-
tiered national performance measure framework, which includes National
Outcome Measures, National Performance Measures, and Evidence-Based and
Informed Strategy Measures, State Title V programs report annually on
their performance relative to the selected national performance and
outcome measures. Such reporting enables the state and federal program
offices to assess the progress achieved in key MCH priority areas and
to document Title V program accomplishments.
By legislation (Sections 505(a) and 506(a) of Title V of the Social
Security Act), the MCH Block Grant Application/Annual Report must be
developed by, or in consultation with, the State MCH Health agency. In
establishing state reporting requirements, HRSA's Maternal and Child
Health Bureau considers the availability of national data from other
federal agencies. Data for the national performance and outcome
measures are pre-populated for states in the Title V Information
System. National data sources identified for the National Performance
Measures and National Outcome Measures in the MCH Block Grant program
seldom include data from the Title V jurisdictions, with the exception
of the District of Columbia. The eight remaining jurisdictions (i.e.,
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
have limited access to significant data and MCH indicators, with
limited capacity for collecting these data.
Sponsored by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the MCH
Jurisdictional Survey is designed to produce data on the physical and
emotional health of mothers and children under 18 years of age in the
following eight jurisdictions--American Samoa, Federated States of
Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau,
Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. More specifically, the MCH
Jurisdictional Survey collects information on factors related to the
well-being of children, including health status, visits to health care
providers, health care costs, and health insurance coverage. In
addition, the MCH Jurisdictional Survey collects information on factors
related to the well-being of mothers, including health risk behaviors,
health conditions, and preventive health practices. This data
collection enables the jurisdictions to meet federal performance
reporting requirements and to demonstrate the impact of Title V funding
relative to MCH outcomes for the U.S. jurisdictions in reporting on
their unique MCH priority needs.
The MCH Jurisdictional Survey was designed based on information-
gathering activities with Title V leadership and program staff in the
jurisdictions, experts at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and other organizations with relevant data collection
experience. Survey items are based on the National Survey of Children's
Health; the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; the Youth
Behavior Surveillance System; and selected other federal studies. The
Survey is designed as a core questionnaire to be administered across
all jurisdictions with a supplemental set of survey questions
customized to the needs of each jurisdiction.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the MCH
Jurisdictional Survey is used to measure progress on national
performance and outcome measures under the Title V MCH Block Grant
Program. This survey instrument is critical to collect information on
factors related to the well-being of all mothers, children, and their
families in the jurisdictional Title V programs, which address their
unique MCH needs.
Likely Respondents: The respondent universe is women age 18 or
older who live in one of the eight targeted U.S. jurisdictions (Puerto
Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, Palau, Marshall Islands, or Federated States of Micronesia) and
who are mothers or guardians of at least one child aged 0-17 years
living in the same household.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. Included is 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.

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Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per Total per response Burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) per form hours
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Adult Parents--Puerto Rico........ Screener............ 2,480 1 2,480 0.03 74.40 299.40
Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.07 17.50
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Adult Parents--U.S. Virgin Islands Screener............ 2,153 1 2,153 0.03 64.59 289.59
Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.07 17.50
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Adult Parents--Guam............... Screener............ 684 1 684 0.03 20.52 245.52
Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.07 17.50
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Adult Parents--American Samoa..... Screener............ 426 1 426 0.03 12.78 232.78
Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.05 12.50
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Adult Parents--Federated States of Screener............ 339 1 339 0.03 10.17 230.17
Micronesia. Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.05 12.50
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Adult Parents--Marshall Islands... Screener............ 284 1 284 0.03 8.52 236.02
Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.08 20.00
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Adult Parents--Northern Mariana Screener............ 470 1 470 0.03 14.10 241.60
Islands. Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.08 20.00
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Adult Parents--Palau.............. Screener............ 467 1 467 0.03 14.01 226.51
Core................ 250 1 250 0.83 207.50
Jurisdiction Module. 250 1 250 0.02 5.00
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Total......................... .................... 7,303 .............. 7,303 .............. .............. 2,001.59
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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. 2021-19447 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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