Notice2022-15570
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Healthy Start Evaluation and Capacity Building Support
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July 21, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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, as described below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43535-43536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15570]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
[OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Healthy
Start Evaluation and Capacity Building Support
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 for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 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, as described below, or any other
aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than September
19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4c4d5c4d1c6c3dbc6dff4dcc6c7d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="730312031601041c0118331b0100125d141c05">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 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#1666776673646179647d567e64657738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84f4e5f4e1f6f3ebf6efc4ecf6f7e5aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting 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: Healthy Start Evaluation and
Capacity Building Support, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New.
Abstract: The National Healthy Start Program, authorized by 42
U.S.C. 254c-8 (Sec. 330H of the Public Health Service Act) and funded
through HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, has the goal of
reducing disparities in maternal and infant health. The program began
as a demonstration project with 15 grantees in 1991 and has expanded
over the past 3 decades to 101 grantees across 35 states, Washington,
DC, and Puerto Rico. Healthy Start grantees operate in communities with
rates of infant mortality at least 1.5 times the U.S. national average,
or with high rates of other adverse perinatal outcomes (e.g., low
birthweight, preterm birth). Grantees may also qualify for the program
if their project areas meet other relevant criteria (e.g., high rates
of diabetes, obesity, or tobacco use during pregnancy; low utilization
of prenatal care in the first trimester; no utilization of prenatal
care during pregnancy) that demonstrate disparities in health outcomes
for pregnant women in their communities. Healthy Start programs are
located in communities that are geographically, racially, ethnically,
and linguistically diverse. Healthy Start covers services during the
perinatal period (before, during, after pregnancy) and follows the
women, infants, and fathers/partners through 18 months after the end of
the pregnancy. The Healthy Start program uses a life course approach
that includes women's health, family health and wellness, and
community/population health.
HRSA seeks to implement a mixed-methods evaluation to assess the
effectiveness of the program on individual, organizational, and
community-level outcomes. Data collection instruments will include the
(1) Healthy Start Program Survey, (2) Healthy Start Network Survey, (3)
Healthy Start Participant Survey, and (4) Healthy Start Stakeholder
Interview Guide. These instruments have been specifically designed to
be non-duplicative. Using previously approved content, the Healthy
Start Program Survey is designed to collect information on the
experiences of all 101 grantee programs related to program
infrastructure, services/activities, participants, community
partnerships, new maternal and fatherhood initiatives, and health
equity. The information collected in the survey will allow the Healthy
Start grantees to better assess risk, identify needed services, provide
appropriate follow-up activities to program participants, and improve
overall service delivery and quality.
The two other surveys and interview guide will be administered to a
subset of 15 grantees, their community partners, and participants. The
Healthy Start Network Survey focuses on understanding the participation
of members in the Healthy Start Community Action Networks (CANs) \1\
and collaborations within the CANs to improve maternal, infant, and
family outcomes within the Healthy Start communities. Results from the
survey will help the Healthy Start programs and their CANs identify
areas of strength and opportunities for further collaborations,
understand how well the CAN members are working together to serve women
and their families, and whether they are supporting the programs in
addressing the participants' greatest needs. The Healthy Start
Participant Survey is designed to collect information about the
experiences of the Healthy Start participants with the program and
assess whether the programs are meeting their needs. The Healthy Start
grantees can use this
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information to identify areas to strengthen the services provided to
the participants. The Healthy Start Stakeholder Interview Guide is
designed to collect more in-depth information about the Healthy Start
services, the new maternal health and fatherhood initiatives, CAN
activities, and activities developed to improve the Healthy Start
benchmarks and achieve health equity.
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\1\ A CAN is an existing, formally organized partnership of
organizations and individuals. The CAN represents consumers and
appropriate agencies which unite in an effort to collectively apply
their resources to the implementation of one or more common
strategies to achieve a common goal within that project area.
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Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of the data
collection instruments is to obtain consistent information across all
grantees about Healthy Start, its operations and outcomes. The data
will be used to (1) conduct ongoing performance monitoring of the
program; (2) provide credible and rigorous evidence of program effect
on outcomes; (3) meet program needs for accountability, programmatic
decision-making, and ongoing quality assurance; and (4) strengthen the
evidence base and identify best and promising practices for the program
to support sustainability, replication, and dissemination of the
program.
Likely Respondents: Respondents will include project directors and
staff for the Healthy Start Program Survey, members of the CANs for the
Healthy Start Network Survey, program participants for the Healthy
Start Participant Survey, and program and administrative staff for the
Healthy Start Stakeholder Interview Guide.
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 utilize technology and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 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. The total number of responses was multiplied by the
average burden per response and summed to produce the total annualized
burden hours, which is estimated to be 600 hours. A break-down of these
hours is detailed in the table below.
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\2\ This is the maximum number of responses for this data
collection instrument.
\3\ Ibid.
\4\ Ibid.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Healthy Start Program Survey.... 101 1 101 1.00 101
Healthy Start Network Survey.... \2\ 600 1 600 0.33 198
Healthy Start Participant \3\ 750 1 750 0.25 188
Survey.........................
Healthy Start Stakeholder \4\ 150 1 150 0.75 113
Interview Guide................
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Total....................... 1,601 .............. 1,601 .............. 600
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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. 2022-15570 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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