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comments and written petitions. It is 

only necessary to send one set of 

comments. It is no longer necessary to 

send three copies of mailed comments. 

However, if you submit a written 

petition, you must submit three copies 

of the petition. Identify comments with 

the docket number found in brackets in 

the heading of this document. 

Comments and petitions that have not 

been made publicly available on 

http://www.regulations.gov may be 

viewed in the Division of Dockets 

Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. 

Dated: February 14, 2011. 

Jane A. Axelrad, 

Associate Director for Policy, Center for Drug 

Evaluation and Research. 

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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 

paperwork@hrsa.gov 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: 

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Section 1: Identification of the State’s Targeted At-Risk 

Community(ies) ................................................................ 56 1 56 30 1,680 

Section 2: State Home Visiting Program Goals and Objectives .................................................................................. 56 1 56 30 1,680 

Section 3: Selection of Proposed Home Visiting Model(s) 

and Explanation of How the Model(s) Meet the Needs of 

Targeted Community(ies) ................................................. 56 1 56 30 1,680 

Section 4: Implementation Plan for Proposed State Home 

Visiting Program ............................................................... 56 1 56 60 3,360 


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Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Section 5: Plan for Meeting Legislatively-Mandated Benchmarks ................................................................................ 56 1 56 60 3,360 

Section 6: Plan for Administration of State Home Visiting 

Program ............................................................................ 56 1 56 40 2,240 

Section 7: Plan for Continuous Quality Improvement ......... 56 1 56 20 1,120 

Section 8: Technical Assistance Needs .............................. 56 1 56 1 56 

Total .............................................................................. 56 ........................ ........................ ........................ 15,176 

E-mail comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov 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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Advisory Committee on the Maternal, 

Infant and Early Childhood Home 

Visiting Program Evaluation 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), and 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice to announce the 

establishment of the Advisory 

Committee on the Maternal, Infant and 

Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 

Evaluation. 

SUMMARY: HRSA and ACF announce 

through this notice the establishment of 

the Advisory Committee on the 

Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 

Home Visiting Program Evaluation (‘‘the 

Committee’’), pursuant to subsection 

2951(g) of the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care 

Act). Under this authority, the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (‘‘the 

Secretary’’) is to appoint an independent 

advisory panel consisting of experts in 

program evaluation and research, 

education, and early childhood 

development. The purpose of the 

Committee is to provide advice to the 

Secretary on the design, plan, progress, 

and findings of the evaluation required 

for the home visiting program under the 

Affordable Care Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Billie Butler, Maternal and Child Health 

Bureau; bbutler@hrsa.gov; (301) 443– 

1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Subsection 2951(g) of the Affordable 

Care Act of 2010 mandates the 

appointment of an advisory committee 

to review, and make recommendations 

on, the design and plan for the 

evaluation required under the 

Affordable Care Act, and to maintain 

and advise the Secretary regarding the 

progress of the evaluation. To comply 

with the authorizing directive and the 

guidelines under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), a charter has 

been filed with the Committee 

Management Secretariat in the General 

Services Administration (GSA), the 

appropriate committees in the U.S. 

Senate and House of Representatives, 

and the Library of Congress to establish 

the Committee as a non-discretionary 

Federal advisory committee. The charter 

was filed on January 27, 2011. 

Objectives and Scope of Activities 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary 

through the Administrator, HRSA, and 

the Assistant Secretary, ACF, with 

respect to the design, plan, progress and 

results of the evaluation. 

Membership and Designation 

The Committee shall consist of up to 

25 voting members appointed by the 

Secretary. Members shall be experts in 

the areas of program evaluation and 

research, education, and early 

childhood development. Independent 

members shall be appointed as Special 

Government Employees. The Committee 

may also include voting members 

representing HRSA, ACF, and other 

agencies of the Federal Government 

designated by the Secretary as ex-officio 

members. The HRSA Administrator and 

ACF Assistant Secretary each shall 

recommend nominees for Co-Chairs of 

the Committee. Members shall be 

invited to serve from the date of 

appointment through March 31, 2015; 

such terms are contingent upon the 

renewal of the Committee by 

appropriate action prior to its 

termination. 

Administrative Management and 

Support 

Coordination, management and 

operational services for the Committee 

shall be provided by HRSA with 

assistance from ACF. A copy of the 

Committee charter can be obtained from 

the designated contact or by accessing 

the FACA database that is maintained 

by the GSA Committee Management 

Secretariat. The website for the FACA 

database is http://fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/. 

Authority: The Committee is authorized 

by subsection 511(g)(1) of Title V of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as 

amended by subsection 2951(g) of the 

Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

148). The Committee is governed by 

provisions of Public Law 92–463, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.2), which sets forth 

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory committees. 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Mary K. Wakefield, 

Administrator, Health Resources and Services 

Administration. 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Mark Greenberg, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Administration for Children and Families. 

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