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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; Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 

notice is hereby given of the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee on the 

Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 

Home Visiting Program Evaluation. 

Date and Time: March 23, 2011, 9 

a.m.–3 p.m. EST. 

Place: Webinar. 

The Advisory Committee on the 

Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 

Home Visiting Program Evaluation will 

meet for its first session on Wednesday, 

March 23, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

EST. The general public can join the 

meeting via webinar by logging onto 

http://www.mchcom.com/ 

LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469, 

clicking on the ‘‘Register now’’ button, 

and then following the instructions. 

Participants should launch the webinar 

no later than 8:40 a.m. EST in order for 

the logistics to be established for 

participation in the call. If there are 

technical problems gaining access to the 

call, please click on the ‘‘Report a 

technical problem/request help’’ link 

associated with the registration page: 

http://www.mchcom.com/ 

LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469. 

Meeting Registration: General public 

participants are asked to register for the 

conference by going to the registration 

Web site at http://www.mchcom.com/ 

LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469. 

Special Accommodations: Attendees 

requiring special accommodations such 

as large print materials or additional 

special accommodations may make 

comments when registering at the 

online Web site by clicking on the 

‘‘Report a technical problem/request 

help’’ link associated with the 

registration page: http:// 

www.mchcom.com/ 

LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469. 

Agenda: The meeting will include: (1) 

Welcoming remarks and presentation of 

the charge for the Committee, (2) 

introduction of Committee members, (3) 

a presentation of the Maternal, Infant 

and Early Childhood Home Visiting 

(MIECHV) program, and (4) a 

presentation and discussion of the goals, 

challenges, and options for the design of 

the national evaluation of the MIECHV 

program. Agenda items are subject to 

change as priorities dictate. 

Public Comments: Members of the 

public may submit written comments 

that will be distributed to Committee 

members prior to the conference call. 

Written comments must be received by 

Monday, March 21, 2011, for 

consideration. Comments can be 

submitted using the email link on the 

registration page: http:// 

www.mchcom.com/ 

LiveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=469. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

person interested in obtaining other 

relevant information can contact Ms. 

Billie Butler, Maternal and Child Health 

Bureau, Health Resources and Services 

Administration; e-mail: 

bbutler@hrsa.gov; telephone: (301) 443– 

1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on the Maternal, 

Infant and Early Childhood Home 

Visiting Program Evaluation 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 

section 2951 of the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–148) (Affordable Care Act). The 

purpose of the Committee is to advise 

the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services on the design, plan, progress, 

and findings of the evaluation required 

for the home visiting program under the 

Affordable Care Act. More specifically, 

the Committee is to review, and make 

recommendations on, the design and 

plan for this evaluation; maintain and 

advise the Secretary regarding the 

progress of the evaluation; and 

comment, if the Committee so desires, 

on the report submitted to Congress 

under subsection 511(g)(3) of Title V. 

The study design options for this 

national evaluation will be formally 

presented to the Committee for review. 

The Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) has contracted with 

MDRC, formerly known as Manpower 

Demonstration Research Corporation, a 

nonprofit, nonpartisan education and 

social policy research organization, to 

develop the design options for the 

evaluation of the home visiting program. 

As specified in the legislation, the 

evaluation will provide a state-by-state 

analysis of the needs assessments and 

the States’ actions in response to the 

assessments. Additionally, as specified 

in the legislation, the evaluation will 

provide an assessment of: (a) The effect 

of early childhood home visiting 

programs on outcomes for parents, 

children, and communities with respect 

to domains specified in the Affordable 

Care Act (such as maternal and child 

health status, school readiness, and 

domestic violence, among others); (b) 

the effectiveness of such programs on 

different populations, including the 

extent to which the ability to improve 

participant outcomes varies across 

programs and populations; and (c) the 

potential for the activities conducted 

under such programs, if scaled broadly, 

to enhance health care practices, 

eliminate health disparities, improve 

health care system quality, and reduce 

costs. 

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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Statement of Delegation of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Administrator, Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA), and the Director, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 

with authority to redelegate, the 

authority vested in the Secretary under 

Title XI, Part A, Section 1114, titled 

‘‘Interagency Coordinating Committee 

on Newborn and Child Screening 

(Committee),’’ of the Public Health 

Service Act as amended, which was 

added by the Newborn Screening Saves 

Lives Act of 2008, Public Law 110–237, 

as amended, to serve as co-chairs of the 

Committee, and to select additional 

nonvoting Federal liaisons, as 

appropriate. 

I hereby delegate to Administrator, 

HRSA, and Director, CDC, the authority 

vested in the Secretary under Title XI, 

Part A, Section 1110, titled ‘‘Evaluating 

the Effectiveness of Newborn and Child 

Screening Programs,’’ of the Public 

Health Service Act, as amended. This 

authority may be redelegated. 

This delegation excludes the authority 

to issue regulations, to submit reports to 

Congress, to establish advisory 

committees and councils, and appoint 

their members, and shall be exercised in 

accordance with the Department’s 


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applicable policies, procedures, and 

guidelines. 

I hereby affirm and ratify any actions 

taken by the Administrator, HRSA, the 

Director, CDC, or other HRSA and CDC 

officials, which involve the exercise of 

these authorities prior to the effective 

date of this delegation. 

This delegation is effective upon date 

of signature. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request; Questionnaire 

Cognitive Interviewing and Pretesting 

(NCI) 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the National 

Cancer Institute (NCI), the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

the information collection listed below. 

This proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 17, 2010 (75 FR 

79009) and allowed 60 days for public 

comment. No public comments were 

received. The purpose of this notice is 

to allow an additional 30 days for public 

comment. The National Institutes of 

Health may not conduct or sponsor, and 

the respondent is not required to 

respond to, an information collection 

that has been extended, revised, or 

implemented on or after October 1, 

1995, unless it displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

Proposed Collection: Title: 

Questionnaire Cognitive Interview and 

Pretesting. Type of Information 

Collection Request: Extension. Need and 

Use of Information Collection: The 

purpose of the data collection is to 

conduct cognitive interviews, focus 

groups, Pilot household interviews, and 

experimental research in laboratory and 

field settings, both for applied 

questionnaire evaluation and more basic 

research on response errors in surveys. 

The most common evaluation method is 

the cognitive interview, in which a 

questionnaire design specialist 

interviews a volunteer participant. The 

interviewer administers the draft survey 

questions as written, but also probes the 

participant in depth about 

interpretations of questions, recall 

processes used to answer them, and 

adequacy of response categories to 

express answers, while noting points of 

confusion and errors in responding. 

Interviews are generally conducted in 

small rounds of 10–15 interviews. When 

possible, cognitive interviews are 

conducted in the survey’s intended 

mode of administration. Cognitive 

interviewing provides useful 

information on questionnaire 

performance at minimal cost and 

respondent burden. Similar 

methodology has been adopted by other 

federal agencies, as well as by academic 

and commercial survey organizations. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. Frequency of Response: 

Once. Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, Private Sector (business or 

other for-profits, not-for-profit 

institutions) and possibly, State, Local 

or Tribal Governments. The table below 

represents the burden over a three-year 

data collection period, which is a 

typical request for a generic submission. 

The estimated total burden hours 

requested is 3,600 for the three-year 

clearance period. There are no 

annualized costs to respondents. The 

annualized costs to the Federal 

Government are estimated at $244,000 

and include cost of NCI staff to plan, 

conduct, and analyze outcomes of 

questionnaire development, contracting 

for pretesting activities and research, 

travel costs, and additional materials 

needed to conduct and recruit 

participants for the research. There are 

no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, 

and/or Maintenance Costs to report. 

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses/ 

participant 

Average hours 

per response Burden hours 

Physicians, Scientists, and similar Respondents ............................................ 1,200 1 75/60 

(1.25) 

1,500.0 

Experts in their Field ........................................................................................ 600 1 75/60 

(1.25) 

750.0 

Administrators/Managers ................................................................................. 600 1 75/60 

(1.25) 

750.0 

General Public ................................................................................................. 1,200 1 30/60 

(0.5) 

600.0 

Total .......................................................................................................... 3,600 ........................ ........................ 3,600.0 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

points: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the function of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) Minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Direct Comments to OMB: Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the item(s) contained in this notice, 

especially regarding the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time, should be directed to the: Office 

of Management and Budget, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 

Officer for NIH. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and instruments, contact: Dr. 

Gordon Willis, PhD., Cognitive 

Psychologist, Applied Research 

Program, DCCPS, NCI/NIH, 6130 

Executive Blvd, MSC 7344, EPN 4005, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free 

number 301–594–6652 or e-mail your 

request, including your address to: 

willis@mail.nih.gov. 


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