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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

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Application and Annual Report without 5-Year Needs Assessment Summary .......................................................... 59 1 59 115 6,785 

Application and Annual Report with 5-Year Needs Assessment Summary ................................................................. 59 1 59 181 10,679 

Total .............................................................................. 59 ........................ 59 ........................ 17,464 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20102 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] 

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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: Maternal 

Health Portfolio Evaluation Design, 

OMB No. 0906–0059, Revision 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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, 

below, or any other aspect of the ICR. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than November 17, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov 

or call Joella Roland, the HRSA 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, at (301) 443–3983. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 

information, please include the 

information request collection title for 

reference. 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Maternal Health Portfolio Evaluation 

Design OMB No. 0906–0059—Revision. 

Abstract: HRSA programs provide 

health care to people who are 

geographically isolated, economically, 

or medically vulnerable. HRSA 

programs help those in need of high 

quality primary health care, such as 

pregnant women and mothers. 

Improving maternal health outcomes 

and access to quality maternity care 

services is a key component of the 

HRSA mission. HRSA’s Maternal and 

Child Health Bureau provides funding 

to address some of the most urgent 

issues influencing the high rates of 

maternal mortality. With this emphasis 

on improving maternal health across the 

life course and promoting optimal 

health for all mothers, HRSA is 

employing a multipronged strategy to 

address maternal mortality and severe 

maternal morbidity through the 

following programs: 

1. The State Maternal Health 

Innovation Program, 

2. The Alliance for Innovation on 

Maternal Health Program, 

3. The Alliance for Innovation on 

Maternal Health—Community Care 

Initiative, 

4. The Rural Maternity and Obstetrics 

Management Strategies Program, and 

5. The Supporting Maternal Health 

Innovation Program. 

HRSA is conducting a portfolio-wide 

evaluation of HRSA-supported Maternal 

Health Programs with a primary focus 

on reducing maternal mortality. 

Through this evaluation, HRSA seeks to 

identify individual and/or collective 

strategies, interrelated activities, and 

common themes within and across the 

Maternal Health Programs that may be 

contributing to or driving improvements 

in key maternal health outcomes. HRSA 

seeks to ascertain which components 

should be elevated and replicated to the 

national level, as well as inform future 

investments to reduce rates of maternal 

mortality and severe maternal 

morbidity. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: HRSA seeks to understand 

the impact of HRSA’s investments into 

maternal health programs. These five 

HRSA maternal health programs 

represent a total of 12 state-based 

grantees and three grantees with the 

potential for national reach. In 

understanding the strategies that are 

most effective in reducing maternal 

morbidity and mortality, HRSA will be 

able to determine which program 

elements could be replicated and/or 

scaled up nationally. 

Likely Respondents: Likely 

respondents are recipients of the 

cooperative agreements mentioned 

above (State Maternal Health Innovation 

Program, Alliance for Innovation on 

Maternal Health Program, Alliance for 

Innovation on Maternal Health— 

Community Care Initiative, and 

Supporting Maternal Health Innovation 

Program) which include state health 

agencies, national organizations, and 

academic organizations. 

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 

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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

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Instrument 1: Interview guide for grantee staff .................... 60 1.0 60 1.125 67.50 

Instrument 2: Interview guide for HRSA Project Officers .... 7 1.0 7 1.500 10.50 

Instrument 3: Partnership Survey ........................................ 290 .5 145 0.250 36.25 

Instrument 4: Web-based data collection tool ..................... 12 1.0 12 0.500 6.00 

Total .............................................................................. 369 ........................ 224 ........................ 120.25 

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. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20101 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0421] 

Agency Father Generic Information 

Collection Request; 60-Day Public 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Secretary (OS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of a proposed 

collection for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be 

received on or before November 17, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling 

(202) 264–0041 and PRA@HHS.GOV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

When submitting comments or 

requesting information, please include 

the document identifier 0990–0421–60D 

and project title for reference, to 

Sherrette A. Funn, email: 

Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov, PRA@

HHS.GOV or call (202) 264–0041 the 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding this burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including any of the 

following subjects: (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. 

Title of the Collection: ASPE Father 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Research and Assessment. 

Type of Collection: Father Generic 

Clearance Request. 

OMB No. 0990–0421. 

Abstract: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 

(ASPE) is requesting a renewal with 

changes for their father generic 

clearance for purposes of conducting 

qualitative research. ASPE conducts 

qualitative research to gain a better 

understanding of emerging health policy 

issues, develop future intramural and 

extramural research projects, and to 

ensure HHS leadership, agencies and 

have relevant data for evidence-based 

program and policy decision-making. 

ASPE is requesting approval for at least 

four types of qualitative research: (a) 

interviews, (b) focus groups, (c) 

questionnaires, and (d) other qualitative 

methods. 

ASPE advises the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services on policy development in 

health, disability, human services, data, 

and science, and provides advice and 

analysis on economic policy. ASPE 

leads special initiatives, coordinates the 

Department’s evaluation, research, and 

demonstration activities, and manages 

cross-Department planning activities 

such as strategic planning, legislative 

planning, and review of regulations. 

Integral to this role, ASPE will use this 

mechanism to conduct qualitative 

research, evaluation, or assessment, 

conduct analyses, and understand 

needs, barriers, or facilitators for HHSrelated programs and services. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: ASPE is requesting 

comment on the burden for qualitative 

research aimed at understanding 

emerging health and human services 

policy issues. The goal of developing 

these activities is to identify emerging 

issues and research gaps to ensure the 

successful implementation of HHS 

programs. The participants may include 

health and human services experts; 

national, state, and local health or 

human services representatives; public 

health, human services, or healthcare 

providers; representatives of other 

health or human services organizations, 

and people with lived experience. The 

increase in burden from 2,000 

respondents in 2020 to 5,000 

respondents in 2023 reflects an 

estimated increase in the number of 

research projects and information 

collections expected to be conducted 

prior to the expiration of the current 

generic package. 


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