Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 88 /Thursday, May 7, 1998 / Notices 25211

Robinson, Center for Quality Measurement &

Improvement, Agency of Health Care Policy

and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street,

Suite 501, Rockville, Maryland 20852,

telephone (301) 594–1349.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

John M. Eisenberg,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–12051 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Contract Review Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. Appendix 2), announcement is

made of the following technical review

committee to meet during the month of

May 1998:

Name: Technical Review Committee on the

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

SBIR Topic 2000—Assisting Chronic Care

Management.

Date and Time: May 15, 1998, 8 a.m.–5

p.m.

Place: DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville

Pike, Conference Room: TBA, Rockville,

Maryland 20852.

This meeting will be closed to the public.

Purpose: The Technical Review

Committee’s charge is to provide, on behalf

of the Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research (AHCPR) Contracts Review

Committee, recommendations to the

Administrator, AHCPR, regarding the

technical merit of contract proposals

submitted in response to a specific Request

for Proposals regarding the AHCRP Research

Topic 2000, SBIR—Assisting Chronic Care

Management, that was published in the

Commerce Business Daily on January 20,

1998.

The purpose of these contracts is to study

and determine factors important in self care

of chronic disease, and the role these factors

play in determining the categories of skills

and information needed for chronic care

management and whether the kinds of

information needed differs by population

groups. In Phase I of the SBIR program,

contractors are to examine, evaluate, and

report on the scientific,technical and

commercial merit and feasibility of a

proposed research or R&D plan related to the

above-described topic. Reported findings

under Phase I will be considered in

determining the availability of funds for the

proposed research or research and

development as Phase II.

Agenda: The Committee meeting will be

devoted entirely to the technical review and

evaluation of contract proposals submitted in

response to the above-reference Request for

Proposals.

The Administrator, AHCPR, has made a

formal determination that this meeting will

not be open to the public. This action is

necessary to safeguard confidential

proprietary information and personal

information concerning individuals

associated with the proposals that may be

revealed during this meeting, and to protect

the free exchange of views, and avoid undue

interference with Committee and Department

operations.

This is in accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C., Appendix 2, implementing

regulations, 41 CFR 101–6.1023 and

procurement regulations, 48 CFR 315.604(d).

Anyone wishing to obtain information

regarding this meeting should contact Sandra

Robinson, Center for Quality Measurement &

Improvement, Agency for Health Care Policy

and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street,

Suite 501, Rockville, Maryland 20852,

telephone (301) 594–1349.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

John M. Eisenberg,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–12052 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Project: Early Head Start

Evaluation.

OMB No: New Request.

Description: The Head Start

Reauthorization Act of 1994 established

a special initiative creating funding for

services for families with infants and

toddlers. In response the Administration

on Children, Youth and Families

(ACYF) designed the Early Head Start

(EHS) program. In September 1995,

ACYF awarded grants to 68 local

programs to serve families with infants

and toddlers. ACYF has subsequently

awarded grants to an additional 107

local programs, for a total of 175 EHS

programs.

EHS programs are designed to

produce outcomes in four domains: (1)

Child development, (2) family

development, (3) staff development, and

(4) community development. The

Reauthorization required that this new

initiative be evaluated. To study the

effect of the initiative, ACYF awarded a

contract through a competitive

procurement to Mathematica Policy

Research, Inc. (MPR) with a subcontract

to Columbia University’s Center for

Young Children and Families. The

evaluation will be carried out from

October 1, 1995 through September 30,

2000. Data collection activities that are

the subject of this Federal Register

notice are intended for the third and

final phase of the EHS evaluation.

The sample for the child and family

assessments will be approximately

3,000 families who include a pregnant

woman or a child under 12 months of

age, in 17 EHS study sites. Each family

will be randomly assigned to a

treatment group or a control group. The

sample for the child care assessments

will include the primary child care

provider for the focal child in each of

the 3,000 study sample families. The

surveys and assessments will be

conducted through computer-assisted

telephone and personal interviewing,

pencil and paper self-administered

questionnaires, structured observations

and videotaping. All data collection

instruments have been designed to

minimize the burden on respondents by

minimizing interviewing and

assessment time. Participation in the

study is voluntary and confidential.

The information will be used by

government managers, Congress and

others to identify the features and

evaluate the effectiveness of the EHS

program.

Respondents: Applicants to the Early

Head Start program and child care

providers for Early Head Start families

and control group families.

Annual Burden Estimates:

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden

hours per

response

Total burden hours

36-Month Parent Interview, Child Assessment, and Videotaping Protocol ..................... 576 1 2.0 1,152

Child Care Provider Interview:

Child Care Centers:

Center Directors ..................................................................................................... 161 1 .25 40

Direct Provider ....................................................................................................... 161 1 .17 27

Classroom Staff ..................................................................................................... 161 1 .17 27

Family Child Care Providers ......................................................................................... 40 1 .5 20