[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29945]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Health Resources and Services Administration


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, codified at 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is 
hereby given of the following meeting:
    Name: Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIECHVE).
    Dates and Times: Tuesday, December 6, 2011: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. EST. 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. EST.
    Place: Four Points by Sheraton Washington DC Downtown, 1201 K 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. (202) 289-7600.
    The Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 
Home Visiting Program Evaluation (Committee) will meet for its third 
session on December 6, 2011, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. EST, and on December 7, 
2011, from 9 a.m.--1 p.m. EST. The purpose of the meeting is to allow 
the Committee to comment on the progress of the evaluation design of 
the MIECHV program.
    Meeting Registration: General public participants are asked to 
register for the conference by going to the registration Web site 
http://www.regonline.com/advisorycommitteeHV.
    Agenda: The meeting will primarily focus on measurement issues 
related to the revised evaluation design. Specifically, this will 
include a discussion by benchmark domain/participant outcome for 
impact, implementation measurement, cost analysis measurement, and 
administrative data. 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 meeting. In 
order to be considered, written comments should be received by Friday, 
December 2, 2011. Comments can be submitted via email to T'Pring 
Westbrook at [email protected].
    Special Accommodations: Attendees with special needs requiring 
accommodations (such as large print materials or other reasonable 
adjustments) may make requests when registering at the online Web site 
by clicking on the ``Special Accommodations'' link on the registration 
page http://www.regonline.com/advisorycommitteeHV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any person interested in obtaining 
other relevant information can contact Carolyn Swaney via email at 
[email protected].

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. 711(g)(1)) as amended by section 2951 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148) (the 
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 Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with 
MDRC (a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research 
organization formerly known as Manpower Demonstration Research 
Corporation), to conduct the evaluation of the MIECHV program.
    As specified in the legislation, the evaluation will provide a 
state-by-state analysis of the needs assessments and

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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 (e.g., maternal and child health 
status, school readiness, and domestic violence); (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: November 15, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
    Dated: November 15, 2011.
George H. Sheldon,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families.
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