[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34661-34662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13664]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Project LAUNCH Cross-Site Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970-0373.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is collecting data as
part of a cross-site evaluation of a Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) initiative called Project LAUNCH
(Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health). Project LAUNCH
promotes the healthy development and wellness of children ages birth to
eight years. A total of 35 Project LAUNCH grantees are funded to
improve coordination among child-serving systems, build infrastructure,
and improve methods for providing services. Grantees implement a range
of public health strategies to support young child wellness in a
designated locality.
Grants were awarded in four cohorts. Three of these cohorts will
end on a rolling basis over the next three years and one cohort of
grantees was recently awarded and will end in five years.
Data for the cross-site evaluation of Project LAUNCH will be
collected through: (1) Interviews conducted either via telephone or
during site-visits to Project LAUNCH grantees, (2) semi-annual reports
that will be submitted electronically on a web-based data reporting
system, and (3) outcome data tables included in grantee specific end-
of-year evaluation reports.
During either telephone interviews or the site visits, researchers
will conduct interviews with Project LAUNCH service providers and
collaborators in states/tribes and local communities of focus.
Interviewers will ask program administrators questions about all
Project LAUNCH activities, including: Infrastructure development;
collaboration and coordination among partner agencies, organizations,
and service providers; and development, implementation, and refinement
of service strategies.
As part of the proposed data collection, Project LAUNCH staff will
be asked to submit semi-annual electronic reports on state/tribal and
local systems development and on services that children and families
receive. The electronic data reports also will collect data about other
Project LAUNCH-funded service enhancements, such as trainings, Project
LAUNCH systems change activities, and changes in provider settings and
practice. Information provided in these reports will be aggregated on a
quarterly basis, and reported semi-annually.
As a final part of the proposed data collection, the cross-site
evaluation will utilize outcome data provided by grantee evaluators as
part of their end-of-year evaluation reports to the SAMHSA. Information
provided in these reports is aggregated.
Respondents: State/Tribal Child Wellness Coordinator, Local Child
Wellness Coordinator, Chair of the State/Tribal Child Wellness Council
(during site visit only), Chair of the Community Child Wellness
Council, and Local Service Providers/Stakeholders.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours hours
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Child Wellness Coordinator 81 1 1.5 121.5 40.5
Interview Guide................
Chair of Local Child Wellness 57 1 1 57 19
Council Interview Guide........
Local Stakeholder Interview 171 1 .75 128.25 42.75
Guide..........................
State Child Wellness Coordinator 48 1 1.25 60 20
Interview Guide................
Chair of State Child Wellness 30 1 1.25 37.5 12.5
Council Interview Guide\1\.....
Electronic Data Reporting: 81 2 4 648 216
Systems Measures...............
Electronic Data Reporting: 81 2 8 1296 432
Services Measures..............
Outcomes Data Tables in End of 81 1 8 648 216
Year Reports...................
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\1\ There is no State Coordinator for Cohort 3 grantees. The total number of respondents is based on one
response by one respondent for Cohorts 1, 2, and 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 998.75.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of
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Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
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