[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 45029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20676]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Home Visiting Career Trajectories.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in
collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA), seeks approval to collect information from home visiting
program staff in programs receiving funding through the Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program as part of
the Home Visiting Career Trajectories study. ACF is interested in
collecting information about the state of the home visiting workforce,
career trajectories of home visitors, and strategies for building a
pipeline of qualified home visitors and supervisors.
Through the proposed information collection, the researchers will
obtain information about the characteristics, qualifications, and
career trajectories of home visiting staff. The study will include a
national survey of the MIECHV workforce, interviews with training and
technical assistance experts, and site visits to home visiting programs
in eight states that vary in terms of geography, population
demographics, labor markets, and home visiting program offerings.
Respondents: Home visiting program managers, supervisors, home
visitors, and training and technical assistance experts.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total/annual Number of Average burden
Instrument number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Home visitor and supervisor survey.............. 3,000 1 0.38 1,140
Program manager survey.......................... 700 1 0.33 231
Focus group moderator's guide................... 480 1 2 960
Self-administered questionnaire for focus group 480 1 0.03 14
participants...................................
Key informant interview guide--management and 80 1 1.5 120
supervisory staff..............................
Key informant interview guide--training and 30 1 1.5 45
technical assistance experts...................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,510.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address:
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20676 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am]
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