[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4208-4209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01683]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE):
Long-Term Follow-Up.
OMB No.: 0970-0402.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in
partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA), both of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Mother and
Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation Long-Term Follow-Up project
(MIHOPE-LT). The purpose of MIHOPE-LT is to conduct follow-up studies
that assess the long-term impact of the Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. The design of MIHOPE-LT calls
for multiple follow-up points including when the participating children
are in kindergarten, 3rd grade, early adolescence, and late
adolescence. This Federal Register Notice is specific to the first
follow-up study. Data collected during the first follow-up study (when
the children from the MIHOPE sample are of kindergarten age) will
include the following: (1) A one-hour survey with
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the child's primary caregiver (who will be the mother if she is
available), (2) direct assessments of child development, (3) a semi-
structured interview with the caregiver, (4) surveys with the child's
teacher, (5) a direct assessment of the caregiver, and (6) 15 minutes
of videotaped interactions between the caregiver and child. In addition
to collecting these data, the MIHOPE-LT project will also maintain up-
to-date consent forms for the collection of administrative data. Future
information collection requests and related Federal Register Notices
will describe future data collection efforts for this project.
Data collected during the kindergarten follow-up study will be used
to estimate the effects of MIECHV-funded programs on seven domains: (1)
Maternal health; (2) child health; (3) child development and school
performance; (4) child maltreatment; (5) parenting; (6) crime or
domestic violence; and (7) family economic self-sufficiency.
Respondents: The respondents in this follow-up study will include
4,115 families who participated in MIHOPE and 4,115 teachers of the
focal children from those families.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument Total number of responses per burden hours Annual burden
of respondents respondents respondent per response hours
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Survey of caregivers............ 4115 1372 1 1 1372
Direct assessments of children.. 4115 1372 1 1.5 2058
Semi-structured interview with 100 33 1 2 66
caregivers.....................
Survey of the focal children's 4115 1372 1 0.5 686
teachers.......................
Direct assessments of caregivers 4115 1372 1 0.25 343
Videotaped caregiver-child 8230 2743 1 0.25 686
interactions...................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,211.
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. 2018-01683 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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