Maternal Child Health Letter_HRSA_Memo

21 October 2009
TO:

Allison Schmidt, Karen Matsuoka

FROM:

Amanda Cash

SUBJECT: RE: 0915-0298 MCHB ICR
Thank you very much for your time regarding the MCHB ICR. Below, please review our
response based on the conversation we had on Wednesday, October 7th.
As a condition of approval of this ICR, HRSA has agreed that in order to reassess the burden to
grantees for the HRSA/MCHB Discretionary Grant measures, HRSA will conduct a pilot study
to obtain current burden estimates. If those estimates greatly deviate from the current estimate of
6 hours, HRSA will submit a change request to OMB.
HRSA maintains strict alignment with established department-wide policies for reporting
requirements for entities who receive federal money. HRSA continues to work with the Grants
Policy Office, the Office of General Counsel and the Hemophilia Alliance to address any
concerns regarding financial reporting within established departmental guidelines.