Notice2021-12464
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-0409)
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Published
June 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970- 0409; expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor updates to the annual guidance which reflects a change in timing for the due date of the final report.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31719-31720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12464]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for
Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-0409)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Tribal
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program:
Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-
0409; expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor updates to the annual
guidance which reflects a change in timing for the due date of the
final report.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a53545c55595556565f594e5355547a5b595c14525249145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51383f373e323e3d3d343225383e3f113032377f3939227f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of Title V
of the Social Security Act requires that grantees under the MIECHV
program for states and jurisdictions submit an annual report to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the program and
activities carried out under the program, including such data and
information as the Secretary shall require. Section 511(h)(2)(A)
further
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states that the requirements for the MIECHV grants to tribes, tribal
organizations, and urban Indian organizations are to be consistent, to
the greatest extent practicable, with the requirements for grantees
under the MIECHV program for states and jurisdictions.
OCC, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau awarded grants for the
Tribal MIECHV Program (Tribal Home Visiting) to support cooperative
agreements to conduct community needs assessments; plan for and
implement high-quality, culturally-relevant, evidence-based home
visiting programs in at-risk tribal communities; establish, measure,
and report on progress toward meeting performance measures in six
legislatively-mandated benchmark areas; and conduct rigorous evaluation
activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting among Native
populations.
After the first grant year, Tribal Home Visiting grantees must
comply with the requirement to submit an Annual Report to the Secretary
that should feature activities carried out under the program during the
past reporting period, and a final report to the Secretary during the
final year of their grant. To assist grantees with meeting these
requirements, ACF created guidance for grantees to use when writing
their reports. The guidance specifies that grantees must address the
following:
<bullet> Update on Home Visiting Program Goals and Objectives
<bullet> Update on the Implementation of Home Visiting Program in
Targeted Community(ies)
<bullet> Progress toward Meeting Legislatively Mandated Benchmark
Requirements
<bullet> Update on Rigorous Evaluation Activities
<bullet> Home Visiting Program Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Efforts
<bullet> Update on dissemination activities
<bullet> Administration of Home Visiting Program
<bullet> Technical Assistance Needs
Previously, the guidance included information about both the annual
and the final reports from grantees. This extension request includes
updates to the guidance to make it specific to just the annual reports.
Guidance specific to the final report will be submitted for review and
approval by OMB in the future. A comment period will accompany that
request.
Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection
does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that
receive the services).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Annual Report to the Secretary.............. 23 1 25 575
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 575.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Title V of the Social Security Act, sections
511(e)(8)(A) and 511(h)(2)(A).
John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-12464 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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