Notice2021-17773
Submission for OMB Review; 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
August 19, 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 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46704-46705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17773]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; 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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about 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.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 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.
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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 of responses hours per Annual burden
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.
Authority: Title V of the Social Security Act, Sections
511(e)(8)(A) and 511(h)(2)(A).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17773 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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