Notice2022-15632
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Form 2: Grantee Performance Measures (OMB #0970-0500)
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Published
July 21, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF-Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program Form 2: Grantee Performance Measures (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)) #0970- 0500; Expiration date February 28, 2023). There are no changes requested to the form.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 43529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15632]
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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 Form 2: Grantee
Performance Measures (OMB #0970-0500)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families;
Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF-Tribal Maternal, Infant, and
Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program Form 2: Grantee
Performance Measures (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)) #0970-
0500; Expiration date February 28, 2023). There are no changes
requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7811161e171b1714141d1b0c11171638191b1e5610100b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c05020a030f030000090f180503022c0d0f0a4204041f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The MIECHV Program authorizes the Secretary of the
Health and Human Services (HHS) (in section 511(h)(2)(A)) to award
grants to Indian tribes (or a consortium of Indian tribes), tribal
organizations, or urban Indian organizations to conduct an early
childhood home visiting program. The legislation set aside 3 percent of
the total MIECHV program appropriation for grants to tribal entities.
Tribal MIECHV grants, to the greatest extent practicable, are to be
consistent with the requirements of the MIECHV grants to states and
jurisdictions and include conducting a needs assessment and
establishing quantifiable, measurable benchmarks.
The ACF, Office of Child Care (OCC), in collaboration with the
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB), awards grants for the Tribal MIECHV Program. The
Tribal MIECHV grant awards support 5-year 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; collect and report on performance measures;
and participate in research and evaluation activities to build the
knowledge base on home visiting among Native populations.
Specifically, the MIECHV legislation requires that State and Tribal
MIECHV grantees collect performance data to measure improvements for
eligible families in six specified areas (referred to as ``benchmark
areas'') that encompass the major goals of the program. These include:
1. Improved maternal and newborn health;
2. Prevention of child injuries, child abuse, neglect, or
maltreatment, and reduction in emergency department visits;
3. Improvement in school readiness and achievement;
4. Reduction in crime or domestic violence;
5. Improvement in family economic self-sufficiency; and
6. Improvement in the coordination and referrals for other
community resources and supports.
Tribal MIECHV grantees are required to propose a plan for
meeting the benchmark requirements specified in the legislation and
must report on improvement in constructs under each benchmark area.
The Tribal Home Visiting (HV) Form 2 provides a template for Tribal
MIECHV grantees to report data on their progress in improving
performance under the six benchmark areas, as stipulated in the
legislation.
ACF will continue to use Tribal HV Form 2 to:
<bullet> Track and improve the quality of benchmark measures
data submitted by the Tribal grantees;
<bullet> Improve program monitoring and oversight;
<bullet> Improve rigorous data analyses that help to assess the
effectiveness of the programs and enable ACF to better monitor
projects; and
<bullet> Ensure adequate and timely reporting of program data to
relevant federal agencies and stakeholders including Congress and
members of the public.
Respondents: Tribal MIECHV Program Grantees.
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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Tribal MIECHV Form 2........................ 23 1 500 11,500
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,500.
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: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123).
Section 511(h)(2)(A) of Title V of the Social Security Act.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-15632 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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