80 FR 10098 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 37 (February 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10098-10099]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03830]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual 
Report to the Secretary.
    OMB No.: 0970-0409.
    Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act, as 
added by Section 2951 of the Affordable Care Act, requires that 
grantees under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting 
(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.
    The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, 
in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, has awarded grants for the Tribal 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Tribal 
Home Visiting). The Tribal Home Visiting discretionary grants 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 participate in rigorous 
evaluation activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting 
among Native populations.
    Tribal Home Visiting grantees have been notified that in every year 
of their grant, after the first year, they must comply with the 
requirement for submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary that 
should feature activities carried out under the program during the past 
reporting period. In order to assist grantees with meeting the 
requirements of the Annual Report to the Secretary, ACF created 
guidance for grantees to use when writing their annual reports. The 
existing guidance (OMB Control No. 0970-0409, Expiration Date 9/30/15) 
provides sections where grantees must address the following:
     Update on Home Visiting Program Goals and Objectives
     Update on the Implementation of Home Visiting Program in 
Targeted Community(ies)
     Progress toward Meeting Legislatively Mandated Benchmark 
Requirements
     Update on Rigorous Evaluation Activities
     Home Visiting Program Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) 
Efforts
     Administration of Home Visiting Program
     Technical Assistance Needs
    The proposed data collection form is as follows:
    ACF is requesting approval to renew and update the existing Tribal 
Home Visiting Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary 
(OMB Control No. 0970-0409) that will include instructions for grantees 
to submit either an annual or final report (in the final year of the 
grant) on the progress of their program to the Secretary, depending on 
the reporting period.
    Respondents: Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home 
Visiting Program Managers (The information collection does not include 
direct interaction with individuals or families that receive the 
services).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                            Number of
                                               Annual       responses       Total        Average    Total annual
                Instrument                    number of        per        responses   burden hours  burden hours
                                             respondents   respondent                 per response
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Annual/Final Report to the Secretary                 25             1             1            50          1250
 (depending on reporting period)..........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.


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    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 Administration, Office Planning, 
Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 
20447, Attn: ACF 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03830 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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