83 FR 15843 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15843-15844]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07522]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting 
Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual or Final Report to the 
Secretary.
    OMB No.: Renewal of Collection OMB Control No. 0970-0409, 
Expiration Date 10/31/18.
    Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of Title V of the Social Security 
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 conduct 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 and a final report to the Secretary during the final 
year of their grant. In order to assist grantees with meeting the 
requirements of the Annual and Final Report to the Secretary, ACF 
created guidance for grantees to use when writing their reports. The 
existing guidance (OMB Control No. 0970-0409, Expiration Date 10/31/18) 
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 or Final Report to the Secretary (OMB Control 
No. 0970-0409) that will include instructions for grantees to submit 
either an annual or final report 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).

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                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                         Number of                      Average  burden
                             Instrument                               Annual  number   responses  per       Total          hours per       Total annual
                                                                     of  respondents     respondent       responses         response       burden hours
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Annual/Final Report to the Secretary (depending on reporting                     25                1                1               50            1,250
 period)...........................................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
7285, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07522 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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