83 FR 4209 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 20 (January 30, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4209-4210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; 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.: 0970-0409.
    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)

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 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).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                  Annual  number     Number of                        Average
           Instrument                   of        responses  per       Total       burden hours    Total annual
                                    respondents      respondent      responses     per response    burden hours
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Annual/Final Report to the                    25               1               1              50            1250
 Secretary (depending on
 reporting period)..............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.
    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 
theagency'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. 2018-01705 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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