Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program Performance Measures

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20472-20473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: 
Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program Performance 
Measures

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 15, 
2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 13N82, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call Samantha Miller, 
the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Transforming Pediatrics for 
Early Childhood Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-New.
    Abstract: The Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC) 
Program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2) (Title V, Sec.  501(a)(2) 
of the Social Security Act), which authorizes awards for special 
projects of regional and national significance in maternal and child 
health. Special projects of regional and national significance support 
HRSA's mission to improve the health and well-being of America's 
mothers, children, and families. Through the TPEC Program, HRSA 
directly funds organizations with statewide or tribal reach to place 
early childhood development experts in local pediatric practices to 
deliver team-based care to young children and their families. All TPEC 
funding recipients will collect data and report standardized annual 
performance measures included in this ICR.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA will use the 
information to monitor and provide oversight to TPEC funding recipients 
so the recipients can successfully access, analyze, and use pediatric 
practice-level and state-level data to meet program goals. HRSA will 
also use the performance information to demonstrate program 
accountability and impact to young children and their families served 
by the TPEC-funded pediatric practices.
    Likely Respondents: TPEC funding recipients.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying

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information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form Name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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TPEC Performance Measures.......              10               1              10             120           1,200
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    Total.......................              10               1              10             120           1,200
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on: (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026-07458 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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