Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request, 20502-20503 [2015-08708]

Download as PDF 20502 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 73 / Thursday, April 16, 2015 / Notices information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below. Total Estimated Annualized burden hours: The burden estimates presented in the table below are based on consultations with a few states on the guidance. Grantees receive a new formula grant annually and are expected to report on progress annually, so the expectation is that grantees would submit nonNumber of respondents Information collection Number of responses per respondent competing continuation progress reports four times between federal FY 2015 and FY 2018. Only seven grantees are currently implementing a promising approach and require an annual update on the promising approach. Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours Formula Grant Award .......................................................... 56 1 56 42 2,352 Total .............................................................................. 56 1 56 42 2,352 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. Jackie Painter, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2015–08707 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (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 Information Collection Request must be received no later than June 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Apr 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10C–03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 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 the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Maternal, Infant, and Childhood Home Visiting (Home Visiting) Program fiscal year (FY) 2012–FY 2017 Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report for Competitive Grants. OMB No. 0915–0356—Extension. Abstract: The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Home Visiting) Program, administered by HRSA in close partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services during pregnancy and to parents with young children up to kindergarten entry. Competitive grants support the efforts of states and entities that have previously received formula-based Home Visiting awards and that have made significant progress towards a high-quality home visiting program or embedding their home visiting program into a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood system. Fifty states, the District of Columbia (DC), 5 territories, and eligible nonprofit organizations are eligible for competitive grants and must submit non-competing continuation progress reports annually.1 There are currently 41 entities that have been 1 In the event of a new, 1-year Funding Opportunity Announcement for the competitive grant program, the application for new grant funds may be permitted by HRSA to replace a noncompeting continuation progress report. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 awarded competitive grants. Some entities have been awarded more than one competitive grant. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: This information collection is needed for grant recipients to report progress under the Home Visiting Program annually. On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 2951 of the ACA amended title V of the Social Security Act by adding a new section 511, which authorized the Home Visiting Program (https://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/ getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_ bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages 216–225). Funding for the Home Visiting program was extended by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–93). A portion of funding made available under this program is awarded to participating states and eligible entities competitively. The information collected will be used to review grantee progress on proposed project plans so as to assess whether the grantee is performing adequately to achieve the goals and objectives that were previously approved. This report will also provide implementation plans for the upcoming year, which will be assessed for consistency with the approved grant and assist the grantee in achieving implementation of a high-quality project that will complement the Home Visiting Program as a whole. Failure to collect this information could impair federal monitoring and oversight of the use of grant funds by grantees in keeping with legal and policy requirements. Grantees are required to provide a performance narrative with the following sections: Project identifier information, accomplishments and barriers; state home visiting program goals and objectives; update on the state home visiting program promising approach and evaluations conducted under the competitive grant; implementation of E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 20503 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 73 / Thursday, April 16, 2015 / Notices the state home visiting program in targeted at-risk communities; progress toward meeting legislatively-mandated reporting on benchmark areas; state home visiting quality improvement efforts; and updates on the administration of state home visiting program. Since federal fiscal year 2011, 48 eligible entities have received competitive grant awards. Some grantees have been awarded up to three competitive grants to date. Grantees of the competitive grant program need to complete annual reports in order to comply with legal and policy reporting requirements. Likely Respondents: Grantees with Home Visiting Competitive Awards Awarded in Federal FY 2013–FY 2017. 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 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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below. TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Summary progress on the following activities Number of responses per respondent Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours Home Visiting Competitive Grant Progress Report—FY 2012, FY 2013, FY 2014 .................................................. Home Visiting Competitive Grant Progress Report—FY 2015 .................................................................................. Home Visiting Competitive Grant Progress Report—FY 2016 FY 2017 ................................................................... 37 1 37 25 925 32 1 35 25 875 47 2 94 25 2350 Total .............................................................................. 116 4 166 75 4150 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. Jackie Painter, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2015–08708 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection [1651–0111] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure Record (Forms I–94 and I–94W) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension and revision of an existing collection of information. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Apr 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: CBP Form I–94 (Arrival/ Departure Record), CBP Form I–94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/ Departure), and the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with a change to the burden hours and a revision to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 18, 2015 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Tracey Denning, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– 1177, at 202–325–0265. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 73096) on December 9, 2014, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/ or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the 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 estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (total capital/ startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized and E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20502-20503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08708]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (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 Information Collection Request must be received 
no later than June 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10C-03, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 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 the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Maternal, Infant, and 
Childhood Home Visiting (Home Visiting) Program fiscal year (FY) 2012-
FY 2017 Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report for Competitive 
Grants.
    OMB No. 0915-0356--Extension.
    Abstract: The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting 
(Home Visiting) Program, administered by HRSA in close partnership with 
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), supports voluntary, 
evidence-based home visiting services during pregnancy and to parents 
with young children up to kindergarten entry. Competitive grants 
support the efforts of states and entities that have previously 
received formula-based Home Visiting awards and that have made 
significant progress towards a high-quality home visiting program or 
embedding their home visiting program into a comprehensive, high-
quality early childhood system. Fifty states, the District of Columbia 
(DC), 5 territories, and eligible nonprofit organizations are eligible 
for competitive grants and must submit non-competing continuation 
progress reports annually.\1\ There are currently 41 entities that have 
been awarded competitive grants. Some entities have been awarded more 
than one competitive grant.
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    \1\ In the event of a new, 1-year Funding Opportunity 
Announcement for the competitive grant program, the application for 
new grant funds may be permitted by HRSA to replace a non-competing 
continuation progress report.
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    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: This information 
collection is needed for grant recipients to report progress under the 
Home Visiting Program annually. On March 23, 2010, the President signed 
into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 
2951 of the ACA amended title V of the Social Security Act by adding a 
new section 511, which authorized the Home Visiting Program (https://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages 216-
225). Funding for the Home Visiting program was extended by the 
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-93). A portion 
of funding made available under this program is awarded to 
participating states and eligible entities competitively.
    The information collected will be used to review grantee progress 
on proposed project plans so as to assess whether the grantee is 
performing adequately to achieve the goals and objectives that were 
previously approved. This report will also provide implementation plans 
for the upcoming year, which will be assessed for consistency with the 
approved grant and assist the grantee in achieving implementation of a 
high-quality project that will complement the Home Visiting Program as 
a whole. Failure to collect this information could impair federal 
monitoring and oversight of the use of grant funds by grantees in 
keeping with legal and policy requirements. Grantees are required to 
provide a performance narrative with the following sections: Project 
identifier information, accomplishments and barriers; state home 
visiting program goals and objectives; update on the state home 
visiting program promising approach and evaluations conducted under the 
competitive grant; implementation of

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the state home visiting program in targeted at-risk communities; 
progress toward meeting legislatively-mandated reporting on benchmark 
areas; state home visiting quality improvement efforts; and updates on 
the administration of state home visiting program.
    Since federal fiscal year 2011, 48 eligible entities have received 
competitive grant awards. Some grantees have been awarded up to three 
competitive grants to date. Grantees of the competitive grant program 
need to complete annual reports in order to comply with legal and 
policy reporting requirements.
    Likely Respondents: Grantees with Home Visiting Competitive Awards 
Awarded in Federal FY 2013-FY 2017.
    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 
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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of
     Summary progress on the         Number of     responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
      following activities          respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Home Visiting Competitive Grant               37               1              37              25             925
 Progress Report--FY 2012, FY
 2013, FY 2014..................
Home Visiting Competitive Grant               32               1              35              25             875
 Progress Report--FY 2015.......
Home Visiting Competitive Grant               47               2              94              25            2350
 Progress Report--FY 2016 FY
 2017...........................
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    Total.......................             116               4             166              75            4150
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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.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-08708 Filed 4-15-15; 8:45 am]
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