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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and
Early Childhood Home Visiting
Program: Guidance for Submitting an
Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB
#0970–0409)
Office of Child Care,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year
extension of the Tribal Maternal, Infant,
and Early Childhood Home Visiting
(MIECHV) Program: Guidance for
Submitting an Annual Report to the
Secretary (OMB #0970–0409; expiration
9/30/2021). There are minor updates to
the annual guidance which reflects a
change in timing for the due date of the
final report.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of Title
V of the Social Security Act requires
that grantees under the 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
SUMMARY:
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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.
OCC, in collaboration with the Health
Resources and Services Administration,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
awarded grants for the Tribal MIECHV
Program (Tribal Home Visiting) to
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.
After the first grant year, Tribal Home
Visiting grantees must comply with the
requirement to submit 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. To assist
grantees with meeting these
requirements, ACF created guidance for
grantees to use when writing their
reports. The guidance specifies that
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
• Update on dissemination activities
• Administration of Home Visiting
Program
• Technical Assistance Needs
Previously, the guidance included
information about both the annual and
the final reports from grantees. This
extension request includes updates to
the guidance to make it specific to just
the annual reports. Guidance specific to
the final report will be submitted for
review and approval by OMB in the
future. A comment period will
accompany that request.
Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting
Managers (information collection does
not include direct interaction with
individuals or families that receive the
services).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
hours per
response
Annual
burden
hours
Annual Report to the Secretary .......................................................................
23
1
25
575
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 575.
Comments: 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.
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Authority: Title V of the Social Security
Act, sections 511(e)(8)(A) and 511(h)(2)(A).
John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for
Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-0409)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Tribal
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program:
Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-
0409; expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor updates to the annual
guidance which reflects a change in timing for the due date of the
final report.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of Title V
of the Social Security Act requires that grantees under the 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
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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.
OCC, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau awarded grants for the
Tribal MIECHV Program (Tribal Home Visiting) to 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.
After the first grant year, Tribal Home Visiting grantees must
comply with the requirement to submit 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. To assist grantees with meeting these
requirements, ACF created guidance for grantees to use when writing
their reports. The guidance specifies that 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
Update on dissemination activities
Administration of Home Visiting Program
Technical Assistance Needs
Previously, the guidance included information about both the annual
and the final reports from grantees. This extension request includes
updates to the guidance to make it specific to just the annual reports.
Guidance specific to the final report will be submitted for review and
approval by OMB in the future. A comment period will accompany that
request.
Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection
does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that
receive the services).
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Report to the Secretary.............. 23 1 25 575
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 575.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Title V of the Social Security Act, sections
511(e)(8)(A) and 511(h)(2)(A).
John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-12464 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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