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compliance with the matching
agreement.
This matching program meets these
requirements.
Interested parties may
submit comments on this notice to the
CMS Privacy Act Officer by mail at:
Division of Security, Privacy Policy &
Governance, Information Security &
Privacy Group, Office of Information
Technology, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Location: N1–14–56,
7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21244–1850 or by email at
Barbara.Demopulos@cms.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about the matching
program, you may contact Anne Pesto,
Senior Advisor, Marketplace Eligibility
and Enrollment Group, Center for
Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, at 443–955–9966, by
email at anne.pesto@cms.hhs.gov, or by
mail at 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore,
MD 21244.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) provides certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving Federal benefits. The law
governs the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records (meaning, Federal
agency records about individuals
retrieved by name or other personal
identifier) are matched with records of
other Federal or non-Federal agencies.
The Privacy Act requires agencies
involved in a matching program to:
1. Enter into a written agreement,
which must be prepared in accordance
with the Privacy Act, approved by the
Data Integrity Board of each source and
recipient Federal agency, provided to
Congress and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and made available
to the public, as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4).
2. Notify the individuals whose
information will be used in the
matching program that the information
they provide is subject to verification
through matching, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
3. Verify match findings before
suspending, terminating, reducing, or
making a final denial of an individual’s
benefits or payments or taking other
adverse action against the individual, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p).
4. Report the matching program to
Congress and the OMB, in advance and
annually, as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(2)(A)(i), (r), and (u)(3)(D).
5. Publish advance notice of the
matching program in the Federal
Register as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(12).
Barbara Demopulos,
Privacy Act Officer, Division of Security,
Privacy Policy and Governance, Office of
Information Technology, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
The Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is the
recipient agency, and the Peace Corps is
the source agency.
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING
PROGRAM:
The principal authority for the
matching program is 42 U.S.C. 18001, et
seq.
PURPOSE(S):
The purpose of the matching program
is to assist CMS in determining
individuals’ eligibility for financial
assistance in paying for private health
insurance coverage. In this matching
program, the Peace Corps provides CMS
with daily files, identifying all Peace
Corps volunteers and the dates when
each volunteer was eligible for coverage
under a Peace Corps health benefit plan,
which CMS makes available to state
administering entities (AEs) through a
data services hub, under a separate
matching agreement. CMS and AEs use
the Peace Corps data to verify whether
an individual who is applying for or is
enrolled in private health insurance
coverage under a qualified health plan
through a federally-facilitated or statebased health insurance exchange is
eligible for coverage under a Peace
Corps health benefit plan, for the
purpose of determining the individual’s
eligibility for financial assistance
(including an advance tax credit and
cost sharing reduction, which are types
of insurance affordability programs) in
paying for private health insurance
coverage. Peace Corps health benefit
plans provide minimum essential
coverage, and eligibility for such plans
precludes eligibility for financial
assistance in paying for private
coverage. The data provided by the
Peace Corps under this matching
program will be used by CMS and AEs
to authenticate identity, determine
eligibility for financial assistance, and
determine the amount of any financial
assistance.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in the matching
program are: (1) active and recently
separated Peace Corps volunteers,
identified in data CMS receives from the
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Peace Corps, and (2) consumers who
apply for or are enrolled in private
insurance coverage under a qualified
health plan through a federallyfacilitated or state-based health
insurance exchange (and other relevant
individuals, such as applicants’ and
enrollees’ household members), whose
records are matched against the data
CMS receives from the Peace Corps.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
The categories of records which will
be provided by the Peace Corps to CMS
in this matching program are identity
records and minimum essential
coverage period records, consisting of
these data elements: last name, middle
initial, first name, and date of birth.
CMS will not send any data about
individual applicants/enrollees to the
Peace Corps in order to receive this data
about Peace Corps volunteers.
SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
A. System of Records Maintained by
CMS
The applicable CMS system of records
is CMS Health Insurance Exchanges
System (HIX), CMS System No. 09–70–
0560, last published in full at 78 FR
63211 (Oct. 23, 2013), as amended at 83
FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).
B. System of Records Maintained by the
Peace Corps
The applicable Peace Corps system of
records is PC–17 Peace Corps, Volunteer
Applicant and Service Records System,
last published in full at 50 FR 1950 (Jan.
14, 1985) and partially amended at 65
FR 63641 (Oct. 24, 2000), 72 FR 44878
(Aug. 9, 2007), 75 FR 53000 (Aug. 30,
2010), and 79 FR 41599 (July 16, 2014).
Routine use (i) published at 50 FR 1950
(Jan. 14, 1985), which permits
disclosures ‘‘to verify active or former
volunteer service,’’ authorizes the Peace
Corps’ disclosures to CMS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Tribal Early Childhood
Facilities Combined Application Guide
(New Collection)
Office of Early Childhood
Development, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
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The Office of Early Childhood
Development (ECD), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the Tribal Early Childhood
Facilities Combined Application Guide
for joint applications for construction
and major renovation projects using
both Head Start and Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) resources.
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: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Funding for facilities
under the CCDF is authorized by section
SUMMARY:
Head Start programs on submitting joint
plans for how proposed facilities
projects will enable the programs to
better serve current AI/AN families or
increase enrollment currently limited by
inadequate facilities. The guide will
provide critical information and
resources, so recipients understand the
requirements of each program and
develop plans that reflect the needs of
their communities. Reducing and
streamlining administrative burdens for
tribal constituents follows policy
priorities laid out in the 2022 HHS
Equity Action Plan and is in alignment
with Executive Order 14095—Executive
Order on Increasing Access to HighQuality Care and Supporting Caregivers.
Respondents: AI/AN Head Start
Facilities and Tribal CCDF Lead
Agencies (information collection does
not include direct interaction with
individuals or families that receive the
services).
Annual Burden Estimates: We
estimate at most 10 applications per
year and have estimated burden based
on this maximum number.
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Application Guide .................................
10
1
100
1,000
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: 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6); 45
CFR part 1303 subpart E.
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658O(c)(6) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act,
42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6), and is managed by
the Office of Child Care (OCC). Funding
for Head Start facilities projects is
authorized by 45 CFR part 1303 (subpart
E) Head Start Program Performance
Standards and is managed by the Office
of Head Start (OHS). The guide
streamlines the process for Tribal CCDF
Lead Agencies and American Indian
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start
programs submitting collaborative, joint
applications to use federal CCDF and
Head Start funds for facilities projects
where funds can be used for reasonable
costs and fees related to planning for a
facilities project and to support the
application development in tribal
communities. Both funds aim to
construct or improve early childhood
facilities, often serving the same
children, but application submission
and review processes are currently
unique to each respective funding
stream. The proposed information
collection will provide instructions to
Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies and AI/AN
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
Administration for Children and
Families
ADDRESSES:
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Survey of Staff Recruitment,
Training, and Professional
Development in Early Head Start (New
Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
The Administration for
Children & Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) seeks approval to
conduct a nationally representative
survey of Early Head Start (EHS) grant
recipients regarding their recruitment,
hiring, and professional development
practices.
SUMMARY:
Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the ACF is
soliciting public comment on the
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You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Survey of Staff
Recruitment, Training, and Professional
Development in EHS is a nationally
representative survey that will describe
how EHS programs ensure staff have the
qualifications and competencies to
deliver high-quality services to infants,
toddlers, and their families. The
information collection will examine
how EHS grant recipients search for and
hire qualified teaching and home
visiting staff and support staff in their
ongoing professional development and
career advancement. The information
collection aims to identify successful
strategies or approaches as well as
challenges faced as EHS programs
search for, hire, and train teaching and
home visiting staff. Findings are
intended to inform program planning,
training and technical assistance, and
research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Early Childhood
Facilities Combined Application Guide (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Early Childhood Development, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Combined
Application Guide for joint applications for construction and major
renovation projects using both Head Start and Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) resources.
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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected].
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Funding for facilities under the CCDF is authorized by
section 658O(c)(6) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
(CCDBG) Act, 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6), and is managed by the Office of
Child Care (OCC). Funding for Head Start facilities projects is
authorized by 45 CFR part 1303 (subpart E) Head Start Program
Performance Standards and is managed by the Office of Head Start (OHS).
The guide streamlines the process for Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies and
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start programs
submitting collaborative, joint applications to use federal CCDF and
Head Start funds for facilities projects where funds can be used for
reasonable costs and fees related to planning for a facilities project
and to support the application development in tribal communities. Both
funds aim to construct or improve early childhood facilities, often
serving the same children, but application submission and review
processes are currently unique to each respective funding stream. The
proposed information collection will provide instructions to Tribal
CCDF Lead Agencies and AI/AN Head Start programs on submitting joint
plans for how proposed facilities projects will enable the programs to
better serve current AI/AN families or increase enrollment currently
limited by inadequate facilities. The guide will provide critical
information and resources, so recipients understand the requirements of
each program and develop plans that reflect the needs of their
communities. Reducing and streamlining administrative burdens for
tribal constituents follows policy priorities laid out in the 2022 HHS
Equity Action Plan and is in alignment with Executive Order 14095--
Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and
Supporting Caregivers.
Respondents: AI/AN Head Start Facilities and Tribal CCDF Lead
Agencies (information collection does not include direct interaction
with individuals or families that receive the services).
Annual Burden Estimates: We estimate at most 10 applications per
year and have estimated burden based on this maximum number.
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Annual number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Tribal Early Childhood Facilities 10 1 100 1,000
Application Guide......................
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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: 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6); 45 CFR part 1303 subpart E.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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