[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14670-14671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6068]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting Program Needs Assessment and Plan for 
Responding to Identified Needs.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: Section 511(h)(2)(A) of Title V of the Social Security 
Act, as added by Section 2951 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act or ACA), 
authorizes the Secretary of HHS to award grants to Indian Tribes (or a 
consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian 
Organizations to conduct an early childhood home visiting program. The 
legislation sets aside 3 percent of the total ACA Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program appropriation (authorized in 
Section 511(j)) for grants to Tribal entities and requires that the 
Tribal grants, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with 
the requirements of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home 
Visiting Program grants to States and territories (authorized in 
Section 511(c)), and include conducting a needs assessment and 
establishing benchmarks.
    The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, 
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collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, recently awarded grants for the 
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 
(Tribal Home Visiting). The Tribal Home Visiting grant awards will 
support 5-year 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, 
and participate in research and evaluation activities to build the 
knowledge base on home visiting among Native populations.
    In Phase 1 (Year 1) of the cooperative agreement, grantees must (1) 
conduct a comprehensive community needs assessment and (2) develop a 
plan and begin to build capacity to respond to identified needs. 
Grantees will be expected to submit the needs assessment and plan for 
responding to identified needs through an evidence-based home visiting 
program within 10 months of the Year 1 award date. Grantees may engage 
in needs assessment, planning, and capacity-building activities during 
Phase 1, but will not fully implement their plan and/or begin serving 
children and families through high-quality, evidence-based home 
visiting programs. Pending successful Phase 1 activities and submission 
(within 10 months of Year 1 award date) of a non-competing continuation 
application that includes a needs assessment and approvable plan for 
responding to identified needs, funds will be provided for Phase 2 
(Implementation Phase, Years 2-5)
    Respondents: Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, andEarly 
Childhood Home Visiting Year 1 Grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Needs Assessment and Plan...................              18                1              100            1,800
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,800.
    Additional Information:
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, 
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
7285, E-mail: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-6068 Filed 3-16-11; 8:45 am]
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