[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency; (b) the 
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance 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.

Proposed Project: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting 
Program FY 2012 Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report (OMB No. 
0915-xxxx)--[New] Activity Code: X02

    On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 2951 of the Act 
amended Title V of the Social Security Act by adding a new section, 
511, which authorized the creation of the Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting Program, (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3590enr.txt.pdf, pages 
216-225). The Act responds to the diverse needs of children and 
families in communities at risk and provides an unprecedented 
opportunity for collaboration and partnership at the Federal, State, 
and community levels to improve health and development outcomes for at-
risk children through evidence-based home visiting programs.
    Under this program, $125,000,000 was made available to States on a 
formula basis in both FY 2010 and 2011. This funding was awarded to 
support States in implementing their Updated State Plans. Additionally, 
a competitive funding opportunity announcement (FOA) was issued in June 
2011 to allow interested States to apply for one of two possible 
grants: Development Grants and Expansion Grants. Development Grants are 
intended to support States and jurisdictions with modest evidence-based 
home visiting programs to expand the depth and scope of these efforts, 
with the intent to develop the infrastructure and capacity needed to 
seek an Expansion Grant in the future. Expansion Grants are intended to 
recognize States and jurisdictions that had already made significant 
progress towards a high-quality home visiting program or embedding 
their home visiting program into a comprehensive, high-quality early 
childhood system. Thirteen States were awarded Development Grants, and 
nine States were awarded Expansion Grants. State grantees of both 
competitive programs will need to complete non-competing continuation 
(NCC) progress reports in order to secure the release of FY 2012 and 
out-year grant funds.
    The MIECHV Program intends to make approximately $125,000,000 in 
formula-based funds available to States and jurisdictions in FY 2012 
subsequent to the completion of FY11 Progress Reports. The project 
period is 2 years.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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  Instrument: A summary of the progress on the       Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
              following activities                  respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Accomplishments and Barriers....................              54               1               2             108
Program Goals and Objectives....................              54               1               8             432
Update on Evaluation Plan.......................              54               1               4             216
Implementation in Targeted At-Risk Communities..              54               1              24            1296
Progress on Benchmark Reporting.................              54               1               6             324
CQI efforts.....................................              54               1               4             216
Program Administration..........................              54               1               4             216
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    Total.......................................              54  ..............  ..............            2808
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    Email comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: May 3, 2012.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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