[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28606-28607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11636]


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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 Competitive Grant Non-Competing Continuation Progress 
Reports (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--[New]

Activity Code: D89

    On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act). 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 awarded to States on a formula 
basis in 2010. An additional $125,000,000 was made available to States 
on a formula basis in 2011. Additionally, competitive funding was 
awarded in June 2011 for Development Grants and Expansion Grants. 
Development Grants were intended to support the efforts of 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 were intended to support the efforts of 
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. These competitive grants are for 
2 years (Development Grants) and 4 years (Expansion Grants), 
respectively. 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.
    Additional funds are being made available for Development and 
Expansion Grants in FY 2012. Ten Expansion Grants, totaling $71.9 
million, have been awarded. An additional four to eight Development 
Grants are anticipated to be awarded, with 2-year project periods. 
Development Grant recipients will be required to complete one NCC to 
secure the release of second-year funds. The project period is 4 years 
for the FY 2011 Expansion grants, and 3 years for the FY 2012 Expansion 
Grants. Fiscal year 2012 Expansion grant recipients will be required to 
complete three annual NCCs, and FY 2013 recipients will be required to 
complete two annual NCCs to secure the release of their out-year funds.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                                                                        Total
 Instrument: A summary of the progress on the following   Number of     Responses per    Hours per      burden
                       activities                        respondents     respondent       response      hours
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Implementing home visiting programs....................           25                 1            8          200
Fostering the integration of home visiting programs               25                 1            8          200
 into early childhood systems..........................
Promoting effective policy to support and strengthen              25                 1           24          600
 home visiting programs................................
Evaluating programs and using the information received            25                 1            8          200
 to improve the quality of home visiting programs and
 early childhood systems...............................
Improving outcomes for families served by the home                25                 1            8          200
 visiting program......................................
Providing services to vulnerable or high risk                     25                 1            2           50
 populations...........................................
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    Total..............................................           25  ................  ...........        1,450
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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 9, 2012.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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