[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47856-47857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19653]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) periodically 
publishes abstracts of information collection requests under review by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, email 
[email protected] or call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office at (301) 
443-1984.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

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 million was awarded to states on a formula 
basis in both fiscal years (FY) 2010 and 2011. This funding was awarded 
to support states in implementing their Updated State Plans. 
Additionally, competitive funding was awarded in June 2011 for 
Development Grants and Expansion Grants. Development Grants are 
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 are 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. 
These Development Grant recipients will be required to complete one (1) 
NCC to secure the release of second-year funds. Expansion grant project 
periods are four (4) years for the FY 2011 Expansion Grants, and three 
(3) years for the FY 2012 Expansion Grants. FY 2012 Expansion Grant 
recipients will be required to complete three (3) annual NCCs, and FY 
2013 recipients will be required to complete two (2) annual NCCs to 
secure the release of second, third, and fourth year funds.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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  Instrument: A summary of the
    progress on the following        Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
           activities               respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Introduction....................              33               1              33               3              99
Needs Assessment................              33               1              33               7             231
Methodology and Workplan........              33               1              33              24             792
Resolution of Challenges........              33               1              33               4             132
Evaluation and Technical Support              33               1              33               4             132
 Capacity.......................

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Organizational Information......              33               1              33               2              66
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    Total.......................              33               1              33  ..............           1,452
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to 
the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806. Please direct all 
correspondence to the ``attention of the desk officer for HRSA.''

    Dated: August 6, 2012.
Wendy Ponton,
Director, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-19653 Filed 8-9-12; 8:45 am]
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