[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30254-30255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12693]


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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 Annual Report Guidance.
    OMB No.: 0970-0409.
    Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act, as 
added by Section 2951 of the Affordable Care Act and amended by the 
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 and the Medicare Access and 
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, requires that grantees under the 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program 
for states and jurisdictions submit an annual and final report to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the program and 
activities carried out under the program, including such data and 
information as the Secretary shall require. Section 511 (h)(2)(A) 
further states that the requirements for the MIECHV grants to tribes, 
tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations are to be 
consistent, to the greatest extent practicable, with the requirements 
for grantees under the MIECHV program for states and jurisdictions.
    The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, 
in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, has awarded grants for the Tribal 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Tribal 
Home Visiting). The Tribal Home Visiting discretionary grants support 
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; establish, measure, 
and report on progress toward meeting performance measures in six 
legislatively-mandated benchmark areas; and participate in rigorous 
evaluation activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting 
among Native populations.
    Tribal Home Visiting grantees have been notified that in every year 
of their grant, after the first year, they must comply with the 
requirement for submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary that 
should feature activities carried out under the program during the past 
reporting period. In order to assist grantees with meeting the 
requirements of the Annual Report to the Secretary, ACF created 
guidance for grantees to use when writing their annual reports. ACF is 
requesting approval to renew and update the existing Tribal Home 
Visiting Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB 
Control No. 0970-0409) that will include instructions for grantees to 
submit either an annual or final report (in the final year of the 
grant) on the progress of their program to the Secretary, depending on 
the reporting period.
    This Report Shall Address the Following:

 Update on Home Visiting Program Goals and Objectives
 Update on the Implementation of Home Visiting Program in 
Targeted Community(ies)
 Update on progress toward meeting Legislatively Mandated 
Benchmark Requirements
 Update on Rigorous Evaluation Activities
 Update on Home Visiting Program Continuous Quality Improvement 
(CQI) Efforts
 Update on Dissemination Activities
 Update on Technical Assistance Needs

    Respondents: Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home 
Visiting Program Managers (The information collection does not include 
direct interaction with individuals or families that receive the 
services).

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                  Number of                           Average burden
                        Instrument                         Annual  number of    responses per     Total  responses      hours per         Total annual
                                                               respondents        respondent                             response         burden hours
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Annual/Final Report to the Secretary (depending on                       25                  1                  1                 50               1250
 reporting period).......................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 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. Email 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, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for

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the Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12693 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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