[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64847-64848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27348]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; The Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly Data Collection, OMB 
No. 0906-0016--Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. A 60-day Federal 
Register Notice was published in the Federal Register on February 21, 
2018. There were 24 public comments. Comments submitted during the 
first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will 
accept further comments from the public during the review and approval 
period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 
17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk 
officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by 
fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: The Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly Data Collection, OMB 
Number: 0906-0016--Revision.
    Abstract: This clearance request is for continued approval of the 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program 
Quarterly Data Collection. The MIECHV Program, administered by HRSA in 
partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services during 
pregnancy and to parents with young children up to kindergarten entry. 
States, certain non-profit organizations, and Tribal entities are 
eligible to receive funding from the MIECHV Program and have the 
flexibility to tailor the program to serve the specific needs of their 
communities. After taking into consideration public comments in 
response to the 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on 
February 21, 2018 (83 FR 7481), HRSA is proposing revisions to the data 
collection forms for the MIECHV Program by making the following 
changes:
     Form 4, Due date: The due date will be revised from 60 
days to 30 days after the end of each reporting period.
     Form 4, Section A: All tables will be renumbered.
     Form 4, Table A.2: Columns will be revised to reflect 
Local Implementing Agencies (LIAs) served, LIA addresses, counties 
served, zip codes served, and evidence-based home visiting models 
implemented.
     Form 4, Table A.4.1: Columns will be combined to reflect 
number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) for home visitors, supervisors, 
and other staff.
     Form 4, Table A.4.2: Table will be deleted.
     Form 4, Section B: Section will be updated to reflect 
current benchmark constructs.
     Form 4, Definitions of Key Terms: Update definitions for 
all tables. HRSA is requesting approval of this revised information 
collection request through March 31, 2022.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses quarterly 
performance information to demonstrate program accountability and 
continuously monitor and provide oversight to MIECHV Program awardees. 
The information is also used to provide quality improvement guidance 
and technical assistance to awardees and help inform the development of 
early childhood systems at the national, state, and local level. HRSA 
is seeking to revise place-based services and staffing indicators for 
home visiting programs. In addition, on a quarterly basis HRSA will 
collect a set of standardized performance and outcome indicators that 
correspond with the benchmark areas identified in statute for awardees 
who fail to demonstrate improvement through the required 3-year 
assessment of improvement.
    Likely Respondents: MIECHV Program awardees (n=56).
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below:
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    \1\ HRSA currently estimates approximately 10 awardees may need 
to report benchmark performance data on a quarterly basis based on 
the statutorily-required assessment of improvement.
    \2\ The 10 responses for Section B are a sub-set of 56 total 
awardees funded through the MIECHV Program.

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                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Form 4: Section A--Quarterly                  56               4             224              24           5,376
 Performance Report--State/
 Territory Awardees.............
Form 4: Section B--Quarterly              \1\ 10               4              40             200           8,000
 Benchmark Performance Measures.
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    Total.......................          \2\ 56  ..............             264  ..............          13,376
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Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-27348 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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