[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62533-62534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24797]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal, 
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Form 2: Grantee 
Performance Measures (OMB #0970-0500)

AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families; 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF-Tribal Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program Form 2: Grantee 
Performance Measures (OMB #0970-0500; Expiration date 8/31/2020). There 
are no changes requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting 
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection 
described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home 
Visiting Program (MIECHV) authorizes the Secretary of HHS (in Section 
511(h)(2)(A)) to award grants to Indian tribes (or a consortium of 
Indian tribes), tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations to 
conduct an early childhood home visiting program. The legislation set 
aside 3 percent of the total MIECHV program appropriation for grants to 
tribal entities. Tribal MIECHV grants, to the greatest extent 
practicable, are to be consistent with the requirements of the MIECHV 
grants to states and jurisdictions and include conducting a needs 
assessment and establishing quantifiable, measurable benchmarks.
    The ACF, Office of Child Care, in collaboration with the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau, awards grants for the Tribal MIECHV Program. The Tribal MIECHV 
grant awards support 5-year 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; collect and report on performance measures; and 
participate in research and evaluation activities to build the 
knowledge base on home visiting among Native populations.
    Specifically, the MIECHV legislation requires that State and Tribal 
MIECHV grantees collect performance data to measure improvements for 
eligible families in six specified areas (referred to as ``benchmark 
areas'') that encompass the major goals for the program. These include:
    1. Improved maternal and newborn health;
    2. Prevention of child injuries, child abuse, neglect, or 
maltreatment, and reduction in emergency department visits;
    3. Improvement in school readiness and achievement;
    4. Reduction in crime or domestic violence;
    5. Improvement in family economic self-sufficiency; and
    6. Improvement in the coordination and referrals for other 
community resources and supports.
    Tribal MIECHV grantees are required to propose a plan for meeting 
the benchmark requirements specified in the legislation and must report 
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improvement on constructs under each benchmark area. The Tribal Home 
Visiting (HV) Form 2 provides a template for Tribal MIECHV grantees to 
report data on their progress in improving performance under the six 
benchmark areas, as stipulated in the legislation.
    ACF will continue to use Tribal HV Form 2 to:
     Track and improve the quality of benchmark measures data 
submitted by the Tribal grantees;
     Improve program monitoring and oversight;
     Improve rigorous data analyses that help to assess the 
effectiveness of the programs and enable ACF to better monitor 
projects; and
     Ensure adequate and timely reporting of program data to 
relevant federal agencies and stakeholders including Congress and 
members of the public.
    Respondents: Tribal MIECHV Program Grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual  number  Average  burden
                 Instrument                    Total  number    of  responses      hours  per     Annual  burden
                                              of  respondents  per  respondent      response          hours
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Tribal MIECHV Form 2........................              25                1              500           12,500
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,500.
    Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) 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. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.
    Authority: Public Law 115-123, Section 511(h)(2)(A) of Title V of 
the Social Security Act.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24797 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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