[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35809-35810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: The 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly 
Performance Report, OMB No. 0906-0016, Revision

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than September 
7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 14N136B, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA

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Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: The Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly Performance Report, OMB 
No. 0906-0016, Revision
    Abstract: This clearance request is for continued approval of the 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program 
Quarterly Performance Report. The MIECHV Program, administered by HRSA 
in partnership with the Administration for Children and Families, 
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. HRSA is revising the data collection forms for the MIECHV 
Program by making the following changes:

 Form 4, reporting guidance: Revise reporting instructions to 
reflect updated reporting requirements
 Form 4, Definition of Key Terms: Update definitions for Table 
A.1
 Form 4, Definition of Key Terms: Add definitions for Table A.2

    HRSA is also requesting approval to expand the use of Form 4 in 
order to collect quarterly performance data from awardees who receive 
MIECHV funding appropriated by section 9101 of the American Rescue Plan 
Act (Pub. L. 117-2).
    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 reporting instructions and definitions of key 
terms and to expand the use of Form 4 in order to collect distinct 
quarterly performance data related to the use of the American Rescue 
Plan Act funds. This notice is subject to the appropriation of funds, 
and is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become 
available for this purpose, information can be collected in a timely 
manner.
    Likely Respondents: MIECHV Program awardees that are states, 
territories, and, where applicable, nonprofit organizations receiving 
MIECHV funding to provide home visiting services within states.
    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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                    Number  of       Number of         Total        burden  per    Total burden
           Form  name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Form 4: Section A--Quarterly                  56               8             448              24          10,752
 Performance Report.............
Form 4: Section B Quarterly                   10               4              40             200           8,000
 Benchmark Performance Measures.
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    Total.......................            * 56  ..............             488  ..............          18,752
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* The 10 responses for Section B are a sub-set of 56 total awardees funded through the MIECHV Program.

    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-14412 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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