[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46704-46705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17773]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual 
Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-0409)

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), Office of 
Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Tribal 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: 
Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-
0409; expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor updates to the annual 
guidance which reflects a change in timing for the due date of the 
final report.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of Title V 
of the Social Security Act requires that grantees under the MIECHV 
program for states and jurisdictions submit an annual 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.
    OCC, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau awarded grants for the 
Tribal MIECHV Program (Tribal Home Visiting) to 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 conduct rigorous evaluation 
activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting among Native 
populations.

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    After the first grant year, Tribal Home Visiting grantees must 
comply with the requirement to submit an Annual Report to the Secretary 
that should feature activities carried out under the program during the 
past reporting period, and a final report to the Secretary during the 
final year of their grant. To assist grantees with meeting these 
requirements, ACF created guidance for grantees to use when writing 
their reports. The guidance specifies that grantees must address the 
following:

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

    Previously, the guidance included information about both the annual 
and the final reports from grantees. This extension request includes 
updates to the guidance to make it specific to just the annual reports. 
Guidance specific to the final report will be submitted for review and 
approval by OMB in the future. A comment period will accompany that 
request.
    Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection 
does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that 
receive the services).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Annual Report to the Secretary..............              23                1               25              575
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 575.
    Authority: Title V of the Social Security Act, Sections 
511(e)(8)(A) and 511(h)(2)(A).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17773 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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