[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 193 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56279-56280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22004]


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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; 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 Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of 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. 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. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 
day comment period for this Notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than November 
8, 2021.

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 Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call 
(301) 443-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: 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.
    A 60-Day notice was published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 35809 
(July 7, 2021). There were two public comments. These comments 
expressed support for proposed updates to definitions of key terms and 
provided suggestions to improve clarity and reduce reporting burden 
related to quarterly information reporting. HRSA appreciates these 
comments and suggestions to the information collection. Comments also 
raised questions about existing guidance that do not appear to require 
amendments to the guidance and that HRSA therefore intends to address 
through technical assistance. After taking these comments into 
consideration, HRSA intends the following proposed revisions to Form 4:
     Form 4, Reporting guidance: Revise reporting instructions 
and links 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.
     Form 4, Due date: The due date will be revised to 45 days 
after the end of each reporting period.
    HRSA requests 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 
seeks 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 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 are states, 
jurisdictions, 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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                                                     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               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.......................          \1\ 56  ..............             488  ..............          18,752
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\1\ 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. 2021-22004 Filed 10-7-21; 8:45 am]
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