[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66314-66315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25408]
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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 1: Demographic
and Service Utilization Data (OMB #0970-0389)
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's
Form 1: Demographic and Service Utilization Data (OMB #0970-0389;
expiration 6/30/2022). There are minor updates to the existing Form 1.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF 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]. Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 511(h)(2)(A) of Title V of the Social Security
Act created the MIECHV Program and authorizes the Secretary of HHS 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.
ACF's OCC, 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; and participate in
research and evaluation activities to build the knowledge base on home
visiting among Native populations.
In Year 1 of the cooperative agreement, grantees must (1) conduct a
comprehensive community needs and readiness assessment, and (2) develop
a plan to respond to identified needs. Following each year that Tribal
MIECHV grantees implement home visiting services, they must submit Form
1: Demographic and Service Utilization Data. The Form 1 data are used
to help ACF better understand the population receiving services from
Tribal MIECHV grantees and the degree to which they are using services,
as well as better understand the Tribal MIECHV workforce. Overall, this
information collection will provide valuable information to HHS that
will guide understanding of the Tribal MIECHV Program and the provision
of technical assistance to Tribal MIECHV Program grantees. Changes from
the previous form are minor, including adding a virtual home visit
field and revising certain terms and definitions to make reporting on
the areas more concise and easier for grantees to report.
Respondents: Tribal MIECHV Program Grantees.
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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Tribal MIECHV Form 1........................ 23 1 500 11,500
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,500.
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: 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. 2021-25408 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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