[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 43529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15632]


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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; 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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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 (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)) #0970-
0500; Expiration date February 28, 2023). There are no changes 
requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The MIECHV Program authorizes the Secretary of the 
Health and Human Services (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 (OCC), in collaboration with the 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau (MCHB), 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 of 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 on improvement in 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........................              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: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (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. 2022-15632 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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