[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63779-63780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22755]


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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 Form 2: Grantee Performance Measures 
(OMB #0970-0500)

AGENCY: Office of Early Childhood Development; 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 Feb 28, 2023). There are no changes requested to the 
form.

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

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search function. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection 
of information by emailing [email protected]. Identify all 
emailed requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The MIECHV Program authorizes the Secretary of 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 Ealy Childhood Development (ECD), 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. Tribal Home 
Visiting (HV) Form 2 will provide 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 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 2........................              23                1              500           11,500
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,500.
    Authority: 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. 2022-22755 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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