[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7978-7979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02543]


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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 Implementation Plan 
Guidance for Development and Implementation and Implementation and 
Expansion Grantees

AGENCY: Office of Early Childhood Development, Administration for 
Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Early Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval of Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Implementation Plan Guidance 
for Tribal Home Visiting Development and Implementation Grants (DIG) 
and Tribal Home Visiting Implementation and Expansion Grants (IEG).

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: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of title V of the Social Security 
Act requires that grantees under the Tribal MIECHV program, in the 
first year of their grants, submit an implementation plan on how they 
will meet the requirements of the program. 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.
    The ACF Office of Early Childhood Development, in collaboration 
with the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and 
Child Health Bureau awarded grants for the Tribal MIECHV Program to 
support cooperative agreements to conduct community needs assessments; 
plan for

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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.
    During the first grant year, Tribal Home Visiting grantees must 
comply with the requirement to submit an implementation plan that 
should feature planned activities to be carried out under the program 
in years 2-5 of their cooperative agreements. To assist grantees with 
meeting these requirements, ACF created guidance for grantees to use 
when writing their plans. The DIG and IEG guidance specify that 
grantees must provide a plan to address the following areas:

 Community Needs and Readiness Assessment
 Program Design
 Program Blueprint
 Plan for Data Collection, Management and Performance 
Measurement
 Fidelity Monitoring and Quality Assurance

    Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection 
does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that 
receive the services).

                                             Total Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                      Total number    responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent     per response        hours
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Implementation Plan Guidance for Development and              13               1           1,000          13,000
 Implementation Grantees........................
Implementation Plan Guidance for Implementation               35               1           1,000          35,000
 and Expansion Grantees.........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............          48,000
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    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).

John M. Sweet Jr,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-02543 Filed 2-6-23; 8:45 am]
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