[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88084-88085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27895]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Implement 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 2022 
Legislative Changes: Assessment of Administrative Burden

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than February 
20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Implement Maternal, Infant, 
and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 2022 Legislative Changes: 
Assessment of Administrative Burden, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--[New].
    Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 
117-328, Section 6101, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home 
Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Section 6101 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023) extended funding for the Maternal, Infant, 
and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program for an additional 5 
years and adopted new program requirements. This included a new 
requirement for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess 
and reduce burden on MIECHV funding recipients in administering the 
program by (1) eliminating duplication and streamlining reporting 
requirements; (2) analyzing ways, in consultation with administering 
agencies (i.e., MIECHV funding recipients) to reduce the number of 
hours spent on complying with paperwork requirements by at least 15 
percent; (3) reviewing paperwork and data collection requirements for 
tribal MIECHV funding recipients and exploring, in consultation with 
tribes and tribal organizations, ways to reduce administrative burden, 
respect sovereignty, and acknowledge the different focus points for 
tribal funding recipients; (4) collecting input from relevant state 
fiscal officials to align fiscal requirements and oversight for states 
and eligible entities to ensure consistency with standards and 
guidelines for other federal formula grant programs; and (5) consulting 
with administering agencies and service delivery model representatives 
on needed and unneeded data elements regarding the dashboards provided 
for in newly added Social Security Act subsection 511(d)(1)(B), 
consistent with the data requirements of such subsection.
    Through this ICR, HRSA aims to survey state, jurisdiction, and 
tribal MIECHV funding recipients to obtain feedback regarding potential 
ways to reduce administrative burden, as described above. Home visiting 
model developers will also be surveyed on potential ways to reduce 
administrative burden in their work to refine data collection 
requirements that align with MIECHV Program requirements.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Section 511(h)(6)(A) of 
the Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to assess and reduce administrative burden on MIECHV funding 
recipients. Information gained from this information collection will 
inform recommendations to reduce administrative burden.
    Likely Respondents: State and jurisdiction MIECHV Program funding 
recipients that are states, territories, and, where applicable, 
nonprofit organizations receiving MIECHV funding to provide home 
visiting services within states; tribal MIECHV Program funding 
recipients that are tribes and tribal organizations; and developers of 
home visiting models that are eligible for MIECHV funding.
    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.

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                                     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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State and Jurisdiction MIECHV                 56               1              56            1.25              70
 Funding Recipient Survey.......
Tribal MIECHV Funding Recipient               28               1              28            1.25              35
 Survey.........................
Home Visiting Model Developer                 24               1              24            1.25              30
 Survey.........................
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    Total.......................             108               1             108  ..............             135
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    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. 2023-27895 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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