[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35841-35842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09533]


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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: The 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly 
Performance Report

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 July 1, 
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: The Maternal, Infant, and 
Early

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Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly Performance Report OMB No. 
0906-0016--Revision.
    Abstract: This request is for continued approval of the Maternal, 
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Quarterly 
Performance Report. The MIECHV Program is administered by the Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) within HRSA in partnership with the 
Administration for Children and Families, and provides support to all 
56 States and jurisdictions, as well as Tribes and Tribal 
organizations. Through a needs assessment, States, jurisdictions, 
Tribes, and Tribal organizations identify target populations and select 
the home visiting service delivery model(s) that best meet their needs. 
In response to awardee feedback, HRSA is proposing the following 
revisions to the data collection forms to reduce administrative burden 
related to this performance report:

 Form 4, Table A.2: Remove Column D: Zip Codes
 Form 4, Definition of Key Terms: Update definitions for Table 
A.2
 Form 4: Remove Section B

    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses quarterly 
performance information to demonstrate program accountability and 
continuously monitor and provide oversight to MIECHV Program awardees. 
The information is also used to provide quality improvement guidance 
and technical assistance to awardees and help inform the development of 
early childhood systems at the national, State, and local level. HRSA 
is seeking to remove collection of a variable and update key terms 
given this deletion.
    Likely Respondents: MIECHV Program awardees that are States, 
jurisdictions, and, where applicable, nonprofit organizations providing 
home visiting services within States.
    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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                            Average
                                                Number of       Number of       Total      burden per    Total
                 Form name                     respondents    responses per   responses     response     burden
                                                               respondent                  (in hours)    hours
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Form 4: Section A--Quarterly Performance                 56               4          224           21      4,704
 Report....................................
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    Total..................................              56  ..............          224  ...........      4,704
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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. 2024-09533 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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