[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 71906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19793]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance 
for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (Office of Management 
and Budget#: 0970-0409)

AGENCY: 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), Early 
Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting revisions to the Tribal 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: 
Guidance for Submitting Reports (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
#: 0970-0409; expiration 3/31/2026) and a three-year extension of 
approval.

DATES: Comments due October 4, 2024. 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 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: Section 511(e)(8)(A) of Title V of the Social Security 
Act requires that grantees under the MIECHV program for states and 
jurisdictions submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services regarding the program and activities carried out under 
the program, including such data and information as the Secretary shall 
require. 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.
    ECD, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau awarded grants for the 
Tribal MIECHV Program (Tribal Home Visiting) to support 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; establish, measure, 
and report on progress toward meeting performance measures in six 
legislatively-mandated benchmark areas; and participation in research 
and evaluation activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting 
among Native populations.
    After the first grant year, Tribal Home Visiting grantees must 
comply with the requirement to submit an Annual Report to the Secretary 
that should feature activities carried out under the program during the 
past reporting period. To assist grantees with meeting these 
requirements, ACF created guidance for grantees to use when writing 
their annual reports. The guidance specifies that grantees must address 
the following:
     Update on the implementation of the Home Visiting Program 
in targeted community(ies)
     Update on the collection, reporting, and use of data
     Progress toward fidelity monitoring, program management, 
and improvement
     Update on contribution to MIECHV Learning Agenda through 
participation in research and evaluation projects
     Dissemination
     Technical Assistance Supports
    Previously, the guidance included information about both the annual 
and the final reports from grantees. This extension request includes 
updates to the guidance to make it specific to just the annual reports. 
Guidance specific to the final report may be submitted for review and 
approval by OMB in the future. A comment period will accompany that 
request.
    Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection 
does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that 
receive the services).

                                             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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Guidance for Submitting Annual Reports......              53                1               25            1,325
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    Authority:
    Title V of the Social Security Act, Sections 511(e)(8)(A) & 
511(h)(2)(A).

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19793 Filed 9-3-24; 8:45 am]
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