Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Form 2: Grantee Performance Measures (OMB #0970-0500)
| Published date | 15 November 2019 |
| Record Number | 2019-24797 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62533-62534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24797]
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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 Form 2: Grantee
Performance Measures (OMB #0970-0500)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families;
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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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 (OMB #0970-0500; Expiration date 8/31/2020). There
are no changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection
described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program (MIECHV) 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 Child Care, in collaboration with the Health
Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau, 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 for 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
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improvement on constructs under each benchmark area. The Tribal Home
Visiting (HV) Form 2 provides 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 Program Grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Tribal MIECHV Form 2........................ 25 1 500 12,500
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,500.
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: 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. 2019-24797 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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