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compliance with the matching 

agreement. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments on this notice to the 

CMS Privacy Act Officer by mail at: 

Division of Security, Privacy Policy & 

Governance, Information Security & 

Privacy Group, Office of Information 

Technology, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Location: N1–14–56, 

7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 

21244–1850 or by email at 

Barbara.Demopulos@cms.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about the matching 

program, you may contact Anne Pesto, 

Senior Advisor, Marketplace Eligibility 

and Enrollment Group, Center for 

Consumer Information and Insurance 

Oversight, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, at 443–955–9966, by 

email at anne.pesto@cms.hhs.gov, or by 

mail at 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, 

MD 21244. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a) provides certain 

protections for individuals applying for 

and receiving Federal benefits. The law 

governs the use of computer matching 

by Federal agencies when records in a 

system of records (meaning, Federal 

agency records about individuals 

retrieved by name or other personal 

identifier) are matched with records of 

other Federal or non-Federal agencies. 

The Privacy Act requires agencies 

involved in a matching program to: 

1. Enter into a written agreement, 

which must be prepared in accordance 

with the Privacy Act, approved by the 

Data Integrity Board of each source and 

recipient Federal agency, provided to 

Congress and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), and made available 

to the public, as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4). 

2. Notify the individuals whose 

information will be used in the 

matching program that the information 

they provide is subject to verification 

through matching, as required by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D). 

3. Verify match findings before 

suspending, terminating, reducing, or 

making a final denial of an individual’s 

benefits or payments or taking other 

adverse action against the individual, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p). 

4. Report the matching program to 

Congress and the OMB, in advance and 

annually, as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o)(2)(A)(i), (r), and (u)(3)(D). 

5. Publish advance notice of the 

matching program in the Federal 

Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(12). 

This matching program meets these 

requirements. 

Barbara Demopulos, 

Privacy Act Officer, Division of Security, 

Privacy Policy and Governance, Office of 

Information Technology, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is the 

recipient agency, and the Peace Corps is 

the source agency. 

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING

PROGRAM: 

The principal authority for the 

matching program is 42 U.S.C. 18001, et 

seq. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of the matching program 

is to assist CMS in determining 

individuals’ eligibility for financial 

assistance in paying for private health 

insurance coverage. In this matching 

program, the Peace Corps provides CMS 

with daily files, identifying all Peace 

Corps volunteers and the dates when 

each volunteer was eligible for coverage 

under a Peace Corps health benefit plan, 

which CMS makes available to state 

administering entities (AEs) through a 

data services hub, under a separate 

matching agreement. CMS and AEs use 

the Peace Corps data to verify whether 

an individual who is applying for or is 

enrolled in private health insurance 

coverage under a qualified health plan 

through a federally-facilitated or statebased health insurance exchange is 

eligible for coverage under a Peace 

Corps health benefit plan, for the 

purpose of determining the individual’s 

eligibility for financial assistance 

(including an advance tax credit and 

cost sharing reduction, which are types 

of insurance affordability programs) in 

paying for private health insurance 

coverage. Peace Corps health benefit 

plans provide minimum essential 

coverage, and eligibility for such plans 

precludes eligibility for financial 

assistance in paying for private 

coverage. The data provided by the 

Peace Corps under this matching 

program will be used by CMS and AEs 

to authenticate identity, determine 

eligibility for financial assistance, and 

determine the amount of any financial 

assistance. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS: 

The categories of individuals whose 

information is involved in the matching 

program are: (1) active and recently 

separated Peace Corps volunteers, 

identified in data CMS receives from the 

Peace Corps, and (2) consumers who 

apply for or are enrolled in private 

insurance coverage under a qualified 

health plan through a federallyfacilitated or state-based health 

insurance exchange (and other relevant 

individuals, such as applicants’ and 

enrollees’ household members), whose 

records are matched against the data 

CMS receives from the Peace Corps. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS: 

The categories of records which will 

be provided by the Peace Corps to CMS 

in this matching program are identity 

records and minimum essential 

coverage period records, consisting of 

these data elements: last name, middle 

initial, first name, and date of birth. 

CMS will not send any data about 

individual applicants/enrollees to the 

Peace Corps in order to receive this data 

about Peace Corps volunteers. 

SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS: 

A. System of Records Maintained by 

CMS 

The applicable CMS system of records 

is CMS Health Insurance Exchanges 

System (HIX), CMS System No. 09–70– 

0560, last published in full at 78 FR 

63211 (Oct. 23, 2013), as amended at 83 

FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018). 

B. System of Records Maintained by the 

Peace Corps 

The applicable Peace Corps system of 

records is PC–17 Peace Corps, Volunteer 

Applicant and Service Records System, 

last published in full at 50 FR 1950 (Jan. 

14, 1985) and partially amended at 65 

FR 63641 (Oct. 24, 2000), 72 FR 44878 

(Aug. 9, 2007), 75 FR 53000 (Aug. 30, 

2010), and 79 FR 41599 (July 16, 2014). 

Routine use (i) published at 50 FR 1950 

(Jan. 14, 1985), which permits 

disclosures ‘‘to verify active or former 

volunteer service,’’ authorizes the Peace 

Corps’ disclosures to CMS. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Tribal Early Childhood 

Facilities Combined Application Guide 

(New Collection) 

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 Office of Early Childhood 

Development (ECD), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), is requesting Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the Tribal Early Childhood 

Facilities Combined Application Guide 

for joint applications for construction 

and major renovation projects using 

both Head Start and Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) resources. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act 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 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Funding for facilities 

under the CCDF is authorized by section 

658O(c)(6) of the Child Care and 

Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, 

42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6), and is managed by 

the Office of Child Care (OCC). Funding 

for Head Start facilities projects is 

authorized by 45 CFR part 1303 (subpart 

E) Head Start Program Performance 

Standards and is managed by the Office 

of Head Start (OHS). The guide 

streamlines the process for Tribal CCDF 

Lead Agencies and American Indian 

and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start 

programs submitting collaborative, joint 

applications to use federal CCDF and 

Head Start funds for facilities projects 

where funds can be used for reasonable 

costs and fees related to planning for a 

facilities project and to support the 

application development in tribal 

communities. Both funds aim to 

construct or improve early childhood 

facilities, often serving the same 

children, but application submission 

and review processes are currently 

unique to each respective funding 

stream. The proposed information 

collection will provide instructions to 

Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies and AI/AN 

Head Start programs on submitting joint 

plans for how proposed facilities 

projects will enable the programs to 

better serve current AI/AN families or 

increase enrollment currently limited by 

inadequate facilities. The guide will 

provide critical information and 

resources, so recipients understand the 

requirements of each program and 

develop plans that reflect the needs of 

their communities. Reducing and 

streamlining administrative burdens for 

tribal constituents follows policy 

priorities laid out in the 2022 HHS 

Equity Action Plan and is in alignment 

with Executive Order 14095—Executive 

Order on Increasing Access to HighQuality Care and Supporting Caregivers. 

Respondents: AI/AN Head Start 

Facilities and Tribal CCDF Lead 

Agencies (information collection does 

not include direct interaction with 

individuals or families that receive the 

services). 

Annual Burden Estimates: We 

estimate at most 10 applications per 

year and have estimated burden based 

on this maximum number. 

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Application Guide ................................. 10 1 100 1,000 

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: 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6); 45 

CFR part 1303 subpart E. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Survey of Staff Recruitment, 

Training, and Professional 

Development in Early Head Start (New 

Collection) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children & Families (ACF) at the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) seeks approval to 

conduct a nationally representative 

survey of Early Head Start (EHS) grant 

recipients regarding their recruitment, 

hiring, and professional development 

practices. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 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 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Identify all requests by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The Survey of Staff 

Recruitment, Training, and Professional 

Development in EHS is a nationally 

representative survey that will describe 

how EHS programs ensure staff have the 

qualifications and competencies to 

deliver high-quality services to infants, 

toddlers, and their families. The 

information collection will examine 

how EHS grant recipients search for and 

hire qualified teaching and home 

visiting staff and support staff in their 

ongoing professional development and 

career advancement. The information 

collection aims to identify successful 

strategies or approaches as well as 

challenges faced as EHS programs 

search for, hire, and train teaching and 

home visiting staff. Findings are 

intended to inform program planning, 

training and technical assistance, and 

research. 


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