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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3224-3225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00556]

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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 (MIECHV) Program Community 
Needs and Readiness Assessment Guidance and Implementation Plan 
Guidance (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0611)

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 Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Early Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting revisions to the Tribal 
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Community 
Needs and Readiness Assessment Guidance and Implementation Plan 
Guidance (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0611; 
expiration June 30, 2026) and a 3-year extension of approval.

DATES: Comments due March 17, 2025. 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 [email protected]. 
Identify all 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 Tribal MIECHV program, in the 
first year of their grants, submit an implementation plan on how they 
will meet the requirements of the program. 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.
    ACF ECD, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services 
Administration's 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 conduct rigorous evaluation 
activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting among Native 
populations.
    During the first grant year, Tribal Home Visiting grantees must 
comply with the requirement to conduct a Community Needs and Readiness 
Assessment (CNRA) and submit an implementation plan that should feature 
planned activities to be carried out under the program in years 2-5 of 
their cooperative agreements. To assist grantees with meeting these 
requirements, ACF created a CNRA and implementation guidance for 
grantees to use when writing their plans. The CNRA Guidance and 
Implementation Plan Guidance (IPG) specifies that grantees must provide 
a plan to address the following areas:

 CNRA
 Program Design
 Program Blueprint
 Plan for Data Collection, Management, and Performance 
Measurement
 Fidelity Monitoring and Quality Assurance

    The previous guidance included information about the CNRA and the 
implementation plan for grant recipients. This extension request 
updates the guidance by separating the CNRA Guidance from the IPG. This 
separation allows the CNRA Guidance to function as an independent 
document, enhancing clarity and usability instead of being incorporated 
within the IPG.
    Additionally, significant modifications have been made to the 
guidance compared to earlier versions, with a primary focus on reducing 
the burden on grant recipients. These changes include eliminating 
redundant sections that overlap with other reporting requirements, 
reducing the number of guiding questions, and allowing for shorter 
responses.
    Respondents: Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection 
does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that 
receive the services).

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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Implementation Plan Guidance for              27               1             450          12,150           4,050
 Development and Implementation
 Grantees.......................
DIG Community Needs and                       27               1             450          12,150           4,050
 Readiness Assessment...........
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    Totals:.....................  ..............  ..............  ..............          24,300           8,100
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    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: 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. 2025-00556 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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