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)

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES <SUBAGY>Administration for Children and Families</SUBAGY> <SUBJECT>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)</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Office of Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Request for public comments. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> 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. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> <E T="03">Comments due March 17, 2025.</E> 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. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing <E T="03">infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.</E> Identify all requests by the title of the information collection. <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <E T="03">Description:</E> 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: <FP SOURCE="FP-1">• CNRA</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">• Program Design</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">• Program Blueprint</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">• Plan for Data Collection, Management, and Performance Measurement</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">• Fidelity Monitoring and Quality Assurance</FP> 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. <E T="03">Respondents:</E> Tribal Home Visiting Managers (information collection does not include direct interaction with individuals or families that receive the services). <GPOTABLE COLS="6" OPTS="L2,i1" CDEF="s50,12,12,12,12,12"> <TTITLE>Annual Burden Estimates</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Instrument</CHED> <CHED H="1"> Total number of respondents </CHED> <CHED H="1"> Total number of responses per <ENT I="01">Implementation Plan Guidance for Development and Implementation Grantees</ENT> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>450</ENT> <ENT>12,150</ENT> <ENT>4,050</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">DIG Community Needs and Readiness Assessment</ENT> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>450</ENT> <ENT>12,150</ENT> <ENT>4,050</ENT> 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. <E T="03">Authority:</E> Title V of the Social Security Act, sections 511(e)(8)(A) & 511(h)(2)(A) <SIG> <NAME>Mary C. Jones,</NAME> ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-00556 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>