The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) is designed to: 1)strengthen programs and activities carried out under Title V; 2) improve coordination of services for at risk communities; and 3) identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at risk communities. The information requested in the Updated State Plan will advance the purpose of this Program. The information collection will help further the legislative purpose of the MIECHV Program. It is also intended to help States view their proposed State Home Visiting Program as a service strategy aimed at developing a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood system that promotes maternal, infant, and early childhood health, safety and development, and strong parent-child relationships in the targeted communities at risk.
As a condition of receiving the remaining grant award made to States in July 2010, each of the 56 grantees is now required to develop an Updated State Plan for a State Home Visiting Program.
HRSA is requesting emergency processing procedures for this Information Collection Request because the information is needed before the expiration of the normal time limits under regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 to ensure that states complete the required development of an Updated State Plan for a Home Visiting Program and the Department meet its statutory deadlines.
The supplemental information request must be made available as soon as possible to allow States the requisite time needed to plan and implement programs likely to achieve the legislatively mandated benchmarks for demonstrating improvements among eligible families participating in the States' home visiting programs.
This is a program change of a total estimated 15,176 hours for grantees to provide a updated state plan required as a condition of receiving payment of FY2010 Title V Block Grant funds.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.