Implement Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 2022 Legislative Changes: Assessment of Administrative Burden
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Approved without change
07/10/2024
06/04/2024
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
85
0
0
900
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0
0
0
0
The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Section 6101 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, P.L. 117-328) amended Section 511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 711), the authority for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, by extending funding for an additional 5 years and adding new program requirements. Among these is a requirement for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess and reduce burden on MIECHV funding recipients in administering the program by (1) eliminating duplication and streamlining reporting requirements; (2) analyzing ways, in consultation with administering agencies (i.e., MIECHV funding recipients) to reduce the number of hours spent on complying with paperwork requirements by at least 15 percent; (3) reviewing paperwork and data collection requirements for tribal MIECHV funding recipients and exploring, in consultation with tribes and tribal organizations, ways to reduce administrative burden, respect sovereignty, and acknowledge the different focus points for tribal funding recipients; (4) collecting input from relevant state fiscal officials to align fiscal requirements and oversight for states and eligible entities to ensure consistency with standards and guidelines for other federal formula grant programs; and (5) consulting with administering agencies and service delivery model representatives on needed and unneeded data elements regarding the dashboards provided for in newly added Social Security Act subsection 511(d)(1)(B), consistent with the data requirements of such subsection.
This is a new collection. The incorrect burden table was published in the Federal Register, the correct burden table is in Section 12A of Supporting Statement A. A correction FRN is in process. However, OMB has confirmed that we can send forward this collection with a note explaining the Correction FRN is in process.
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.