Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program Performance Measures

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program Performance Measures AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR. DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 15, 2026. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 13N82, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call Samantha Miller, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the ICR title for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-New. Abstract: The Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC) Program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2) (Title V, § 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act), which authorizes awards for special projects of regional and national significance in maternal and child health. Special projects of regional and national significance support HRSA's mission to improve the health and well-being of America's mothers, children, and families. Through the TPEC Program, HRSA directly funds organizations with statewide or tribal reach to place early childhood development experts in local pediatric practices to deliver team-based care to young children and their families. All TPEC funding recipients will collect data and report standardized annual performance measures included in this ICR. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA will use the information to monitor and provide oversight to TPEC funding recipients so the recipients can successfully access, analyze, and use pediatric practice-level and state-level data to meet program goals. HRSA will also use the performance information to demonstrate program accountability and impact to young children and their families served by the TPEC-funded pediatric practices. Likely Respondents: TPEC funding recipients. Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below. Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours Form Name Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Total responses Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours TPEC Performance Measures 10 1 10 120 1,200 Total 10 1 10 120 1,200 HRSA specifically requests comments on: (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Maria G. Button, Director, Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2026-07458 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P