[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57278-57279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23416]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for the opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and draft instruments, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited 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) ways to enhance 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.

Proposed Project: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Client-Level Data 
Reporting System: (OMB No. 0915-0323)--Extension

    The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's client-level data reporting 
system, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report or Ryan White 
Services Report (RSR), created in 2008 by HRSA, is designed to collect 
information from grantees, as well as their subcontracted service 
providers, funded under Parts A, B, C, and D, and the Part F Minority 
AIDS Initiative of the Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act 
(Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program). The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program provides 
the programs with the flexibility to respond effectively to the 
changing HIV epidemic. Its emphasis is on providing life-saving and 
life-extending services for people living with HIV/AIDS across the 
country, and on targeting resources to areas that have the greatest 
needs.
    All parts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program specify HRSA's 
responsibilities in the administration of grant funds, the allocation 
of funds, the evaluation of programs for the population served, and the 
improvement of the quality of care. Accurate records of the providers 
receiving Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding, the services provided, 
and the clients served continue to be critical to the implementation of 
the legislation and thus are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its 
responsibilities.
    The RSR provides data on the characteristics of Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program-funded grantees, their contracted service providers, and the 
clients being served with program funds. The reporting system consists 
of two online data forms: the Grantee Report, completed by all 
grantees, and the Service Provider Report, completed by all 
subcontracted service providers. Each provider that delivers direct 
client services also submits a data file containing one de-identified 
record for each client that received a Ryan White-funded service during 
the year. The client record contains information on demographic status, 
HIV medical and support services received, and HIV clinical 
information.
    The RSR provides the grantees with the requisite information to 
assess quality of care and unmet need, and the ability to more 
accurately and efficiently report these figures to HRSA and other 
funding agencies than is possible with an aggregate data reporting 
system. In addition, HRSA will be able to perform detailed analyses and 
to characterize accurately the number of clients served by the Ryan 
White HIV/AIDS Program and the outcomes of the program services on a 
national scale. Because grantees associate a unique client identifier 
that is encrypted before transfer to each client record, HRSA is able 
to link data for clients across Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded 
grantees and their subcontracted service providers.
    With an increased emphasis on grantee accountability and linking 
performance to budget, the RSR will be used to ensure compliance with 
the requirements of the legislation; to evaluate the progress of 
programs; to monitor grantee and provider performance; to measure the 
Government Performance and Result Act (GPRA) and the Performance 
Assessment Rating Tool (PART) goals; and to meet reporting 
responsibilities to the Department, Congress, and OMB. In addition to 
meeting the goal of accountability to Congress, clients, advocacy 
groups, and the general public, information collected through the RSR 
is critical for HRSA, State and local grantees, and individual 
providers. Through the RSR, these groups will assess the status of 
existing HIV-related service delivery systems, investigate trends in 
service utilization, and identify areas of greatest need.
    The response burden for grantees is estimated as:

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                                                                                      Number of       Responses per       Hours per        Total hour
                   Component                            Source of funding            respondents         grantee          response           burden
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Grantee Report................................  Part A..........................                56                 1              1.02                57
                                                Part B..........................                59                 1              1.50                89
                                                Part C..........................               354                 1              0.32               113
                                                Part D..........................                98                 1              0.33                32
                                                Part A MAI......................                56                 1              1.02                57
                                                Part B MAI......................                30                 1              2.00                60
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                                                Subtotal........................               653  ................  ................               408
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    The response burden for service providers is estimated as:

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                                                                    Number of       Responses per                         Hours per       Total burden
                           Component                               respondents        provider       Total responses      response            hours
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Provider Report...............................................            2,080*                 1            2,080*              2.30             4,784
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                                               Electronic data      Number of       Responses per                         Hours per       Total burden
                  Component                        system          respondents        provider       Total responses      response            hours
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Client Report...............................                No                56                 1                56            106.25             5,950
                                                           Yes             1,822                 1             1,822              3.75           6,832.5
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                                                      Subtotal         \**\1,878  ................         \**\1,878  ................          12,782.5
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\*\ All providers, including providers of administrative support services and direct client services.
\**\ Providers of direct client services only.

    Total Burden Hours: 17,974.5
    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail comments to the HRSA 
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857. Written comments should be received 
within 60-days of this notice. Information can also be accessed at 
http://datasupport.hab.hrsa.gov/.

    Dated: September 14, 2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-23416 Filed 9-17-10; 8:45 am]
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