[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27406-27407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11092]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for 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, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
    HRSA especially 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.

Information Collection Request Title: Develop and Implement UCARE4LIFE 
Message Library (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--New

    Abstract: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) will develop and implement the 
UCARE4LIFE message library project aimed at increasing HIV primary care 
retention rates for racial and ethnic minority youth aged 15 to 24 
living with HIV/AIDS. The primary aims are: (1) to develop, test, and 
maintain a text message library, which addresses topics of HIV disease 
management, e.g. appointment keeping, retention in care, and medication 
adherence rates; and (2) to develop, implement, conduct, and evaluate a 
pilot study of delivering text messages to targeted youth receiving 
care at Ryan White grantee sites and other clinical sites. HRSA awarded 
a two-year contract to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) 
International to conduct the UCARE4Life project. The UCARE4Life project 
is supported by the Department of Health and Human

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Services Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF), fiscal year 
(FY) 2012 and FY2013 and a gift from the M.A.C. AIDS Fund.
    The first phase of this project will include focus group interviews 
with the target audience to test the messages (Aim 1). Approximately 
128 individuals will be screened to assess focus group eligibility. 
Four focus groups will be conducted with up to eight participants in 
each for a total sample size of 32.
    The second phase of this project involves the evaluation of the 
pilot study (Aim 2). This will encompass data collection with patients 
and providers. Patient participants for the pilot study will be 
recruited from 10 clinical sites, some of which will be Ryan White 
grantees. Up to 1,000 individuals will be screened to determine 
eligibility for the pilot study to recruit a sample of 500 participants 
(50 from each clinical site). Participants will complete a baseline 
survey, 3-month survey, 6-month survey, and follow-up survey at 9 
months. In addition, 10 patient participants from each clinical site 
will be selected to participate in an in-depth, qualitative telephone 
interview for a total of 100 interviews. Finally, up to three clinic 
staff from the 10 participating clinics will take part in in-depth, 
qualitative telephone interviews (N=30).
    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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Patient focus group screener....             128               1             128            0.25              32
Patient Focus Group Interview...              32               1              32            2.00              64
Patient Pilot Study Screener....           1,000               1           1,000            0.25             250
Patient Pilot Study Surveys.....             500               4           2,000            0.75           1,500
Patient Pilot Study Qualitative              100               1             100            1.00             100
 Interviews.....................
Clinic Staff Pilot Study                      30               1              30            0.75            22.5
 Qualitative Interviews.........
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    Total.......................           1,790  ..............           3,290  ..............         1,968.5
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Deadline: Comments on this information collection request must be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: May 3, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-11092 Filed 5-9-13; 8:45 am]
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