[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38060-38061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15114]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to

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[email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information Collection Request Title: HRSA AIDS Education and Training 
Centers (AETC)

OMB No. 0915-0281--Revision

    Abstract: The AETC Program, under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
established by Title XXVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 
amended, supports a network of regional and national centers that 
conduct targeted, multi-disciplinary education and training programs 
for health care providers treating persons with HIV/AIDS. The AETC's 
purpose is to increase the number of health care providers who are 
effectively educated and motivated to counsel, diagnose, treat, and 
medically manage individuals with HIV infection, and to help prevent 
high-risk behaviors that lead to HIV transmission.
    As part of an ongoing effort to evaluate AETC activities, 
information is needed on AETC training sessions, consultations, and 
technical assistance activities. Each regional center collects 
information on AETC training events, and is required to report 
aggregate data on their activities to HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). The 
data provides information on the number of training events, including 
clinical trainings and consultations, as well as technical assistance 
activities conducted by each regional center, the number of health care 
providers receiving professional training or consultation, and the time 
and effort expended on different levels of training and consultation 
activities. In addition, information is obtained on the populations 
served by AETC trainees and the increase in capacity achieved through 
training events. Collection of this information allows HRSA/HAB to 
provide information on training activities and types of education and 
training provided to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees, resource 
allocation, and capacity expansion. Trainees are asked to complete the 
Participant Information Form (PIF) for each activity they complete, and 
trainers are asked to complete the Event Record (ER).
    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
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                  respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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PIF.............................         114,423               1         114,423            0.07        8,009.61
ER..............................          14,445               1          14,445            0.07        1,011.15
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    Total.......................         128,868  ..............         128,868  ..............        9,020.76
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    The estimated annual burden to AETCs is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                  respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Aggregate Data Set..............              16               2              32              29           928.0
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    The total burden hours are 9,948.76.

    Dated: June 19, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-15114 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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