[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15226-15227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05944]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Client-Level Data 
Reporting System, OMB No. 0915-0323--Extension

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 May 26, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 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 [email protected] or call the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the

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information request collection title for reference, pursuant to Section 
3506(c)(2)(A), the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Information Collection Request Title: Client-Level Data Reporting 
System.
    OMB No: 0915-0323--Extension.
    Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's (RWHAP) client-level 
data reporting system, entitled the RWHAP Services Report or the Ryan 
White Services Report (RSR), is designed to collect information from 
grant recipients, as well as their subcontracted service providers, 
funded under Parts A, B, C, and D of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment 
Extension Act of 2009. The RWHAP, authorized under Title XXVI of the 
Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Treatment Extension Act of 2009, provides entities funded by the 
program with flexibility to respond effectively to the changing HIV 
epidemic, with an emphasis on providing life-saving and life-extending 
services for people living with HIV across this country, as well as 
targeting resources to areas that have the greatest needs.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: All parts of RWHAP 
specify HRSA's responsibilities in administering grant funds, 
allocating funds, evaluating programs for the populations served, and 
improving quality of care. The RSR provides data on the characteristics 
of RWHAP-funded recipients, their contracted service providers, and the 
clients served with program funds. The RSR is intended to support 
clinical quality management, performance measurement, service delivery, 
and client monitoring at the service provider and client levels. The 
RSR reporting system consists of two online data forms, the Recipient 
Report and the Service Provider Report, as well as a data file 
containing the client-level data elements. Data are submitted annually. 
The statute specifies the importance of recipient accountability for 
the services delivered and the funding allocated and expended for those 
services as specified in their grant award and linking performance to 
budget. The RSR is used to ensure compliance with the law, including 
evaluating the progress of programs, monitoring recipient and provider 
performance, and informing annual reports to Congress. Information 
collected through the RSR is critical for HRSA, state and local 
recipients, and individual providers to assess the status of existing 
HIV-related service delivery systems, assess trends in service 
utilization, and identify areas of greatest need.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D 
recipients and their contracted service providers.
    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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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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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Grantee Report..................             475               1             475               7           3,325
Provider Report.................           2,079               1           2,079              17          35,343
Client Report...................           1,607               1           1,607              67         107,669
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    Total.......................           4,161  ..............           4,161  ..............         146,337
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    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.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-05944 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
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