[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21790-21791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09976]


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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; Information Collection 
Request Title: HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program AIDS Education and 
Training Centers Evaluation Activities, OMB No. 0915-0281--Revision

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
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 no later than June 14, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk 
officer for HRSA, either by email to [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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program AIDS Education and Training Centers Evaluation Activities: (OMB 
No. 0915-0281) Revision.
    Abstract: The RWHAP AETC program, authorized by Title XXVI of the 
Public Health Service Act, supports a network of regional and national 
centers that conduct targeted, multidisciplinary education and training 
programs for health care providers serving people living with HIV 
(PLWH). The purpose of the RWHAP AETC program is to increase the size 
and strengthen the skills of the current and novice HIV clinical 
workforce in the United States and to develop and disseminate 
information on treatment and prevention of HIV to at-risk populations. 
Through the provision of specialized professional education and 
training, the RWHAP Regional AETCs aim to improve outcomes along the 
HIV care continuum including diagnosis, linkage, retention, and viral 
suppression and to reduce HIV incidence by improving the achievement 
and maintenance of viral load suppression of PLWH. In addition, the 
RWHAP AETC program includes the National Coordinating Resource Center 
(NCRC), which offers a virtual library of online training resources for 
adaptation by HIV care providers and other healthcare professionals to 
meet local training needs. The RWHAP AETC NCRC works closely with the 
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) to coordinate cross-regional collaborative 
efforts, manage the NCRC website, plan and execute the national RWHAP 
Clinical Conference, and develop an online curriculum for clinical 
learners.
    The RWHAP AETC proposes several revisions to the Event Records (ER) 
and the Participant Information Form (PIF). The ER will have 11 new 
data elements; however, only 7 data elements will require responses 
from all respondents. The option to respond to the other four data 
elements will depend on how participants respond to previous questions. 
There are four data element deletions to the ER.
    The PIF will have one new data element that asks whether 
respondents prescribe antiretroviral therapy to their patients. Two 
data elements were deleted. These revisions reflect changes in the 
National AETC program guidance on reporting sources of funding and 
multi-session events.
    Despite a net increase of eight data elements across both the ER 
and PIF instruments, pilot respondents reported a decrease in burden. 
HRSA HAB modified the data instruments to help inform the evaluation of 
AETC outcomes, improve the logical flow of questions within each 
instrument and to improve the overall clarity of each of the questions 
being asked.
    A 60-day Federal Register Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on December 18, 2018, vol. 83, No. 242; pp. 64845-47. There 
were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: As part of an ongoing 
effort to evaluate RWHAP AETC activities, information is needed on AETC 
training sessions, clinical consultations, and technical assistance 
activities. Each regional center collects information on RWHAP AETC 
training events and is required to report aggregate data on their 
activities to HRSA's HAB. The goal of national data collection efforts 
is to create a uniform set of data elements that will produce an 
accurate summary of the national scope of RWHAP AETC professional 
training, consultation, and events. The elements included in the 
national database have been selected for their relevance in 
demonstrating the RWHAP AETCs' efforts in achieving the program's 
stated goals: To improve care for PLWH by providing education, 
training, and clinical consultation; and to provide support to 
clinicians and other providers. HRSA HAB uses the data collected when 
conducting programmatic assessments and to determine future program 
needs. The national data elements are intended to be a meaningful core 
set of elements that individual RWHAP AETCs can use in programmatic and 
strategic planning. HRSA HAB also uses this information to

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respond to requests from HHS, Congress, and others.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP AETC trainees are asked to complete the 
PIF either at the start or at conclusion of an event. Trainers are 
asked to complete an ER for each training event they conduct during the 
year. In addition, each regional RWHAP AETC (eight total) and the RWHAP 
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center will compile these data into 
a data set and submit to HRSA HAB once a year.
    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.
    The estimated annual response burden to trainers, as well as 
trainees of training programs is 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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Participant Information Form              61,288               1          61,288            0.05           3,064
 (PIF)..........................
Event Record (ER)...............          10,522               1          10,522            0.13           1,368
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    Total.......................          71,810  ..............          71,810  ..............           4,432
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    The estimated annual burden to RWHAP AETCs is as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per                       Hours per       Total burden
                                                                       respondents       respondent    Total responses      response          hours
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Aggregate Data Set.................................................               9                1                9               10               90
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Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-09976 Filed 5-14-19; 8:45 am]
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