[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28561-28562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12960]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program Recipient Compilation of Best Practice Strategies and 
Interventions, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New

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

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 August 19, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 
443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
(RWHAP) Recipient Compilation of Best Practice Strategies and 
Interventions, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New.
    Abstract: HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funds and 
coordinates with cities, states, and local clinics/community-based 
organizations to deliver efficient and effective HIV care, treatment, 
and support to low-income people with HIV. Nearly two-thirds of clients 
(patients) live at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level 
and approximately three-quarters of RWHAP clients are racial/ethnic 
minorities. Since 1990, the RWHAP has developed a comprehensive system 
of safety net providers who deliver high quality direct health care and 
support services to over half a million people living with HIV--more 
than 50 percent of all people living with diagnosed HIV in the United 
States. HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) is developing a comprehensive, 
web-based compilation of RWHAP recipient and subrecipient best practice 
strategies and interventions. When completed, the online recipient 
compilation will be housed on TargetHIV.org (HRSA HAB's technical 
assistance site for recipients and subrecipients) and structured to 
allow programs to easily search and identify RWHAP best practice 
strategies and interventions for implementation. Recipients and 
subrecipients may voluntarily complete a submission form, also housed 
on TargetHIV.org, when they have a best practice strategy or 
intervention to share. Strategies and interventions that meet certain 
criteria will be incorporated into the online compilation.
    The project team has developed a draft submission form and criteria 
for the types of strategies and interventions to be included in the 
compilation based on: (1) The quality and relevance of the approach to 
the RWHAP; (2) the level of feasibility, replicability, and 
sustainability; and (3) the quality of evidence that supports the 
approach's results.
    Specifically, this information collection request involves three 
forms of data collection as described below.
    1. Pre-Submission Screening Form: Through extensive outreach, the 
project team expects up to 70 recipients and subrecipients to express 
interest in submission. They will be asked four screening questions to 
determine whether they are eligible for inclusion in the compilation.
    2. Submission Form: Recipients and subrecipients that screen 
eligible will then complete a submission form describing their strategy 
or intervention, including service delivery model, target population, 
expected or achieved outcomes, and resource requirements. The project 
team will score the submissions based on the established criteria.
    3. Site Visit Discussion Guide: The project team will conduct up to 
30 site visits to test the criteria and gather feedback on the 
submission form and compilation. The half-day site visits will involve 
individual or small group discussions with program staff involved in 
implementation (e.g., program managers, direct service providers, and 
evaluators). The project team will then revise the submission form, 
criteria, and compilation template based on feedback.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of this data 
collection effort is for HRSA contractors to assess the review criteria 
being used to systematically identify and select RWHAP-funded best 
practice strategies or interventions that demonstrate impact across the 
HIV care continuum for the online compilation.
    Assessing the review criteria will allow HRSA to obtain important 
information from recipients and determine if the strategies or 
interventions shared via the submission

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form are effective in improving outcomes across the HIV care continuum. 
Strategies and interventions that meet the review criteria verified by 
HRSA contractors and approved by HRSA program staff through this data 
collection will be considered best practices and made available through 
the online compilation for consideration, adaptation, and replication 
by other HIV programs. In addition, the best practices will support 
peer exchange to resolve problems impacting HIV care and treatment and 
eliminating disparities in health outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP recipients and subrecipients that 
voluntarily submit a best practice strategy or intervention will 
participate in the data collection. The project team expects that up to 
70 recipients and subrecipients will complete the screening form and 50 
will screen eligible and complete the full submission form. For the 
site visits, the project team will strategically select 30 sites from 
the universe of submitted eligible initiatives, ensuring a range of 
scores and representativeness of factors such as Census region, 
proposed strategy/intervention outcome, priority population, and the 
type of agency or provider implementing the strategy or intervention.
    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                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Pre-Submission Screening Form...              70               1              70            0.08            5.60
Submission Form.................              50               1              50            3.00          150.00
Site Visit Discussion Guide.....           * 120               1             120            1.00          120.00
    Program Manager Interview...              30               1              30            1.00           30.00
    Direct Service Provider                   60               1              60            1.00           60.00
     Interview..................
    Evaluator Interview.........              30               1              30            1.00           30.00
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        Total...................          ** 240  ..............             240  ..............          275.60
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* For a total of 120 hours, each of the 30 site visits will include one-hour interviews with a program manager
  (30 hours), up to two 1-hour interviews with direct service providers (60 hours), and an 1-hour interview with
  an evaluator (30 hours).'
** The total number of respondents is 240 as comprised by the number of respondents for the pre-submission
  screening form (70), the submission form (50), and the site visit discussion guide (120).

    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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-12960 Filed 6-18-19; 8:45 am]
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