[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41726-41727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17509]


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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 Core Medical Services Waiver Application Requirements, 
OMB No. 0915-0307--Extension

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, included below, or any other 
aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than October 
15, 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) Core Medical Services Waiver Application Requirements, OMB No. 
0915-0307--Extension
    Abstract: Title XXVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 
amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 
(RWHAP), requires that grant recipients expend funds on core medical 
services including antiretroviral drugs for individuals with HIV who 
are eligible under the legislation. In addition, no less than 75 
percent of the remainder of the total award amount after reserving 
statutory permissible amounts for administrative and clinical quality 
management costs are to be expended on core medical services.\1\ For a 
grant recipient under the RWHAP Parts A, B, or C to be exempted from 
this requirement, a waiver must be requested from HRSA and submitted to 
the agency for review and approval in accordance with statute.
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    \1\ Sections 2604(c)(1), 2612(b)(1), and 2651(c)(1) of the PHS 
Act.
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    On October 25, 2013, HRSA published revised standards for core 
medical services waiver requests in the Federal Register (78 FR 63990). 
These revised standards allow grant recipients flexibility to adjust 
resource allocation based on the current situation in their local 
environments. These standards ensure that grant recipients receiving 
waivers demonstrate the availability of core medical services, 
including antiretroviral drugs, for persons with HIV served under the 
HRSA RWHAP. The core medical services waiver request process applies to 
RWHAP grant applicants and recipients under Parts A, B, and C of Title 
XXVI of the PHS Act. Core medical services waivers are effective for a 
1-year period. Grant applicants may submit a waiver request before, or 
with the annual grant application, and grant recipients can submit up 
to four months after the grant award has been made.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses the 
documentation submitted in core medical services waiver requests to 
determine if the grant applicant or recipient meets the statutory 
requirements for waiver eligibility including: (1) No waiting lists for 
AIDS Drug Assistance Program services; and (2) evidence of core medical 
services availability within the grant recipient's jurisdiction, state, 
or service area to all persons with HIV identified and eligible under 
Title XXVI of the PHS Act.\2\
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    \2\ Sections 2604(c)(2), 2612(b)(2), and 2651(c)(2) of the PHS 
Act.
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    Likely Respondents: RWHAP Parts A, B, and C grant applicants and 
recipients.
    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. Total annual burden hours estimated for this 
ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response (in        hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Waiver Request..................              20               1              20             5.5             110
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    Total.......................              20  ..............              20  ..............             110
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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

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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. 2019-17509 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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