[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7763-7764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02657]


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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: Allocation and Expenditure Forms, OMB No. 0915-0318--
Revision

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 April 13, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 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: 
Allocation and Expenditure Forms, OMB No. 0915-0318--Revision
    Abstract: HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau administers the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program (RWHAP) authorized under Title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension 
Act of 2009. RWHAP Allocation and Expenditure Reports (A&E Reports), in 
conjunction with the Consolidated List of Contractors (CLC), allow HRSA 
to monitor and track the use of grant funds for compliance with program 
and grants policies and requirements as outlined in the 2009 
legislation. To avoid duplication and reduce recipient reporting 
burden, HRSA created an electronic grantee contract management system 
(GCMS) that includes data required for various reports, including the 
Allocations Reports, the CLC, and other HRSA data reports, such as the 
RWHAP Services Report. Recipients can access GCMS year-round to upload 
or manually enter data on their service provider contractors or 
subrecipients, the RWHAP core medical and support services provided, 
and their funding amounts. GCMS automatically repopulates the data 
required for Allocations Reports and other reports. Expenditures Report 
data are not auto-populated in the GCMS, and are thus still manually 
reported in the data reporting system.

Allocations and Expenditures (A&E) Reports

    Recipients funded under RWHAP Parts A, B, C, and D are required to 
report financial data to HRSA at the beginning (Allocations Report) and 
at the end of their grant budget period (Expenditures Report). The A&E 
Reports request information recipients already collect, including the 
use of RWHAP grant funds for core medical and support services and for 
various program components, such as administration, planning and 
evaluation, and clinical quality management. The reports are identical 
in content; however, in the first report recipients document the 
allocation of their RWHAP grant award at the beginning of their grant 
budget period, and in the second report recipients document actual 
expenditures of their RWHAP grant award (including any carryover 
dollars) at the end of their grant budget period.
    HRSA is proposing several modifications to the A&E Reports. 
Recipients would be required to report program income and 
pharmaceutical rebate amounts in the Expenditures

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Report in addition to grant award (including any carryover) amounts. 
This addition allows HRSA to understand the full scope and impact of 
the RWHAP on state and local levels. Program income and pharmaceutical 
rebate expenditures should already be tracked by recipients and should 
not increase reporting burden. RWHAP Parts A and B recipients funded 
under the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE)--a new funding 
source to implement four key strategies (diagnose, treat, prevent, and 
respond) to end the HIV epidemic--would be required to report EHE 
service allocations and corresponding EHE award expenditures in the A&E 
Reports.\1\ This addition allows HRSA to track and report progress 
toward meeting the EHE goals.
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    \1\ OMB granted HRSA approval to collect these data under OMB 
Control Number 0915-0318, ICR Reference Number 201909-0915-004.
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    In addition to these substantive modifications, minor changes are 
proposed to (1) the layout of the A&E Reports that affects how already 
required data is reported; (2) align service categories with HRSA 
Policy Clarification Notice #16-02: RWHAP Services: Eligible 
Individuals & Allowable Uses of Funds, updated October 22, 2019; and 
(3) add clarity to language used.

Consolidated List of Contractors

    Recipients funded under RWHAP Parts A and B are required to report 
information about their service provider contracts or sub awards in the 
CLC, a report that is generated from data entered through other 
systems. The CLC form identifies a recipient's contracts with service 
providers for the current grant year, the contract amount, the types of 
services the service provider provided, and the service provider's 
status as a minority or faith-based provider. HRSA is not proposing any 
changes to the CLC.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Accurate allocation, 
expenditure, and service contract records of the recipients receiving 
RWHAP funding are critical to the implementation of the RWHAP 
legislation and thus are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its monitoring 
and oversight responsibilities.
    The primary purposes of these forms are to provide information on 
the number of grant dollars spent on various services and program 
components and oversee compliance with the intent of Congressional 
appropriations in a timely manner. In addition to meeting the goal of 
accountability to Congress, RWHAP clients, advocacy groups, and the 
general public, information collected through these reports is critical 
for HRSA, state, and local grant recipients, and individual providers 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the RWHAP. The addition of program 
income, pharmaceutical rebates, and EHE funding to the A&E Reports will 
allow HRSA the ability to assess progress toward meeting the national 
goals for ending the HIV epidemic.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D 
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. 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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Part A Allocations Report.......              52               1              52               4             208
Part A Expenditures Report......              52               1              52               4             208
Part A CLC......................              52               1              52               2             104
Part B Allocations Report.......              54               1              54               6             324
Part B Expenditures Report......              54               1              54               6             324
Part B CLC......................              54               1              54               2             108
Part C Allocations Report.......             346               1             346               4           1,384
Part C Expenditures Report......             346               1             346               4           1,384
Part D Allocations Report.......             116               1             116               4             464
Part D Expenditures Report......             116               1             116               4             464
EHE Allocations Reports.........              47               1              47               4             188
EHE Expenditures Reports........              47               1              47               4             188
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    Total.......................           1,336  ..............           1,336  ..............           5,348
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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-02657 Filed 2-10-20; 8:45 am]
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