[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 103 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32041-32042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11586]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Coronavirus 2019 
(COVID-19) Data Report, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--Emergency

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. OMB will 
accept comments from the public during the review and approval period. 
OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 10-day comment period for this 
notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 8, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 10 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by using the search function.

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: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) 
Data Report, OMB No. 0906-xxxx - Emergency
    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 with HIV--more than 50 
percent of all people with diagnosed HIV in the United States.

FY 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

    On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act 
appropriated $90 million to HRSA's RWHAP to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This funding supports 
581 RWHAP recipients across the country, including city/county health 
departments, state health departments, health clinics, community-based 
organizations, and AIDS Education and Training Centers in their efforts 
to help prevent or minimize the impact of COVID-19 on RWHAP clients. 
The award provides RWHAP recipients the flexibility to meet evolving 
COVID-19 needs in their respective communities, including extending 
operational hours, increasing staffing hours, purchasing additional 
equipment, enhancing workforce training and capacity development, and 
providing critical services to people with HIV during this pandemic, 
such as home-delivered meals, emergency housing, and transportation.
    HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau identified a new data collection need to 
support HRSA's requirement to monitor and report quarterly to the 
Secretary of HHS the COVID-19 activities conducted with the CARES Act 
funding. HRSA is proposing to create a new COVID-19 Data Report (CDR) 
module that will provide monthly reporting on the types of services 
provided and number of people served for the treatment or prevention of 
COVID-19 among RWHAP clients (and immediate household members in 
limited circumstances). This module will be required for all providers 
(regardless of whether they are recipients or subrecipients) who 
receive CARES Act RWHAP funding.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA proposes that 
service providers who receive CARES Act RWHAP funding report aggregate 
information on the number of clients and immediate household members 
tested for COVID-19, the number of clients newly diagnosed (or presumed 
positive) with COVID-19, the cumulative number of clients with COVID-
19, the number of clients who received services in each RWHAP service 
category (identified in Policy Clarification Notice 16-02 RWHAP 
Services: Eligible Individuals and Allowable Uses of Funds), and the 
types of services provided using telehealth technology in the CDR. The 
information obtained in this module will assist HRSA in understanding 
how CARES Act RWHAP funding is being used to support RWHAP clients and 
immediate household members and ensure that HRSA is compliant with 
federal reporting requirements.
    Likely Respondents: All RWHAP providers (regardless of whether they 
are recipients or subrecipients) who receive CARES Act RWHAP funding.
    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

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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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COVID-19 Data Report (CVD)....            2045              12          24,540                 2          49,080
                                          2045  ..............          24,540  ................          49,080
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-11586 Filed 5-27-20; 8:45 am]
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