[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54390-54391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

[OMB No. 0906-0053--Extension]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: 
Coronavirus 2019 Data Report

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

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 November 
2, 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: Coronavirus 2019 Data Report 
OMB No. 0915-0906-0053--Extension.
    Abstract: This information collection request was previously 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on June 11, 2020, 
as an emergency clearance (OMB No.: 0906-0053). HRSA is currently 
undergoing the standard Paperwork Reduction Act process for normal OMB 
approval.
    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 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. The COVID-19 
Data Report module 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

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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 Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program Services: Eligible Individuals and Allowable Uses of 
Funds), and the types of services provided using telehealth technology 
in the COVID-19 Data Report. 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 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...............................................            2045               12           24,540                2           49,080
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                                                                               2045   ...............          24,540   ...............          49,080
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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. 2020-19247 Filed 8-31-20; 8:45 am]
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