[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 63404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24922]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program Client-Level Data Reporting System, OMB No. 0906-0039--
Extension

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
HRSA is submitting an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 
30-day comment period for this Notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than December 
16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the acting 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Client-Level Data Reporting System, OMB No. 0906-0039--Extension.
    Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), authorized under 
Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, is administered by the 
HIV/AIDS Bureau within HRSA. HRSA awards funding to recipients in areas 
of the greatest need to respond effectively to the changing HIV 
epidemic, with an emphasis on providing life-saving and life-extending 
medical care, treatment and support services for people living with HIV 
in the United States.
    The RWHAP reporting requirements include the annual submission of 
client-level data in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report 
(RSR). The RSR is designed to collect information from grant recipients 
and their subcontracted service providers, funded under Parts A, B, C, 
and D of the RWHAP legislation. HRSA is requesting an extension of the 
current RSR with no changes.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 44376 
(August 12, 2021). There were were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The RWHAP legislation 
specifies HRSA's responsibilities in administering grant funds, 
allocating funding, assessing HIV care outcomes (e.g., viral 
suppression), and serving particular populations. The RSR collects data 
on the characteristics of RWHAP-funded recipients, their contracted 
service providers, and the patients or clients served. The RSR system 
consists of two primary components, the Recipient Report and the 
Provider Report, and a data file containing the client-level data 
elements. Data are submitted annually. The RWHAP legislation specifies 
the importance of recipient accountability and linking performance to 
budget. The RSR is used to ensure recipient compliance with the law, 
including evaluating the effectiveness of programs, monitoring 
recipient and provider performance, and informing annual reports to 
Congress. Information collected through the RSR is critical for HRSA, 
state and local grant recipients, and individual providers to assess 
the status of existing HIV-related service delivery systems, assess 
trends in service utilization, assess the impact of data reporting and 
identify areas of greatest need.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP grant recipients, as well as their 
subcontracted service providers, funded under RWHAP Parts A, B, C, and 
D.
    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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Recipient Report................             595               1             595              11           6,545
Provider Report.................           2,063               1           2,063              13          26,819
Client Report...................           1,532               1           1,532             113         173,116
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    Total.......................           4,190  ..............           4,190  ..............         206,480
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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. 2021-24922 Filed 11-15-21; 8:45 am]
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