[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8593-8594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03206]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F AIDS 
Education and Training Center Program Evaluation Activities, OMB No. 
0915-0281--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, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than April 18, 
2022.

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 Samantha Miller, 
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Information Collection Request Title: HRSA AIDS Education and 
Training Center Evaluation Activities, OMB No. 0915-0281--Extension.
    Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's (RWHAP) AIDS Education 
and Training Center (AETC) Program, authorized under Title XXVI of the 
Public Health Service Act, supports a network of regional and national 
centers that conduct targeted, multi-disciplinary education and 
training programs for health care providers treating people with HIV. 
The RWHAP AETC Program's purpose is to increase the number of health 
care providers who are effectively educated and motivated to counsel, 
diagnose, treat, and medically manage people with HIV.
    The RWHAP AETC Program recipients gather data on the training 
activities they conduct using two data collection instruments. The 
Event Record (ER) gathers information about each training activity 
including training programs, individual clinical consultations, group 
clinical consultations, and technical assistance events. Information on 
the people trained, the length of training, the content and level of 
the training and collaborations with other organizations is also 
collected. The Participant Information Form (PIF) collects information 
from each of the training participants, including demographics, 
profession, the types of HIV services they provide, and the 
characteristics of the patient population they serve. The RWHAP AETC 
Program recipients are required to report aggregated data on the 
training activities and trainees to HRSA once a year. HRSA is 
requesting an extension of the current ER and PIF with minor changes. 
To more accurately capture the length of a training event, RWHAP AETC 
trainers will be asked to report the event's end date in addition to 
the start date on the ER. Additionally, if an event was not supported 
by RWHAP AETC core funding, respondents will be able to skip three 
subsequent questions on the ER that are not applicable. Respondents 
will have the option to report multiple clinic and health professional 
program identification numbers to reflect multiple affiliations on the 
ER. Additional options were added for seven questions in the ER to 
allow for more complete responses (e.g., an ``other'' response option 
was added to two questions). In addition to changes on the ER, minor 
revisions were made to the response options for multiple questions on 
the PIF to improve clarity (e.g., ``Substance Abuse'' was changed to 
``Substance Use Disorder'').
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses the data 
collected when conducting RWHAP AETC programmatic assessments to 
determine future program needs. These data allow HRSA to identify where 
gaps exist in training HIV professionals as well as to measure whether 
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events are meeting the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP AETC trainees complete the PIF either at 
the start or at conclusion of an event. Trainers complete an ER for 
each training event they conduct during the year. In addition, each 
regional RWHAP AETC (eight total) and the RWHAP AETC National 
Coordinating Resource Center compile these data once a year for 
submission to HRSA.
    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.
    The estimated annual response burden to trainers, as well as 
attendees of training programs, is as follows:

                                     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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Participant Information Form....         164,385               1         164,385           0.167          27,452
Event Record....................          12,980               1          12,980           0.200           2,596
Aggregate Data Set..............               8               1               8          32.000             256
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    Total.......................         177,373  ..............         177,366  ..............          30,304
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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. 2022-03206 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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