[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35223-35224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12469]


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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 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. 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.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 11, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by email to [email protected] or by 
mail to 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: 
    Information Collection Request Title: HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program Part F AIDS Education and Training Center Evaluation 
Activities, OMB No. 0915-0281--Extension.
    Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's (RWHAP) Part F 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 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. Additionally, if an event was not 
supported by RWHAP AETC base grant funding, respondents will be able to 
skip three subsequent questions on the ER that are not applicable. An 
update was made to the wording of a question on funding sources for 
clarity (i.e., AETC programmatic funding was changed to AETC Base Grant 
funding). The skip logic in the response options was also modified to 
improve reporting. Respondents will also 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 multiple questions in the ER to allow for more complete 
responses (e.g. an ``other'' response option was added to two 
questions; and response options such as trauma-informed care, gender 
affirming care, transgender/non-binary/other gender, people 
experiencing homelessness, and people with justice system involvement 
were added to capture relevant event topics). 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''). Additionally, the question and 
response options on gender were updated. Lastly, options were added to 
multiple questions to allow for more complete responses. For example, 
questions on gender, racial and ethnic identity now include ``Choose 
Not to Disclose'' as response options.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, Volume 87. No. 
31, FR pp. 8593-8594 (February 15, 2022). There were two public 
comments proposing minor revisions to the ER and PIF forms. Most of the 
public comments were accepted. Comments were rejected if they were out 
of scope, did not make sense in the context of the question, or could 
be addressed by an ``other'' response option. In addition to the 
comments, two RWHAP AETC Programs requested copies of the revised PIF 
and ER forms, but did not provide any comments.
    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 
training events are meeting the goals of the National HIV/AIDS 
Strategy.

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    Likely Respondents: RWHAP AETC trainees complete the PIF either at 
the start or at the 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.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Participant Information Form....................         164,385               1           0.167          27,452
Event Record....................................          12,980               1           0.200           2,596
Combined Data Set...............................               8               1          32.000             256
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                                                         177,373  ..............  ..............          30,304
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    The burden estimate for this request is for 30,304 hours, a large 
increase of 25,872 hours from the previous estimate of 4,432 hours. 
This surge is mostly due to the increase of estimated trainees 
attending the training events, from 61,288 to 164,385 participants, and 
an increase in training events, from 10,522 to 12,980 events. The 
burden estimate in submitting the data set also increased from 4.5 to 
32 hours due to the larger amount of data requested.
    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. 2022-12469 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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