[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57912-57914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20572]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: HRSA Ryan 
White HIV/AIDS Program HIV Quality Measures Module, OMB No. 0906-0022--
Extension

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. 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 October 
24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed

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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 HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected], or call 
(301) 443-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: HIV Quality Measures (HIVQM) 
Module OMB No. 0906-0022--Extension.
    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 services to low-income people with HIV. 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 
diagnosed with HIV in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of clients 
live at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level and 
approximately three-quarters of RWHAP clients are racial/ethnic 
minorities.\1\
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    \1\ HRSA. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report (RSR) 2020.
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    RWHAP Parts A, B, C and D recipients and subrecipients must follow 
the legislative requirements for the establishment of clinical quality 
management programs to assess the extent to which their HIV services 
are consistent with the most recent HHS Clinical Treatment guidelines. 
In support of these requirements, HRSA created the RWHAP HIVQM Module 
as an online tool to assist recipients in meeting the clinical quality 
management program requirement by allowing recipients to input data for 
the HRSA performance measures. HRSA maintains over 40 performance 
measures across the following categories: (1) core, (2) all ages, (3) 
adolescent/adult, (4) HIV-infected children, (5) HIV-exposed children, 
(6) medical case management, (7) oral health, (8) AIDS drug assistance 
program, and (9) systems-level. The RWHAP HIVQM Module also supports 
the requirement imposed by the Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Award (45 CFR 75.301) 
that recipients relate performance accomplishments of their federal 
awards. The RWHAP HIVQM Module helps recipients set goals and monitor 
performance measures and quality improvement projects. The use of the 
RWHAP HIVQM Module is voluntary for RWHAP recipients but strongly 
encouraged.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 87 FR 34887-88 
(June 8, 2022). There were were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The RWHAP HIVQM Module 
supports recipients and sub-recipients in their clinical quality 
management programs, performance measurement, service delivery, and 
monitoring of client health outcomes and quality HIV services. The 
RWHAP HIVQM Module is accessible via the RWHAP Services Report, an 
existing online portal that RWHAP recipients use for required data 
collection of their services. Recipients may enter performance measures 
data into the RWHAP HIVQM Module four times a year and then generate 
reports to assess their performance. Recipients have the option to 
enter data for specific populations for a subset of performance 
measures based on age, gender, race/ethnicity, and risk factor. 
Recipients may also compare their performance against other recipients 
in their state, regionally, and nationally. Additionally, recipients 
can choose the performance measures they want to monitor and enter data 
accordingly. For recipients and sub-recipients participating in the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Incentive Programs, such as the 
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program and the Merit-based 
Incentive Payment System, the RWHAP HIVQM Module may be used to monitor 
the HRSA measures that qualify and comply with the requirements to 
receive incentives from these programs.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D 
recipients and their sub-recipients.
    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. There is a decrease in 
burden due to improved burden calculation obtained through conducting a 
pilot program.

                                    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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HIVQM Report....................           2,063               4           8,252       * .216/60           1,788
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    Total.......................           2,063  ..............           8,252  ..............           1,788
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* Exact number is .216674745.


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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. 2022-20572 Filed 9-21-22; 8:45 am]
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