[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4190-4192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01288]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

[OMB No. 0906-0047--Revision]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request: Information Collection Request Title: Ryan 
White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Unobligated Balances and Rebate 
Addendum Tables

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 March 27, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 301-594-
4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Parts A and B Unobligated Balances and Rebate Addendum Tables, OMB No. 
0906-0047--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funds and 
coordinates with cities, states and territories, and local clinics/
community-based organizations to deliver efficient and effective HIV 
care, treatment, and support to low-income people diagnosed with HIV. 
Nearly two-thirds of RWHAP clients (patients) live at or below 100 
percent of the federal poverty level and approximately three-quarters 
of RWHAP clients are racial and ethnic

[[Page 4191]]

minorities. Since 1990, the RWHAP has developed a comprehensive system 
of HIV service providers who deliver high quality direct health care 
and support services to over half a million people diagnosed with HIV--
more than 50 percent of all people diagnosed with HIV in the United 
States.
    Grant recipients funded under Parts A and B of the RWHAP (codified 
under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) are required to 
report financial data to HRSA annually in their Federal Financial 
Report (FFR SF-425). In addition to the FFR, the RWHAP Parts A and B 
grant recipients are required to identify and report the unobligated 
balance (UOB) by itemized subprogram/funding stream source (Formula, 
Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI), AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), 
etc.). As of April 22, 2021, grant recipients must submit the 
subprogram breakdown of the UOB on their FFR in the Payment Management 
System. Grant recipients are also required to specify RWHAP Rebate 
Funding received in the fiscal year in the UOB table. HRSA uses the UOB 
and rebate addendum financial information to determine formula funding 
as directed by the RWHAP statute. These data were previously collected 
when grant recipients submitted their annual FFR SF-425 in hard copy 
only and submitted to HRSA, which then combined the FFR SF-425 data 
with the UOB and rebate addendum tables that are submitted by 
recipients on a suggested format through the HRSA (EHB). The purpose of 
this financial data collection is to streamline the process for the 
grant recipients by collecting financial information in the same 
location and at the same time. The FFR SF-425 is now completed in the 
Payment Management System and is exported automatically to the HRSA 
EHBs when the recipient completes the FFR. The UOB tables for RWHAP 
Parts A and B will continue to collect the same information with the 
addition of one column on Prior Year (Fiscal Year (FY) 20XX) 
information. This one column will impact seven recipients out of 111 
RWHAP Part A and Part B recipients in total, annually. Recipients that 
need to submit data to the added column need to complete one or several 
fields at the most. (See tables below for reference). The UOB and 
rebate addendum data tables will be collected in the HRSA EHBs below 
the FFR SF-425 control number and the Paperwork Burden Statement.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: RWHAP Part A and Part B 
recipients complete the UOB and rebate addendum tables as a part of 
their FFR SF-425 submission. This process has decreased administrative 
burden, increased transparency, and improved the quality of data 
submitted to HRSA. These UOB and rebate addendum tables are essential 
for allowing HRSA to ensure that RWHAP recipients are meeting the goal 
of accountability to Congress, clients, advocacy groups, and the 
general public. Information provided in the UOB and rebate addendum 
tables is critical for HRSA, states and territories, local clinics, and 
individual providers to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.
    Likely Respondents: HRSA RWHAP Parts A and B 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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part A UOB Table................              52               1              52             0.5              26
Part B UOB Table................              59               1              59             0.5            29.5
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................             111  ..............             111  ..............            55.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note: Beginning in July 2021, information related to prior year UOB 
was collected in addition to the existing data in the approved ICR. The 
additional information collected does not impact all 111 respondents; 
in FY 2020, seven respondents reported prior year UOB which equates to 
only 6 percent of respondents impacted. The estimated burden to 
potentially impacted respondents is negligible. See the tables below 
for comparison of the added data point for prior year UOB. No changes 
were made to the approved ICR for the RWHAP Part B rebate table.

                                                        2019 Approved ICR Table for RWHAP Part A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           UOB of federal funds by subprogram
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Category                      Federal funds authorized                 Unexpended carryover                  Current year (FY 20XX)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part A Formula.....................
Part A Supplemental................
Part A MAI.........................
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 4192]]


                       Revised RWHAP Part A Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   UOB of federal funds by subprogram
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Federal                 Prior    Current
          Category               funds    Unexpended  year (FY  year (FY
                              authorized   carryover    20XX)     20XX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part A Formula..............
Part A Supplemental.........
Part A MAI..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                        2019 Approved ICR Table for RWHAP Part B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           UOB of federal funds by subprogram
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Category                      Federal funds authorized                 Unexpended carryover                  Current year (FY 20XX)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B Base........................
Part B ADAP........................
Part B Emerging Communities........
Part B MAI.........................
Part B ADAP Supplemental...........
Part A Transfer....................
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       Revised RWHAP Part B Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   UOB of federal funds by subprogram
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Federal                 Prior    Current
          Category               funds    Unexpended  year (FY  year (FY
                              authorized   carryover    20XX)     20XX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B Base.................
Part B ADAP.................
Part B Emerging Communities.
Part B MAI..................
Part B ADAP Supplemental....
Part A Transfer.............
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        RWHAP Part B Rebate Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Ryan White Rebate Funding
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Rebates Available...........
Expended Rebate Amount............
Unexpended Rebate.................
Expended Rebate Amount to be Used
 to Reduce UOB.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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. 2023-01288 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P