[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14625-14627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04824]


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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: Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program: Expenditures Forms, OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New

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 May 8, 
2023.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by mail at: 
the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 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) 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: 
Expenditures Forms--OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: HRSA administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) 
which is authorized under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. 
The RWHAP Allocations and Expenditures Reports (A&E Reports) allow HRSA 
to monitor and track the use of grant funds for compliance with program 
and grants policies, and requirements as outlined in the legislation. 
To avoid duplication and reduce recipient reporting burden, HRSA 
created an electronic grantee contract management system (GCMS) that 
includes data required for various reports, including the Expenditures 
Reports and other HRSA data reports, such as the RWHAP Services Report. 
Recipients can access GCMS year-round to upload or manually enter data 
on their service provider contractors or subrecipients, the RWHAP core 
medical and support services provided, and their funding amounts. Data 
required for Allocations Reports and other reports are automatically 
prepopulated from GCMS. Expenditures Report data are not auto-populated 
in the GCMS and are still manually entered into the data reporting 
system.
    A&E Reports: Recipients funded under RWHAP Parts A, B, C, and D are 
required to report financial data to HRSA at the beginning (Allocations 
Report) and at the end (Expenditures Report) of their grant budget 
period. The A&E Reports request information recipients already collect, 
including the use of RWHAP grant funds for core medical and support 
services; and on various program components, such as administration, 
planning and evaluation, and clinical quality management. RWHAP Parts A 
and B recipients funded under the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. 
(EHE) initiative are also required to report allocations and 
expenditures of the grant budget period in the EHE A&E Reports. This 
allows HRSA to track and report progress toward meeting the EHE goals.
    The reports are similar in content; however, in the first report, 
recipients document the allocation of their RWHAP or EHE grant award at 
the beginning of their grant budget period. In the second report, 
recipients document actual expenditures of their RWHAP or EHE grant 
award (including any carryover dollars) at the end of their grant 
budget period.
    HRSA is proposing the following updates to the RWHAP Expenditure 
Reports.
    RWHAP Part A Expenditures Report:
     Revising row and column headers and other language for 
clarity and alignment with RWHAP requirements;
     Combining the columns for RWHAP Part A Formula and 
Supplemental Expenditure amounts and updating the title;
     Moving the Prior Fiscal Year (FY) Carryover column row 
after the Current FY column and updating the title;
     Moving the RWHAP Part A Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) 
Award Amount row after the RWHAP Part A Supplemental Award Amount row;
     Re-ordering the MAI rows in the ``RWHAP Part A and MAI 
Service Category Expenditures'' table as follows: 3. RWHAP Part A 
Supplemental Award, 4. RWHAP Part A MAI Award Amount, 5. RWHAP Part A 
MAI Carryover Amount;
     Updating calculations and language in the Legislative 
Requirements Checklist; and
     Adding a requirement for Financial Officer/Designee to 
certify subrecipient aggregated administrative expenditures.
    RWHAP Part B Expenditures Report:
     Revising rows and column headers and other language for 
clarity and alignment with RWHAP requirements;
     Adding the following rows to Table 1: 4b. RWHAP Part B HIV 
Care Consortia Planning & Evaluation and 4c. RWHAP Part B HIV Care 
Consortia Clinical Quality Management (CQM);
     Blacking out selected cells in the following rows, 
columns, or tables:
     5. Total (including carryover) Percent column:

 (4a-4c) RWHAP Part B HIV Care Consortia Admin, P&E, and CQM
 (6) RWHAP Part B Clinical Quality Management
 (7) RWHAP Part B Recipient Planning & Evaluation Activities
 (8) Recipient Administration
 (9) Column Totals
 (10) Total RWHAP Part B Expenditures (excluding carryover);

     2. RWHAP Part B Health Insurance Premium & Cost Sharing 
Assistance and 3. RWHAP Part B Home and Community-based Health 
Services' amounts and percent:

 (1) Base Award
 (2) AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Earmark + ADAP 
Supplemental
 (3) Emerging Communities Award
 (4) Total Prior FY Carryover
 (5) Total (Including Carryover);

 4b. RWHAP Part B HIV Care Consortia Planning & Evaluation and 
4c. RWHAP Part B HIV Care Consortia CQM:

 (1) Base Award: Prior FY Carryover
 (2) ADAP Earmark + ADAP Supplemental: Prior FY Carryover, 
Current FY and Percent
 (3) Emerging Communities Award: Prior FY Carryover
 (4) Total Prior FY Carryover: Amount and Percent;

     MAI Expenditure by Program Component:

 (3) Clinical Quality Management: Prior FY Carryover amount & 
percent
 (4) Recipient Planning & Evaluation Activities: Prior FY 
Carryover amount & percent
 (5) Recipient Administration: Prior FY Carryover amount & 
percent
 (6) Total MAI Expenditures; percent
     Adding a new row: (10) Total RWHAP Part B Expenditures 
(excluding carryover);
     Displaying previously blacked out cells in the following 
two rows under the Expenditures Categories table:
     d. Health Insurance Premium and Cost Sharing Assistance 
for Low-Income Individuals and e. Home and Community-Based Health 
Services

 (2) Direct Services
 (3) Emerging Communities
 (4) Prior FY Carryover;

     Updating calculations and language in the Legislative 
Requirements Checklist;
     Removing Consortia Administration and Emerging Communities 
Administration from the Legislative Requirement from Legislative 
Requirement
     Removing the following services under the Legislative 
Requirements Checklist's Core Medical Services:

[cir] Health Insurance Premium & Cost Sharing Assistance
[cir] Home and Community-based Health Services; and
     Adding requirement for a Financial Officer/Designee to 
certify subrecipient aggregated administrative expenditures

[cir] Adding a row for the recipient to certify that administrative 
expenses

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for the RWHAP Part B does not exceed allowable cap

    RWHAP Part C Expenditures Report:
     There are no proposed changes to the RWHAP Part C 
Expenditures Report.
    RWHAP Part D Expenditures Report:
     There are no proposed changes to the RWHAP Part D 
Expenditures Report.
    HAB EHE Expenditures Reports:
     There are no proposed changes to the HAB EHE Expenditures 
Reports.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Accurate allocation, 
expenditure, and service contract records of the recipients receiving 
RWHAP and EHE funding are critical to the implementation of the RWHAP 
legislation and EHE initiative appropriation language and thus are 
necessary for HRSA to fulfill its monitoring and oversight 
responsibilities.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D 
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:

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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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Part A Expenditures Report......              52               1              52               4             208
Part B Expenditures Report......              54               1              54               6             324
Part C Expenditures Report......             346               1             346               4           1,384
Part D Expenditures Report......             116               1             116               4             464
EHE Expenditures Report.........              47               1              47               4             188
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    Total.......................             615  ..............             615  ..............           2,568
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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. 2023-04824 Filed 3-8-23; 8:45 am]
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