[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44371-44373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14772]


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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: Rapid 
Uptake of Disseminated Interventions (RUDI) Evaluation 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 September 
11, 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 HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Rapid Uptake of Disseminated 
Interventions (RUDI) Evaluation OMB No. 0915-xxxx--[New].
    Abstract: HRSA has dedicated significant resources and effort to 
developing novel intervention strategies aimed at eliminating 
disparities and improving HIV-related health outcomes for people with 
HIV. HRSA encourages and supports Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) 
providers to implement interventions developed through its Special 
Projects of National Significance (RWHAP Part F SPNS) program and 
technical assistance initiatives that have been found to be effective, 
with adaptations for priority populations served as applicable. HRSA 
disseminates its RWHAP Part F SPNS and technical assistance initiative 
resources and products across a variety of dissemination channels, 
hoping to reach a maximum number of RWHAP recipients and subrecipients 
for whom these resources may meet an important need. This mixed-methods 
Rapid Uptake of Disseminated Interventions (RUDI) evaluation will use a 
web-based survey and virtual site visits to collect information from 
RWHAP recipients and subrecipients on the uptake, utility, and efficacy 
of the resources and products HRSA disseminates; the effectiveness of 
its dissemination processes; and the reach of its dissemination 
channels. HRSA will use the information to identify opportunities for 
strengthening its dissemination channels and resources to improve care 
and health outcomes for program participants.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Currently, HRSA does not 
systematically gather information about the resources accessed by RWHAP 
providers, RWHAP recipients, or AIDS Education and Training Center 
(AETC) staff and the extent to which they use those resources to inform 
implementation of interventions.
    The mixed-methods RUDI evaluation will help HRSA systematically 
assess and understand (1) how, where, and why recipients of RWHAP 
funding access and use its disseminated resources and products; and (2) 
the utility and effectiveness of the disseminated resources and 
products in caring for and treating people with HIV. HRSA will use the 
findings from the RUDI evaluation to develop strategies to maximize the 
uptake and impact of its disseminated resources and products, 
contributing to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.
    Likely Respondents: The mixed-methods RUDI evaluation includes a 
web-based survey of all RWHAP recipients and subrecipients nationally, 
individual interviews with a sample of RWHAP recipients, virtual site 
visits with a sample of RWHAP providers, and individual interviews with 
all AETCs. The RUDI web-based survey design includes two versions of 
the survey that will be administered to non-overlapping respondents--
the RUDI Recipients Survey for RWHAP Part A and B recipient 
administrative entities--and the RUDI Providers Survey for Part A and B 
subrecipients and Part C, D, and F recipients who provide direct care. 
Both versions ask about respondents' use of HRSA-disseminated 
resources, how they were helpful, what could be improved, and reasons 
for non-use where applicable. In addition, the RUDI Recipients Survey 
asks about the recipients' role in guiding their subrecipients to 
needed resources, and the RUDI Providers Survey asks about the 
recipients' experience implementing interventions for which they used 
the resources. Both surveys are designed to be followed up with 
additional sets of interviews with a sample of the survey respondents 
to provide deeper understanding of their experience to support 
development of actionable recommendations pertaining to dissemination. 
Virtual site visits to RWHAP providers include interviews with an 
average of three staff within each provider organization that were part 
of an intervention implementation with assistance from HRSA resources. 
Individual interviews for Part A and B recipient administrative 
entities and AETCs will generate a complete picture of how those 
organizations use HRSA resources and how the resources or their 
dissemination could be improved for the future, especially when 
considered together with the survey responses and virtual site visit 
data from the RWHAP providers.
    Burden Statement: Burden in the context of this study means the 
time that persons expend to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, and 
provide the requested information. 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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                                                                                      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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RUDI Recipient Survey...........              56               1              56             .25              14
RUDI Provider Survey............           1,066               1           1,066             .25           266.5
Interviews......................              20               2              40             .75              30
Virtual site visit interviews...              40               3             120            1.00             120
Interviews AETCs................               8               1               8            1.00               8
                                           1,190  ..............           1,290  ..............           438.5
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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.


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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-14772 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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