[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30384-30385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08610]


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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 Client-Level Data Reporting System, OMB No. 
0906-0039--Revision

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 June 24, 
2024.

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 Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Client-Level Data Reporting System, OMB No. 0906-0039--Revision.
    Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), authorized under 
Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, is administered by the 
HIV/AIDS Bureau within HRSA. HRSA awards funding to recipients in areas 
of the greatest need to respond effectively to the HIV epidemic, with 
an emphasis on providing life-saving and life-extending medical care, 
treatment, and support services for people with HIV in the United 
States.
    The RWHAP reporting requirements include the annual submission of 
client-level data in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report 
(RSR). The RSR is designed to collect information from grant recipients 
and their subawarded service providers, funded under Parts A, B, C, and 
D of the RWHAP statute.
    HRSA is requesting a revision of the current RSR with one proposed 
update:

Current Questions

     Within your organization/agency, identify the number of 
physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants who obtained a 
Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 waiver to treat opioid use 
disorder with medication assisted treatment (MAT), [e.g., 
buprenorphine, naltrexone] specifically approved by the U.S. Food and 
Drug Administration.
     How many of the above physicians, nurse practitioners, or 
physician assistants prescribed MAT (e.g., buprenorphine, naltrexone) 
for opioid use disorders in the reporting period?

Proposed Change to Question in 2024 RSR Form

     How many physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician 
assistants in your organization prescribed medications for opioid use 
disorder (MOUD) [e.g., buprenorphine, naltrexone] for opioid use 
disorders during the reporting period?
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The RWHAP statute 
specifies HRSA's responsibilities in administering grant funds, 
allocating funding, assessing HIV care outcomes (e.g., viral 
suppression), and serving particular populations. The RSR collects data 
on the characteristics of RWHAP-funded recipients, their contracted 
service providers, and the patients or clients served. The RSR system 
consists

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of two primary components, the Recipient Report, and the Provider 
Report, and a data file containing de-identified client-level data 
elements. Data are submitted annually. The RWHAP statute specifies the 
importance of recipient accountability and linking performance to 
budget. The RSR is used to ensure recipient compliance with the law, 
including evaluating the effectiveness of programs, monitoring 
recipient and provider performance, and informing annual reports to 
Congress. Information collected through the RSR is critical for HRSA, 
state and local grant recipients, and individual providers to assess 
the status of existing HIV-related service delivery systems, monitor 
trends in service utilization, evaluate the impact of data reporting, 
and identify areas of greatest need.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP grant recipients, as well as their 
subawarded service providers, funded under RWHAP Parts A, B, C, and D.
    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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Recipient Report................             595               1             595              11           6,545
Provider Report.................           2,063               1           2,063              13          26,819
Client Report...................           1,532               1           1,532             113         173,116
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    Total.......................           4,190  ..............           4,190  ..............         206,480
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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. 2024-08610 Filed 4-22-24; 8:45 am]
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