Notice2022-03206
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F AIDS Education and Training Center Program Evaluation Activities, OMB No. 0915-0281-Extension
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Published
February 15, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8593-8594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03206]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F AIDS
Education and Training Center Program Evaluation Activities, OMB No.
0915-0281--Extension
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 April 18,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#681809180d1a1f071a0328001a1b09460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0676677663747169746d466e74756728616970">[email protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6d6c7d6c3d4d1c9d4cde6ced4d5c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f686978693848199849db69e848597d8919980">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Information Collection Request Title: HRSA AIDS Education and
Training Center Evaluation Activities, OMB No. 0915-0281--Extension.
Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's (RWHAP) AIDS Education
and Training Center (AETC) Program, authorized under Title XXVI of the
Public Health Service Act, supports a network of regional and national
centers that conduct targeted, multi-disciplinary education and
training programs for health care providers treating people with HIV.
The RWHAP AETC Program's purpose is to increase the number of health
care providers who are effectively educated and motivated to counsel,
diagnose, treat, and medically manage people with HIV.
The RWHAP AETC Program recipients gather data on the training
activities they conduct using two data collection instruments. The
Event Record (ER) gathers information about each training activity
including training programs, individual clinical consultations, group
clinical consultations, and technical assistance events. Information on
the people trained, the length of training, the content and level of
the training and collaborations with other organizations is also
collected. The Participant Information Form (PIF) collects information
from each of the training participants, including demographics,
profession, the types of HIV services they provide, and the
characteristics of the patient population they serve. The RWHAP AETC
Program recipients are required to report aggregated data on the
training activities and trainees to HRSA once a year. HRSA is
requesting an extension of the current ER and PIF with minor changes.
To more accurately capture the length of a training event, RWHAP AETC
trainers will be asked to report the event's end date in addition to
the start date on the ER. Additionally, if an event was not supported
by RWHAP AETC core funding, respondents will be able to skip three
subsequent questions on the ER that are not applicable. Respondents
will have the option to report multiple clinic and health professional
program identification numbers to reflect multiple affiliations on the
ER. Additional options were added for seven questions in the ER to
allow for more complete responses (e.g., an ``other'' response option
was added to two questions). In addition to changes on the ER, minor
revisions were made to the response options for multiple questions on
the PIF to improve clarity (e.g., ``Substance Abuse'' was changed to
``Substance Use Disorder'').
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses the data
collected when conducting RWHAP AETC programmatic assessments to
determine future program needs. These data allow HRSA to identify where
gaps exist in training HIV professionals as well as to measure whether
training
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events are meeting the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
Likely Respondents: RWHAP AETC trainees complete the PIF either at
the start or at conclusion of an event. Trainers complete an ER for
each training event they conduct during the year. In addition, each
regional RWHAP AETC (eight total) and the RWHAP AETC National
Coordinating Resource Center compile these data once a year for
submission to HRSA.
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.
The estimated annual response burden to trainers, as well as
attendees of training programs, is as follows:
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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Participant Information Form.... 164,385 1 164,385 0.167 27,452
Event Record.................... 12,980 1 12,980 0.200 2,596
Aggregate Data Set.............. 8 1 8 32.000 256
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Total....................... 177,373 .............. 177,366 .............. 30,304
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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. 2022-03206 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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