Notice2022-12469
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
June 9, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35223-35224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12469]
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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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 11,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f1f0e1f0a1d18001d042f071d1c0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8a8b9a8bdaaafb7aab398b0aaabb9f6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a> or by
mail to 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#c4b4a5b4a1b6b3abb6af84acb6b7a5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94e4f5e4f1e6e3fbe6ffd4fce6e7f5baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-
9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program Part F AIDS Education and Training Center Evaluation
Activities, OMB No. 0915-0281--Extension.
Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's (RWHAP) Part F 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 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. Additionally, if an event was not
supported by RWHAP AETC base grant funding, respondents will be able to
skip three subsequent questions on the ER that are not applicable. An
update was made to the wording of a question on funding sources for
clarity (i.e., AETC programmatic funding was changed to AETC Base Grant
funding). The skip logic in the response options was also modified to
improve reporting. Respondents will also 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 multiple questions in the ER to allow for more complete
responses (e.g. an ``other'' response option was added to two
questions; and response options such as trauma-informed care, gender
affirming care, transgender/non-binary/other gender, people
experiencing homelessness, and people with justice system involvement
were added to capture relevant event topics). 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''). Additionally, the question and
response options on gender were updated. Lastly, options were added to
multiple questions to allow for more complete responses. For example,
questions on gender, racial and ethnic identity now include ``Choose
Not to Disclose'' as response options.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, Volume 87. No.
31, FR pp. 8593-8594 (February 15, 2022). There were two public
comments proposing minor revisions to the ER and PIF forms. Most of the
public comments were accepted. Comments were rejected if they were out
of scope, did not make sense in the context of the question, or could
be addressed by an ``other'' response option. In addition to the
comments, two RWHAP AETC Programs requested copies of the revised PIF
and ER forms, but did not provide any comments.
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 events are meeting the goals of the National HIV/AIDS
Strategy.
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Likely Respondents: RWHAP AETC trainees complete the PIF either at
the start or at the 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.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Participant Information Form.................... 164,385 1 0.167 27,452
Event Record.................................... 12,980 1 0.200 2,596
Combined Data Set............................... 8 1 32.000 256
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177,373 .............. .............. 30,304
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The burden estimate for this request is for 30,304 hours, a large
increase of 25,872 hours from the previous estimate of 4,432 hours.
This surge is mostly due to the increase of estimated trainees
attending the training events, from 61,288 to 164,385 participants, and
an increase in training events, from 10,522 to 12,980 events. The
burden estimate in submitting the data set also increased from 4.5 to
32 hours due to the larger amount of data requested.
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. 2022-12469 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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