Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request: Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Unobligated Balances and Rebate Addendum Tables

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January 24, 2023

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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 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4190-4192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01288]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

[OMB No. 0906-0047--Revision]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request: Information Collection Request Title: Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Unobligated Balances and Rebate
Addendum Tables

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 March 27,
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#433322332631342c3128032b3130226d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f18190819483869e839ab199838290df969e87">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aadacbdacfd8ddc5d8c1eac2d8d9cb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2a2b3a2b7a0a5bda0b992baa0a1b3fcb5bda4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 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
Parts A and B Unobligated Balances and Rebate Addendum Tables, OMB No.
0906-0047--Revision.
Abstract: HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funds and
coordinates with cities, states and territories, and local clinics/
community-based organizations to deliver efficient and effective HIV
care, treatment, and support to low-income people diagnosed with HIV.
Nearly two-thirds of RWHAP clients (patients) live at or below 100
percent of the federal poverty level and approximately three-quarters
of RWHAP clients are racial and ethnic

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minorities. Since 1990, the RWHAP has developed a comprehensive system
of HIV service providers who deliver high quality direct health care
and support services to over half a million people diagnosed with HIV--
more than 50 percent of all people diagnosed with HIV in the United
States.
Grant recipients funded under Parts A and B of the RWHAP (codified
under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) are required to
report financial data to HRSA annually in their Federal Financial
Report (FFR SF-425). In addition to the FFR, the RWHAP Parts A and B
grant recipients are required to identify and report the unobligated
balance (UOB) by itemized subprogram/funding stream source (Formula,
Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI), AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP),
etc.). As of April 22, 2021, grant recipients must submit the
subprogram breakdown of the UOB on their FFR in the Payment Management
System. Grant recipients are also required to specify RWHAP Rebate
Funding received in the fiscal year in the UOB table. HRSA uses the UOB
and rebate addendum financial information to determine formula funding
as directed by the RWHAP statute. These data were previously collected
when grant recipients submitted their annual FFR SF-425 in hard copy
only and submitted to HRSA, which then combined the FFR SF-425 data
with the UOB and rebate addendum tables that are submitted by
recipients on a suggested format through the HRSA (EHB). The purpose of
this financial data collection is to streamline the process for the
grant recipients by collecting financial information in the same
location and at the same time. The FFR SF-425 is now completed in the
Payment Management System and is exported automatically to the HRSA
EHBs when the recipient completes the FFR. The UOB tables for RWHAP
Parts A and B will continue to collect the same information with the
addition of one column on Prior Year (Fiscal Year (FY) 20XX)
information. This one column will impact seven recipients out of 111
RWHAP Part A and Part B recipients in total, annually. Recipients that
need to submit data to the added column need to complete one or several
fields at the most. (See tables below for reference). The UOB and
rebate addendum data tables will be collected in the HRSA EHBs below
the FFR SF-425 control number and the Paperwork Burden Statement.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: RWHAP Part A and Part B
recipients complete the UOB and rebate addendum tables as a part of
their FFR SF-425 submission. This process has decreased administrative
burden, increased transparency, and improved the quality of data
submitted to HRSA. These UOB and rebate addendum tables are essential
for allowing HRSA to ensure that RWHAP recipients are meeting the goal
of accountability to Congress, clients, advocacy groups, and the
general public. Information provided in the UOB and rebate addendum
tables is critical for HRSA, states and territories, local clinics, and
individual providers to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.
Likely Respondents: HRSA RWHAP Parts A and B 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 UOB Table................ 52 1 52 0.5 26
Part B UOB Table................ 59 1 59 0.5 29.5
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Total....................... 111 .............. 111 .............. 55.5
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Note: Beginning in July 2021, information related to prior year UOB
was collected in addition to the existing data in the approved ICR. The
additional information collected does not impact all 111 respondents;
in FY 2020, seven respondents reported prior year UOB which equates to
only 6 percent of respondents impacted. The estimated burden to
potentially impacted respondents is negligible. See the tables below
for comparison of the added data point for prior year UOB. No changes
were made to the approved ICR for the RWHAP Part B rebate table.

2019 Approved ICR Table for RWHAP Part A
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UOB of federal funds by subprogram
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Category Federal funds authorized Unexpended carryover Current year (FY 20XX)
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Part A Formula.....................
Part A Supplemental................
Part A MAI.........................
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Revised RWHAP Part A Table
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UOB of federal funds by subprogram
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Federal Prior Current
Category funds Unexpended year (FY year (FY
authorized carryover 20XX) 20XX)
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Part A Formula..............
Part A Supplemental.........
Part A MAI..................
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2019 Approved ICR Table for RWHAP Part B
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UOB of federal funds by subprogram
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Category Federal funds authorized Unexpended carryover Current year (FY 20XX)
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Part B Base........................
Part B ADAP........................
Part B Emerging Communities........
Part B MAI.........................
Part B ADAP Supplemental...........
Part A Transfer....................
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Revised RWHAP Part B Table
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UOB of federal funds by subprogram
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Federal Prior Current
Category funds Unexpended year (FY year (FY
authorized carryover 20XX) 20XX)
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Part B Base.................
Part B ADAP.................
Part B Emerging Communities.
Part B MAI..................
Part B ADAP Supplemental....
Part A Transfer.............
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RWHAP Part B Rebate Table
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Ryan White Rebate Funding
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Total Rebates Available...........
Expended Rebate Amount............
Unexpended Rebate.................
Expended Rebate Amount to be Used
to Reduce UOB.
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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. 2023-01288 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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