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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative Triannual Report, OMB No. 0915-0051-Extension

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August 5, 2025

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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 90, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37528-37529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14790]


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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: Ending 
the HIV Epidemic Initiative Triannual Report, OMB No. 0915-0051--
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 October 6, 
2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2b2a3b2a7b0b5adb0a982aab0b1a3eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94e4f5e4f1e6e3fbe6ffd4fce6e7f5baf3fbe2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14NWH04, 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#f48495849186839b869fb49c868795da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa8a9b8a9f888d958891ba9288899bd49d958c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller, 
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: Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) 
Initiative Triannual Report OMB No. 0915-0051--Extension.
    Abstract: HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funds and 
coordinates with cities, states, and local clinics/community-based 
organizations to deliver efficient and effective HIV care, treatment, 
and support services to low-income people with HIV. Since 1990, RWHAP 
has developed a comprehensive system of safety net providers who 
deliver high quality direct health care and support services to over 
half a million people with HIV--more than 50 percent of all people with 
diagnosed HIV in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of clients 
(patients) live at or below 100 percent of the Federal Poverty 
Level.\1\
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    \1\ HRSA. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report, 2020.
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    The federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative 
\2\ focuses on reducing the number of new HIV infections in the United 
States to fewer than 3,000 per year.\3\ Authorized by section 311(c) 
and title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, this initiative began 
in fiscal year 2020 and focuses on providing awards to EHE providers in 
48 counties, Washington, DC; San Juan, Puerto Rico; as well as seven 
states that have substantial rural burden of HIV. The EHE initiative 
efforts focus on the following four key strategies that together can 
end the HIV epidemic in the United States:
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    \2\ <a href="https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/ending-the-hiv-epidemic/overview">https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/ending-the-hiv-epidemic/overview</a>
    \3\ HRSA. Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/ending-hiv-epidemic">https://www.hrsa.gov/ending-hiv-epidemic</a>. Accessed July 12, 2022.
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    (1) Diagnose all people with HIV as early as possible.
    (2) Treat people with HIV rapidly and effectively to reach 
sustained viral suppression.
    (3) Prevent new HIV transmissions by using proven interventions, 
including pre-exposure prophylaxis and syringe services programs.
    (4) Respond quickly to potential HIV outbreaks to get needed 
prevention and treatment services to people who need them.
    The EHE initiative is a collaborative effort among key Department 
of Health and Human Services agencies, primarily HRSA, the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the 
Indian Health Service, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration. Through HRSA's RWHAP and Health Center 
Program, the agency has a leading role in helping diagnose, treat, 
prevent, and respond to end the HIV epidemic in the United States. HRSA 
is making a minor revision to a footnote to clarify an existing 
instruction. No new information will be collected.
    In June 2024, HRSA awarded more than $147 million to 47 HRSA HIV/
AIDS Bureau EHE recipients and two technical assistance providers to 
continue the efforts of the EHE initiative.\4\ This funding helps 
states and metropolitan areas with the highest levels of HIV 
transmission link people with HIV who are either newly diagnosed, or 
are diagnosed but currently not in care, to essential HIV care, 
treatment, and support services, as well as to provide workforce 
training and technical assistance.
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    \4\ HRSA. FY24 HIV/AIDS Bureau HAB EHE Initiative Awards. 
<a href="https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/parts-and-initiatives/fy24-ending-hiv-epidemic-awards">https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/parts-and-initiatives/fy24-ending-hiv-epidemic-awards</a>. Accessed July 22, 2025.
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    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA created a reporting 
module to support federal requirements to monitor and report on funds 
distributed through the EHE initiative. The EHE Triannual Report is an 
aggregate data report submitted three times a year by EHE recipients 
and providers of services. EHE-funded providers will report aggregate 
information on the number of clients receiving specific services and 
the number of clients who were prescribed antiretroviral medications in 
the 4-month reporting period. This module provides HRSA with frequent 
and timely data on EHE initiative progress by providing information on 
the number of clients who are reached through the EHE initiative. This 
will provide valuable information on the scope of outreach to new 
clients and clients who have had a lapse in service, which could be an 
indication of reengagement in care. This module will support project 
officer monitoring and HRSA's understanding of service provisions. 
Finally, the information collected in the EHE Triannual Report will 
complement the annual information collected through the RWHAP Services 
Report and other reporting mechanisms and support HRSA to monitor EHE 
initiative activities and assess progress toward meeting national goals 
for ending the HIV epidemic.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP Part A and Part B recipients and 
subrecipients funded by the EHE initiative.
    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

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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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EHE Module......................             942               3           2,826               2           5,652
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    Total.......................             942  ..............           2,826  ..............           5,652
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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. 2025-14790 Filed 8-4-25; 8:45 am]
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