81 FR 41313 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41313-41314]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14951]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (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 August 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, Parklawn 
Building, 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 [email protected] or call the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Outcomes within the Context of the Affordable Care Act, OMB No. 0906-
xxxx--New.
    Abstract: The Health Resources and Services Administration's HIV/
AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) implements the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
(RWHAP). This program provides HIV-related services in the United 
States for those who do not have sufficient health care coverage or 
financial resources for coping with HIV disease. Enacted in 2010, the 
Affordable Care Act has had profound impacts on health care financing 
and delivery that are continuing to unfold. The expansion of health 
care coverage impacted many of RWHAP's traditional clients who are now 
eligible to receive health care coverage through Medicaid coverage and 
qualified health plans available on Health Insurance Marketplaces. 
These changes have required RWHAP sites to adapt in order to fill 
different gaps in care experienced by clients across the varying health 
care coverage options. The purpose of this evaluation study is to 
determine the effect that Affordable Care Act related health care 
coverage has had on overall health outcomes, service utilization, and 
gaps in care for people living with HIV. This evaluation seeks to 
understand how RWHAP provider sites meet the needs of clients under the 
variety of health care coverage options clients are encountering across 
the country.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The expansion of health 
care coverage now offers new options of obtaining health care services 
for many individuals with HIV. Due to these changes, additional 
information concerning overall client health outcomes, pharmaceutical 
and core medical processes and outcomes, and client access to and 
utilization of support services is needed. Data from this evaluation 
study will be used to provide HRSA/HAB with the necessary information 
to understand the changes in primary health care outcomes of RWHAP 
clients' pre- and post- implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This 
will inform how the RWHAP can best serve clients in the environment of 
the health care reform.
    Likely Respondents: RWHAP administrators, RWHAP care providers, and 
RWHAP clients are the likely respondents.
    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

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information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this 
Information Collection Request 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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Site Survey.....................             305               1             305             0.5           152.5
Medical Records Sample Selection              25               1              25               1              25
 Guide..........................
Site Interview Guide............              50               1              50               2             100
Focus Groups Guide..............              60               1              60             1.5              90
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    Total.......................             440  ..............             440  ..............           367.5
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
practical utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (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.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-14951 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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