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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.
Dated: December 27, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 Information
Collection Request must be received
within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 10–29, 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
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the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
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:
Client-Level Data Reporting System.
OMB No.: 0915–0323—Revision.
Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program’s client-level data reporting
system, entitled the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Services Report or the
Ryan White Services Report (RSR), was
created in 2009 by the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA). It
is designed to collect information from
grantees as well as their subcontracted
service providers, funded under Parts A,
B, C, and D, and the Part F Minority
AIDS Initiative of the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009
(Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program). The
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
authorized under Title XXVI of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended
by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment
Extension Act of 2009, provides entities
funded by the program with flexibility
to respond effectively to the changing
HIV epidemic, with an emphasis on
providing life-saving and life-extending
services for people living with HIV
across this country, as well as targeting
resources to areas that have the greatest
needs.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: All parts of the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program specify HRSA’s
responsibilities in administering grant
funds, allocating funds, evaluating
programs for the populations served,
and improving quality of care. Accurate
records of the providers receiving Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program funding, the
clients served, and services provided
continue to be critical issues for the
implementation of the legislation and
are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its
responsibilities.
The RSR provides data on the
characteristics of Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program-funded grantees, their
contracted service providers, and the
clients served with program funds. The
RSR is intended to support clinical
quality management, performance
measurement, service delivery, and
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client monitoring at the systems and
client levels. The reporting systems
consist of two online data forms, the
Grantee Report and the Service Provider
Report, as well as a data file containing
the client-level data elements. Data are
submitted annually.
The legislation specifies the
importance of grantee accountability
and linking performance to budget. The
RSR is used to ensure compliance with
the requirements of the legislation, to
evaluate the progress of programs, to
monitor grantee and provider
performance, and to meet reporting
responsibilities to the Department,
Congress, and OMB.
In addition to meeting the goal of
accountability to Congress, clients,
advocacy groups, and the general
public, information collected through
the RSR is critical for HRSA, state and
local grantees, and individual providers
to assess the status of existing HIVrelated service delivery systems,
investigate trends in service utilization,
and identify areas of greatest need.
Likely Respondents: Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Part A, Part B, Part C, and
Part D grantees and their contracted
service providers.
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 Information
Collection Request are summarized in
the table below.
The estimate includes burden hours
associated with revisions and updates to
client-level data (CLD) electronic data
collections systems (60,720 total hours)
and burden hours for the actual
submission of the data (15,749 total
hours). Total Estimated Annualized
burden hours: 76,469.
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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
RSR component
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Grantee Report:
Part A ............................................................................
Part B ............................................................................
Part C ............................................................................
Part D ............................................................................
52
51
351
115
1
1
1
1
52
51
351
115
2.04
2.52
0.32
0.33
106
129
122
38
Subtotal ..................................................................
569
........................
........................
........................
395
Service Provider Report .......................................................
* 2,025
1
* 2,025
2.30
4,658
Subtotal .........................................................................
Service Providers requiring revisions/updates to CLD collection systems .................................................................
2,025
........................
........................
........................
4,658
1,012
1
1,012
60
60,720
The response burden for service providers is estimated as:
Subtotal .........................................................................
Client Report (client-level data):
• Providers without electronic data systems ...............
• Providers with electronic data systems ....................
1,012
........................
1,012
........................
60,720
37
1,804
1
1
37
1,804
106.25
3.75
3,931
6,765
Subtotal ..................................................................
** 1,841
........................
** 1,841
........................
10,696
TOTAL ............................................................
5,447
1
5,447
14.04
76,469
* All providers, including providers of administrative support services and direct client services.
** Providers of direct client services only.
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.
Dated: December 26, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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Program: Revised Amount of the
Average Cost of a Health Insurance
Policy
The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) is publishing an
updated monetary amount of the
average cost of a health insurance policy
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Section 100.2 of the VICP’s
implementing regulation (42 CFR Part
100) states that the revised amounts of
an average cost of a health insurance
policy, as determined by the Secretary,
are to be published periodically in a
notice in the Federal Register and filed
with the United States Court of Federal
Claims (the Court). This figure is
calculated using the most recent
Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyInsurance Component (MEPS–IC) data
available as the baseline for the average
monthly cost of a health insurance
policy. This baseline is adjusted by the
annual percentage increase/decrease
obtained from the most recent annual
Kaiser Family Foundation and Health
Research and Educational Trust (KFF/
HRET) Employer Health Benefits survey
or other authoritative source that may be
more accurate or appropriate.
In 2013, MEPS–IC, available at
www.meps.ahrq.gov, published the
annual 2012 average total single
premium per enrolled employee at
private-sector establishments that
provide health insurance. The figure
published was $5,384. This figure is
divided by 12 months to determine the
cost per month of $448.67. The $448.67
shall be increased or decreased by the
percentage change reported by the most
recent KFF/HRET, available at
www.kff.org. The percentage increase
from 2012 to 2013, was published at 5
percent. By adding this percentage
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increase, the calculated average monthly
cost of a health insurance policy is
$471.10 for 2013.
Therefore, the Secretary announces
that the revised average cost of a health
insurance policy under the VICP is
$471.10 per month. In accordance with
§ 100.2, the revised amount was
effective upon its delivery by the
Secretary to the Court. Such notice was
delivered to the Court on November 21,
2013.
Dated: December 26, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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Request: Questionnaire Cognitive
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In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Cancer Institute (NCI),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
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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 Information Collection Request must be received
within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov 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: Client-Level Data Reporting
System.
OMB No.: 0915-0323--Revision.
Abstract: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's client-level data
reporting system, entitled the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services
Report or the Ryan White Services Report (RSR), was created in 2009 by
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It is designed
to collect information from grantees as well as their subcontracted
service providers, funded under Parts A, B, C, and D, and the Part F
Minority AIDS Initiative of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension
Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program). The Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program authorized under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act,
as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009,
provides entities funded by the program with flexibility to respond
effectively to the changing HIV epidemic, with an emphasis on providing
life-saving and life-extending services for people living with HIV
across this country, as well as targeting resources to areas that have
the greatest needs.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: All parts of the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program specify HRSA's responsibilities in administering
grant funds, allocating funds, evaluating programs for the populations
served, and improving quality of care. Accurate records of the
providers receiving Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding, the clients
served, and services provided continue to be critical issues for the
implementation of the legislation and are necessary for HRSA to fulfill
its responsibilities.
The RSR provides data on the characteristics of Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program-funded grantees, their contracted service providers, and the
clients served with program funds. The RSR is intended to support
clinical quality management, performance measurement, service delivery,
and client monitoring at the systems and client levels. The reporting
systems consist of two online data forms, the Grantee Report and the
Service Provider Report, as well as a data file containing the client-
level data elements. Data are submitted annually.
The legislation specifies the importance of grantee accountability
and linking performance to budget. The RSR is used to ensure compliance
with the requirements of the legislation, to evaluate the progress of
programs, to monitor grantee and provider performance, and to meet
reporting responsibilities to the Department, Congress, and OMB.
In addition to meeting the goal of accountability to Congress,
clients, advocacy groups, and the general public, information collected
through the RSR is critical for HRSA, state and local grantees, and
individual providers to assess the status of existing HIV-related
service delivery systems, investigate trends in service utilization,
and identify areas of greatest need.
Likely Respondents: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A, Part B,
Part C, and Part D grantees and their contracted service providers.
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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
The estimate includes burden hours associated with revisions and
updates to client-level data (CLD) electronic data collections systems
(60,720 total hours) and burden hours for the actual submission of the
data (15,749 total hours). Total Estimated Annualized burden hours:
76,469.
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Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
RSR component Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Grantee Report:
Part A...................... 52 1 52 2.04 106
Part B...................... 51 1 51 2.52 129
Part C...................... 351 1 351 0.32 122
Part D...................... 115 1 115 0.33 38
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Subtotal................ 569 .............. .............. .............. 395
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The response burden for service providers is estimated as:
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Service Provider Report......... * 2,025 1 * 2,025 2.30 4,658
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Subtotal.................... 2,025 .............. .............. .............. 4,658
Service Providers requiring 1,012 1 1,012 60 60,720
revisions/updates to CLD
collection systems.............
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Subtotal.................... 1,012 .............. 1,012 .............. 60,720
Client Report (client-level
data):
Providers without 37 1 37 106.25 3,931
electronic data systems....
Providers with 1,804 1 1,804 3.75 6,765
electronic data systems....
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Subtotal................ ** 1,841 .............. ** 1,841 .............. 10,696
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TOTAL............... 5,447 1 5,447 14.04 76,469
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* All providers, including providers of administrative support services and direct client services.
** Providers of direct client services only.
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.
Dated: December 26, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-31472 Filed 1-2-14; 8:45 am]
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