Agency Information Collection Activities: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Data Report, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-Emergency
| Published date | 28 May 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 32041 |
| Record Number | 2020-11586 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Health Resources And Services Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 103 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 103 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32041-32042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11586]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Coronavirus 2019
(COVID-19) Data Report, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--Emergency
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with of 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. OMB will
accept comments from the public during the review and approval period.
OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 10-day comment period for this
notice has closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 8,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 10 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or
call (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
Data Report, OMB No. 0906-xxxx - Emergency
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 to low income people with HIV. Nearly two-thirds of clients
(patients) live at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level
and approximately three-quarters of RWHAP clients are racial/ethnic
minorities. Since 1990, the 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.
FY 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act
appropriated $90 million to HRSA's RWHAP to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This funding supports
581 RWHAP recipients across the country, including city/county health
departments, state health departments, health clinics, community-based
organizations, and AIDS Education and Training Centers in their efforts
to help prevent or minimize the impact of COVID-19 on RWHAP clients.
The award provides RWHAP recipients the flexibility to meet evolving
COVID-19 needs in their respective communities, including extending
operational hours, increasing staffing hours, purchasing additional
equipment, enhancing workforce training and capacity development, and
providing critical services to people with HIV during this pandemic,
such as home-delivered meals, emergency housing, and transportation.
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau identified a new data collection need to
support HRSA's requirement to monitor and report quarterly to the
Secretary of HHS the COVID-19 activities conducted with the CARES Act
funding. HRSA is proposing to create a new COVID-19 Data Report (CDR)
module that will provide monthly reporting on the types of services
provided and number of people served for the treatment or prevention of
COVID-19 among RWHAP clients (and immediate household members in
limited circumstances). This module will be required for all providers
(regardless of whether they are recipients or subrecipients) who
receive CARES Act RWHAP funding.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA proposes that
service providers who receive CARES Act RWHAP funding report aggregate
information on the number of clients and immediate household members
tested for COVID-19, the number of clients newly diagnosed (or presumed
positive) with COVID-19, the cumulative number of clients with COVID-
19, the number of clients who received services in each RWHAP service
category (identified in Policy Clarification Notice 16-02 RWHAP
Services: Eligible Individuals and Allowable Uses of Funds), and the
types of services provided using telehealth technology in the CDR. The
information obtained in this module will assist HRSA in understanding
how CARES Act RWHAP funding is being used to support RWHAP clients and
immediate household members and ensure that HRSA is compliant with
federal reporting requirements.
Likely Respondents: All RWHAP providers (regardless of whether they
are recipients or subrecipients) who receive CARES Act RWHAP funding.
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
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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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COVID-19 Data Report (CVD).... 2045 12 24,540 2 49,080
2045 .............. 24,540 ................ 49,080
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-11586 Filed 5-27-20; 8:45 am]
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