Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) Initiative Triannual Report, OMB No. 0906-0051-Revision

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES <SUBAGY>Health Resources and Services Administration</SUBAGY> <SUBJECT>Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) Initiative Triannual Report, OMB No. 0906-0051—Revision</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 21, 2026. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to <E T="03">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</E> . Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at <E T="03">paperwork@hrsa.gov</E> or call (301) 443-3983. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>   <E T="03">Information Collection Request Title:</E> Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative in the U.S. Triannual Report OMB No. 0906-0051—Revision. <E T="03">Abstract:</E> HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funds and coordinates with cities, states, counties, and local clinics to deliver efficient and effective HIV care, treatment, and support services to low-income people with HIV. Since 1990, the RWHAP has developed a comprehensive system of 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 live at or below 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>  HRSA. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report, 2020. </FTNT> The federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative focuses on reducing the number of new HIV infections in the United States. <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> Authorized by section 311(c) and title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, this initiative began in fiscal year 2020 and focuses on 48 counties, Washington, DC; San Juan, Puerto Rico; as well as seven states that have a substantial number of HIV diagnoses in rural areas. The EHE initiative efforts focus on the following four key strategies that together can end the HIV epidemic in the United States: <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>  HRSA. Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. <E T="03">https://www.hrsa.gov/ending-hiv-epidemic</E> . Accessed September 29, 2025. </FTNT> 1. <E T="03">Diagnose</E> all people with HIV as early as possible. 2. <E T="03">Treat</E> people with HIV rapidly and effectively to reach sustained viral suppression. 3. <E T="03">Prevent</E> new HIV transmissions by using proven interventions. 4. <E T="03">Respond</E> 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. In June 2025, HRSA awarded more than $146 million to 49 EHE recipients to continue the efforts of the EHE initiative. 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 to continue the efforts of the EHE initiative. 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, technical assistance, and support services. HRSA is making one minor revision to a footnote to clarify an existing instruction. There are no other changes to the collection. A 60-day notice published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> on August 5, 2025, vol. 90, No. 148; pp. 37528-29. There were no public comments. <E T="03">Need and Proposed Use of the Information:</E> To support federal requirements to monitor and report on funds distributed through the EHE initiative, HRSA created a reporting module, the EHE Triannual Report, which 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 four-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 provision. 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. <E T="03">Likely Respondents:</E> RWHAP Part A and Part B recipients and subrecipients funded by the EHE initiative. <E T="03">Burden Statement:</E> 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. <GPOTABLE COLS="6" OPTS="L2,i1" CDEF="s50,12,12,12,12,12"> <TTITLE>Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Form name</CHED> <NAME>Maria G. Button,</NAME> Director, Executive Secretariat. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-23605 Filed 12-19-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>