[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43062-43063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21141]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
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 Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project
Customer Survey of Entities Eligible To Participate in the Drug Pricing
Program--New
Section 602 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 enacted Section
340B of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, ``Limitation of Prices of
Drugs Purchased by Covered Entities.'' This section provides that a
manufacturer that sells outpatient drugs to covered entities must agree
to charge a price that will not exceed the amount determined under a
statutory formula. The covered entities--certain PHS grantees,
disproportionate share hospitals (DSHs), and other selected entities,
total approximately 11,000 sites. Most of these entities serve the
economically
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disadvantaged or medically uninsured. The legislative intent of Section
340B is ``to enable * * * certain Federally-funded clinics to obtain
lower prices on the drugs that they provide to their patients.''
A customer survey is being developed to collect information by mail
on various aspects of the program, including, for example, whether
information on the program is reaching the covered entities, reasons
some entities are not participating, satisfaction with the savings
realized, and interest in possible modifications to the program. Both
participating and nonparticipating entities will be included in the
survey. The results will be used to improve the design and management
of the program. Burden estimates are as follows:
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Responses Total
Respondents Number of per Burden per burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Covered Entities...................................... 925 1 .25 231.
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Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: August 14, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-21141 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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