[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14919-14920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7842]


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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 for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 35, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), 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, 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: AIDS Drug Assistance Program [ADAP]: Monthly Client 
Utilization and Program Expenditure Assessment Project--NEW

    State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs [ADAP], funded under Title II 
of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency [CARE] Act 
Amendments of 1996 [Pub. L. 104-146], are designed to provide low 
income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals with access to HIV/AIDS 
medications that prevent serious deterioration of health arising from 
HIV disease, including prevention and treatment of opportunistic 
diseases.
    Due to the increasing need for pharmaceuticals among uninsured and 
underinsured low-income individuals who are HIV+ or diagnosed with 
AIDS, and recognizing the importance of program planning and budget 
forecasting to maximize resources, the Division of HIV Services [DHS], 
Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], proposes to 
collect relevant client utilization data and program expenditure 
information on a voluntary monthly reporting basis from State ADAPs. 
This effort is designed to assist Title II grantees, State ADAPs, the 
DHS/HRSA funding agency staff, and policy makers at both the federal 
and State level to better understand the level of client need for 
medications that the programs are functioning under and the resources 
used to meet the needs, and to provide indicators of where future 
action may be required and the most appropriate response(s).
    A report is proposed that will collect time-specific data for the 
number of enrolled clients, the number of clients served, the level of 
funding expended, and the prices of five to seven specified 
pharmaceuticals dispensed by each program. In addition, the report will 
provide a forum for tracking the most current changes in each State 
ADAP with respect to available funding, eligibility criteria, clinical 
guidelines, and formulary changes. The individual State reports will be 
compiled into summary reports and distributed back to grantees and 
State ADAPs on a monthly basis, as well as available for use by HRSA 
and the Office of Management and Budget. These results will be used to 
guide program planning, to formulate budget recommendations, and to 
monitor the balance between available resources and State needs. The 
burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                   No. of       Responses per      Hours per       Total burden 
             Type of respondent                 respondents       respondent        response          hours     
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Title II ADAP Grantees......................              54               12                1              648 
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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: March 17, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Officer of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-7842 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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