[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39914-39915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16257]


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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 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes 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 draft 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: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP): ADAP Monthly 
Client Utilization and Program Expenditures Report (OMB No. 0915-
0219)--Revision

    State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), 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 the prevention and treatment of opportunistic 
infections.
    During the last several years, there has been an increasing need 
for pharmaceuticals among uninsured and underinsured low-income 
individuals who are HIV positive or diagnosed with AIDS. Due to the 
increasing demand, the Division of Service Systems (DSS), Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recognizes the importance 
of program planning and budget forecasting in order to maximize 
resources, and proposes to revise the current data collection form to 
better collect relevant client utilization data and program expenditure 
information from State ADAPs. This data collection effort is designed 
to allow DSS/HRSA (the funding agency) to monitor nationwide trends in 
program growth, client utilization, expenditures and to assess the 
capacity of State ADAPs to maintain services for clients throughout the 
fiscal year. The revised form will improve DSS/HRSA's ability to track 
the prices of HIV/AIDS drugs in order to ensure that State ADAPs are 
receiving the best price possible, to identify emerging issues and 
technical assistance needs, and to share information among State ADAPs. 
It will also assist Title II grantees, State ADAPs, DSS/HRSA staff, and 
policymakers at both the Federal and State level to better understand 
the level of client demand for medications and the resources needed to 
meet those needs.
    The revised report will collect time-specific data for the number 
of enrolled clients, the number of new clients, the number of utilizing 
clients, the level of funds expended, and the price of HIV/AIDS drugs. 
A text box is provided to allow State ADAPs to report significant 
changes to their program, such as a projected budget shortfall, program 
restrictions, client waiting lists, a change in eligibility criteria, 
or formulary changes. On a quarterly basis, State ADAPs will report the 
purchase price paid on a select number of HIV

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pharmaceuticals dispensed by each program. DSS/HRSA will continue to 
compile summary reports that are distributed back to grantees and State 
ADAPs on a quarterly basis. HRSA, the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Office of Management and Budget also utilize these 
summary reports. The data collected are used to guide program planning, 
formulate budget recommendations, and monitor State ADAPs, especially 
monitoring the balance between an individual State ADAP's available 
resources against the client demand for medications. The burden 
estimates are as follows:

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                                                                Reponses                                Total
                   HRSA form                      Number of       per         Total      Hours per      burden
                                                 respondents   respondent   responses    responses      hours
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Title II ADAP Grantees (Clients and                       54           12          648         0.75          486
 Expenditures).................................
Title II ADAP Grantees (Pricing)...............           54            4          216         0.75          162
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    Total......................................           54           16          864         0.75          648
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received on or before August 28, 2000.

    Dated: June 21, 2000.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 00-16257 Filed 6-27-00; 8:45 am]
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