[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54284-54285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22947]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

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 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. 
The data collected is 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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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
            HRSA form               respondents     respondent       responses       responses         hours
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Title II ADAP Grantees (Clients               54              12             648            0.75             486
 and 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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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC. 
20503.

    Dated: August 31, 2000.
James J. Corrigan,
Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 00-22947 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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