[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10877]


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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, Public Law 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 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 on 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)--Extension

    The Division of Service Systems (DSS)/Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) collects aggregated information on the number of 
clients being served by ADAPs, monthly expenditures by State ADAPs, and 
the purchase price of HIV/AIDS medications. State AIDS Drug Assistance 
Program (ADAPs), funded under the Title II of the Ryan White 
Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency (CARE) Act Amendments of 1996 and 
2000. (Pub. L. 104-146), are designed to provide low income, uninsured, 
and underinsured individuals with access to HIV/AIDS medication 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, DSS/HRSA recognizes the importance of program 
planning and budget forecasting in order to maximize resources, and 
proposes to extend the current data collection from to collect relevant 
and client utilization data and program expenditure information from 
State ADAPs. This data collection effort is designed to allow DSS/HRSA 
(the funding agency) to continue monitoring nationwide trends in 
program growth, client utilization, expenditures and to assess the 
capacity of State ADAPs to maintain client services for clients 
throughout the fiscal year. The 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 understand the 
level of client demand for medications and the resources needed to meet 
those needs.
    This report will collect time-specific data for the number of 
enrolled clients, the number of new clients, and 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 project budget shortfall, 
program restrictions, client waiting lists, a change in eligibility 
criteria, or formulary charges. 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 ADAPs 
available resources against the client demand for medications. The 
burden estimates are as follows:

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    HRSA forms title II ADAP         Number of     Responses for       Total         Hour per      Total burden
            grantees                respondents     respondent       responses       responses         hours
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Client and Expenditures.........              54              12             648            0.75             486
Drug Pricing....................              54               4             216            0.75             162
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    Total.......................              54  ..............             864  ..............             648
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D, HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-45, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville MD 
20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: April 23, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-10877 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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