[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42417-42418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18057]


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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 Office of Management and Budget (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: HRSA AIDS Education and Training Centers Evaluation 
Activities--NEW

    The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program, under the 
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, supports 
a network of regional and cross-cutting national centers that conduct 
targeted, multi-disciplinary education and training programs for health 
care providers treating persons with HIV/AIDS. The AETCs' purpose is to 
increase the number of health care providers who are effectively 
educated and motivated to counsel, diagnose, treat, and medically 
manage individuals with HIV infection, and to help prevent high risk 
behaviors that lead to HIV transmission.
    As part of a national evaluation effort of AETC activities, one 
questionnaire and several record-keeping forms have been developed to 
capture information on AETC activities. The first form is the 
Participant Information Form and asks trainees for information on the 
individual's profession, type of clinical practice, and patient 
population. Recordkeeping forms include (1) The Program Record which 
records information such as topic, training time, number of people 
reached, and format per training activity, (2) the Clinical 
Consultation Form which collects information on consults with a 
provider regarding a specific patient, (3) the Group Clinical 
Consultation Form records information on the nature of the cases 
discussed and the session format during a site visit, and (4) the 
Agency Technical Assistance Form which collects information on 
activities to improve non-clinical aspects of care (e.g., medical 
records, resource allocation). The information on the recordkeeping 
forms comprises a core data set that will be submitted to the HIV/AIDS 
Bureau (HAB) data contractor three times per year.
    Each center will be required to report aggregate data from these 
forms on their activities to HRSA/HAB. This data collection will 
provide information on the number of training, consultation, and 
technical assistance activities by center, the number of health care 
providers receiving professional training or consultation, the time and 
effort expended on different types of training and consultation 
activities, the populations served by the AETC trainees, and the 
increase in capacity achieved through training and technical assistance 
activities. Collection of this information will allow HRSA/HAB to 
provide information on training activities, types of education and 
training provided to Ryan White CARE Act grantees, resource allocation, 
and capacity expansion.
    Trainees will be asked to complete the Participant Information Form 
for each activity they complete. The estimated annual response burden 
to attendees of training programs is as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per                       Hours per       Total burden
                                Form                                   respondents       respondent    Total responses      response          hours
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Participant Information............................................          75,000                2          150,000              0.2           30,000
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    The estimated annual burden to AETCs is as follows:

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                                    Number of      Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                 respondents      respondent       responses       response          hours
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Program Record.................              12              500           6,000             0.1             600
Clinical Consultation..........              12              300           3,600             0.1             360
Group Clinical Consultation....              12               75             900             0.1              90
Technical Assistance...........              12              250           3,000             0.1             300
Aggregate Data Set.............              12                3              36              32           1,152
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    Total......................              12   ..............          13,536  ..............           2,502
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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: July 9, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-18057 Filed 7-16-03; 8:45 am]
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