[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43134-43135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18355]


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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)--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, as amended (Part B of 
Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act), 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 
proposed to extend the current data collection form to 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 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 
policy makers 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 date 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 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 ADAPs 
available resources against the client demand for medications. The 
burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                            Responses
     HRSA forms title II ADAP grantees        Number of        per          Total       Hour per    Total burden
                                             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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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Allison Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Fax Number, 202-395-6974.

    Dated: July 11, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-18355 Filed 7-18-03; 8:45 am]
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