[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57698-57699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25250]


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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.

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 which 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

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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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    The total burden hours being requested are 32,502.
    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: September 30, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-25250 Filed 10-3-03; 8:45 am]
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