[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 84 (Friday, April 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23797-23798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9804]


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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 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.

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Proposed Project: HRSA AIDS Drug Assistance Program Quarterly Report--
New

    HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is funded through Title 
II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, 
which provides grants to States and Territories. The ADAP provides 
medications for the treatment of HIV disease. Program funds may also be 
used to purchase health insurance for eligible clients or for services 
that enhance access, adherence, and monitoring of drug treatments.
    Each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and several 
Territories receive ADAP grants. As part of the funding requirements, 
ADAP grantees submit quarterly reports that include information on 
patients served, pharmaceuticals prescribed, pricing, and other sources 
of support to provide AIDS medication treatment, eligibility 
requirements, cost data, and coordination with Medicaid. Each quarterly 
report requests updates from programs on number of patients served, 
type of pharmaceuticals prescribed, and prices paid to provide 
medication. The first quarterly report of each ADAP fiscal year (due in 
July of each year) also requests information that only changes annually 
(e.g., State funding, drug formulary, eligibility criteria for 
enrollment, and cost-saving strategies including coordinating with 
Medicaid).
    The quarterly report represents the best method for HRSA to 
determine how ADAP grants are being expended and to provide answers to 
requests from Congress and other organizations. This new quarterly 
report will replace two current monthly progress reports plus 
information currently submitted annually. The new quarterly report 
should reduce burden, avoid duplication of information, and provide 
HRSA information in a form that easily lends itself to responding to 
inquiries.
    The estimated annual burden per ADAP grantee is as follows:

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                                                               Responses                                Total
                      Form                        Number of       per         Total      Hours per      burden
                                                 respondents   respondent   responses     response      hours
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First quarterly report.........................           57            1           57          3.0        171.0
Second, third, & fourth quarterly reports......           57            3          171          1.5        256.5
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    Total......................................           57  ...........          228  ...........        427.5
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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, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-9804 Filed 4-29-04; 8:45 am]
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