[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40385-40386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15088]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and 
Treatment; Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) 
Act; Reauthorization Workgroup

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide written comments.

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SUMMARY: On May 15, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC)/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHACHSPT) 
established the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency 
(CARE) Act Reauthorization Workgroup. The workgroup is seeking public 
input about future HIV/AIDS care program directions pertaining to 
resource allocation issues related to the third reauthorization of the 
Ryan White CARE Act. The CHACHSPT will subsequently submit a set of 
formal recommendations relating to resource allocation issues for 
reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act to the HRSA Administrator 
and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, written comments should be 
postmarked no later than July 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the CHACHSPT, c/o HRSA, 
HIV/AIDS Bureau, Office of Policy and Program Development, Attention: 
Shelley Gordon, Parklawn Building, Room 7-18, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shelley Gordon, HRSA, HIV/AIDS 
Bureau, Office of Policy and Program Development, (301) 443-9684, fax 
(301) 443-3323, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the request for comments is 
to obtain public input regarding resource allocation issues related to 
the Ryan White CARE Act, as amended. Resource allocation issues relate 
to the CARE Act provisions or statutory requirements which affect the 
distribution of funds across and within the various components of the 
CARE Act.
    In 2003, the CHACHSPT carefully examined all aspects of the CARE 
Act and considered testimony from three public meetings held around the 
country designed to gather suggestions about future program directions 
in HIV and AIDS care and treatment programs. The CHACHSPT developed 
recommendations which were adopted by the Committee in November 2003 
and formally submitted to the HRSA Administrator and the Secretary of 
the Department of Health and Human Services in 2004. Since that time, 
the report on Public Financing and Delivery of HIV Care was released by 
the Institute of Medicine, and new and ongoing issues about HIV/AIDS 
resources have been raised by communities and CARE constituents. 
Therefore, further examination by the CHACHSPT of resource allocation 
issues is desired.
    Written comments should be limited to no more than 10 single-spaced 
pages (or 20 double-spaced) and should contain the name, address, 
telephone and fax numbers, and any organizational affiliation of the 
person(s) providing written comments. Respondents may be contacted by 
the CHACHSPT Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Workgroup to answer 
questions regarding their submitted comments. We are particularly 
interested in comments which address the following issues:
    1. The use of HIV case reporting and service utilization data to 
determine eligibility under Title I and funding under Titles I and II 
of the CARE Act;
    2. Changes to the existing Titles I and II hold harmless 
provisions;
    3. Changes in the percentages of the Title I grant awarded by 
formula and competitively;
    4. Changes in the percentages of the Title II AIDS Drug Assistance 
Program (ADAP) distributed by formula and supplemental awards;
    5. Comparability and portability of the ADAP; and
    6. Institute of Medicine report on: ``Public Financing and Delivery 
of HIV Care: Securing the Legacy of Ryan White.''

(Authority: Pub. L. 92-463 (5 U.S.C., App. 2); 42 U.S.C. 217a, Sec. 
222 of the Public Health Service Act)


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    Dated: June 25, 2004.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-15088 Filed 7-1-04; 8:45 am]
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