[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51095-51096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18720]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Provider Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for the 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, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the 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 
clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the information shall have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the provider'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: Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency 
(CARE) Act Grant Application Forms for the Division of Community Based 
Programs: New

    The purpose of the Ryan White CARE Act is to provide emergency 
assistance to localities that are disproportionately affected by the 
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and to make financial 
assistance available for the development, organization, coordination, 
and operation of more effective and cost-efficient systems for the 
delivery of essential services to persons with HIV disease. The Ryan 
White CARE Act also provides grants to States, eligible metropolitan 
areas, community-based programs, and early intervention programs for 
the delivery of services to individuals and families with HIV 
infection.
    The HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers Titles I, II, III, IV, 
and Part F of the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, as amended by the Ryan 
White CARE Act Amendments of 1996 and 2000 (codified under Title XXVI 
of the Public Health Service Act).
    In order to ensure funds are allocated to those areas in need of 
financial assistance, information is needed to assist reviewers in 
making funding recommendations to HAB. The grant application forms are 
designed to collect information from service providers currently 
receiving or seeking funds from the following programs: Title III, 
Title III Planning, Title III Capacity Development, Title IV, Title IV 
Youth, and Community-Based Dental Partnership Program. The forms focus 
on five areas: (1) Line item budget; (2) epidemiology profile; (3) 
patients served; (4) service matrix; and (5) linkages to research. The 
specific requirements of the program dictates which forms are required 
for each grant application.
    The grant application forms will be included in the application 
guidance for each program. The forms will be completed by the service 
providers

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seeking funds from the six programs listed above. Responding service 
providers will return the completed forms as part of a complete 
application packet. The forms will be submitted on paper, as part of a 
grant application submitted via the United States Postal Service or 
alternate delivery service, or as an Internet web-based response form 
as part of an electronic grant application.
    The estimated response burden for service providers is as follows:

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                                                     Estimated
                                                     number of       Estimated       Hours per      Total hour
             Grant application form                  provider      responses per     response         burden
                                                    respondents      provider
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Line Item Budget................................             510               1               1             510
Epidemiology Profile............................             510               1               4           2,040
Patients Served.................................             440               1               2             880
Service Matrix..................................             440               1              .5             220
Linkages to Research............................             440               1              .5             220
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    Total.......................................             510  ..............               8           3,870
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: August 10, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-18720 Filed 8-16-04; 8:45 am]
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