[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54796-54797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20501]


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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 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, Public Law 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, 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 grantee, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (c) 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: Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) Report Form: New

    The purpose of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources 
Emergency (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 CARE Act also provides grants 
to states, eligible metropolitan areas, community-based programs, and 
early intervention programs for the delivery of service to individuals 
and families with HIV infection.
    The HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers Titles I, II, III, and 
IV 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 Services Act).
    The Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) was established in fiscal year 
1999 to specifically address the needs of communities of color 
disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Funded through a congressional 
appropriation and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
Secretary's MAI Fund, this Initiative supplements Ryan White CARE Act 
funding to allow communities to expand local service capacity primarily 
through minority-serving community-based organizations, improve service 
delivery, and support the development of new and innovative programs 
designed to reduce HIV/AIDS-related health disparities. In addition to 
HRSA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Office of the HHS Secretary, 
the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are recipients of MAI funds.
    The MAI Report Form is designed to collect performance data from 
MAI grantees, and is divided into six sections specific to Titles I-IV 
and Division of Training and Technical Assistance (DTTA) grantees, as 
follows: (1) Planned MAI Activities for the Grant Year (Title I, Title 
II, Title III and Title IV grantees); (2) Six-Month Progress Report 
(Title III and Title IV grantees); (3) End of Year Report (Title I, 
Title II, Title III and Title IV grantees); (4) Outcomes Planned and 
Achieved by MAI Grantees (Title I, Title II, Title III and Title IV 
grantees); (5) Planned MAI Activities of the Division of Training and 
Technical Assistance (DTTA) Capacity Development Grantees for the Grant 
Year (DTTA grantees only); and (6) End of Grant Year MAI Activities of 
DTTA Capacity Development Grantees (DTTA grantees only).
    The MAI Report Form will be available for all grantees to submit 
their data via a HRSA Web site or by hard copy paper form. Grantees 
will complete relevant sections of the MAI Report Form and submit any 
hard copy forms to the HRSA Call Center. The MAI Report Form will be 
designed to include

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check box responses, numeric responses and open-ended questions. All 
grantees receiving MAI funds from HAB will be required to identify 
organizations funded to provide services with MAI dollars, using the 
specified MAI Report Form.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                                 Estimated
                    Form                         number of      Responses per      Hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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MAI Report Grantee Form.....................             365                2               18           13,140
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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: September 3, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-20501 Filed 9-9-04; 8:45 am]
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