[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 189 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58450-58451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21921]


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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 (OMB), 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.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

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 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

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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 how 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
           Type of respondent               Number of        per          Total       Hours per     Total burden
                                           respondents   respondent     responses      response        hours
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First quarterly report..................            57             1            57            3            171
Second, third, & fourth quarterly                   57             3           171            1.5          256.5
 reports................................
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    Total...............................            57  ............           228  .............          427.5
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Kraemer, Health Resources and Services Administration, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 23, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-21921 Filed 9-29-04; 8:45 am]
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