[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16160-16161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4608]


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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 or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer at (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) 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.

Proposed Project: Ryan White CARE Act Title I Minority AIDS Initiative 
(MAI) Report: NEW (Title I MAI Report)

    The HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers the Title I CARE Act 
Program (codified under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act). 
The Title I Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) supplement is a component of 
the CARE Act Title I Program to ``address substantial need for care and 
support services for minority populations in eligible metropolitan 
areas (EMA).'' The overall goal of the MAI is to improve HIV/AIDS-
related health outcomes for communities of color by allowing 
communities to: (1) Expand local service capacity primarily through 
community-based organizations serving racial and ethnic minorities; (2) 
improve service delivery; and (3) support the development of new and 
innovative programs designed to reduce HIV/AIDS-related health 
disparities.
    The Title I MAI Report is designed to collect performance data from 
Title I MAI grantees, and has the following components: (1) The Title I 
MAI Report Plan (Plan) and (2) the Title I MAI Annual Report (Report). 
The Plan and Report components will be linked to minimize the reporting 
burden, and designed to include check box responses, fields for 
reporting budget, expenditure and client data, and open-ended text 
boxes for describing client or service-level outcomes. Together, they 
will collect information from grantees on MAI-funded services, the 
number and demographics of clients served, and client-level outcomes. 
This information is needed to monitor and assess: (1) Increases and 
changes in the type and amount of HIV/AIDS health care and related 
services being provided to each disproportionately impacted community 
of color; (2) increases in the number of persons receiving HIV/AIDS 
services within each racial and ethnic community; and (3) the impact of 
Title I MAI-funded services in terms of client-level and service-level 
health outcomes. This information also will be used to plan new 
technical assistance and capacity development activities, and inform 
HAB policy and program management functions.
    The Title I MAI Report form and instructions will be available for 
all grantees to download from the HRSA/HAB Web site. All grantees will 
submit completed data forms through a link on the HRSA/HAB Web site. 
Grantees may submit a hard copy form to the HRSA Call Center. The Title 
I MAI Report will be designed to include check box responses, numeric 
responses, and open-ended questions. All Title I grantees receiving MAI 
funds from HAB will be required to submit their service providers' data 
in an aggregate form by service category utilizing one Title I MAI 
Report.
    The estimated response burden for grantees 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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Title I MAI Report..........................              51                2                6              612
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: March 23, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-4608 Filed 3-29-06; 8:45 am]
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