[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 126 (Monday, July 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36009-36010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3219]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities Under Emergency Review 
for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has 
submitted the following request (see below) for emergency OMB review 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval 
has been requested within 20 days of publication of this notice. 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 on (301) 443-1129.
    Written comments and recommendations should be sent within 14 days 
of publication of this notice to the desk officer for HRSA, either by 
e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. 
Please direct all correspondence ``to the attention of the desk officer 
for HRSA.''

Proposed Project: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Core Medical Services 
Waiver Application Requirements (NEW)

    Title XXVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended by 
the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 (Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program) requires that grantees expend 75 percent of Parts A, 
B, and C funds on core medical services, including antiretroviral 
drugs, for individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under the 
legislation, effective Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. In order for grantees 
under Parts A, B, and C to be exempted from the 75 percent core medical 
services requirement, they must request and receive a waiver from HRSA, 
as required in the Act. HRSA has developed a process for waiver request 
submission, review, and notification. The core medical services waiver 
uniform standard and waiver request process will apply to Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program grant awards under Parts A, B, and C of Title XXVI of 
the PHS Act beginning FY 2008. Core medical services waivers will be 
effective for a one-year period consistent with the grant award period.
    Grantees must submit a waiver request with the annual grant 
application containing the following certifications and documentations 
which will be utilized by HRSA in making determinations regarding 
waiver requests. The waiver must include:
    1. Certification from the Part B state grantee that there are no 
current or anticipated ADAP services waiting lists in the state for the 
year in which such waiver request is made. This certification must also 
specify that there are no waiting lists for a particular core class of 
antiretroviral therapeutics established by the Secretary, e.g., fusion 
inhibitors;
    2. Certification that all core medical services listed in the 
statute (Part A section 2604(c)(3), Part B section

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2612(b)(3), and Part C section 2651(c)(3)), regardless of whether such 
services are funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, are available 
within 30 days for all identified and eligible individuals with HIV/
AIDS in the service area;
    3. Evidence that a public process was conducted to seek public 
input on availability of core medical services;
    4. Evidence that receipt of the core medical services waiver is 
consistent with the grantee's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program application 
(e.g., ``Description of Priority Setting and Resource Allocation 
Processes'' and ``Unmet Need Estimate and Assessment'' sections of the 
application for Parts A, ``Needs Assessment and Unmet Need'' section of 
the application under Part B, and ``Description of the Local HIV 
Service Delivery System,'' and ``Current and Projected Sources of 
Funding'' sections of the application under Part C).
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

 
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
           Application              respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Waiver Request..................              20               1              20             6.5             130
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Total...........................              20  ..............              20  ..............             130
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    Dated: June 27, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
 Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 07-3219 Filed 6-27-07; 3:32 pm]
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