[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60379-60380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20945]


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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 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 on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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 HIV/AIDS Program Core Medical Services 
Waiver Application Requirements (OMB No. 0915-0307): Revision

    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.
    Beginning in FY 2008, HRSA will utilize new standards for granting 
waivers of the core medical services requirement for the Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program. These standards meet the intent of the Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 to increase access to core 
medical services, including antiretroviral drugs, for persons with HIV/
AIDS and to ensure that grantees receiving waivers demonstrate the 
availability of such services for individuals with HIV/AIDS identified 
and eligible under Title XXVI of the PHS Act. 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. 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 certifications and documentation which will 
be utilized by HRSA in making determinations regarding waiver requests.

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    Grantees must provide evidence that all of the core medical 
services listed in the statute, regardless of whether such services are 
funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, are available to all 
individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under Title XXVI of 
the PHS Act in the service area within 30 days.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                                                    Number of       Responses per                         Hours per       Total burden
                          Application                              respondents       respondent      Total 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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    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: October 18, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E7-20945 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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