[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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