[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9029-9030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3528]


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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, Pub. L. 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, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (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)--Extension

    Title XXVI, Section 2671 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 
amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 
(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. 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 utilizes 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 Program 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 1-year period that is 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. 
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 annual estimate of 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..................              10               1              10             6.5              65
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    Total.......................              10               1              10             6.5              65
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-3528 Filed 2-15-11; 8:45 am]
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