[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 800-801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33854]


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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, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-0165.
    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: Assessing Factors That Impact AIDS Drug Assistance 
Program (ADAP) Enrollment and Management in the Face of ADAP Waiting 
Lists (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--[New]

    HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) provides assistance to 
help low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals living with 
HIV/AIDS to access life-saving medications. As part of the Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program, ADAP is the Payer of Last Resort. Clients enrolled in 
ADAP have exhausted all other resources to obtain the necessary 
medications and care. In recent years, ADAP has experienced an increase 
in enrollment while funding resources have decreased.
    This study will use case study methods to identify and examine 
factors that contribute to the rising enrollments in ADAP and the 
states' abilities to meet the demands for ADAP services. Data 
collection will include interviews with up to eight respondents in each 
of eight selected states, for a maximum of 64 total respondents. Each 
interview will last approximately 1.5 hours. The respondents will fall 
into three general categories--ADAP personnel, state HIV/AIDS program 
leads, and personnel from related state and local programs, such as 
Medicaid and pharmacy assistance programs. Interviews will be conducted 
over a period of 2.5 months.
    The study will assess factors that may contribute to the rise in 
ADAP enrollment and costs such as new HIV cases, earlier use of 
antiretroviral medications, lower attrition of existing clients, 
unemployment and loss of insurance, or increasing drug costs. In 
addition, the study will examine factors that may decrease ADAP costs, 
such as health care reform and cost containment strategies. Findings 
from the study will be used to develop policy and to recommend 
promising practices for managing state ADAPs.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
           Instrument               respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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ADAP Personnel Interview........              32               1              32             1.5              48
State HIV/AIDS Lead Interview...               8               1               8             1.5              12
Alternative State/Local Program               24               1              24             1.5              36
 Informant Interview............
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............              96
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    Email comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 
60 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 29, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-33854 Filed 1-5-12; 8:45 am]
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