[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14016-14017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: 0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and ASPE 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office at (202) 690-5683. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Modeling Project--OMB 
No. 0990-New-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation.
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval of a new collection that will examine the service needs 
under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program as the provisions of the 
Affordable Care Act are implemented, and identify strategies for 
ensuring that available federal resources are directed to areas of 
greatest need. To supplement the analysis of existing quantitative data 
sources, including Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program data, Medicaid 
enrollment and claims data, and HIV surveillance data, this two-year 
information collection request is for primary data collection in the 
form of telephone interviews with administrators of Ryan White grants 
and providers of HIV care services. In light of Congressional interest 
expressed in Senate Report 111-243 concerning how the Ryan White 
Program will transition into a larger system of care with the 
implementation of the Affordable Care Act, these interviews will help 
ASPE to understand the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act from 
the perspectives of Ryan White grantees and service providers. The 
interview protocols will cover topics including HIV service needs and 
use; coordination of client insurance enrollment, benefits, and 
services; factors that influence variation in HIV care costs and 
selection of AIDS Drug Assistance Program cost containment procedures; 
and methods of ensuring quality care.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Ryan White Part A Grantees (metropolitan area                 26               1            1.08              28
 officials).....................................
Ryan White Part B Grantees (state officials)....              51               1            1.08              55
Ryan White Part A, B, C, D, or Minority AIDS                 133               1           55/60             122
 Initiative Providers (service providers).......
    Total.......................................             210  ..............  ..............             205
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-5666 Filed 3-7-12; 8:45 am]
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