[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9912-9913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03676]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: HRSA AIDS Drug Assistance 
Program Quarterly Report OMB No. 0915-0294--Extension.
    Abstract: HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is funded 
through Part B of Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (The 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), which provides grants to states and 
territories. ADAP provides medications for the treatment of HIV 
disease. Program funds may also be used to purchase health insurance 
for eligible clients or for services that enhance access, adherence, 
and monitoring of drug treatments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Each of the 50 states, 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the 
Pacific territories receive ADAP grants. As part of the funding 
requirements, ADAP grantees submit quarterly reports that include 
information on patients served,

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pharmaceuticals dispensed, pricing, sources of support to provide HIV/
AIDS medications, eligibility requirements, costs data, and 
coordination with Medicaid. Each quarterly report requests updates from 
programs on the number of patients served, type of pharmaceuticals 
dispensed, and prices paid to provide medications. The first quarterly 
report of each ADAP fiscal year (due in July of each year) also 
requests information that only changes annually (e.g., state funding, 
drug formulary, eligibility criteria for enrollment, and cost-saving 
strategies including coordination with Medicaid). The quarterly report 
is used to determine how ADAP grants are being expended and to provide 
answers to requests from Congress and other organizations.
    Likely Respondents: Each of the 50 states, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Pacific territories 
that receive ADAP grants.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of        Number        burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents   responses  per   response  (in       hours
                                                                     respondent       hours)
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ADAP Quarterly Report (Only Section 1 required                57               1              17             969
 for 4th quarterly report)......................
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    Dated: February 12, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-03676 Filed 2-20-14; 8:45 am]
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