[Federal Register: May 2, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 85)]
[Notices]
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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 OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to
obtain copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden on 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: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP): ADAP Monthly
Client Utilization and Program Expenditures Report (OMB No. 0915-
0219)--Extension
The Division of Service Systems (DSS)/Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) collects aggregated information on the number of
clients being served by ADAPs, monthly expenditures by State ADAPs, and
the purchase price of HIV/AIDS medications. State AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAPs), funded under the Title II of the Ryan White
Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency (CARE) Act Amendments of 1996 and
2000. (Pub. L. 104-146), are designed to provide low income, uninsured,
and underinsured individuals with access to HIV/AIDS medication that
prevent serious deterioration of health arising from HIV disease,
including the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections.
During the last several years, there has been an increasing need
for pharmaceuticals among uninsured and underinsured low income
individuals who are HIV positive or diagnosed with AIDS. Due to the
increasing demand, DSS/HRSA recognizes the importance of program
planning and budget forecasting in order to maximize resources, and
proposes to extend the current data collection from to collect relevant
and client utilization data and program expenditure information from
State ADAPs. This data collection effort is designed to allow DSS/HRSA
(the funding agency) to continue monitoring nationwide trends in
program growth, client utilization, expenditures and to assess the
capacity of State ADAPs to maintain client services for clients
throughout the fiscal year. The form will improve DSS/HRSA's ability to
track the prices of HIV/AIDS drugs in order to ensure that State ADAPs
are receiving the best price possible, to identify emerging issues and
technical assistance needs and to share information among State ADAPs.
It will also assist Title II grantees, State ADAPs, DSS/HRSA staff and
policymakers at both the Federal and State level to understand the
level of client demand for medications and the resources needed to meet
those needs.
This report will collect time-specific data for the number of
enrolled clients, the number of new clients, and the number of
utilizing clients, the level of funds expended, and the price of HIV/
AIDS drugs. A text box is provided to allow State ADAPs to report
significant changes to their program, such as project budget shortfall,
program restrictions, client waiting lists, a change in eligibility
criteria, or formulary charges. On a quarterly basis, State ADAPs will
report the purchase price paid on a select number of HIV
pharmaceuticals dispensed by each program. DSS/HRSA will continue to
compile summary reports that are distributed back to grantees and State
ADAPs on a quarterly basis. The data collected is used to guide program
planning, formulate budget recommendations, and monitor State ADAPs,
especially monitoring the balance between an individual State ADAPs
available resources against the client demand for medications. The
burden estimates are as follows:
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HRSA forms title II ADAP Number of Responses for Total Hour per Total burden
grantees respondents respondent responses responses hours
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Client and Expenditures......... 54 12 648 0.75 486
Drug Pricing.................... 54 4 216 0.75 162
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Total....................... 54 .............. 864 .............. 648
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D, HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 14-45, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville MD
20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: April 23, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-10877 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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