[Federal Register: March 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 the 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 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, call the HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer at (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 grantee, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (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 CARE Act Title I Minority AIDS Initiative
(MAI) Report: NEW (Title I MAI Report)
The HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers the Title I CARE Act
Program (codified under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act).
The Title I Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) supplement is a component of
the CARE Act Title I Program to ``address substantial need for care and
support services for minority populations in eligible metropolitan
areas (EMA).'' The overall goal of the MAI is to improve HIV/AIDS-
related health outcomes for communities of color by allowing
communities to: (1) Expand local service capacity primarily through
community-based organizations serving racial and ethnic minorities; (2)
improve service delivery; and (3) support the development of new and
innovative programs designed to reduce HIV/AIDS-related health
disparities.
The Title I MAI Report is designed to collect performance data from
Title I MAI grantees, and has the following components: (1) The Title I
MAI Report Plan (Plan) and (2) the Title I MAI Annual Report (Report).
The Plan and Report components will be linked to minimize the reporting
burden, and designed to include check box responses, fields for
reporting budget, expenditure and client data, and open-ended text
boxes for describing client or service-level outcomes. Together, they
will collect information from grantees on MAI-funded services, the
number and demographics of clients served, and client-level outcomes.
This information is needed to monitor and assess: (1) Increases and
changes in the type and amount of HIV/AIDS health care and related
services being provided to each disproportionately impacted community
of color; (2) increases in the number of persons receiving HIV/AIDS
services within each racial and ethnic community; and (3) the impact of
Title I MAI-funded services in terms of client-level and service-level
health outcomes. This information also will be used to plan new
technical assistance and capacity development activities, and inform
HAB policy and program management functions.
The Title I MAI Report form and instructions will be available for
all grantees to download from the HRSA/HAB Web site. All grantees will
submit completed data forms through a link on the HRSA/HAB Web site.
Grantees may submit a hard copy form to the HRSA Call Center. The Title
I MAI Report will be designed to include check box responses, numeric
responses, and open-ended questions. All Title I grantees receiving MAI
funds from HAB will be required to submit their service providers' data
in an aggregate form by service category utilizing one Title I MAI
Report.
The estimated response burden for grantees is as follows:
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Estimated
Form number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Title I MAI Report.......................... 51 2 6 612
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: March 23, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-4608 Filed 3-29-06; 8:45 am]
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