[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56773-56774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19599]


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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 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 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 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: HRSA AIDS Drug Assistance Program Quarterly Report--
(OMB No. 0915-0294): Revision

    HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is funded through Part B 
of Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program, which provides grants to States and Territories. The 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.
    Each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 
several Territories receive ADAP grants. As part of the funding 
requirements, ADAP grantees submit quarterly reports that include 
information on patients served, pharmaceuticals prescribed, pricing, 
and other sources of support to provide AIDS medication treatment, 
eligibility

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requirements, cost data, and coordination with Medicaid. Each quarterly 
report requests updates from programs on number of patients served, 
type of pharmaceuticals prescribed, and prices paid to provide 
medication. 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 coordinating with 
Medicaid).
    The quarterly report represents the best method for HRSA to 
determine how ADAP grants are being expended and to provide answers to 
requests from Congress and other organizations.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                   Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per       Total burden
             Form                 respondents     respondent       responses        response          hours
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1st Quarterly Report..........              57               1              57              3              171
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Quarterly                   57               3             171              1.5            256.5
 Reports......................
    Total.....................              57  ..............             228  ...............            427.5
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, 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: September 28, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-19599 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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