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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, Pub.
L. 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 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 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.
Number of
respondents
Type of form
Application/Annual Report ...............................................................................
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 day of this notice.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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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 (Pub.
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The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) proposes to
continue utilization of current reporting
requirements for SPRANS projects, CISS
projects, and other grant programs
administered by the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB), that include
national performance measures
developed in accordance with
requirements of the ‘‘Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993’’ [Pub. L. 103–62]. The MCHB
developed and had approved by OMB a
set of performance measures for its
discretionary funding programs in 2003.
No major changes have been made to
the performance measures, only minor
editorial or format changes have been
made for clarification. The burden
estimate for this activity is based upon
information provided by current and
past MCHB discretionary funds
supported projects, as well as
experience in completing the current
forms. The reporting burden is as
follows:
Responses
per
respondent
750
L. 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 grant
information collection activity or to
obtain a copy of the data collection plan
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 proper performance of
grantee functions including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the burden estimate
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 information
collection burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection methods or other types of
information technology.
PO 00000
Proposed Project: Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB) Common Grant
Guidance for Discretionary Grants
(OMB No. 0915–0272)—Revision
Burden hours
per response
1
6
Total burden
hours
4,500
Proposed Project: Ryan White
Comprehensive AIDS Resources
Emergency (CARE) Act Title II Grant
Application Information Supplements:
NEW
The CARE Act (codified under Title
XXVI of the Public Health Service Act)
was first enacted by Congress in 1990,
and reauthorized in 1996 and 2000. It
addresses the unmet health needs of
persons living with HIV disease by
funding primary health care and
support services that enhance access to
and retention in care. The CARE Act
funded services reach over 571,000
individuals; after Medicaid and
Medicare, it is the largest single source
of Federal funding for HIV/AIDS care
for low-income, uninsured, and
underinsured Americans. The Title II
Care Grant Program (CGP) provides
formula grants to all 50 States; the
District of Columbia; the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the
Territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam,
and American Samoa; the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Republic of Palau, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the
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Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Funding is disbursed to these grantees
by HRSA based on a congressionallymandated formula.
The purpose of the Title II CGP is to
assist States and Territories in
developing and/or enhancing access to
a comprehensive continuum of high
quality, community based care for lowincome individuals and families living
with HIV. Grantees may allocate funds
to five legislatively authorized program
components: (1) HIV Care Consortia, to
provide comprehensive outpatient
health and support services, e.g., early
intervention services, outpatient
medical care, case management,
substance abuse treatment, mental
health services, transportation; (2)
Home- and Community-Based Care; (3)
Health-Insurance Continuation,
including risk pools; (4) Provision of
Treatments for HIV disease or to prevent
the serious deterioration of health
arising from HIV disease; and (5) State
Direct Services, which are HIV/AIDS
outpatient health or support service
provided through State delivery
mechanisms determined by the grantee
to be more effective than providing the
service(s) through consortia.
The Title II Grant Application
Information Supplements have been
designed to collect information from
States and Territories in a consistent,
standard way when they apply for a
grant. This information is needed to
determine that funds are being used as
intended by the Congress and in
compliance with CARE Act mandates.
This includes requirements that
grantees: (a) Obligate Title II funds
quickly, closely monitor their use, and
ensure that they are used as the payer
of last resort (Information Supplement
1); (b) satisfy the Maintenance of Effort
requirement and ensure that Title II
funds are used to supplement, and not
supplant, existing State expenditures for
HIV-related care and treatment services
(Information Supplement 2); (c) include
a determination of the size and
demographics of the population of
people living with HIV in the State/
Territory (Information Supplement 3);
and (c) have prepared a comprehensive
plan describing the organization and
delivery of HIV health care and support
services to be funded under Title II that
is based on: the size and demographics
of the population of individuals with
HIV and the needs of the population;
the availability of other nongovernmental and governmental
resources (including Medicaid and
SCHIP); any capacity development
needs resulting from disparities in the
availability of HIV-related services in
historically underserved communities
and rural communities, and the
efficiency of the administrative
mechanism of the State for rapidly
allocating funds to areas of greatest need
within the State/Territory (Information
Supplement 4).
In addition, HRSA will use the
collected information as a benchmark
for monitoring grantee performance
during the fiscal year; to identify
individual and cross cutting grantee
technical assistance needs; and to detect
emerging HIV/AIDS care services issues
that may require changes in existing
program policies or procedures.
The Title II Application Information
Supplements will be transmitted by
mail and electronically to all States and
Territories and made available through
the HRSA Web site. Applicants will
submit the Information Supplements
electronically along with Form PHS–
5161–1 (Revised 7/00), SF–424 and the
program narrative portion of their
application, using the Grants
Management electronic transmission
mechanisms established by HRSA. The
Information Supplements will include
check box responses; fields for reporting
numeric fiscal and epidemiological
data; and text boxes for describing other
required information. The Information
Supplements will automatically
generate totals when appropriate, and
have other automated fields to minimize
the time required to insert identifying
information.
The Information Supplements will
require Title II applicants/grantees to
report local epidemiological information
and some fiscal and programmatic data
collected from Title II funded
contractors (sub-grantees), which
grantees have been collecting and
reporting since FY 1995 or earlier. The
approximate response burden for
applicants/grantees is estimated as:
Estimated number of grantee respondents
Estimated
responses per
grantee
Total number
of responses
Hours per
response
Estimated total
hour burden
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8
472
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 day of this notice.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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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 (Pub.
L. 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
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Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed grant
information collection activity or to
obtain a copy of the data collection plan
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 proper performance of
grantee functions including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the burden estimate
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 information
collection burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection methods or other types of
information technology.
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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 (Pub. L. 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 grant information collection activity or to
obtain a copy of the data collection plan 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 proper performance of grantee functions
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the burden estimate 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
information collection burden on respondents, including the use of
automated collection methods or other types of information technology.
Proposed Project: Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
(CARE) Act Title II Grant Application Information Supplements: NEW
The CARE Act (codified under Title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act) was first enacted by Congress in 1990, and reauthorized in
1996 and 2000. It addresses the unmet health needs of persons living
with HIV disease by funding primary health care and support services
that enhance access to and retention in care. The CARE Act funded
services reach over 571,000 individuals; after Medicaid and Medicare,
it is the largest single source of Federal funding for HIV/AIDS care
for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured Americans. The Title II
Care Grant Program (CGP) provides formula grants to all 50 States; the
District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the Territories
of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the
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Republic of the Marshall Islands. Funding is disbursed to these
grantees by HRSA based on a congressionally-mandated formula.
The purpose of the Title II CGP is to assist States and Territories
in developing and/or enhancing access to a comprehensive continuum of
high quality, community based care for low-income individuals and
families living with HIV. Grantees may allocate funds to five
legislatively authorized program components: (1) HIV Care Consortia, to
provide comprehensive outpatient health and support services, e.g.,
early intervention services, outpatient medical care, case management,
substance abuse treatment, mental health services, transportation; (2)
Home- and Community-Based Care; (3) Health-Insurance Continuation,
including risk pools; (4) Provision of Treatments for HIV disease or to
prevent the serious deterioration of health arising from HIV disease;
and (5) State Direct Services, which are HIV/AIDS outpatient health or
support service provided through State delivery mechanisms determined
by the grantee to be more effective than providing the service(s)
through consortia.
The Title II Grant Application Information Supplements have been
designed to collect information from States and Territories in a
consistent, standard way when they apply for a grant. This information
is needed to determine that funds are being used as intended by the
Congress and in compliance with CARE Act mandates. This includes
requirements that grantees: (a) Obligate Title II funds quickly,
closely monitor their use, and ensure that they are used as the payer
of last resort (Information Supplement 1); (b) satisfy the Maintenance
of Effort requirement and ensure that Title II funds are used to
supplement, and not supplant, existing State expenditures for HIV-
related care and treatment services (Information Supplement 2); (c)
include a determination of the size and demographics of the population
of people living with HIV in the State/Territory (Information
Supplement 3); and (c) have prepared a comprehensive plan describing
the organization and delivery of HIV health care and support services
to be funded under Title II that is based on: the size and demographics
of the population of individuals with HIV and the needs of the
population; the availability of other non-governmental and governmental
resources (including Medicaid and SCHIP); any capacity development
needs resulting from disparities in the availability of HIV-related
services in historically underserved communities and rural communities,
and the efficiency of the administrative mechanism of the State for
rapidly allocating funds to areas of greatest need within the State/
Territory (Information Supplement 4).
In addition, HRSA will use the collected information as a benchmark
for monitoring grantee performance during the fiscal year; to identify
individual and cross cutting grantee technical assistance needs; and to
detect emerging HIV/AIDS care services issues that may require changes
in existing program policies or procedures.
The Title II Application Information Supplements will be
transmitted by mail and electronically to all States and Territories
and made available through the HRSA Web site. Applicants will submit
the Information Supplements electronically along with Form PHS-5161-1
(Revised 7/00), SF-424 and the program narrative portion of their
application, using the Grants Management electronic transmission
mechanisms established by HRSA. The Information Supplements will
include check box responses; fields for reporting numeric fiscal and
epidemiological data; and text boxes for describing other required
information. The Information Supplements will automatically generate
totals when appropriate, and have other automated fields to minimize
the time required to insert identifying information.
The Information Supplements will require Title II applicants/
grantees to report local epidemiological information and some fiscal
and programmatic data collected from Title II funded contractors (sub-
grantees), which grantees have been collecting and reporting since FY
1995 or earlier. The approximate response burden for applicants/
grantees is estimated as:
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Estimated
Estimated number of grantee respondents responses per Total number of Hours per Estimated total
grantee responses response hour burden
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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 day of this
notice.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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