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grants. The agency uses the information
received to ensure compliance with the
statute and provide training and
technical assistance to the grantees.
Respondents: State Courts.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Application .......................................................................................................
Annual Reports ................................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,256.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. Email address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments 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)
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.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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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 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, email
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443–
0165.
Comments are invited on: (a) The
proposed collection of information for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency; (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: Assessing Factors
That Impact AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) Enrollment and
Management in the Face of ADAP
Waiting Lists (OMB No. 0915–xxxx)—
[New]
HRSA’s AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) provides assistance to
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Number of
responses
per respondent
1
1
Average
burden hours
per response
92
86
Total burden
hours
4,784
4,472
help low-income, uninsured and
underinsured individuals living with
HIV/AIDS to access life-saving
medications. As part of the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program, ADAP is the Payer
of Last Resort. Clients enrolled in ADAP
have exhausted all other resources to
obtain the necessary medications and
care. In recent years, ADAP has
experienced an increase in enrollment
while funding resources have decreased.
This study will use case study
methods to identify and examine factors
that contribute to the rising enrollments
in ADAP and the states’ abilities to meet
the demands for ADAP services. Data
collection will include interviews with
up to eight respondents in each of eight
selected states, for a maximum of 64
total respondents. Each interview will
last approximately 1.5 hours. The
respondents will fall into three general
categories—ADAP personnel, state HIV/
AIDS program leads, and personnel
from related state and local programs,
such as Medicaid and pharmacy
assistance programs. Interviews will be
conducted over a period of 2.5 months.
The study will assess factors that may
contribute to the rise in ADAP
enrollment and costs such as new HIV
cases, earlier use of antiretroviral
medications, lower attrition of existing
clients, unemployment and loss of
insurance, or increasing drug costs. In
addition, the study will examine factors
that may decrease ADAP costs, such as
health care reform and cost containment
strategies. Findings from the study will
be used to develop policy and to
recommend promising practices for
managing state ADAPs.
The annual estimate of burden is as
follows:
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Responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
ADAP Personnel Interview ..................................................
State HIV/AIDS Lead Interview ...........................................
Alternative State/Local Program Informant Interview ..........
32
8
24
1
1
1
32
8
24
1.5
1.5
1.5
48
12
36
Total ..............................................................................
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........................
96
Email comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Dated: December 29, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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Health Resources and Services
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program: Revised Amount of the
Average Cost of a Health Insurance
Policy
The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) is publishing an
updated monetary amount of the
average cost of a health insurance policy
as it relates to the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
Section 100.2 of the VICP’s
implementing regulation (42 CFR Part
100) states that the revised amounts of
an average cost of a health insurance
policy, as determined by the Secretary,
are to be published periodically in a
notice in the Federal Register and filed
with the United States Court of Federal
Claims (the Court). This figure is
calculated using the most recent
Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyInsurance Component (MEPS–IC) data
available as the baseline for the average
monthly cost of a health insurance
policy. This baseline is adjusted by the
annual percentage increase/decrease
obtained from the most recent annual
Kaiser Family Foundation and Health
Research and Educational Trust (KFF/
HRET) Employer Health Benefits survey
or other authoritative source that may be
more accurate or appropriate.
In 2011, MEPS–IC, available at
www.meps.ahrq.gov, published the
annual 2010 average total single
premium per enrolled employee at
private-sector establishments that
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provide health insurance. The figure
published was $4,940. This figure is
divided by 12-months to determine the
cost per month of $411.67. The $411.67
shall be increased or decreased by the
percentage change reported by the most
recent KFF/HRET, available at https://
www.kff.org. The percentage increase
was published at 8 percent. By adding
this percentage increase, the calculated
average monthly cost of a health
insurance policy for 12-month period is
$444.60.
Therefore, the Secretary announces
that the revised average cost of a health
insurance policy under the VICP is
$444.60 per month. In accordance with
§ 100.2, the revised amount was
effective upon its delivery by the
Secretary to the Court. Such notice was
delivered to the Court on November 23,
2011.
Dated: December 28, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5601–N–01]
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for use to assist the
homeless.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY
number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at (800) 927–7588.
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In
accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and
section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411), as amended, HUD is publishing
this Notice to identify Federal buildings
and other real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. The properties were
reviewed using information provided to
HUD by Federal landholding agencies
regarding unutilized and underutilized
buildings and real property controlled
by such agencies or by GSA regarding
its inventory of excess or surplus
Federal property. This Notice is also
published in order to comply with the
December 12, 1988 Court Order in
National Coalition for the Homeless v.
Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–
OG (D.D.C.).
Properties reviewed are listed in this
Notice according to the following
categories: Suitable/available, suitable/
unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and
unsuitable. The properties listed in the
three suitable categories have been
reviewed by the landholding agencies,
and each agency has transmitted to
HUD: (1) Its intention to make the
property available for use to assist the
homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
property excess to the agency’s needs, or
(3) a statement of the reasons that the
property cannot be declared excess or
made available for use as facilities to
assist the homeless.
Properties listed as suitable/available
will be available exclusively for
homeless use for a period of 60 days
from the date of this Notice. Where
property is described as for ‘‘off-site use
only’’ recipients of the property will be
required to relocate the building to their
own site at their own expense.
Homeless assistance providers
interested in any such property should
send a written expression of interest to
HHS, addressed to Theresa Ritta,
Division of Property Management,
Program Support Center, HHS, Room
5B–17, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857; (301) 443–2265. (This is not
a toll-free number.) HHS will mail to the
interested provider an application
packet, which will include instructions
for completing the application. In order
to maximize the opportunity to utilize a
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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 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, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-0165.
Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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: Assessing Factors That Impact AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) Enrollment and Management in the Face of ADAP Waiting
Lists (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--[New]
HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) provides assistance to
help low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals living with
HIV/AIDS to access life-saving medications. As part of the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program, ADAP is the Payer of Last Resort. Clients enrolled in
ADAP have exhausted all other resources to obtain the necessary
medications and care. In recent years, ADAP has experienced an increase
in enrollment while funding resources have decreased.
This study will use case study methods to identify and examine
factors that contribute to the rising enrollments in ADAP and the
states' abilities to meet the demands for ADAP services. Data
collection will include interviews with up to eight respondents in each
of eight selected states, for a maximum of 64 total respondents. Each
interview will last approximately 1.5 hours. The respondents will fall
into three general categories--ADAP personnel, state HIV/AIDS program
leads, and personnel from related state and local programs, such as
Medicaid and pharmacy assistance programs. Interviews will be conducted
over a period of 2.5 months.
The study will assess factors that may contribute to the rise in
ADAP enrollment and costs such as new HIV cases, earlier use of
antiretroviral medications, lower attrition of existing clients,
unemployment and loss of insurance, or increasing drug costs. In
addition, the study will examine factors that may decrease ADAP costs,
such as health care reform and cost containment strategies. Findings
from the study will be used to develop policy and to recommend
promising practices for managing state ADAPs.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
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ADAP Personnel Interview........ 32 1 32 1.5 48
State HIV/AIDS Lead Interview... 8 1 8 1.5 12
Alternative State/Local Program 24 1 24 1.5 36
Informant Interview............
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Email comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within
60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 29, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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