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clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. OMB has now approved the
information collection and has assigned
OMB control number 0910–0625. The
approval expires on March 31, 2016. A
copy of the supporting statement for this
information collection is available on
the Internet at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
Dated: April 15, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice
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–
1984.
SUMMARY:
HRSA especially requests comments
on: (1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions, (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Information Collection Request Title:
Evaluating the Impact of 1115 Medicaid
Waivers on Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program and Its Clients and Providers
(OMB No. 0915–xxxx)—New
Abstract: Section 1115 of the Social
Security Act allows states to develop,
test, and implement new approaches to
providing Medicaid coverage outside of
federal program rules. Leading up to full
implementation of the Affordable Care
Act, states have begun to use Section
1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers
as a ‘‘bridge’’ to 2014. This project will
examine 1115 Medicaid waivers that
have expanded eligibility to specifically
include people living with HIV/AIDS
(PLWH) who are not otherwise eligible
for Medicaid services. Since 1990, the
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
(RWHAP) has provided funding for
primary care, medications, and support
services for PLWH, helping fill the
health care and service gap for those
who are uninsured or ineligible for
Medicaid. Given the important role of
the RWHAP and Medicaid in meeting
the health care needs of PLWH, there is
a need to better understand how
Medicaid expansion and the 1115
Medicaid waivers will affect the
RWHAP and how the waivers have
prepared states for implementation of
the Affordable Care Act.
As part of this project, case studies
will be conducted in eight states that
have implemented 1115 Medicaid
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Form name
Qualitative Interview Data Collection Tool—State Medicaid
Agencies ...........................................................................
Qualitative Interview Data Collection Tool—RWHAP Part
A Administrators/Planning Councils .................................
Qualitative Interview Data Collection Tool—RWHAP Part
B/ADAP Directors and Coordinators ................................
Qualitative Interview Data Collection Tool—RWHAP Part
C Grantees/Clinical Providers ..........................................
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Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
40
40
2
80
1
80
2
160
80
1
80
2
160
80
1
80
2
160
280
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1
80
Total ..............................................................................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
waivers to expand Medicaid eligibility
for PLWH. The case studies will include
site visits and discussions with the state
Medicaid programs and with RWHAP
grantees and service providers to
examine the waivers and their impact
on PLWH. In addition, the studies will
explore whether and how the 1115
Medicaid waivers have helped states
and RWHAP grantees and providers
prepare for implementation of the
Affordable Care Act, including
providing insights into Medicaid
expansion. Data will be collected
through qualitative interviews, guided
by discussion tools with questions
tailored for four specific groups of
individuals from: (1) State Medicaid
Agencies; (2) Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program Part B grantees and service
providers; (3) Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program Part A grantees and service
providers; and (4) Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Part C grantees and
clinical providers.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions, to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information, and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this Information
Collection Request are summarized in
the table below.
The annual estimate of burden is as
follows:
........................
280
........................
560
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Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–29,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
Deadline: Comments on this
Information Collection Request must be
received within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: April 12, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell
Transplantation; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
Name: Advisory Council on Blood
Stem Cell Transplantation.
Date and Time: May 16, 2013, 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
Place: The meeting will be via audio
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Status: The meeting will be open to
the public.
Purpose: Pursuant to Public Law 109–
129, 42 U.S.C. 274k (section 379 of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended),
the Advisory Council on Blood Stem
Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT) advises
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services and the
Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA), on
matters related to the activities of the
C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation
Program (Program) and the National
Cord Blood Inventory Program.
Agenda: The Council will hear reports
from ACBSCT Work Groups including:
Cord Blood Thawing and Washing;
Access to Transplantation; and
Advancing Hematopoietic Stem Cell
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the record of the ACBSCT meeting.
Meeting summary notes will be posted
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The draft meeting agenda will be
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com.
The public can join the meeting by:
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conference Phone Number 800–857–
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Public Comment: It is preferred that
persons interested in providing an oral
presentation submit a written request,
along with a copy of their presentation
to: Passy Tongele, MBA, Division of
Transplantation, Healthcare Systems
Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 12C–06, Rockville, Maryland
20857; or email at ptongele@hrsa.gov.
Requests should contain the name,
address, telephone number, email
address, and any business or
professional affiliation of the person
desiring to make an oral presentation.
Groups having similar interests are
requested to combine their comments
and present them through a single
representative.
The allocation of time may be
adjusted to accommodate the level of
expressed interest. Persons who do not
file an advance request for a
presentation, but desire to make an oral
statement, may request it at the time of
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the public comment period. Public
participation and ability to comment
will be limited to space and time as it
permits.
For Further Information Contact:
Patricia Stroup, MBA, MPA, Executive
Secretary, HSB, Healthcare Systems
Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C–
06, Rockville, Maryland 20857;
telephone (301) 443–1127.
Dated: April 15, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: 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) 443-1984.
HRSA especially requests comments on: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Information Collection Request Title: Evaluating the Impact of 1115
Medicaid Waivers on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Its Clients and
Providers (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--New
Abstract: Section 1115 of the Social Security Act allows states to
develop, test, and implement new approaches to providing Medicaid
coverage outside of federal program rules. Leading up to full
implementation of the Affordable Care Act, states have begun to use
Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers as a ``bridge'' to 2014.
This project will examine 1115 Medicaid waivers that have expanded
eligibility to specifically include people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)
who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid services. Since 1990, the
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) has provided funding for primary
care, medications, and support services for PLWH, helping fill the
health care and service gap for those who are uninsured or ineligible
for Medicaid. Given the important role of the RWHAP and Medicaid in
meeting the health care needs of PLWH, there is a need to better
understand how Medicaid expansion and the 1115 Medicaid waivers will
affect the RWHAP and how the waivers have prepared states for
implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
As part of this project, case studies will be conducted in eight
states that have implemented 1115 Medicaid waivers to expand Medicaid
eligibility for PLWH. The case studies will include site visits and
discussions with the state Medicaid programs and with RWHAP grantees
and service providers to examine the waivers and their impact on PLWH.
In addition, the studies will explore whether and how the 1115 Medicaid
waivers have helped states and RWHAP grantees and providers prepare for
implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including providing insights
into Medicaid expansion. Data will be collected through qualitative
interviews, guided by discussion tools with questions tailored for four
specific groups of individuals from: (1) State Medicaid Agencies; (2)
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B grantees and service providers; (3)
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A grantees and service providers; and
(4) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C grantees and clinical providers.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Qualitative Interview Data 40 1 40 2 80
Collection Tool--State Medicaid
Agencies.......................
Qualitative Interview Data 80 1 80 2 160
Collection Tool--RWHAP Part A
Administrators/Planning
Councils.......................
Qualitative Interview Data 80 1 80 2 160
Collection Tool--RWHAP Part B/
ADAP Directors and Coordinators
Qualitative Interview Data 80 1 80 2 160
Collection Tool--RWHAP Part C
Grantees/Clinical Providers....
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Total....................... 280 .............. 280 .............. 560
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Deadline: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: April 12, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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