[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71419-71420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24348]


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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 agency needs to collect the 
proposed information to properly perform its functions and whether the 
information has any practical utility; (b) whether the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information is 
accurate; (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 for respondents (e.g., by using automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology).

Proposed Project: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Services 
Report (OMB No. 0915-0151)--Extension

    The Dental Reimbursement Program (DRP) and the Community Based 
Dental Partnership Program under Part F of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program offer funding to accredited dental education programs to 
support the provision of

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oral health services for HIV-positive individuals. Institutions 
eligible for these programs are accredited schools of dentistry, post-
doctoral dental education programs and dental hygiene programs.
    The DRP Application is the Dental Services Report that schools and 
programs use to apply for funding of non-reimbursed costs incurred in 
providing oral health care to patients with HIV, or to report annual 
program data. Awards are authorized under section 2692(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec.  300ff-111(b)). The Dental Services 
Report collects data in four different areas: program information, 
patient demographics and services, funding, and training. It also 
requests applicants to provide narrative descriptions of their services 
and facilities, as well as their links and collaboration with 
community-based providers of oral health services.
    The primary purpose of collecting this information annually is to 
verify eligibility and determine reimbursement amounts for DRP 
applicants, as well as to document the program accomplishments of 
Community-Based Dental Partnership Program grant recipients. This 
information also allows HRSA to learn about (1) the extent of the 
involvement of dental schools and programs in treating patients with 
HIV, (2) the number and characteristics of clients who receive HIV/AIDS 
program-supported oral health services, (3) the types and frequency of 
the provision of these services, (4) the non-reimbursed costs of oral 
health care provided to patients with HIV, and (5) the scope of grant 
recipients' community-based collaborations and training of providers. 
In addition to meeting the goal of accountability to Congress, clients, 
advocacy groups, and the general public, information collected in the 
Dental Services Report is critical for HRSA, State and local grantees, 
and individual providers, to help assess the status of existing HIV-
related health service delivery systems.
    The reporting burden for reviewing the Dental Services Report 
Instructions and completing the Report is estimated as:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per       Total burden
                             Instrument                                respondents       respondent       responses         response          hours
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Dental Services Report.............................................              80                1               80               20             1600
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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: December 11, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-24348 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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