[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 23471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9490]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request 
a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

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 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. 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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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to 
the desk officer for HRSA, either by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. Please direct all 
correspondence to the ``attention of the desk officer for HRSA.''

    Dated: April 23, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E8-9490 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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