[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5388-5389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2009]


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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, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.
    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: 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 Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
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 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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Dental Services Report..........              70               1              70              20           1,400
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    Total.......................              70               1              70              20           1,400
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] 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: January 25, 2011.
Robert Hendricks,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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