[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 399-401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31475]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection

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projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), 
described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to 
submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public 
regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Part F Dental Services Report.
    OMB No.: 0915-0151--Revision.
    Abstract: 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 form used to collect this information is being 
revised to comply with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy directive to 
standardize data collection and reduce grantee reporting burden. The 
revised form implements data collection standards for race, ethnicity, 
and sex and eliminates some narrative description items; however, the 
average burden per response is anticipated to remain unchanged.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: 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.
    Likely Respondents: Accredited dental education programs, including 
schools of dentistry, post-doctoral dental education programs, and 
dental hygiene programs.
    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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        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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    HRSA specifically 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.

    Dated: December 27, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-31475 Filed 1-2-14; 8:45 am]
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