[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35888-35889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11588]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Program Part F Dental Services Report, OMB No. 0915-0151--Extension

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 3, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call 
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Part F Dental Services Report, OMB No. 0915-0151--Extension.
    Abstract: The Dental Reimbursement Program (DRP) and the Community 
Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP) under Part F of the Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) offer funding to accredited dental education 
programs to support the education and training of oral health providers 
in HIV oral health care and reimbursement for the provision of oral 
health services for people eligible for the RWHAP. Institutions 
eligible for RWHAP DRP and CBDPP are accredited schools of dentistry 
and other accredited dental education programs, such as dental hygiene 
programs or those sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, or a 
public or private institution that offers postdoctoral training in the 
specialties of dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry, or a 
dental general practice residency. The RWHAP DRP Application for the 
Notice of Funding Opportunity includes the Dental Services Report (DSR) 
that applicants use to apply for funding of non-reimbursed costs 
incurred in providing oral health care to patients with HIV and 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 form is 
also used by CBDPP recipients to report on services rendered, patients 
served, and partnerships as an annual data report. The DSR collects 
data on program information, client demographics, oral health services, 
funding, and training. It also requests applicants to provide narrative 
descriptions of their services and facilities, as well as their 
linkages and how they collaborate with community-based providers of 
oral health services.
    Beginning with the 2022 DSR submission, the DSR website provided 
RWHAP DRP applicants and RWHAP CBDPP recipients an easily accessible 
and secure location to enter and submit their aggregate DSR data 
annually. The web-based platform is accessible by all users and allows 
users to easily navigate the site and enter their data. Users can see 
their report submission status and will no longer email their completed 
dataset to HRSA. The implementation of the DSR website has contributed 
to the overall decrease in burden hours. HRSA proposes two additions to 
the DSR data reporting tool. First, HRSA proposes adding an additional 
response option to the HIV/AIDS Status question to record clients whose 
HIV status is indeterminate. Second, HRSA proposes adding a question 
that will identify specific populations such as LGBTQI, urban/suburban/
rural persons, homeless persons, persons with substance use disorder, 
migrant or seasonal workers, incarcerated/paroled persons, and/or 
runaway youth, who were specifically prioritized to receive services 
through community-based partnership programs.
    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 
2023 (Volume 88, No. 45, pages 14375-76). There were no public comments 
in response to the notice.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The primary purpose of 
collecting this information annually is to verify applicant eligibility 
and determine reimbursement amounts for DRP applicants, as well as to 
document the program accomplishments of

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CBDDP grant recipients. This information also allows HRSA to learn 
about (1) the extent of the involvement of dental schools and programs 
in treating persons with HIV, (2) the number and characteristics of 
clients who receive RWHAP 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 persons 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, community groups, and the general 
public, information collected in the DSR is critical for HRSA and 
recipients to assess the status of existing HIV-related health service 
delivery systems. The information will provide the measurement data for 
the HRSA budget justifications on the following indicators: number of 
persons for whom a portion/percentage of their unreimbursed oral health 
costs were reimbursed and the number of providers trained through the 
RWHAP Part F Dental Reimbursement and Community-Based Partnership 
Programs.
    Likely Respondents: Accredited schools of dentistry and other 
accredited dental education programs, such as dental hygiene programs 
or those sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, or a public or 
private institution that offers postdoctoral training in the 
specialties of dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry, or a 
dental general practice residency.
    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 ICR are summarized in the table below.
    Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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                                                                                             Number of                    Average burden
                 Form name                       Type of respondent          Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                                                            respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)
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Dental Services Report....................  DRP.........................              56               1              56            32.0           1,792
                                            CBDPP.......................              12               1              12             1.5              18
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    Total.................................  ............................              68  ..............              68  ..............           1,810
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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-11588 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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