[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.
[FR Doc. 2011-2009 Filed 1-28-11; 8:45 am]
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