[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26142]


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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 the 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, Public Law 104-13], the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to 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, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on (a) whether the agency needs to collect the 
proposed information to properly perform its functions and whether the 
information has any practical utility; (b) whether the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information is 
accurate; (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 for respondents (e.g., by using automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology).

Proposed Project: Ryan White CARE Act Dental Reimbursement Program (OMB 
No. 0915-0151)--Revision

    The Dental Reimbursement Program (DRP) under Part F of the Ryan 
White CARE Act offers grants to accredited dental schools and programs 
that provide non-reimbursed oral health care to patients with HIV 
disease. The Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000 expanded 
eligibility of this program to accredited schools of dental hygiene, in 
addition to previously funded schools of dentistry and post-doctoral 
dental education programs.
    HRSA requests clearance to revise the DRP Application as the Dental 
Services Report that schools and programs will use, either 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. Sec.  300ff-111(b). The Dental Services Report is intended to 
collect 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, as 
part of the Dental Services Report, 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 (CBDPP) 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 CARE Act-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        Hours per       Total burden
                          Collection                             respondents      application         hours
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Dental Services Report.......................................             125               20             2500
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: November 18, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-26142 Filed 11-24-04; 8:45 am]
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