Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a

copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the

HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.

The following request has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

Proposed Project: Ryan White CARE Act Dental Reimbursement

Program--0915-0151--Revision

This is a request for approval of a revision of the application and

instructions used by accredited dental schools and post-doctoral dental

programs requesting reimbursement for documented uncompensated costs

for providing oral health care for HIV infected individuals. Awards are

authorized under section 776(b) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 294n).

The HIV/AIDS Bureau needs to collect this information to determine

the amount of the reimbursement award that is made to each institution.

The information will also assist the Health Resources and Services

Administration in understanding: (1) the extent to which dental

programs are involved in the treatment of HIV infected individuals; (2)

the type of individuals seeking care; (3) the scope and extent of HIV

oral health services provided; (4) the time and costs involved in

providing these services; and (5) how the funds used by the

institutions are allocated.

The hourly burden estimate has increased substantially based upon

the experience of the grantees in completing the information required.

The burden estimate is as follows:

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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden

Type of information respondents respondent response hours

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Application................................. 105 1 17.5 1838

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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed

information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Wendy A. Taylor, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of

Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: December 2, 1998.

Jane Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98-32514 Filed 12-7-98; 8:45 am]

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