Here are some thoughts.  Am I on the right track?

        Private Sub BindData()
             Dim tabCtl As New DotNetNuke.Entities.Tabs.TabController
             Dim tabs As ArrayList = tabCtl.GetTabs(Me.PortalId)
             ' do a loop?
             ' convert to tab info?
             ' figure out if the module type I am looking for is on the page
             ' if it is, get rid of it, else keep it
             ' assign collection to the control
             ' clean up
         End Sub