[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37929-37930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14931]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: Workflow and Electronic Health Records in Small Medical 
Practices Study.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 42.
    Number of Respondents: 14.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3.
    Needs and Uses: Needs: The goal of this data collection is to study 
the information and workflow practices in small physicians' offices 
operating with and without electronic health record (EHR) across 
different functions in their

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offices. The study will attempt to characterize the workflow, as 
observed, in these offices to identify sources of time delay in the 
different tasks performed in the workflow. This will help to identify 
the barriers for implementing EHR systems.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: June 26, 2008
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-14931 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
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