[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24012-24013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-Day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
202-395-6974.
    Proposed Project: Facts for Consumers about Health IT Service 
Providers--OMB No. 0990-NEW--OS/Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology (ONC).
    Abstract: A new health information technology, the personal health 
record (PHR), seeks to provide consumers with the capability to 
directly manage their own health information. Although PHRs can exist 
in different formats or media (i.e., paper or electronic), the term 
usually refers to an online record containing an individual's personal 
health information. PHRs typically include information such as health 
history, vaccinations, allergies, test results, and prescription 
information. Given the newness of the electronic PHR concept, the 
different ways to establish PHRs, and the sensitivity of personal 
health information, ONC is taking steps to establish that useful facts 
about PHRs and PHR privacy policy information be made available to 
consumers so they can make informed decisions about selecting and using 
PHRs. Toward this end, ONC has a project to develop an online model for 
PHR providers. The model will be developed to:
    [dec221] Allow presentation of important PHR facts and policies to 
consumers,
    [dec221] Allow consumers to understand and consistently compare PHR 
service provider policies with others, and
    [dec221] Focus on the key information that may influence decisions 
and choices of PHR service provider.
    The project includes iterative rounds of in-depth consumer testing 
during April-October 2009 to assess and analyze consumer understanding 
and input about the model. The model will be iteratively revised to 
design a final template that will allow PHR vendors to convey useful 
and understandable facts to consumers about their privacy, security, 
and information management policies. Testing will be conducted in six 
locations that cover the four geographic census regions and will 
include 90-minute, one-on-one, cognitive usability interviews with six 
to seven participants at each of six sites, for a total not to exceed 
42 interviews. In addition, each participant will have been recruited 
through a 15-minute screening interview. The participants will be 
recruited according to U.S. census statistics for race/ethnicity, age, 
marital status, gender, and income. Also, the sample will include 
participants both familiar and unfamiliar with PHRs and participants 
who manage chronic health issues or a disease for themselves or others.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Individuals screened............................              84               1           15/60              21
Participants selected...........................              42               1           90/60              63
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              84
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12023 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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