[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 37811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15802]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 information collection request 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) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Regional Extension Center (REC) Cooperative 
Agreement Program OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology.
    Abstract: The REC Cooperative Agreement program has been targeted 
as the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) high priority 
programs and is supportive of HHS Strategic Goal 1: Health Care, 
objective 1.3: Improve health care quality, safety, cost, and value. 
Each Regional Center is required to plan and implement the outreach, 
education and technical assistance necessary to meet the objective of 
assisting providers in its geographic service area to achieve 
meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR). Each Center is 
required to report data on a monthly basis, throughout the 24-month 
duration of the first project period, including the number of providers 
registered via signed agreements with the REC, the number of providers 
who have purchased and are using an ONC-certified HER, with e-
prescribing and quality reporting functionalities, and the number of 
providers who have become meaningful users of EHR, in a certification 
process determined by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services 
(CMS). The tool provides a data hub and central location for program 
participants to collect this data. Additionally, it allows for the 
synergy of grantee business processes and technology to increase 
transparency, portability, and accuracy of ONC-monthly and ARRA-
quarterly reporting requirements.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden
              Forms (if necessary)                        Type of respondent             Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent        response          hours
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CRM Tool........................................  Regional Extension Center.........              60               12              1.5            1,080
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-15802 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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