[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49934-49935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20123]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]


Notice of Request for Public Comments

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology (ONC), Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment Request

    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 at (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 Information Collection: ONC Temporary Certification 
Program's Application, Reporting and Records Requirements--OMB No. 
0990-NEW- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology (ONC) received emergency approval from OMB under 
section 3507(j) of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for this 
collection of information on June 14, 2010 (OMB No. 0990-0358). This 
emergency approval expires on December 31, 2010. Accordingly, ONC seeks 
public comment and OMB's approval for this collection of information 
under section 3504(h) of the PRA.
    In a notice of proposed rulemaking implementing section 3001(c)(5) 
of the Public Health Service Act, ONC proposed to establish two 
certification programs, a temporary certification program and a 
permanent certification program. On June 24, 2010, a final rule was 
published that established the temporary certification program 
(``Establishment of the Temporary Certification Program for Health 
Information Technology,'' 75 FR 36158) (Temporary Certification Program 
final rule).
    The temporary certification program, which is anticipated to sunset 
on December 31, 2011, requires: applicants that wish to become ONC-
Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs) to respond to 
and submit an application; collection and reporting requirements for 
ONC-ATCBs, and requirements for ONC-ATCBs to retain records of tests 
and certifications and disclose the final results of all completed 
tests and certifications (i.e., provide copies of all completed tests 
and certifications) to ONC at the conclusion of testing and 
certification activities under the temporary certification program.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

                    Application for ONC-ATCB Status under the Temporary Certification Program
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                                                                     Number of
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   Burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Conformant Applicant..........  ONC-ATCB........               3               1             4.5            13.5
                                Application.....

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Partially Conformant Applicant  ONC-ATCB........               2               1           400.5             801
                                Application.....
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           814.5
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    ONC-ATCB Collection and Reporting of Information Related to Complete EHR and/or EHR Module Certifications
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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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ONC-ATCB Testing and Certification Results......               5              52               1             260
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     ONC-ATCB Retention of Testing and Certification Records and the Submission of Copies of Records to ONC
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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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ONC-ATCB Testing and Certification Records......               5               1               8              40
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 Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-20123 Filed 8-13-10; 8:45 am]
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