[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52345-52346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21070]


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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, Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology (ONC), 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: Evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health 
Care--OMB No. 0990--NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology (ONC).
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology (ONC) Office of the Chief Scientist is 
soliciting comments on a series of data collection efforts for the 
Evaluation of the IT Professionals in Health Care. The Workforce 
Program, created under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act, was intended to 
provide ``assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia 
thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, 
including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, 
for both health care and information technology students.'' The 
evaluation of the Workforce Program is a new information collection 
activity which will explore program challenges, provide critical 
formative feedback to the Workforce grantee institutions on their 
activities, and determine whether the Workforce Program overall was 
successful in helping to build a skilled workforce equipped to meet the 
heightened demands of the current environment. The data collection 
efforts include: A Web-based baseline survey of community college 
students; course evaluation forms; focus groups with

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students, faculty members, and competency exam takers; and a Web-based 
survey of community college faculty.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
             Forms                   Type of         Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Web-based student baseline      Students                   1,350               1           20/60             450
 survey.                         enrolled in
                                 workforce
                                 program
Focus groups with students....  Students                     256               1             1.5             384
                                 enrolled in
                                 workforce
                                 program
Focus groups with faculty.....  Instructors from              50               1             1.5              75
                                 workforce
                                 program
Focus groups with exam takers.  Competency exam               32               1             1.5              48
                                 takers not
                                 enrolled in
                                 workforce
                                 program
Web-based faculty survey......  Instructors from             300               1           10/60              50
                                 workforce
                                 program
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,007
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21070 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am]
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