[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4906-4907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1743]


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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 
Workforce Program: University-Based Training--OMB No. 0090-NEW--Office 
of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
    Abstract: Currently, the Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology's (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 Workforce Program: 
University-Based Training. 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 and a web-based follow-up survey of university 
students.
    This study will use surveys and other forms of data collection, 
such as focus groups and interviews, to assess the outcomes associated 
with participation in the program and to provide useful feedback to the 
Workforce grantee institutions for continuous improvement. The data 
collection efforts include a web-based baseline survey and a web-based 
follow-up survey of university students enrolled in ONC funded 
programs.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
                     Forms                             Type of respondent             Number of       responses per       hours per       Total burden
                                                                                     respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Web-based UBT Student Follow-up Survey........  Students enrolled in university-               913                 1             20/60               304
                                                 based Workforce program.
Web-based UBT Student Follow-up Survey........  Students enrolled in university-               913                 1             20/60               304
                                                 based Workforce program.
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1743 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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