[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44240-44241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0294; 60-Day Notice]


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 for public 
comment the following summary of a request to extend a previously 
approved information collection. This request does not propose any 
changes to this information collection related to future modifications 
of the underlying regulations. 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, email 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 email 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Standards for the Privacy of Individually 
Identifiable Health Information and Supporting Regulations at 45 CFR 
Parts 160 and 164 (Extension)--OMB No. 0990-0294--Office for Civil 
Rights.
    Abstract: The Privacy Rule implements the privacy requirements of 
the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The regulations require 
covered entities (as defined in the regulations) to maintain strong 
protections for the privacy of individually identifiable health 
information; to use or disclose this information only as required or 
permitted by the Rule or with the express written authorization of the 
individual; to provide a notice of the entity's privacy practices; and 
to document compliance with the Rule. Respondents are health care 
providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses. The affected 
public includes individuals, public and private businesses, state and 
local governments.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
                    Section                                 Type of respondent               Number of     responses per  (in hours) per   Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent       response          hours
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160.204........................................  Process for Requesting Exception                     40               1              16             640
                                                  Determinations (states or persons).
164.504........................................  Uses and Disclosures--Organizational            764,799               1            5/60          63,733
                                                  Requirements.
164.508........................................  Uses and Disclosures for Which                  764,799               1               1         764,799
                                                  Individual Authorization Is Required.
164.512........................................  Uses and Disclosures for Which Consent,         113,524               1            5/60           9,460
                                                  Individual Authorization, or
                                                  Opportunity to Agree or Object Is Not
                                                  Required (or other specified purposes
                                                  by an IRB or privacy board).
164.520........................................  Notice of Privacy Practices for                  10,570               1            3/60             529
                                                  Protected Health Information (health
                                                  plans).
164.520........................................  Notice of Privacy Practices for             613,000,000               1            3/60      30,650,000
                                                  Protected Health Information (health
                                                  care providers--dissemination).
164.520........................................  Notice of Privacy Practices for             613,000,000               1            3/60      30,650,000
                                                  Protected Health Information (health
                                                  care providers--acknowledgment).
164.522........................................  Rights to Request Privacy Protection            150,000               1            3/60           7,500
                                                  for Protected Health Information.
164.524........................................  Access of individuals to Protected              150,000               1            3/60           7,500
                                                  Health Information (disclosures).
164.526........................................  Amendment of Protected Health                   150,000               1            3/60           7,500
                                                  Information (requests).
164.526........................................  Amendment of Protected Health                    50,000               1            3/60           2,500
                                                  Information (denials).
164.528........................................  Accounting for Disclosures of Protected       1,080,000               1            5/60          90,000
                                                  Health Information.
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............      62,254,161
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-18335 Filed 7-26-12; 8:45 am]
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