[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52033-52034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21103]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0955-0002]


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

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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, email your 
request, including your address, phone number and the document 
identifier OS-0955-0002, to [email protected] or 
call the Information Collection Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. 
Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
must be received within 60 days of the issuance of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Facts for Consumers about Health IT Service 
Providers (Revision)--OMB No. 0955-0002-OS/Office of the National 
Coordinator for Health Information Technology
    Abstract: ONC is proposing to revise current OMB approved Facts for 
Consumers about Health IT Service Providers. The current OMB approval 
is applicable through September 30, 2012. It includes iterative rounds 
of in-depth consumer testing to assess and analyze consumer 
understanding and input about a model privacy notice for personal 
health records (PHRs). ONC intends to revise the project to use the 
same focus group and cognitive usability interview testing process for 
the development of a model notice of privacy practices (NPP). 45 CFR 
164.520 requires covered entities to make available a NPP for protected 
health information to their patients or health plan members. The notice 
must, among other things, outline the purposes for which the covered 
entity is permitted to use and disclose health information, the rights 
of individuals with respect to their health information, the entities' 
duties to protect that information, and the process for filing a 
complaint concerning possible violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 
such as an improper use or disclosure of information. 45 CFR 164.520 
requires that the notice be written in plain language, but studies have 
shown that these notices are often difficult for patients to understand 
due to their length and complexity.
    The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan identifies the Fair 
Information Practice Principles (FIPPS) an important guidepost in the 
development of privacy policies and programs. Openness and Transparency 
is a key principle of fair information practices. The NPP is an 
important component of fulfilling this principle. If patients cannot 
adequately understand the notice because of its length or complexity, 
then the use and disclosure of their health information is not open and 
transparent.
    In addition, each participant will have been recruited through a 
15-minute screening interview. The participants will be recruited 
according to U.S. census statistics for race/ethnicity, age, marital 
status, gender, and income.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
                     Forms (if necessary)                            Type of          Number of       responses per       hours per       Total burden
                                                                   respondent        respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Cognitive Testing Screening...................................    General Public                84                 1             15/60                21
Cognitive Testing.............................................    General Public                42                 1             90/60                63
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    Total.....................................................  ................               126  ................  ................                84
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Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-21103 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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