[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64339-64340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25692]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-17657-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, will submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for revision of the approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 0955-0002, scheduled 
to expire on October 31, 2012. Comments submitted during the first 
public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept 
further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and 
approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before November 19, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for other 
information about submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected], (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the OMB control number 0955-0002 and 
document identifier HHS-OS-17657-30D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Facts for Consumers about 
Health IT Service Providers.
    OMB No.: 0955-0002.
    Abstract: ONC is proposing to revise current OMB approved Facts for 
Consumers about Health IT Service Providers. The current OMB approval 
is applicable through October 31, 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).
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: 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.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents to this information collection are 
members of the General Public.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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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.
[FR Doc. 2012-25692 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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