[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78359-78360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30840]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

 [Document Identifier: HHS-OS-21223-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extending the use of the approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 0955-0009, which 
expires on February 28, 2014. Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS 
seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or 
any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before February 24, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-21223-60D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Regional Extension Center 
Cooperative Agreement Program (CRM Tool).
    OMB No.: 0955-0009
    Abstract: The Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application is 
a nimble business intelligence tool being used by more than 1,500 users 
at ONC partner organizations and grantees. The CRM collects data from a 
large number of users throughout the United States who are ``on the 
ground'' helping healthcare providers adopt and optimize their IT 
systems, it provides near real-time data about the adoption, 
utilization, and meaningful use of EHR technology. Approximately half 
of all Primary Care Providers in the nation are represented in the CRM 
tool; data points include provider location, credential, specialty, 
whether live on an EHR and what system, whether they've reached MU, the 
time between these, and narrative barriers experienced by many of 
these.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The CRM tool supplements 
and is regularly merged with other data sources both within and outside 
of HHS and tracks program performance and progress towards milestones. 
Combined with ONC's internal analytical capacity, this data provides 
feedback that goes beyond anecdotal evidence and can be turned into 
tangible lessons learned that are used to focus policy and program 
efforts and ultimately achieve concrete outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: Regional Extension Centers
    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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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of     burden hours    Total burden
     Forms (If necessary)          respondent       respondents   responses  per   per response        hours
                                                                     respondent       (hours)
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CRM Tool......................  Regional                      62              12             1.5            1080
                                 Extension
                                 Center.
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    Total.....................                    ..............  ..............  ..............            1080
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    OS specifically requests comments on (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

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or other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-30840 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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