[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 4909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01846]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-21354-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: HHS/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, (ONC).

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 0955-0006, which 
expires on March 31, 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 March 31, 
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-21354-60D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: ARRA Section 3013 State 
Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program: State Plans.
    OMB No.: 0955-0006.
    Abstract: States and QSDEs will be required to submit annual update 
to the State Plans reflecting updates in legal, policy, or technical 
infrastructure changes, as well as expanded content on sustainability 
and business planning for the HIE services fostered through the 
cooperative agreement, evaluation of the project, and alignment with 
other Federal programs authorized in HITECH. ONC will issue future PINs 
to provide additional guidance to States and QSDEs on the annual 
updates to Plan content areas needed. Annual updates to the plan are 
required one-year from the approval date of the State Plan.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: ONC program and grants 
staff will use project management timelines and milestones provided in 
the State Plans to monitor progress to expand health information 
capacity within the states. The development and provision of technical 
assistance on state, regional and national levels will be based on the 
State Plans' content. ONC intent to use the State Plans' content to 
highlight best practices, identify areas in need of technical 
assistance, and document progress to program goals.
    Likely Respondents: State government or Qualified State Designated 
Entity.
    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
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents    responses per   response (in        hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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State Plans Strategic Operational...............              56               1          3341.3         187,113
Subsequent updates to the State Plan............              56               1             500           28000
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         215,113
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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 or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01846 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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