[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16022]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
30-Day Public Comment Request; Communications Testing for Comprehensive 
Communication Campaign for HITECH ACT

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology (ONC), 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 0955-0005, which expires on July 31, 2014. 
Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, ONC seeks comments from the public 
regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Penelope Hughes at [email protected] or (202) 
205.8658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: ``Communications Testing for Comprehensive Communication 
Campaign for HITECH ACT.''
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology (ONC) serves as the Health and Human Services 
(HHS) Secretary's principal advisor on the development, application, 
and use of health information technology (health IT). ONC is requesting 
an approval by OMB on an extension, to a previously approved generic 
clearance titled Communications Testing for Comprehensive Communication 
Campaign for HITECH ACT, 0955-0005, for collecting information through 
a variety of research methods for the purpose of developing and testing 
communications involving health information technology and health 
information privacy. ONC responsibilities include promoting the 
development of a nationwide health IT infrastructure that allows for 
electronic use and exchange of information and fostering the public 
understanding of health information technology, including educating the 
public about health information privacy. In order to fulfill these 
responsibilities, information from the public at large is necessary to 
determine what education is needed and what types of communication 
techniques will be most effective. Due to the rapidly evolving nature 
of health information technology, an extension of the original generic 
data collection is being requested to ensure that these education and 
communication efforts keep pace with technological advancements and the 
changing health information technology ecosystem. This information will 
be used to assess the need for communications on specific topics and to 
assist in the development and modification of communication messages. 
The data will help in tailoring print, broadcast, and electronic media 
communications and other materials for them to have powerful and 
desired impacts on target audiences. The data will not be used for the 
purposes of making policy or regulatory decisions.
    The agency received no comments in response to the 60-day notice 
for the extension request published in the Federal Register of April 3, 
2014 (79 FR 18690).
    Below we provide the Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology's projected average estimates for the next three 
years: \1\
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    \1\ The 60-day notice included the following estimate of the 
aggregate burden hours for this generic clearance federal-wide:
    Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 6.
    Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 1,900.
    Annual Responses: 11,400.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 12.
    Burden Hours: 2,300.
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    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Likely respondents include consumers as well as 
physicians, nurses and other health care providers.
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 6.
    Respondents: 1,900.
    Annual Responses: 11,400.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 15.
    Burden Hours: 2850.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collections Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-16022 Filed 7-8-14; 8:45 am]
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