[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3592-3593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01103]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier HHS-OS-0955-0013-New-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, has submitted an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for reinstatement of a 
previously-approved information collection assigned OMB

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control number 0955-0013, which expired on July 31, 2014. 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 February 23, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

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 OMB control number 0955-0013 and 
document identifier HHS-0955-0013-30D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Permanent Certification 
Program for Health Information Technology.
    Abstract: HHS/Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology, (ONC) is requesting an approval by OMB on a 
reinstatement without change to a previously approved collection of 
information under the permanent certification program (OMB control 
number 0990-0013). Under 45 CFR 170.523(f), ONC-ACBs are required to 
provide ONC, no less frequently than weekly, a current list of Complete 
EHRs and/or EHR Modules that have been certified which includes, at a 
minimum, the vendor name (if applicable), the date certified, the 
product version, the unique certification number or other specific 
product identification, and where applicable, the certification 
criterion or certification criteria to which each EHR Module has been 
certified. Organizations that wish to become ONC-Authorized 
Certification Bodies (ONC-ACBs) must submit the information specified 
by the application requirements, and ONC-ACBs must comply with 
collection and reporting requirements, records retention requirements, 
and submit annual surveillance plans and annually report surveillance 
results.
    Likely Respondents: Accreditation Organization, Applicants, ONC-ACB 
Surveillance Plan and Results.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                     Number of
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   Burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Accreditation Organization......................               2               1               1               2
Applicant.......................................               6               1               1               6
45 CFR 170.523(f)...............................               6              52            1.33             415
ONC-ACB Surveillance Plan and Results...........               6               2               1              12
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             435
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Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01103 Filed 1-22-15; 8:45 am]
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