[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13806-13807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05806]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0945-0004 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 0945-0004, which 
expires on May 31, 2016. Prior to submitting the 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 May 16, 2016.

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-60D for 
reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Health Insurance Reform 
Security Standards--Final Rule.
    The final rule was published in the Federal Register (68 FR 8334) 
as CMS-0049-F published on February 20, 2003. On May 22, 2013, CMS 
0938-0949 was transferred to OCR 0945-0004.
    Abstract: Office of Civil Rights, OCR requests approval to extend 
this collection without change while OMB reviews our request to 
incorporate the burdens of compliance with the Security Rule into 
another existing ICR (OMB #0945-0003, for the HIPAA Privacy Rule and 
Supporting Regulations), which is being revised to better reflect our 
experience in administering and enforcing the HIPAA Rules. This ICR 
extends the existing approved information collection for applicable 
compliance activities associated with the HIPAA Security Rule. When the 
revised ICR with OMB #0945-0003 is approved, we will request that this 
ICR (OMB# 0945-0004) be discontinued.
    Likely Respondents: HIPAA covered entities and their business 
associates.

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                  Response type                      Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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45 CFR 164.306 Justification....................          75,000               3           15/60          56,250
45 CFR 164.308 Security incident report.........              50               1               8             400
45 CFR 164.308 Contingency plan.................          60,000               1               8         480,000
45 CFR 164.310 Physical safeguard policies and               500               1           10/60              83
 procedures.....................................
45 CFR 164.314 Problem reports..................              10               1               1              10
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         536,743
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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,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05806 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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