[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6600-6601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03018]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 30 Day Proposed Information 
Collection: Indian Health Service Information Security Ticketing and 
Incident Reporting

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
which requires 60 days for public comment on proposed information 
collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the 
general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information 
collection Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-
XXXX, titled, Information Security Ticketing and Incident Reporting. 
This proposed information collection project was recently published in 
the Federal Register (82 FR 56832) on November 30, 2017, and allowed 60 
days for public comment, as required by the PRA. The IHS received no 
comments on this notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days 
for public comment to be submitted directly to OMB. A copy of the draft 
supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID 
IHS_FRDOC_0001).

DATES: March 16, 2018. Your comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 30 
days of the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions regarding the proposed 
information collection contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time to: Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for IHS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Evonne Bennett-Barnes by one of the following methods:
     Mail: Evonne Bennett-Barnes, Management Analyst/
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Indian Health Service, 5600 
Fisher Lane, Mail stop: 09E21B, Rockville, MD 20857.
     Phone: 301-443-4750.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 301-594-0899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IHS Office of Information Technology is 
submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as 
required by the PRA of 1995. This notice is soliciting comments from 
members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed 
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed

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collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including 
through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques of other 
forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.
    Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-XXXX, ``Information Security 
Ticketing and Incident Reporting.''
    Type of Information Collection Request: This is a new information 
request for a three year approval of this new information collection, 
0917-XXXX.
    Form(s) and Form number(s): Incident Reporting Form, Form F07-02b.
    Title of Proposal: Information Security Ticketing and Incident 
Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Indian Health Service 
(IHS) uses secure information technology (IT) to improve health care 
quality, enhance access to specialty care, reduce medical errors, and 
modernize administrative functions consistent with the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) enterprise initiatives.
    IHS is responsible for maintaining an information security program 
that provides protection for information collected or maintained by or 
on behalf of the Agency, and protection for information systems used or 
operated by the Agency or by another organization on behalf of the 
Agency.
    Members of Affected Public: IHS staff, including federal and non-
federal employees (contractors, Tribal employees, etc.).
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New request.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals.
    The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, 
estimation to number of respondents, number of responses per 
respondent, annual number of responses, average burden hour per 
response, and total annual burden hours.

 
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                                     Estimated                                    Average burden
  Data collection instrument(s)      number of     Responses per   Annual number     hour per      Total annual
                                    respondents     respondent     of responses     response *     burden hours
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IHS Federal and Non-Federal                1,700               1           1,700              15             425
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    Total.......................           1,700               1           1,700              15             425
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* For ease of understanding, average burden hours are provided in actual minutes. There are no direct costs, to
  respondents to report.


    Dated: February 5, 2018.
Michael D. Weahkee,
Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting Director, 
Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03018 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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