[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7764-7765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02698]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0955-xxxx]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before April 13, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 795-7714.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0955-New-60D, and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette Funn, the Reports Clearance 
Officer, [email protected], or call 202-795-7714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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.
    Title of the Collection: US Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) 
New Data Element Submission Form.
    Type of Collection: New.
    OMB No. 0955-NEW-ONC.
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology is seeking the approval for a new information 
collection request item the ``US Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) 
New Data Element Submission Form.'' The U.S. Core Data for 
Interoperability (USCDI) is a standardized set of health data classes 
and constituent data elements used to support nationwide, interoperable 
health information exchange. When published, the USCDI will become the 
required standard data elements set to which all health IT developers 
must conform to obtain ONC certification. This certification is 
required for participation in some federal healthcare payment plans. In 
order to insure the USCDI remains current and reflects the needs of the 
health IT community, ONC has established a predictable, transparent, 
and collaborative process to solicit broad stakeholder input to expand 
the USCDI. Anyone, including ONC staff, staff from other federal 
agencies, and other stakeholders may submit proposals for new data 
elements. These contributions will be in the form of public comments 
through our Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC) as well as direct 
public contributions by proposing new data classes and data elements 
for addition to future versions of this health IT standard. The ONC 
will evaluate each submission in collaboration with the HITAC and upon 
approval by the National Coordinator for Health IT, new data classes 
and data elements from these submissions will be added to the newest 
version of the USCDI standard for integration into health information 
technology products such as electronic health records. The ONC is 
seeking approval to collect this information yearly from Health IT 
Stakeholders.

                                                              Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                                                             Number of
              Forms (if necessary)                      Respondents (if necessary)           Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondents    per response        hours
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USCDI Submission...............................  HIT Stakeholder........................             100               1           20/60              33
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              33
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    Dated: February 6, 2020.
Terry Clark,
Office of the Secretary, Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-02698 Filed 2-10-20; 8:45 am]
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