[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21862-21863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08244]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0955-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

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 May 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990-New-30D and project title 
for reference.

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: United States Core Data for 
Interoperability New Data Element Submission Form.
    Type of Collection: New.
    OMB No. 0955-NEW--Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
IT--OTECH.
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology is seeking the approval for a new information 
collection request item the ``United States Core Data for 
Interoperability (USCDI) New Data Element Submission Form.'' The 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 and 
classes. ONC will evaluate each submission and provide feedback to the 
submitter. ONC will draft a new version of the USCDI based on these 
submissions and this draft will undergo review by ONC's federal 
advisory committee, the Health Information Technology Advisory 
Committee (HITAC), as well as by the general public. Upon approval by 
the National

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Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 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. ONC is seeking 
approval to collect this information throughout each year from health 
IT stakeholders.
    The information collected from this submission system is needed as 
it will comprise the sum total of the items ONC will evaluate for 
addition to the next version of the USCDI. The requested data will 
provide supporting documentation to justify addition of the data 
elements to the USCDI, and, if the documentation does justify addition 
to the USCDI, to one of several levels of candidate data elements for 
future development and consideration. The requested data and ONC's 
evaluation of the data will be publically available for review at any 
time to provide transparency and predictability in the USCDI expansion 
process. It will contain information about the submitter to allow ONC 
to provide direct feedback to submitters on ONC's evaluation of such 
submission.
    Likely respondents to this new submission system will be various 
health IT stakeholders including health care providers, standards 
development organizations, health IT developers and vendors as well as 
members of the HITAC. Respondents have an unlimited amount of 
submissions as this is a rolling submission.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of        Number        burden per     Total burden
               Type of respondent                   respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Health IT Stakeholders..........................             100               1           20/60              33
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    Total.......................................             100               1           20/60              33
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Sherrettte A. Funn,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-08244 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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