[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81211-81212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27473]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, 
is announcing it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance the following collection of information.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before January 14, 
2021.

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

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 and project title for 
reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, OS/DHHS 
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB 
for review and clearance.

OMB No. 0990-New--HHS Teletracking COVID-19 Portal

OMB Control Number

    Abstract: The data collected through this ICR informs the Federal 
Government's understanding of disease patterns and furthers the 
development of policies for prevention and control of disease spread 
and impact related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). One of the 
most important uses of the data collected through this ICR is to 
determine critical allocations of limited supplies (e.g., protective 
equipment and medication). For instance, this collection has been used 
to distribute Remdesivir, a vital therapeutic that HHS distributes to 
the American healthcare system, via distinct data calls on regular 
intervals. As of July 10, HHS reduced the number requests for data from 
hospitals to support allocations of Remdesivir. HHS has stopped sending 
out one-time requests for data to aid in the distribution of Remdesivir 
or any other treatments or supplies. This consolidated daily reporting 
is the only mechanism used for the distribution calculations, and daily 
reports are needed to ensure accurate calculations.
    Type of Respondent: We acknowledge the burden placed on many 
hospitals, including resource constraints, and have allowed for some 
flexibilities, such as back-submissions or submitting every business 
days, with the understanding that respondents may not have sufficient 
staff working over the weekend. It is our belief that collection of 
this information daily is the most effective way to detect outbreaks 
and needs for Federal assistance over time, by hospital and 
geographical area, and to alert the appropriate officials for action. 
It's requested that 5,500 hospitals, submit data daily on the number of 
patients tested for COVID-19, as well as information on bed capacity 
and requirements for other supplies.
    The HHS Teletracking COVID-19 Portal (U.S. Healthcare COVID-19 
Portal) includes some data that were initially submitted by hospitals 
to HHS through CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 
Module (OMB Control No. 0920-1290, approved 03/26/2020). Over the last 
several months time, the guidance for which data elements should be 
sent to HHS and through which method was updated at the request of the 
White House Coronavirus Task Force and other leaders to better inform 
the response.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                 Number of                      Average  burden
 Number of respondents        Form name        responses per     Total annual    per  response     Total burden
                         (electronic portal)    respondents       responses        (in hours)         hours
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5500..................  HHS Teletracking                 365        2,007,500             1.75        3,513,125
                         COVID-19 Portal.
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Terry Clark,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-27473 Filed 12-14-20; 8:45 am]
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