[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1422-1423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00237]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-0478]


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. Since March 29, 2020, the U.S. 
government has been collecting data from hospitals and states to 
understand health care system stress, capacity, capabilities, and the 
number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. As the COVID-19 
response continues to evolve, Federal needs for data are also evolving. 
The data elements within the collection are being altered to best meet 
the needs of the current response to COVID-19. This alteration includes 
the addition of data elements collecting more detailed information on 
pediatric hospitalizations, which will help to better understand 
pediatric hospital surge as well as inform epidemiologic surveillance 
to inform potential response actions. The alteration also includes 
making various data elements inactive for federal data collection based 
on current and anticipated future federal response needs, as well as 
reduce burden where possible. While inactive, these data elements will 
still be considered as remaining part of the data collection to allow 
jurisdictions to continue collecting the information if it is needed 
for their unique response needs.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before February 10, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations 
must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
    1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or 
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information 
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
    2. By regular mail. 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 0990-0478-30D and project title 
for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Federal Register notice seeks public 
comment on the emergency revision with substantive changes recently 
submitted to OMB for review and approval. These comments will be 
reviewed and taken into consideration if the Department intends to make 
any revisions to the information collection request approved under 
[0990-0478]. Interested persons are invited to submit comments 
regarding the aforementioned emergency revision with substantive 
changes or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including: The necessity and utility of the proposed information 
collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the 
accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    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: U.S. Healthcare COVID-19 Portal.
    Type of Collection: Emergency revision, substantial change.
    OMB No.: 0990-0478--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) Office of the Secretary. This notice also includes changing the 
data collection owner from the HHS Office of the Chief Information 
Officer (OCIO) to the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response (ASPR).
    Abstract: The Unified Hospital Data Surveillance System (UHDSS) was 
created in 2020 to monitor COVID-19 health care system capacity and 
surge and inform epidemiological surveillance. The collection requires 
daily responses from all hospitals in the U.S., with some jurisdictions 
(state, local, tribal, or territorial governments) compiling 
submissions for hospitals within their locality.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                      Number      Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Hospitals (excluding            HHS Teletracking            5200             365            1.25       2,372,500
 Psychiatric and                 COVID-19 Portal.
 Rehabilitation Hospitals).
Psychiatric and Rehabilitation  HHS Teletracking             800              52            1.25          52,000
 Hospitals.                      COVID-19 Portal.
Infusion Centers and            HHS Teletracking             400              52            0.25           5,200
 Outpatient Clinics reporting    COVID-19 Portal.
 Inventory & use of
 therapeutics (MABs).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............       2,429,700
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00237 Filed 1-10-22; 8:45 am]
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