[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36334-36335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0955-0020]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 August 15, 
2022.

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 0955-0020-60D and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], or call (202) 795-7714 the Reports Clearance 
Officer.

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.
    Type of Collection: Revision.
    OMB No.: 0955-0020--Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology--Specific program collecting the data (is 
applicable).
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology is seeking the revision on a previously approved 
by OMB #0955-0020 information collection request item ``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. The USCDI Version 1 is 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 
ensure 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 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 continue to collect this information from health 
IT stakeholders.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: 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 publicly 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: 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.
    The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized 
in the table below.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
    Forms  (if necessary)      Respondents  (if      Number of     responses per    burden per     Total burden
                                  necessary)        respondents     respondents      response          hours
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USCDI Submission............  ..................             200               1           20/60              67
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    Total...................  ..................             200  ..............  ..............              67
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12958 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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