[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47221-47222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16505]


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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.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before September 1, 
2022.

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 0990-0478 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: Unified Hospital Data Surveillance System 
(U.S. Healthcare COVID-19 Collection).
    Type of Collection: Emergency Revision.
    OMB No.: 0990-0478.
    Abstract: 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. The principal use of the data collected 
through this ICR is to inform federal allocations of limited supplies 
(e.g., protective equipment and medication). It is also used to inform 
the White House, conduct research on hospitalization, and communicate 
to the public through daily and weekly reports for the public's use and 
analysis.
    Hospitals, with the exception of psychiatric and rehabilitation 
hospitals, are required to report seven days a week but, where possible 
and pending further direction from their state or jurisdiction, are 
encouraged to report weekend data on the following Monday with the data 
backdated to the appropriate date. Data elements may be required or 
optional and may be associated with a specific cadence. Some data 
elements are requested at each reporting interval (i.e., daily), while 
others are requested weekly. As of the August 10, 2022 guidance, per 
Secretary discretion, psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities must 
submit data once annually for the

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week prior to meet federal reporting requirements. This may evolve 
based on the needs of the national response. All hospitals are asked to 
follow the direction of their state and jurisdiction to ensure 
reporting meets state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) needs. 
This collection will continue for the length of the public health 
emergency declaration.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                      Number      Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Hospitals (excluding Psychiatric and                       5,200             365             1.1       2,087,800
 Rehabilitation Hospitals)......................
Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Hospitals........             870               1             1.1             957
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       2,088,757
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16505 Filed 8-1-22; 8:45 am]
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