[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29672-29673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09741]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0955-0020]


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 June 7, 2023.

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) 264-0041, or [email protected]. When submitting comments or 
requesting information, please include the document identifier 0955-
0020-30D 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: Continuation with revision.
    OMB No.: 0955-0020--Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology--United States Core Data for Interoperability.
    Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology is seeking the extension of approval with 
revision for the 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 
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 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, with some revisions to the information requested.
    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

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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, and assignment 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.

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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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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. 2023-09741 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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