[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9857-9858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02737]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0945-0005]


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 April 12, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected], [email protected], 
or by calling (202) 264-0041.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0945-0005 and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], [email protected], or call (202) 264-0041 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: HIPAA Audit Review Survey.
    Type of Collection: Reinstatement, with Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection OMB No. 0945-0005: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)--
Health Information Privacy Division.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of 39 online survey 
questions that will be sent to 207 covered entities and business 
associates that participated in the 2016-2017 OCR HIPAA Audits. The 
survey will gather information relating to the effect of the audits on 
the audited entities and the entities' opinions about the audit 
process.
    OCR is conducting a review of the 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits to 
determine its efficacy in assessing the HIPAA compliance efforts of 
covered entities.

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As part of that review, the online survey will be used to:
    Measure the effect of the 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits on covered 
entities' and business associates' subsequent actions to comply with 
the HIPAA Rules.
    Provide entities with an opportunity to give feedback on the Audit 
and its features, such as the helpfulness of HHS' guidance materials 
and communications, the utility of the online submission portal, 
whether the Audit helped improve entity compliance, and the entities' 
responses to the Audit-report findings and recommendations.
    Provide OCR with information on the burden imposed on entities to 
collect audit-related documents and to respond to audit-related 
requests; and
    Seek feedback on the effect of the HIPAA Audit program on the 
entities' day-to-day business operations.
    The information, opinions, and comments collected using the online 
survey will be used to improve future OCR HIPAA Audits.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
           Form name               Respondents       Number of     responses per    burden per     Total  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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OCR HIPAA Audit Participant     Covered Entity               166               1           45/60           124.5
 Survey.                         Privacy and
                                 Security
                                 Officer(s) or
                                 Administrators.
OCR HIPAA Audit Participant     Business                      41               1           45/60           30.75
 Survey.                         Associate
                                 Privacy and
                                 Security
                                 Officer(s) or
                                 Administrators.
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    Total.....................  ................             207  ..............  ..............          155.25
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02737 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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