[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15878-15879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0955-0018]


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 April 4, 2024.

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-
0018-30D 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: 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, 
Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
    Type of Collection: Reinstatement without change.
    OMB No: 0955-0018.
    Abstract: The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of 
the Secretary, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Office 
of Policy, is requesting an approval by OMB for reinstatement without 
change which pertains to a records and information retention 
requirement found at 45 CFR 170.402(b)(1). The purpose and use of this 
records and information retention requirement is to verify, as 
necessary, health IT developer compliance with the ONC Health IT 
Certification Program (Program) requirements, including certification 
criteria and Conditions and Maintenance of Certification. Specifically, 
a health IT developer must, for a period of 10 years beginning from the 
date each of a developer's health IT is first certified under the 
Program, retain all records and information necessary that demonstrate 
initial and ongoing compliance with the requirements of the Program.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of
           Respondents (if necessary)                Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents    per response        hours
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Health IT Developers............................             435               1             104          45,240
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    Total.......................................             435  ..............  ..............          45,240
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-04613 Filed 3-4-24; 8:45 am]
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