[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38524-38525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16164]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 60-Day Notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 information collection request for public
comment. 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. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to
[[Page 38525]]
[email protected], or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(202) 690-6162. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance
Officer at the above e-mail address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: ONC State HIE State Plans--OMB No. 0990-NEW--
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Abstract: The purpose of the State Health Information Exchange
Cooperative Agreement Program, as authorized by Section 3013 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is to provide grants to States
and Qualified State Designated Entities and to facilitate and expand
the secure, electronic movement and use of health information among
organizations according to nationally recognized standards. Section
3013 requires States and Qualified State Designated Entities to have
approved State Plans, consisting of strategic and operational
components, before funding can be used for implementation activities.
The State Plans must be submitted to the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology during the first year of the project
period in order to receive implementation funding through the
cooperative agreement. Annual updates to the State plans will be
required in the three remaining project periods. The data collection
will last four years, which is the duration of the project, and this
request is for the data collection for the first three years of that
project period.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms (if necessary) Type of Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondent respondents respondent (in hrs.) hours
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State Plans (Strategic and State Government 56 1 10,024 561,244
Operational). or Qualified
State
Designated
Entity.
Subsequent updates to the State government 56 1 500 28,000
State Plan. or Qualified
State
Designated
Entity.
Total......................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 589,244
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16164 Filed 7-1-10; 8:45 am]
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