[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49934-49935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20123]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]
Notice of Request for Public Comments
AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment Request
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 [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office at (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 Information Collection: ONC Temporary Certification
Program's Application, Reporting and Records Requirements--OMB No.
0990-NEW- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
Abstract: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC) received emergency approval from OMB under
section 3507(j) of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for this
collection of information on June 14, 2010 (OMB No. 0990-0358). This
emergency approval expires on December 31, 2010. Accordingly, ONC seeks
public comment and OMB's approval for this collection of information
under section 3504(h) of the PRA.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking implementing section 3001(c)(5)
of the Public Health Service Act, ONC proposed to establish two
certification programs, a temporary certification program and a
permanent certification program. On June 24, 2010, a final rule was
published that established the temporary certification program
(``Establishment of the Temporary Certification Program for Health
Information Technology,'' 75 FR 36158) (Temporary Certification Program
final rule).
The temporary certification program, which is anticipated to sunset
on December 31, 2011, requires: applicants that wish to become ONC-
Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs) to respond to
and submit an application; collection and reporting requirements for
ONC-ATCBs, and requirements for ONC-ATCBs to retain records of tests
and certifications and disclose the final results of all completed
tests and certifications (i.e., provide copies of all completed tests
and certifications) to ONC at the conclusion of testing and
certification activities under the temporary certification program.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Application for ONC-ATCB Status under the Temporary Certification Program
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Number of
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per Burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Conformant Applicant.......... ONC-ATCB........ 3 1 4.5 13.5
Application.....
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Partially Conformant Applicant ONC-ATCB........ 2 1 400.5 801
Application.....
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 814.5
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ONC-ATCB Collection and Reporting of Information Related to Complete EHR and/or EHR Module Certifications
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ONC-ATCB Testing and Certification Results...... 5 52 1 260
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ONC-ATCB Retention of Testing and Certification Records and the Submission of Copies of Records to ONC
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ONC-ATCB Testing and Certification Records...... 5 1 8 40
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-20123 Filed 8-13-10; 8:45 am]
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