[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63479-63480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25918]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-NEW; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-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 collection 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 on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
202-395-5806.
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 is to facilitate and expand the
secure, electronic movement and use of health information among
organizations according to national 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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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Forms (if necessary) respondent respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hrs.)
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State Plans (Strategic and State Government 56 1 10,024 561,244
Operational). or Qualified
State
Designated
Entity.
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Subsequent updates to the State Government 56 1 500 28,000
State Plan. or Qualified
State
Designated
Entity.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 589,244
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Terry Nicolosi,
Director, Office of Resources Management; Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-25918 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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