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Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (National Coordinator). The 

HITAC will hold public meetings 

throughout 2021. See list of public 

meetings below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Richie, Designated Federal 

Officer, at Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov, (202) 

205–7674. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act 

(Pub. L. 114–255) establishes the Health 

Information Technology Advisory 

Committee (referred to as the ‘‘HITAC’’). 

The HITAC will be governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92– 

463), as amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), 

which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of federal advisory 

committees. 

Composition 

The HITAC is comprised of at least 25 

members, of which: 

• No fewer than 2 members are 

advocates for patients or consumers of 

health information technology; 

• 3 members are appointed by the 

HHS Secretary; 

Æ 1 of whom shall be appointed to 

represent the Department of Health and 

Human Services; and 

Æ 1 of whom shall be a public health 

official; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

majority leader of the Senate; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

minority leader of the Senate; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

minority leader of the House of 

Representatives; and 

• Other members are appointed by 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States. 

Members will serve for one-, two-, or 

three-year terms. All members may be 

reappointed for a subsequent three-year 

term. Each member is limited to two 

three-year terms, not to exceed six years 

of service. Members serve without pay, 

but will be provided per-diem and 

travel costs for committee services, if 

warranted. 

Recommendations 

The HITAC recommendations to the 

National Coordinator are publicly 

available at https://www.healthit.gov/ 

topic/federal-advisory-committees/ 

recommendations-national-coordinatorhealth-it. 

Public Meetings 

The schedule of meetings to be held 

in 2021 is as follows: 

• January 13, 2021 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time (virtual meeting) 

• February 10, 2021 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time (virtual meeting) 

• March 10, 2021 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time 

(virtual meeting) 

• April 15, 2021 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time 

(virtual meeting) 

• May 13, 2021 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time 

(virtual meeting) 

• June 9, 2021 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time 

(virtual meeting) 

• July 14, 2021 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Easter Time 

(virtual meeting) 

• September 9, 2021 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time (virtual meeting) 

• November 10, 2021 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time (virtual meeting) 

All meetings are open to the public. 

Additional meetings may be scheduled 

as needed. For web conference 

instructions and the most up-to-date 

information, please visit the HITAC 

calendar on the ONC website, https://

www.healthit.gov/topic/federaladvisory-committees/hitac-calendar. 

Contact Person for Meetings: Lauren 

Richie, Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov. A notice 

in the Federal Register about last 

minute modifications that impact a 

previously announced advisory 

committee meeting cannot always be 

published quickly enough to provide 

timely notice. Please email Lauren 

Richie for the most current information 

about meetings. 

Agenda: As outlined in the 21st 

Century Cures Act, the HITAC will 

develop and submit recommendations 

to the National Coordinator on the 

topics of interoperability, privacy and 

security, and patient access. In addition, 

the committee will also address any 

administrative matters and hear 

periodic reports from ONC. ONC 

intends to make background material 

available to the public no later than 24 

hours prior to the meeting start time. If 

ONC is unable to post the background 

material on its website prior to the 

meeting, the material will be made 

publicly available on ONC’s website 

after the meeting, at http://

www.healthit.gov/hitac. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the committee. Written 

submissions may be made to the contact 

person prior to the meeting date. An 

oral public comment period will be 

scheduled at each meeting. Time 

allotted for each commenter will be 

limited to three minutes. If the number 

of speakers requesting to comment is 

greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

public comment period, ONC will take 

written comments after the meeting. 

Persons attending in-person HITAC 

meetings are advised that the agency is 

not responsible for providing wireless 

access or access to electrical outlets. 

ONC welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its HITAC meetings. Seating is 

limited at in-person meetings, and ONC 

will make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or 

special needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Lauren Richie at least 

seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Notice of these meetings are given 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: December 11, 2020. 

Lauren Richie, 

Designated Federal Officer, Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 February 22, 2021. 

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, Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov 

or (202) 795–7714. When submitting 


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comments or requesting information, 

please include the document identifier 

0990–New–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: HHS 

Teletracking COVID–19 Portal (U.S. 

Healthcare COVID–19 Portal). 

Type of Collection: In use without an 

OMB number: OMB No. 0990–XXXX 

OS/OCIO. 

Abstract: The data collected through 

this ICR informs the Federal 

Government’s understanding of disease 

patterns and furthers the development 

of policies for prevention and control of 

disease spread and impact related to the 

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19). 

One of the most important uses of the 

data collected through this ICR is to 

determine critical allocations of limited 

supplies (e.g., protective equipment and 

medication). For instance, this 

collection has been used to distribute 

Remdesivir, a vital therapeutic that HHS 

distributes to the American healthcare 

system, via distinct data calls on regular 

intervals. As of July 10, HHS reduced 

the number requests for data from 

hospitals to support allocations of 

Remdesivir. HHS has stopped sending 

out one-time requests for data to aid in 

the distribution of Remdesivir or any 

other treatments or supplies. This 

consolidated daily reporting is the only 

mechanism used for the distribution 

calculations, and daily reports are 

needed to ensure accurate calculations. 

Type of respondent: We acknowledge 

the burden placed on many hospitals, 

including resource constraints, and have 

allowed for some flexibilities, such as 

back-submissions or submitting every 

business days, with the understanding 

that respondents may not have 

sufficient staff working over the 

weekend. It is our belief that collection 

of this information daily is the most 

effective way to detect outbreaks and 

needs for Federal assistance over time, 

by hospital and geographical area, and 

to alert the appropriate officials for 

action. It’s requested that 5,500 

hospitals, submit data daily on the 

number of patients tested for COVID–19, 

as well as information on bed capacity 

and requirements for other supplies. 

The HHS Teletracking COVID–19 

Portal (U.S. Healthcare COVID–19 

Portal) includes some data that were 

initially submitted by hospitals to HHS 

through CDC’s National Healthcare 

Safety Network (NHSN) COVID–19 

Module (OMB Control No. 0920–1290, 

approved 03/26/2020). Over the last 

several months time, the guidance for 

which data elements should be sent to 

HHS and through which method was 

updated at the request of the White 

House Coronavirus Task Force and 

other leaders to better inform the 

response. 

ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOUR TABLE

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Hospitals ........................................... HHS Teletracking COVID–19 Portal 

(U.S. Healthcare COVID–19 Portal).

5,500 365 1.5 3,011,250 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,011,250 

Dated: January 14, 2021. 

Sherrette A. Funn, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01323 Filed 1–21–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications 

and/or contract proposals and the 

discussions could disclose confidential 

trade secrets or commercial property 

such as patentable material, and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development Initial 

Review Group; Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal 

Biology Subcommittee. 

Date: March 5, 2021. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6710B 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817 

(Video-Assisted Meeting). 

Contact Person: Luis E. Dettin, Ph.D., M.S., 

M.A., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development, NIH, 6710B Rockledge 

Drive, Rm. 2131B, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 

827–8231, luis_dettin@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.865, Research for Mothers 

and Children, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: January 14, 2021. 

Ronald J. Livingston, Jr., 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01262 Filed 1–21–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Dental & 

Craniofacial Research; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 


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