[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69081-69082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28334]


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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c390aba6b1a6b7b7a6eda5b6adada0acafa6aea2ad83ababb0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df8cb7baadbaababbaf1b9aab1b1bcb0b3bab2beb19fb7b7acf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 Information Collection: ONC Temporary Certification 
Program's Application, Reporting and Records Requirements--OMB No. 
0990--NEW--Office of National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology (ONC).
    Abstract: 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              14
                                 Application.
Partially Conformant Applicant  ONC-ATCB                       2               1           400.5             801
                                 Application.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             815
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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 Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-28334 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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