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2 45 CFR 164.514(b). 

implementation and management of the 

current de-identification standard and 

potential changes to address policy 

concerns. 

To facilitate timely collection of 

information, OCR is organizing an inperson two (2)-day workshop that will 

consist of multiple panels. Each panel 

will address a specific topic related to 

the Privacy Rule’s de-identification 

methodologies and policies. The 

workshop will be open to the public and 

each panel presentation will be 

followed by a question-answer period. 

At the present time, this is the only 

workshop planned. 

DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held 

on March 8, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 

p.m./Eastern Time and March 9, 2010 

from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

LOCATION: Washington Marriott at Metro 

Center, 775 12th Street NW., 

Washington, District of Columbia 20005. 

The hotel telephone number is 202– 

737–2200. 

CONTACT PERSON: Andra Wicks, Office 

for Civil Rights, HHS, 200 Independence 

Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202– 

205–2292, Fax: 202–205–4786, e-mail: 

andra.wicks@hhs.gov. Please call the 

contact person for information on this 

meeting, view workshop updates on our 

Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ 

privacy, or register for the workshop at 

https://www.fedmeetings.net/common/ 

registration.cfm?mid=2852. 

Agenda: The two (2)-day workshop 

will explore the following topics related 

to the de-identification of protected 

health information standard 2: 

—Methodological Issues Associated 

with HIPAA Privacy Rule DeIdentification. 

—Statistical Disclosure Control and 

HIPAA Privacy Rule Protections. 

—Anonymization and the HIPAA 

Privacy Rule. 

—Policy Interpretations of HIPAA 

Privacy Rule De-Identification 

Requirements. 

—De-Identification and Legal Contracts. 

Each ninety (90) minute panel will 

include presentations by industry 

experts followed by a discussion period. 

The discussion will include questions 

posed by workshop participants and the 

general public attending the meeting inperson and via Web cast. 

OCR intends to make background 

material available to the public no later 

than two (2) business days prior to the 

meeting. If OCR is unable to post the 

background material on its Web site 

prior to the meeting, it will be made 

publicly available at the location of the 

workshop, and the background material 

will be posted on OCR’s Web site after 

the meeting, at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ 

privacy. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the workshop. Written 

submissions may be made to 

OCRPrivacy@hhs.gov, with the 

workshop title ‘‘Workshop on the 

HIPAA Privacy Rule’s De-Identification 

Standard’’ in the subject line on or 

before Friday, March 5, 2010. 

Oral comments from the public will 

be permitted after each panel. Time 

allotted for each presentation is limited 

to three minutes. If the number of 

speakers requesting to comment is 

greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

open public hearing session, OCR will 

take written comments after the meeting 

until Friday, March 12, 2010. 

After the workshop, OCR will 

synthesize the input from workshop 

panelists and general comments to 

incorporate into guidance. The guidance 

will be posted on the OCR Web site for 

public comment. OCR may provide 

revised guidance incorporating the 

public comment. 

OCR welcomes the attendance of the 

public at this workshop. Seating is 

limited at the location, and OCR will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or 

special needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Andra Wicks at least 

seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Dated: February 17, 2010. 

Zinethia L. Clemmons, 

Health Information Privacy Specialist, Office 

for Civil Rights, Health Information Privacy 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3663 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4153–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day-10–0215] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 or send 

comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

National Death Index (NDI), (OMB 

No. 0920–0215)—Extension—National 

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall collect 

statistics on the extent and nature of 

illness and disability of the population 

of the United States. 

The National Death Index (NDI) is a 

national data base containing 

identifying death record information 

submitted annually to NCHS by all the 

State vital statistics offices, beginning 

with deaths in 1979. Searches against 

the NDI file provide the states and dates 

of death, and the death certificate 

numbers of deceased study subjects. 

Using the NDI Plus service, 

researchers have the option of also 

receiving cause of death information for 

deceased subjects, thus reducing the 

need to request copies of death 

certificates from the States. The NDI 

Plus option currently provides the ICD 

codes for the underlying and multiple 

causes of death for the years 1979–2007. 

Health researchers must complete five 

administrative forms in order to apply 

for NDI services, and submit records of 

study subjects for computer matching 

against the NDI file. A three-year 

clearance is requested. There is no cost 

to respondents except for their time. 


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ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden per response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

(in hrs) 

Government researcher ................................................................................... 48 1 2 96 

University researcher ....................................................................................... 60 1 2 120 

Private industry researcher .............................................................................. 12 1 2 24 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 240 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3755 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30 Day–10–0479] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Automated Management Information 

System (MIS) for Diabetes Prevention 

and Control Programs (OMB No. 0920– 

0479, expiration date 5/31/2010)— 

Revision—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause 

of death in the United States. To reduce 

the burden of this disease, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) established the national Diabetes 

Control Program, which is administered 

through CDC’s Division of Diabetes 

Translation (DDT). The national 

program provides support for health 

departments in states and Territories to 

design, implement and evaluate 

diabetes prevention and control 

strategies through State-based Diabetes 

Prevention and Control Programs 

(DPCPs). 

CDC currently collects information 

from DCPCs through a Web-based 

Management Information System (MIS). 

The information collected supports 

DDT’s broader mission of reducing the 

burden of diabetes by enabling DDT 

staff to more effectively identify the 

strengths and weaknesses of individual 

DPCPs, and to disseminate information 

related to successful public health 

interventions. The information is used 

to monitor compliance with cooperative 

agreement requirements, evaluate 

progress in achieving program-specific 

goals, and identify needs for training 

and technical assistance. 

CDC plans to implement a number of 

changes. Some MIS data elements will 

be modified to reflect changes in the 

reporting requirements for DCPCs, and 

to harmonize the progress and 

performance indicators for DCPCs with 

indicators being implemented for other 

CDC-funded programs. In addition, the 

electronic MIS is being restructured to 

improve usability and to reduce burden 

to respondents through improved 

organization and increased use of 

existing data resources. CDC also 

requests OMB approval to incorporate 

the term ‘‘Prevention’’ into the title of 

the clearance, in recognition of the 

increased emphasis on diabetes 

prevention in the work plans of statebased DCPCs. 

Respondents will be 53 DCPCs in 

States, the District of Columbia, the 

Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The 

information collection will no longer 

include the Pacific Islands jurisdictions, 

which in the future will be funded 

through a separate mechanism with 

different reporting requirements. 

Once per year, each DCPC will submit 

an Annual Report to CDC that includes 

information about its Program, 

Resources, Partners, Budget, and 

Planning activities. In addition, each 

DCPC will submit a Semi-Annual 

Report twice per year that includes 

information about the Objectives 

described in its Action Plan, and related 

Activities. 

Approval to collect information for 

three additional years is requested. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

burden hours are 4,452. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs 

Annual Report ............................................... 53 1 51 

Semi-Annual Report ...................................... 53 2 16 .5 


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