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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–0990–New– 

60D] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; Public 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Secretary (OS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, announces plans 

to submit a new Information Collection 

Request (ICR), described below, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to 

OMB, OS seeks comments from the 

public regarding the burden estimate, 

below, or any other aspect of the ICR. 

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be 

received on or before April 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

Information.CollectionClearance@

hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information Collection Clearance staff, 

Information.CollectionClearance@

hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 

information, please include the 

document identifier HHS–OS–0990– 

New–60D for reference. 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Million Hearts Social Network 

Analysis: Network Survey— 

Abstract: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 

(ASPE) is requesting approval on a new 

information collection request from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for purposes of conducting a 

study about the Million Hearts Initiative 

and its subsequent public-private 

partner network. 

Million Hearts focuses on aligning the 

efforts of federal agencies, states, 

regions, health systems, communities 

and individuals towards this common 

goal, ensuring the coordination of 

public health, clinical care, and policy 

approaches to this complex problem. 

Previous research has shown that 

collaborative efforts among 

organizations with a variety of 

programming, resources and skill sets 

result in higher levels of community 

impact. Integrated efforts to address 

public health issues by involving 

multiple stakeholders are predicted to 

result in better health outcomes than 

programs that do not use a collaborative 

approach. 

ASPE is requesting comment on the 

burden for this study that is examining 

the Million Hearts public-private 

partnership network. The goal of 

developing this activity is to examine 

the network to identify facilitators and 

barriers to effective communication and 

collaboration in addressing large and 

complex public health problems like 

cardiovascular disease. This project 

wants to take the lessons learned from 

this unique and massive collaboration 

and apply them to other efforts to 

improve the health and well-being of 

Americans. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Private Sector, State, and Local Partners ....................................................... 100 1 0.5 50 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 100 1 0.5 50 

OS specifically requests comments on 

(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. 

Darius Taylor, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Notice of Availability: 2015 EditionTest 

Tools and Test Procedures Approved 

by the National Coordinator for the 

ONC Health IT Certification Program 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (ONC), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of test tools and test 

procedures approved by the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology for the testing of Health IT 

Modules to the 2015 Edition health IT 

certification criteria under the ONC 

Health IT Certification Program. The 

approved test tools and test procedures 

are identified on the ONC Web site at: 

https://www.healthit.gov/policyresearchers-implementers/2015-editiontest-method. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Morton, Director, ONC Health IT 

Certification Program, Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology, 202–690–7151. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 7, 2011, the Department of 

Health and Human Services issued a 

final rule establishing a permanent 

certification program for the purposes of 

testing and certifying health information 

technology (‘‘Establishment of the 

Permanent Certification Program for 

Health Information Technology,’’ (76 FR 

1262) (‘‘Permanent Certification 

Program final rule’’). The permanent 

certification program was renamed the 

ONC HIT Certification Program in a 

final rule published on September 4, 

2012 (77 FR 54163) (‘‘2014 Edition final 

rule’’), and subsequently renamed the 

ONC Health IT Certification Program in 

a final rule published on October 16, 

2015 (80 FR 62601) (‘‘2015 Edition final 

rule’’). In the preamble of the Permanent 

Certification Program final rule, we 

stated that when the National 


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Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (National Coordinator) had 

approved test tools and test procedures 

for certification criteria adopted by the 

Secretary, that ONC would publish a 

notice of availability in the Federal 

Register and identify the approved test 

tools and test procedures on the ONC 

Web site. 

In the 2015 Edition final rule, the 

Secretary adopted a new edition of 

certification criteria (‘‘2015 Edition’’). 

The National Coordinator has approved 

test tools and test procedures for testing 

Health IT Modules to the 2015 Edition 

under the ONC Health IT Certification 

Program. These approved test tools and 

test procedures are identified on the 

ONC Web site at: https://

www.healthit.gov/policy-researchersimplementers/2015-edition-test-method. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300jj–11. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Karen B. DeSalvo, 

National Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health IT Standards Committee 

Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

This notice announces dates for 

meetings of a public advisory committee 

of the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology 

(ONC). These meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Name of Committee: Health IT 

Standards Committee. 

General Function of the Committee: 

To provide recommendations to the 

National Coordinator on standards, 

implementation specifications, and 

certification criteria for the electronic 

exchange and use of health information 

for purposes of adoption, consistent 

with the implementation of the Federal 

Health IT Strategic Plan, and in 

accordance with policies developed by 

the Health IT Policy Committee. 

2016 Meeting Dates and Times 

• January 20, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• February 24, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• March 9, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• April 19, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• May 4, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• June 8, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• July 13, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• August 10, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• September 14, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• October 6, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• November 2, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• December 7, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

For meeting locations, Web 

conference information, and the most 

up-to-date information, please visit the 

calendar on the ONC Web site, http://

www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar. 

Contact Person: Michelle Consolazio, 

email: michelle.consolazio@hhs.gov. 

Please email Michelle Consolazio for the 

most current information about 

meetings. 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. 

Agenda: The committee will hear 

reports from its workgroups/task forces 

and updates from ONC and other federal 

agencies. ONC intends to make 

background material available to the 

public no later than 24 hours prior to 

the meeting start time. Material will be 

posted on ONC’s Web site after the 

meeting, at http://www.healthit.gov/

facas/health-it-standards-committee. 

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. Oral 

comments from the public will be 

scheduled prior to the lunch break and 

at the conclusion of each meeting. Time 

allotted for each presentation will be 

limited to three minutes. If the number 

of speakers requesting to comment is 

greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

open public session, ONC will take 

written comments after the meeting. 

Persons attending ONC’s advisory 

committee 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 advisory committee 

meetings. Seating is limited at the 

location, 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 

Michelle Consolazio at least seven (7) 

days in advance of the meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly 

conduct of its advisory committee 

meetings. Please visit our Web site at 

http://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures 

on public conduct during advisory 

committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: January 8, 2016. 

Michelle Consolazio, 

FACA Program Director, Office of Policy, 

Office of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Committee on Vital and Health 

Statistics: Meeting Standards 

Subcommittee 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

announces the following advisory 

committee meeting. 

Name: National Committee on Vital and 

Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on 

Standards Meeting. 

Time and Date: 

February 16, 2016 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST. 

Place: U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 705–A, 200 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 

690–7100. 

Status: Open. 

Purpose: At this meeting the Subcommittee 

will gather industry input regarding (1) the 

proposed Phase IV Operating Rules for 

selected HIPAA Transactions (enrollment/

disenrollment, premium payment, health 

care claims and prior authorization); and (2) 

the proposed Claim Attachment standards 

and code sets. These two areas of 

consideration will be used when making 

recommendations for adoption to the 

Secretary of HHS. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Substantive program information may be 

obtained from Rebecca Hines, Executive 

Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for 

Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, 

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 

458–4715. Information pertaining to meeting 

content may be obtained from Terri Deutsch, 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 

Office of E-Health Standards and Services, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244, telephone (410) 786–9462. 

Summaries of meetings and a roster of 


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