[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7461-7462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02673]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10499]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice
in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an
existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates 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.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number (OCN). To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address:
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ------------------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10499 Public Health Agency/Registry Readiness To Support Meaningful
Use
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The
term ``collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and
5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that
members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires
federal agencies to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice.
Information Collections
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: Public
Health Agency/Registry Readiness to Support Meaningful Use; Use: The
Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs
provide incentives for the meaningful use of Certified Electronic
Health Record Technology (CEHRT). We defined meaningful use as a set of
objectives and measures in either Stage 1 or Stage 2 depending on how
long an eligible provider has participated in the program. Both Stage 1
(3 objectives) and Stage 2 (5 objectives) of meaningful use contain
objectives and measures that require eligible providers to determine
the readiness of public health agencies and registries to receive
electronic data from CEHRT. Public comments on the notice of proposed
rulemaking for Stage 2 of meaningful use (77 FR 13697) asserted that
the burden for each individual eligible provider to determine the
readiness of multiple public health agencies and registries could be
nearly eliminated if we were to maintain a database on the readiness of
public health agencies and registries. In the final rule for Stage 2 of
meaningful use (77 FR 53967), we agreed that the burden on eligible
providers, public health agencies and registries would be greatly
reduced and established that we would create such a database and it
would serve as the
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definitive information source for determining public health agency and
registry readiness to receive electronic data associated with the
public health meaningful use objectives. The information will be made
publicly available on the CMS Web site (www.cms.gov/EHRincentiveprograms) in order to provide a centralized repository of
this information to eligible providers and eliminate there multiple
individual inquiries to multiple public health agencies and registries.
Form Number: CMS-10499 (OCN: 0938--New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private sector--Business or other for-profits and Not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 250; Total Annual
Responses: 250; Total Annual Hours: 83. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Kathleen Connors de Laguna at 410-786-2256.)
Dated: February 4, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-02673 Filed 2-6-14; 8:45 am]
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