HIT Standards Committee Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy Committee Recommendations, 24854-24855 [E9-12175]

Download as PDF 24854 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Notices assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 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E9–12110 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000–0060] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for reinstatement of an information collection requirement regarding an existing OMB clearance. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 VerDate Nov<24>2008 20:08 May 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary; whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before July 27, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0060, Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping, in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest Woodson, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, telephone (202) 501–3775. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose The FAR clause at 52.236–13, Accident Prevention requires Federal construction contractors to keep records of accidents incident to work performed under the contract that result in death, traumatic injury, occupational disease or damage to property, materials, supplies or equipment. Records of personal inquiries are required by OSHA (OMB Control No. 1220–0029). The records maintained by the contractor are used to evaluate compliance and may be used in workmen’s compensation cases. The FAR requires records of damage to property, materials, supplies or equipment to provide background information when claims are brought against the Government. If the contract involves work of a long duration, the contractor must submit a written proposed plan for implementing PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the clause. The Accident Prevention Plan, for projects that are hazardous or of long duration, is analyzed by the contracting officer along with the agency safety representatives to determine if the proposed plan will meet the requirements of safety regulations and applicable statutes. The Accident Prevention Plan is placed in the official contract file by the contracting officer for reference. B. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 2,106. Responses per Respondent: 2. Annual Responses: 4,212. Hours per Response: 2. Total Burden Hours: 8,424. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room 4041, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0060, Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping, in all correspondence. Dated: May 19, 2009. Edward Loeb, Acting Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. [FR Doc. E9–12071 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Standards Committee Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy Committee Recommendations AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Section 3003(b)(3) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 mandates that the HIT Standards Committee develop a schedule for the assessment of policy recommendations developed by the HIT Policy Committee and publish it in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills the requirements of Section 3003(b)(3) and shall be updated at least annually. In anticipation of receiving recommendations originally developed by the HIT Policy Committee, the Standards Committee has created three (3) workgroups or subcommittees to analyze the areas of clinical quality, clinical operations, and privacy and security. HIT Standards Committee Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy Committee Recommendations: E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1 24855 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Notices The National Coordinator will establish priority areas based in part of recommendations received from the HIT Policy Committee regarding health information technology standards, implementation specifications, and/or certification criteria. Once the HIT Standards Committee is informed of those priority areas, it will: (A) Direct the appropriate subcommittee to develop a report for the HIT Standards Committee, to the extent possible, within 90 days, which will include among other items the following: (1) An assessment of what standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria are currently available to meet the priority area; (2) an assessment of where gaps exist (i.e., no standard is available or harmonization is required because more than one standard exists) and identify potential organizations that have the capability to address those gaps; and (3) a timeline, which will also account for NIST testing where appropriate, for the HIT Standards Committee to issue recommendation(s) to the National Coordinator. (B) Upon receipt of a subcommittee report, the HIT Standards Committee will: (1) accept the timeline provided by the subcommittee, and if necessary, revise it; and (2) assign subcommittee(s) to conduct research and solicit testimony, where appropriate, and issue recommendations to the full committee, in a timely manner. (C) Advise the National Coordinator, consistent with the accepted timeline in (B)(1) and after NIST testing, where appropriate, on standards, implementation specifications, and/or certification criteria, for the National Coordinator’s review and possible endorsement to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ONC/HHS, Judith Sparrow, (202) 205– 4528. Authority: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5), section 3003. Dated: May 18, 2009. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. E9–12175 Filed 5–20–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– 1243. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of information are 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. Proposed Project: Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS)— (OMB No. 0930–0106)—Revision The DASIS consists of three related data systems: The Inventory of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (I– SATS ); the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N–SSATS), and the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). The I–SATS includes Number of respondents Type of respondent and activity all substance abuse treatment facilities known to SAMHSA. The N–SSATS is an annual survey of all substance abuse treatment facilities listed in the I–SATS. The TEDS is a compilation of clientlevel admission data and discharge data submitted by States on clients treated in facilities that receive State funds. Together, the three DASIS components provide information on the location, scope and characteristics of all known drug and alcohol treatment facilities in the United States, the number of persons in treatment, and the characteristics of clients receiving services at publicly-funded facilities. This information is needed to assess the nature and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, to provide a database for treatment referrals, and to assess demographic and substancerelated trends in treatment. In addition, several National Outcome Measures (NOMS) data elements are collected in TEDS to assess the performance of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. The request for OMB approval will include a request to conduct the 2010 through 2012 N–SSATS and Mini–N– SSATS. The Mini–N–SSATS is a procedure for collecting services data from newly identified facilities between main cycles of the survey and will be used to improve the listing of treatment facilities in the on-line treatment facility Locator. The N–SSATS questionnaire is expected to remain unchanged except for minor modifications to wording. If there is a need for substantial revision to the N–SSATS questionnaire during the period of this clearance, a supplemental request for clearance will be submitted. The OMB request will also include the collection of TEDS data, including the addition of two new NOMS data elements to the TEDS client-level record. To the extent that states already collect the elements from their treatment providers, the following elements will be included in the TEDS data collection: Frequency of attendance at self-help programs in past 30 days at admission; and frequency of attendance at self-help programs in past 30 days at discharge. No significant changes are expected in the other DASIS activities. Estimated annual burden for the DASIS activities is shown below: Responses per respondent Hours per response Total burden hours STATES TEDS Admission Data ..................................................................................... TEDS Discharge Data ..................................................................................... VerDate Nov<24>2008 20:08 May 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52 52 E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 4 4 26MYN1 6 8 1,248 1,664

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24854-24855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12175]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


HIT Standards Committee Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy 
Committee Recommendations

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology (ONC), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 3003(b)(3) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 mandates that the HIT Standards Committee develop a 
schedule for the assessment of policy recommendations developed by the 
HIT Policy Committee and publish it in the Federal Register. This 
notice fulfills the requirements of Section 3003(b)(3) and shall be 
updated at least annually.
    In anticipation of receiving recommendations originally developed 
by the HIT Policy Committee, the Standards Committee has created three 
(3) workgroups or subcommittees to analyze the areas of clinical 
quality, clinical operations, and privacy and security.
    HIT Standards Committee Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy 
Committee Recommendations:

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    The National Coordinator will establish priority areas based in 
part of recommendations received from the HIT Policy Committee 
regarding health information technology standards, implementation 
specifications, and/or certification criteria. Once the HIT Standards 
Committee is informed of those priority areas, it will:
    (A) Direct the appropriate subcommittee to develop a report for the 
HIT Standards Committee, to the extent possible, within 90 days, which 
will include among other items the following:
    (1) An assessment of what standards, implementation specifications, 
and certification criteria are currently available to meet the priority 
area;
    (2) an assessment of where gaps exist (i.e., no standard is 
available or harmonization is required because more than one standard 
exists) and identify potential organizations that have the capability 
to address those gaps; and
    (3) a timeline, which will also account for NIST testing where 
appropriate, for the HIT Standards Committee to issue recommendation(s) 
to the National Coordinator.
    (B) Upon receipt of a subcommittee report, the HIT Standards 
Committee will:
    (1) accept the timeline provided by the subcommittee, and if 
necessary, revise it; and
    (2) assign subcommittee(s) to conduct research and solicit 
testimony, where appropriate, and issue recommendations to the full 
committee, in a timely manner.
    (C) Advise the National Coordinator, consistent with the accepted 
timeline in (B)(1) and after NIST testing, where appropriate, on 
standards, implementation specifications, and/or certification 
criteria, for the National Coordinator's review and possible 
endorsement to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ONC/HHS, Judith Sparrow, (202) 205-
4528.

    Authority:  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Pub. L. 111-5), section 3003.

    Dated: May 18, 2009.
David Blumenthal,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-12175 Filed 5-20-09; 4:15 pm]
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