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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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HIT Policy and Standards Committees;
Workgroup Application Database
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of New ONC HIT FACA
Workgroup Application Database.
AGENCY:
The Office of the National
Coordinator (ONC) has launched a new
Health Information Technology Federal
Advisory Committee Workgroup
Application Database.
Name of Committees: HIT Standards
Committee and HIT Policy Committee.
General Function of the Committees:
The HITSC is charged 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 HIT Policy Committee. The HITPC
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to the National Coordinator on a policy
framework for the development and
adoption of a nationwide health
information technology infrastructure
that permits the electronic exchange and
use of health information as is
consistent with the Federal Health IT
Strategic Plan and that includes
recommendations on the areas in which
standards, implementation
specifications, and certification criteria
are needed.
Contact Person: MacKenzie
Robertson, Office of the National
Coordinator, HHS, 355 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–8089,
Fax: 202–260–1276, email: mackenzie.
robertson@hhs.gov.
Background: As part of ongoing
efforts to recruit highly qualified
workgroup members, ONC has
developed an online database system to
allow anyone with an interest in
contributing and expertise in the
numerous aspects of HIT to submit their
information for future consideration for
HIT FACA workgroup membership.
Whenever a new workgroup is formed,
or as current workgroups experience
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workgroups, please visit the ONC FACA
Web site, www.healthit.gov/faca.
Dated: October 10, 2012.
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Planning, Office of the National Coordinator
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60 Day–13–0841]
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
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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 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email 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
Management Information System for
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Programs—Revision (OMB No. 0920–
0841, exp. 1/31/2013)—National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
From 2007–2012, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
provided funding to all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, seven tribes/tribal
organizations, and seven territories/U.S.
Pacific Island jurisdictions through the
National Cancer Prevention and Control
Program (CDC Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) DP07–703). Since
2010, the 65 awardees have used an
electronic management information
system to submit semi-annual progress
reports to CDC (‘‘Management
Information System for Comprehensive
Cancer Control Programs,’’ OMB No.
0920–0841, exp. 1/31/2013). The
progress reports satisfied federal
reporting requirements and allowed
CDC to provide targeted technical
assistance to awardees while monitoring
their activities and progress. The
electronic MIS also provided CDC with
the capacity to respond in a timely
manner to requests for information from
the Department of Health and Human
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Services (HHS), Congress, and other
sources.
In June 2012, CDC initiated a new
five-year funding cycle (‘‘Cancer
Prevention and Control Program for
State, Territorial and Tribal
Organizations,’’ CDC FOA DP12–1205).
New cooperative agreements were
established with all 65 states, territories,
and jurisdictions. In addition to
maintaining established core cancer
prevention and control activities, the
new cooperative agreements reflect
increased emphasis on awardee-based
policy and environmental approaches to
improving health outcomes. New
performance measures have been
developed to monitor these outcomes
and are being incorporated into the MIS.
Each state- or territory-based program
director will continue to submit semiannual progress reports to CDC.
CDC issued a related but distinct
funding opportunity for states and
territories that are poised to accelerate
the development of their policy and
environmental approaches to cancer
control (‘‘Demonstrating the Capacity of
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Programs to Implement Policy and
Environmental Cancer Control
Interventions,’’ FOA DP10–1017).
Additional cooperative agreements,
which are specific to demonstration
program objectives, were awarded to 13
of the 65 states, jurisdictions and
territories. Demonstration program
activities will be aligned with the
existing comprehensive cancer control
program in a manner that minimizes
duplication, capitalizes on existing
activities, and fosters rapid
implementation, and will be facilitated
by a state- or territory-based policy task
force coordinator. However, because
demonstration program activities are
funded under discrete cooperative
agreements, CDC will require separate
semi-annual progress reports to monitor
the activities and resources which are
specific to demonstration program
objectives.
CDC plans to request OMB approval
of modifications to the MIS-based
reporting system including: (1) Minor
changes to core MIS data elements for
all 65 awardees, and (2) separate data
collection and progress reporting for
demonstration program awardees, and
(3) revised burden estimates based on a
modified method for estimating
respondent burden.
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In the initial OMB approval for MISbased reporting, total respondent
burden was based on a long-term
average burden per response. CDC
acknowledges that response burden
actually varies over the award period,
with time commitments for data entry
and training being greatest during the
first six to twelve months of the award
period. After initial population of the
MIS has been completed, ongoing
maintenance of the system is limited to
entering changes, progress information,
and new activities, and the burden per
response decreases substantially. The
revised method for estimating
respondent burden distinguishes
between these phases.
For the 65 state- and territory-based
cancer prevention and control programs,
CDC estimates the initial burden of
populating the MIS at four hours per
response. Some of the information
entered into the MIS during the
previous cooperative agreement period
will be downloaded to minimize
respondent burden in the new funding
period, but awardees will be responsible
for verifying this information and
entering new objectives. After
completing these steps, the estimated
burden for ongoing system maintenance
and semi-annual reporting is three
hours per response.
For the 13 states and territories that
are also participating in the
demonstration program, the initial
burden of populating the MIS is
estimated to be six hours per response.
Awardees will be responsible for
entering information about the new
objectives, staff, and other resources for
demonstration program activities, which
is not available from existing sources.
Thereafter, the estimated burden for
ongoing system maintenance and semiannual reporting is estimated at three
hours per response.
OMB approval will be requested for
three years. CDC will use the
information collection to identify
training and technical assistance needs,
monitor compliance with cooperative
agreement requirements, evaluate
progress made in achieving programspecific goals, and obtain information
needed to respond to Congressional and
other inquiries regarding program
activities and effectiveness. Data will be
collected electronically twice per year.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Burden per
response
(in hr)
Total
burden
(in hr)
Type of respondents
Form name
Program Director for State- or Territory-Based Cancer Prevention and
Control Program.
Data Elements for All CPC Programs: Initial MIS Population.
22
1
4
88
Data Elements for All CPC Programs: Semi-annual Reporting.
Data Elements for CPC Demonstration Program: Initial MIS Population.
Data Elements for CPC Demonstration Program: Semi-annual Reporting.
65
2
3
390
5
1
6
30
13
2
3
78
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
586
State- or Territory-Based Policy Task
Force Coordinator.
Total ..................................................
Dated: October 29, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Partnerships To Advance the National
Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA)
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following public
meeting: ‘‘Partnerships to Advance the
National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA)’’.
Public Meeting Time and Date: 10
a.m.–3:30 p.m. EST, January 30, 2013.
Place: Patriots Plaza, 395 E Street
SW., Conference Room 9000,
Washington, DC 20201.
Purpose of the Meeting: The National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
has been structured to engage partners
with each other and/or with NIOSH to
advance NORA priorities. The NORA
Liaison Committee continues to be an
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suggest possible partnerships based on
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contacts. This opportunity is now
structured as a public meeting via the
Internet to attract participation by a
larger number of organizations and to
further enhance the success of NORA.
Some of the types of organizations of
national scope that are especially
encouraged to participate are employers,
unions, trade associations, labor
associations, professional associations,
and foundations. Others are welcome.
This meeting will include updates
from NIOSH leadership on NORA as
well as updates from approximately half
of the NORA Sector Councils on their
progress, priorities, and implementation
plans to date, likely including the
NORA Agriculture, Forestry and
Fishing; Healthcare; Mining; Oil and
Gas Extraction; and Transportation,
Warehousing and Utilities Sector
Councils. An update will also be given
on planning for the evaluation of the
second decade of NORA. An additional
NIOSH Program that is working on
several NORA priorities may also
provide an update. After each update,
there will be time to discuss partnership
opportunities.
Status: The meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the capacities of
the conference call and conference room
facilities. There is limited space
available in the meeting room (capacity
34). Therefore, information to allow
participation in the meeting through the
Internet (to see the slides) and a
teleconference call (capacity 50) will be
provided to registered participants.
Participants are encouraged to consider
attending by this method. Each
participant is requested to register for
the free meeting by sending an email to
noracoordinator@cdc.gov containing the
participant’s name, organization name,
contact telephone number on the day of
the meeting, and preference for
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participation in-person or by Web
meeting (requirements include:
computer, Internet connection, and
telephone, preferably with ‘mute’
capability). An email confirming
registration will include the details
needed to participate in the Web
meeting. Non-US citizens are
encouraged to participate in the Web
meeting. Non-US citizens who do not
register to attend in person on or before
January 7, 2013, will not be granted
access to the meeting site and will not
be able to attend the meeting in-person
due to mandatory security clearance
procedures at the Patriots Plaza facility.
Background: NORA is a partnership
program to stimulate innovative
research in occupational safety and
health leading to improved workplace
practices. Unveiled in 1996, NORA has
become a research framework for the
nation. Diverse parties collaborate to
identify the most critical issues in
workplace safety and health. Partners
then work together to develop goals and
objectives for addressing those needs
and to move the research results into
practice. The NIOSH role is facilitator of
the process. For more information about
NORA, see https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
nora/about.html.
Since 2006, NORA has been
structured according to industrial
sectors. Ten major sector groups have
been defined using the North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS). After receiving public input
through the Web and town hall
meetings, ten NORA Sector Councils
defined sector-specific strategic plans
for conducting research and moving the
results into widespread practice. To
view the National Sector Agendas, see
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sidney C. Soderholm, Ph.D., NORA
Coordinator, Email
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-13-0841]
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
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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 404-639-7570 or send comments to Ron Otten, 1600
Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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
Management Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control
Programs--Revision (OMB No. 0920-0841, exp. 1/31/2013)--National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
From 2007-2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) provided funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
seven tribes/tribal organizations, and seven territories/U.S. Pacific
Island jurisdictions through the National Cancer Prevention and Control
Program (CDC Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DP07-703). Since
2010, the 65 awardees have used an electronic management information
system to submit semi-annual progress reports to CDC (``Management
Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs,'' OMB No.
0920-0841, exp. 1/31/2013). The progress reports satisfied federal
reporting requirements and allowed CDC to provide targeted technical
assistance to awardees while monitoring their activities and progress.
The electronic MIS also provided CDC with the capacity to respond in a
timely manner to requests for information from the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and other sources.
In June 2012, CDC initiated a new five-year funding cycle (``Cancer
Prevention and Control Program for State, Territorial and Tribal
Organizations,'' CDC FOA DP12-1205). New cooperative agreements were
established with all 65 states, territories, and jurisdictions. In
addition to maintaining established core cancer prevention and control
activities, the new cooperative agreements reflect increased emphasis
on awardee-based policy and environmental approaches to improving
health outcomes. New performance measures have been developed to
monitor these outcomes and are being incorporated into the MIS. Each
state- or territory-based program director will continue to submit
semi-annual progress reports to CDC.
CDC issued a related but distinct funding opportunity for states
and territories that are poised to accelerate the development of their
policy and environmental approaches to cancer control (``Demonstrating
the Capacity of Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs to Implement
Policy and Environmental Cancer Control Interventions,'' FOA DP10-
1017). Additional cooperative agreements, which are specific to
demonstration program objectives, were awarded to 13 of the 65 states,
jurisdictions and territories. Demonstration program activities will be
aligned with the existing comprehensive cancer control program in a
manner that minimizes duplication, capitalizes on existing activities,
and fosters rapid implementation, and will be facilitated by a state-
or territory-based policy task force coordinator. However, because
demonstration program activities are funded under discrete cooperative
agreements, CDC will require separate semi-annual progress reports to
monitor the activities and resources which are specific to
demonstration program objectives.
CDC plans to request OMB approval of modifications to the MIS-based
reporting system including: (1) Minor changes to core MIS data elements
for all 65 awardees, and (2) separate data collection and progress
reporting for demonstration program awardees, and (3) revised burden
estimates based on a modified method for estimating respondent burden.
In the initial OMB approval for MIS-based reporting, total
respondent burden was based on a long-term average burden per response.
CDC acknowledges that response burden actually varies over the award
period, with time commitments for data entry and training being
greatest during the first six to twelve months of the award period.
After initial population of the MIS has been completed, ongoing
maintenance of the system is limited to entering changes, progress
information, and new activities, and the burden per response decreases
substantially. The revised method for estimating respondent burden
distinguishes between these phases.
For the 65 state- and territory-based cancer prevention and control
programs, CDC estimates the initial burden of populating the MIS at
four hours per response. Some of the information entered into the MIS
during the previous cooperative agreement period will be downloaded to
minimize respondent burden in the new funding period, but awardees will
be responsible for verifying this information and entering new
objectives. After completing these steps, the estimated burden for
ongoing system maintenance and semi-annual reporting is three hours per
response.
For the 13 states and territories that are also participating in
the demonstration program, the initial burden of populating the MIS is
estimated to be six hours per response. Awardees will be responsible
for entering information about the new objectives, staff, and other
resources for demonstration program activities, which is not available
from existing sources. Thereafter, the estimated burden for ongoing
system maintenance and semi-annual reporting is estimated at three
hours per response.
OMB approval will be requested for three years. CDC will use the
information collection to identify training and technical assistance
needs, monitor compliance with cooperative agreement requirements,
evaluate progress made in achieving program-specific goals, and obtain
information needed to respond to Congressional and other inquiries
regarding program activities and effectiveness. Data will be collected
electronically twice per year. There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Burden per
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hr) (in hr)
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Program Director for State- or Data Elements 22 1 4 88
Territory-Based Cancer for All CPC
Prevention and Control Programs:
Program. Initial MIS
Population.
Data Elements 65 2 3 390
for All CPC
Programs: Semi-
annual
Reporting.
State- or Territory-Based Data Elements 5 1 6 30
Policy Task Force Coordinator. for CPC
Demonstration
Program:
Initial MIS
Population.
Data Elements 13 2 3 78
for CPC
Demonstration
Program: Semi-
annual
Reporting.
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Total......................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 586
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Dated: October 29, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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