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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN FOR THE 2020–2021 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Prescreener Questionnaire ..............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire ...........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
29,931
25,819
22,859
2,494
9,897
9,220
$32.65
32.65
32.65
$81,429
323,137
301,033
Total ..........................................................................................................
78,609
21,611
na
705,599
* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13–1141, at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131141.htm (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.).
Request for Comments
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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0061]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
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The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled National Electronic Health
Records Survey (NEHRS) which will
collect data on office-based physicians’
adoption and use of electronic health
record (EHR) systems, practice
information, patient engagement,
controlled substances prescribing
practices, use of health information
exchange, and documentation and
burden associated with medical record
systems.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0061 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, of the
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) 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 upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
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D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(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. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Electronic Health Records
Survey (NEHRS) (OMB Control No.
0920–1015, Exp. 7/31/2020)—
Revision—National Center for Health
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Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
NEHRS is a national survey of officebased physicians conducted by the
National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). NEHRS is sponsored
by the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS).
The survey is conducted under
authority of Section 306 of the Public
Health Service Act (41 U.S.C. 242k).
NEHRS data collection years are for
2020, 2021 and 2022.
The purpose of this study is to collect
information on office-based physicians’
adoption and use of electronic health
record (EHR) systems, practice
type, and ownership) over time. These
annual data, together with trend data,
may be used to monitor the effects of
change in the health care system,
provide new insights into ambulatory
medical care, and stimulate further
research on the use, organization, and
delivery of ambulatory care.
Data from NEHRS has been used by
researchers in reports and programs
such as Health, United States and
Healthy People 2020, in addition to
various other reports and research
across federal, public, and international
communities. The results of the data
will help provide more information
about the use and adoption of EHRs by
office-based physicians both nationally
and by state. CDC requests approval for
5,151 annual burden hours. There are
no costs to respondents other than their
time.
information, patient engagement,
controlled substances prescribing
practices, use of health information
exchange, and documentation and
burden associated with medical record
systems. The respondents are a sample
of office-based physicians. The data
collection is done directly through a
self-administered web questionnaire,
self-administered paper questionnaire or
computer-assisted telephone interview.
NEHRS collects information on
characteristics of U.S. office-based
physicians practicing ambulatory
medical care, including specific focus
on EHR adoption and use. Having data
that can identify a physician office’s
ability to perform specific computerized
tasks helps track the adoption and use
of new health information technologies
across various physician and practice
characteristics (e.g., specialty, office
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Form name
Office-based Physicians or office staff .............................
NEHRS .............
10,302
1
30/60
5,151
Total ...........................................................................
...........................
........................
........................
........................
5,151
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–19–19BLE; Docket No. CDC–2019–
0062]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
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This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled ‘Templates for Extramural Data
Management Plans.’ The aim of this
collection is to provide Cooperative
Agreement applicants and awardees
with templates for the creation of Data
Management Plans (DMP).
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0062 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
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instruments, contact Jeffrey Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(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. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-19-1015; Docket No. CDC-2019-0061]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled National Electronic Health
Records Survey (NEHRS) which will collect data on office-based
physicians' adoption and use of electronic health record (EHR) systems,
practice information, patient engagement, controlled substances
prescribing practices, use of health information exchange, and
documentation and burden associated with medical record systems.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0061 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, of the Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (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. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS) (OMB Control No.
0920-1015, Exp. 7/31/2020)--Revision--National Center for Health
[[Page 38987]]
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
NEHRS is a national survey of office-based physicians conducted by
the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). NEHRS is sponsored by the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The survey is conducted
under authority of Section 306 of the Public Health Service Act (41
U.S.C. 242k). NEHRS data collection years are for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The purpose of this study is to collect information on office-based
physicians' adoption and use of electronic health record (EHR) systems,
practice information, patient engagement, controlled substances
prescribing practices, use of health information exchange, and
documentation and burden associated with medical record systems. The
respondents are a sample of office-based physicians. The data
collection is done directly through a self-administered web
questionnaire, self-administered paper questionnaire or computer-
assisted telephone interview. NEHRS collects information on
characteristics of U.S. office-based physicians practicing ambulatory
medical care, including specific focus on EHR adoption and use. Having
data that can identify a physician office's ability to perform specific
computerized tasks helps track the adoption and use of new health
information technologies across various physician and practice
characteristics (e.g., specialty, office type, and ownership) over
time. These annual data, together with trend data, may be used to
monitor the effects of change in the health care system, provide new
insights into ambulatory medical care, and stimulate further research
on the use, organization, and delivery of ambulatory care.
Data from NEHRS has been used by researchers in reports and
programs such as Health, United States and Healthy People 2020, in
addition to various other reports and research across federal, public,
and international communities. The results of the data will help
provide more information about the use and adoption of EHRs by office-
based physicians both nationally and by state. CDC requests approval
for 5,151 annual burden hours. There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of Respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Office-based Physicians or office staff........ NEHRS.................................. 10,302 1 30/60 5,151
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,151
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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