Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement, 13683-13684 [2021-05021]

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[FR Doc. 2021–02762 Filed 3–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Mar 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 RIN 0945–AA00 Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act),’’ published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2021. The comment period for the proposed rule, which would end March 22, 2021, is extended to May 6, 2021. DATES: The comment period for this proposed rule published January 21, 2021, at 86 FR 6446, is extended to 5 p.m., eastern daylight time, on May 6, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as outlined in the proposed rule at 86 FR 6446 and repeated below. Please choose only one method listed. You may submit comments to this proposed rule, identified by RIN 0945– AA00 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit electronic comments at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for the Docket ID number HHS–OCR– 0945–AA00. Follow the instructions https://www.regulations.gov online for submitting comments through this method. • Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail: You may mail comments to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Attention: Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement NPRM, RIN 0945–AA00, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. All comments received by the methods and due date specified above SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 13683 will be posted without change to content to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided about the commenter, and such posting may occur before or after the closing of the comment period. The Department will consider all comments received by the date and time specified in the DATES section above, but, because of the large number of public comments normally received on Federal Register documents, the Department is not able to provide individual acknowledgments of receipt. Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be timely received in the event of delivery or security delays. Electronic comments with attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Docket: For complete access to background documents or posted comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID number HHS–OCR–0945– AA00. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Gordon-Nguyen at (800) 368– 1019 or (800) 537–7697 (TDD). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department proposed a ‘‘Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act),’’ to solicit public comments on proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support individuals’ engagement in their health care, remove barriers to coordinated care, and decrease regulatory burdens on the health care industry while continuing to protect individuals’ health information privacy interests. The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) posted the HIPAA NPRM on the Federal Register website for public inspection on January 19, 2021. OFR published the HIPAA NPRM in the Federal Register for public comment on January 21, 2021. On January 20, 2021, the White House published a memorandum ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review’’ at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ presidential-actions/2021/01/20/ regulatory-freeze-pending-review/ (the Regulatory Freeze Memorandum). The Regulatory Freeze Memorandum directs the heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to refrain from issuing new E:\FR\FM\10MRP1.SGM 10MRP1 13684 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 10, 2021 / Proposed Rules proposed or final rules, to withdraw rules pending publication with OFR, and to consider postponing for 60 days from the date of the memorandum, the effective date of rules already published in the Federal Register. The purpose of the memorandum is to implement the President’s plan to manage the Federal regulatory process at the outset of the Administration by providing the opportunity for the President’s new designees or appointees to review all new and pending rules. Because OFR published the HIPAA NPRM prior to the effective withdrawal of rules provided for in the memorandum, the HIPAA NPRM remains publicly available in the Federal Register and open for public comment. However, due to the proximity in time between the publication of the HIPAA NPRM and the Regulatory Freeze Memorandum, the public may need clarification that the HIPAA NPRM is available for public comment and additional time to review the proposals and submit comments. Therefore, to maximize the opportunity for the public to provide meaningful input to inform policy development, the Department is extending the comment period to May 6, 2021. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2021–05021 Filed 3–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4153–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 21–9; RM–11872; DA 21– 40; FRS 17397] Television Broadcasting Services Tulsa, Oklahoma Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by KTUL Licensee, LLC, (Licensee), licensee of KTUL, channel 10, Tulsa, Oklahoma, requesting the substitution of channel 14 for channel 10 at Tulsa in the DTV Table of Allotments. The Licensee states that the Commission has recognized that VHF channels have certain propagation characteristics which may cause reception issues for some viewers, and also that reception of VHF signals require larger antennas that are generally not well suited to the mobile SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Mar 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 applications expected under flexible use, relative to UHF channels. KTUL has received numerous complaints from viewers unable to receive the Station’s over-the-air signal, despite being able to receive signals from other stations. Licensee further states that with respect to operations on channel 14 and nearby land mobile services, it has determined that it can install the appropriate mask filter and antenna needed to avoid interference to land mobile operations. In addition, operation on channel 14 will not result in any predicted loss of service and would result in a substantial increase in signal receivability for KTUL viewers. DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 9, 2021 and reply comments on or before April 26, 2021. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for petitioner as follows: Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21–9; RM–11872; DA 21–40, adopted January 12, 2021, and released January 12, 2021. The full text of this document is available for download at https:// www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in accessible formats (Braille, large print, computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). This document does not contain information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection burden ‘‘for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– 612, do not apply to this proceeding. Members of the public should note that all ex parte contacts are prohibited from the time a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is issued to the time the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or court review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 however, exceptions to this prohibition, which can be found in Section 1.1204(a) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a). See Sections 1.415 and 1.420 of the Commission’s rules for information regarding the proper filing procedures for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 Television. Federal Communications Commission. Thomas Horan, Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. Proposed Rule For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows: PART 73—Radio Broadcast Service 1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336, and 339. § 73.622 [Amended] 2. Amend § 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments under Oklahoma, by removing channel 10 and adding channel 14 at Tulsa. ■ [FR Doc. 2021–01491 Filed 3–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 [Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0109] RIN 2127–AM04 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Test Procedures; Reopening of Comment Period National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Reopening of comment period. AGENCY: In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a reopening of the comment period on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) published December 10, 2020. The ANPRM requests public comment on whether any test procedure for any Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) may be a candidate for replacement, repeal, or modification, for reasons other than for considerations SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10MRP1.SGM 10MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13683-13684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05021]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

45 CFR Parts 160 and 164

RIN 0945-AA00


Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove 
Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) 
is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled 
``Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Standards for the Privacy of 
Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and 
the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act 
of 2009 (HITECH Act),'' published in the Federal Register on January 
21, 2021. The comment period for the proposed rule, which would end 
March 22, 2021, is extended to May 6, 2021.

DATES: The comment period for this proposed rule published January 21, 
2021, at 86 FR 6446, is extended to 5 p.m., eastern daylight time, on 
May 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as outlined in the proposed rule at 
86 FR 6446 and repeated below. Please choose only one method listed.
    You may submit comments to this proposed rule, identified by RIN 
0945-AA00 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit electronic 
comments at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for the Docket ID 
number HHS-OCR-0945-AA00. Follow the instructions https://www.regulations.gov online for submitting comments through this method.
     Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail: You may mail comments 
to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil 
Rights, Attention: Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to 
Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual 
Engagement NPRM, RIN 0945-AA00, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F, 
200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    All comments received by the methods and due date specified above 
will be posted without change to content to https://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided about the commenter, and 
such posting may occur before or after the closing of the comment 
period.
    The Department will consider all comments received by the date and 
time specified in the DATES section above, but, because of the large 
number of public comments normally received on Federal Register 
documents, the Department is not able to provide individual 
acknowledgments of receipt.
    Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be timely 
received in the event of delivery or security delays. Electronic 
comments with attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Portable 
Document Format (PDF).
    Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those 
submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
    Docket: For complete access to background documents or posted 
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID 
number HHS-OCR-0945-AA00.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Gordon-Nguyen at (800) 368-
1019 or (800) 537-7697 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department proposed a ``Rulemaking 
(NPRM) to modify the Standards for the Privacy of Individually 
Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the 
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 
2009 (HITECH Act),'' to solicit public comments on proposed 
modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support individuals' 
engagement in their health care, remove barriers to coordinated care, 
and decrease regulatory burdens on the health care industry while 
continuing to protect individuals' health information privacy 
interests. The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) posted the HIPAA 
NPRM on the Federal Register website for public inspection on January 
19, 2021. OFR published the HIPAA NPRM in the Federal Register for 
public comment on January 21, 2021.
    On January 20, 2021, the White House published a memorandum 
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review'' at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/ (the Regulatory Freeze Memorandum). The Regulatory 
Freeze Memorandum directs the heads of Executive Departments and 
Agencies to refrain from issuing new

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proposed or final rules, to withdraw rules pending publication with 
OFR, and to consider postponing for 60 days from the date of the 
memorandum, the effective date of rules already published in the 
Federal Register. The purpose of the memorandum is to implement the 
President's plan to manage the Federal regulatory process at the outset 
of the Administration by providing the opportunity for the President's 
new designees or appointees to review all new and pending rules.
    Because OFR published the HIPAA NPRM prior to the effective 
withdrawal of rules provided for in the memorandum, the HIPAA NPRM 
remains publicly available in the Federal Register and open for public 
comment. However, due to the proximity in time between the publication 
of the HIPAA NPRM and the Regulatory Freeze Memorandum, the public may 
need clarification that the HIPAA NPRM is available for public comment 
and additional time to review the proposals and submit comments.
    Therefore, to maximize the opportunity for the public to provide 
meaningful input to inform policy development, the Department is 
extending the comment period to May 6, 2021.

Norris Cochran,
Acting Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

[FR Doc. 2021-05021 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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