81 FR 22984 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting; Privacy, Security & Confidentiality Subcommittee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 75 (April 19, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-09075

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting;
Privacy, Security & Confidentiality Subcommittee

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality & Security.
Time and Date: May 24, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST; May 25, 2016,
9:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m. EST.
Place: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, Room 705A, Washington, DC
20201, (202) 690-7100.
Status: Open.
Purpose: HIPAA sets forth methodologies for de-identifying
protected health information (PHI). Once PHI is de-identified, it is no
longer subject to the HIPAA rules and can be used for any purpose. The
U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) Services Office for Civil
Rights (OCR) issued guidance in 2012, specifying two ways through which
a covered entity can determine that health information is de-
identified: (1) The Expert Determination Method and (2) the Safe Harbor
Method. Much has changed in the health care landscape since that time,
including greater availability and use of ``big data.'' Concerns have
been raised about the sufficiency of the HIPAA de-identification
methodologies, the lack of oversight for unauthorized re-identification
of de-identified data, and the absence of public transparency about the
uses of de-identified data. The purpose of this hearing is to gather
industry input on existing guidance and possible limitations of the de-
identification methodologies for making recommendations to the
Secretary of HHS.
The objectives of this meeting are as follows:
Increase awareness of current and anticipated practices
involving protected health information, such as the sale of information
to data brokers and other data-mining companies for marketing and/or
risk mitigation activities;
Understand HIPAA's de-identification requirements in light
of these practices, and
Identify areas where outreach, education, technical
assistance, a policy change, or guidance may be useful.
Contact Person for More Information: Rebecca Hines, Executive
Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
20782, telephone (301) 458-4715 or Rachel Seeger, OS/OCR, Room 443D,
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, Phone: (202) 260-7106. Program information as
well as summaries of meetings and a roster of committee members are
available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including an agenda will
be posted when available.
Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on 770-488-3204 as soon as
possible.

Dated: April 12, 2016.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS—Continued
Number Average
Type of Form Number of responses burden per Total burden
respondent name respondents per response hours
respondent (in hours)

Community Advisory Group Members ................. Attachment A ................ 40 1 1 40

Total ............................................................... ....................................... 390 ........................ ........................ 465

OS specifically requests comments on time, including greater availability and Dated: April 12, 2016.
(1) the necessity and utility of the use of ‘‘big data.’’ Concerns have been James Scanlon,
proposed information collection for the raised about the sufficiency of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
proper performance of the agency’s HIPAA de-identification methodologies, Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
functions, (2) the accuracy of the the lack of oversight for unauthorized for Planning and Evaluation.
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance re-identification of de-identified data, [FR Doc. 2016–09075 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am]
the quality, utility, and clarity of the and the absence of public transparency BILLING CODE 4151–05–P
information to be collected, and (4) the about the uses of de-identified data. The
use of automated collection techniques purpose of this hearing is to gather
or other forms of information industry input on existing guidance and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
technology to minimize the information HUMAN SERVICES
possible limitations of the de-
collection burden.
identification methodologies for making Office of the Secretary
Darius Taylor, recommendations to the Secretary of
Information Collection Clearance Officer. HHS. [Document Identifier: OMB # 0990–0424–
60D]
[FR Doc. 2016–08975 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am] The objectives of this meeting are as
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• Increase awareness of current and Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
anticipated practices involving Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES protected health information, such as AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
the sale of information to data brokers Secretary for Health, Office of
National Committee on Vital and Health and other data-mining companies for Adolescent Health, HHS.
Statistics: Meeting; Privacy, Security & marketing and/or risk mitigation ACTION: Notice.
Confidentiality Subcommittee activities;
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory • Understand HIPAA’s de- SUMMARY: In compliance with section
Committee Act, the Department of 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
identification requirements in light of
Health and Human Services (HHS) Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
these practices, and
announces the following advisory Secretary (OS), Department of Health
• Identify areas where outreach, and Human Services, announces plans
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital education, technical assistance, a policy to submit an Information Collection
and Health Statistics (NCVHS), change, or guidance may be useful. Request (ICR), described below, to the
Subcommittee on Privacy, Contact Person for More Information: Office of Management and Budget
Confidentiality & Security. Rebecca Hines, Executive Secretary, (OMB). The ICR is for revision of the
Time and Date: May 24, 2016, 9:00 NCVHS, National Center for Health approved information collection
a.m.–5:30 p.m. EST; May 25, 2016, 9:00 Statistics, Centers for Disease Control assigned OMB control number 0990–
a.m.–5:15 p.m. EST. and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, 0424, which expires on January 31,
Place: U.S. Department of Health and Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone 2019. Prior to submitting the ICR to
Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey OMB, OS seeks comments from the
(301) 458–4715 or Rachel Seeger, OS/
Building, 200 Independence Avenue, public regarding the burden estimate,
OCR, Room 443D, Department of Health
Room 705A, Washington, DC 20201, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
and Human Services, 200 Independence Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS
(202) 690–7100.
Status: Open. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201, seeks comments from the public
Purpose: HIPAA sets forth Phone: (202) 260–7106. Program regarding the burden estimate, below, or
methodologies for de-identifying information as well as summaries of any other aspect of the ICR.
protected health information (PHI). meetings and a roster of committee
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
Once PHI is de-identified, it is no longer members are available on the NCVHS received on or before June 20, 2016.
subject to the HIPAA rules and can be home page of the HHS Web site:
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
used for any purpose. The U.S. http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where
Department of Health and Human (HHS) Information.CollectionClearance@
further information including an agenda
hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162.
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Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will be posted when available.
issued guidance in 2012, specifying two FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Should you require reasonable Information Collection Clearance staff,
ways through which a covered entity
accommodation, please contact the CDC Information.CollectionClearance@
can determine that health information is
de-identified: (1) The Expert Office of Equal Employment hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
Determination Method and (2) the Safe Opportunity on 770–488–3204 as soon SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
Harbor Method. Much has changed in as possible. submitting comments or requesting
the health care landscape since that information, please include the

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Dates		May 24, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST; May 25, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m. EST.
FR Citation		81 FR 22984