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Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose

of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to

Average
burden per
response
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Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
Performance Measures ....................................................

25

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25

11.25

281.25

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25

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25

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Form name

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0955–0019]

Agency Information Collection
Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the National

Coordinator for Health IT, Office of the
Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the

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transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden
Hours:

requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before June 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier/OMB
control number OS–0955–0019 and title
of collection, ‘‘National Survey of
Health Information Exchange
Organizations (HIO)’’. You may send
your comments electronically to Wei
Chang, [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain copies of supporting material for
the proposed collection(s) summarized
in this notice, please include the
document identifier OS–0955–0019 and
title of collection ‘‘National Survey of
Health Information Exchange
Organizations (HIO)’’ for reference, and
address inquiries to Wei Chang,
[email protected], or call 202–706–
8913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
persons are invited to send comments

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regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Title of the Collection: National
Survey of Health Information Exchange
Organizations (HIO).
Type of Collection: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
OMB No.: 0955–0019.
Abstract: Electronic health
information exchange (HIE) was one of
three goals specified by Congress in the
2009 Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act to ensure that the $30 billion federal
investment in certified electronic health
records (EHRs) resulted in higherquality, lower-cost care. Subsequent
legislation and regulations have
continued to prioritize the sharing of
data electronically across EHRs and
other health information systems.
Within the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health IT
(hereafter ONC) is responsible for
coordinating across the federal
government, industry, and the health
care community to achieve nationwide
interoperability of electronic health
information exchange. Health
information exchange organizations
(HIOs) play a pivotal role facilitating
health information exchange across
disparate providers, labs, pharmacies,
public health departments, and others.
This information collection request will
gather data from HIOs across the nation
through the administration of a survey

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responses

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hours

of HIOs to generate the most current
national statistics and associated
actionable insights to inform policy
efforts. The timely collection of national
data from our survey will assess current
capabilities of HIOs to support effective
electronic information sharing within
the U.S. health care system and further
aims to achieve nationwide
interoperability.
Since prior to HITECH there has been
ongoing assessment of trends in the
capabilities of HIOs to support clinical
exchange through nationwide surveys of
HIOs. These prior surveys and studies
have collected data on organizational
structure, financial viability, geographic
coverage, scope of services,
implementation and use of standards,
perceptions of information blocking,
support for public health exchange, and
participation in networks and the
Technical Exchange Framework and
Common Agreement (TEFCA).
Continuing the ongoing data collection
will be critical to construct a current
and comprehensive picture of HIOs’ role
in facilitating exchange and ensuring
rapid access to important health care
data and information when it matters
most, including vital data to address
public health emergencies.
The survey will collect data on HIO
capabilities to support electronic health
information exchange, their maturity,
and challenges they face. There are five
key areas that require assessment: (1)
adoption of technical standards; (2)
perceptions related to information
blocking; (3) network-to-network
connectivity and TEFCA; (4) public
health data exchange; and (5)
organizational demographics, including
technical capabilities offered by HIOs
and the challenges they face in
supporting electronic health
information exchange.
The survey is being revised
(previously approved in 2022 and 2024;

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OMB Control No: 0955–0019) to reflect
progress made and ongoing efforts in
areas including public health, TEFCA,
and information blocking to ensure
alignment with current priorities such
as improving public health
interoperability and Make Health Tech
Great Again. These updates were
developed in consultation with subject
matter experts (SMEs) to improve the

relevance, clarity, and usefulness of the
data collected in all five key areas of the
survey. For example, certain questions
with low response rates and have lower
relevance to current priorities have been
removed or reorganized. Some question
and response wording have also been
updated to ensure consistency with
current policy efforts. For example, in
the TEFCA section, the list of Qualified

Health Information Networks (QHINs)
have been updated to reflect the current
list. These changes are intended to
reduce respondent burden and improve
overall data quality while maintaining
continuity with prior surveys where
appropriate.
This is a 3-year request for OMB
approval.

ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOUR TABLE
Number of
responses per
respondents

U.S. based public and private HIOs

100

1

0.75

75

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75

Respondents
(if necessary)

Total ...........................................

Based on a review of the information
collection since our last request for
OMB approval, we have made no
adjustments to our burden estimate.
Catherine Howard,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

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National Institute of Dental &
Craniofacial Research; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the National Advisory Dental
and Craniofacial Research Council.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting. The open
session will be videocast and can be
accessed from the NIH Videocasting
website (https://videocast.nih.gov/
watch/ed58a6b7-015a-11f1-9f14124f0a52e769). Registration is not
required to access the videocast.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial

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property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National
Advisory Dental and Craniofacial
Research Council.
Date: May 19–20, 2026.
Closed: May 19, 2026, 4:00 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Address: Porter Neuroscience
Research Center, Building 35A, Rooms
620–640, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda,
MD 20892.
Meeting Format: In Person and Virtual
Meeting.
Open: May 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Agenda: Report of the Director,
NIDCR and concept clearances.
Address: Porter Neuroscience
Research Center, Building 35A, Rooms
620–640, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda,
MD 20892.
Meeting Format: In Person and Virtual
Meeting.
Contact Person: Sanoj Suneja, Ph.D.,
Acting Director, Division of Extramural
Activities, National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research, National
Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–7710,
[email protected].
The meeting identified below has
been scheduled in the event the Council
is unable to complete all agenda items
identified for the May 19, 2026,
meeting. Information on the agenda
items and/or the necessity to hold the
meeting listed below will be posted on
the Institute/Center homepage (link
identified below).

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Name of Committee: National
Advisory Dental and Craniofacial
Research Council.
Date: July 9, 2026.
Closed: July 9, 2026, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications not completed at the May
meeting.
Address: National Institutes of Health,
National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research, 31 Center Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Sanoj Suneja, Ph.D.,
Acting Director, Division of Extramural
Activities, National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research, National
Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–7710,
[email protected].
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://
www.nidcr.nih.gov/about, where an
agenda and any additional information
for the meeting will be posted when
available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.121, Oral Diseases and
Disorders Research, National Institutes of
Health, HHS)
Dated: April 15, 2026,
Rosalind M. Niamke,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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