[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 69846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10430]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed 
collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection; Title: Information Collection 
Requirements for Compliance with Individual and Group Market Reforms 
under Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act; Use: The provisions 
of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) are designed 
to make it easier for people to get access to health care coverage and 
to reduce the limitations that can be put on the coverage. Sections 
2723 and 2761 of the PHS Act direct CMS to enforce a provision (or 
provisions) of title XXVII of the PHS Act with respect to health 
insurance issuers when a state has notified CMS that it has not enacted 
legislation to enforce or that it is not otherwise enforcing a 
provision (or provisions) of the individual and group market reforms 
with respect to health insurance issuers, or when CMS has determined 
that a state is not substantially enforcing one or more of those 
provisions. This collection also pertains to notices issued by 
individual and group health insurance issuers and self-funded non-
Federal governmental plans. This collection includes the issuance of 
certificates of creditable coverage; notification of preexisting 
condition exclusions; notification of special enrollment rights; and 
review of issuers' filings of individual and group market products or 
similar Federal review in cases in which a state is not enforcing a 
title XXVII individual or group market provision. This information 
collection is a reinstatement of a previously approved collection 
(which expired on September 30, 2012 (OMB: 0938-0702 and 
OMB: 0938-0703)) with minimal changes to reflect laws passed 
since the previous collection document was approved. While the OMB 
control number for this proposed collection will remain the same as the 
previously approved collection, this proposed collection will be given 
a new CMS Form Number. Form Number: CMS-10430 (OMB: 0938-
0702); Frequency: Annually; Occasionally; Affected Public: Private 
Sector; Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions, 
and State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 8,716; 
Total Annual Responses: 39,831,442; Total Annual Hours: 3,760,422 
hours. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Lisa 
Campbell at 301-492-4114. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' 
Web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or 
email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office at 410-786-1326.
    In commenting on the proposed information collections please 
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured 
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of 
the following ways by January 22, 2013:
    1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or 
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information 
collection document(s) accepting comments.
    2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following 
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: CMS-10430/OMB Control 
Number, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 
21244-1850.

    Dated: November 16, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-28380 Filed 11-20-12; 8:45 am]
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