[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26234-26235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-R-131 and CMS-R-244]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention 
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the 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.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by June 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, 
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be 
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by 
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 OR, Email: 
[email protected].
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make 
your request using one of following:
    1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
    2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
    3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.

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. The term ``collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Advance 
Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN); Use: The Advance Beneficiary 
Notice (ABN) is delivered by Part B paid physicians, providers 
(including institutional providers like outpatient hospitals), 
practitioners (such as chiropractors), and suppliers, as well as 
hospice providers and Religious Non-medical Health Care Institutions 
paid under Part A. Home health agencies providing items and services 
under Part A or Part B also use the ABN. Other Medicare institutional 
providers paid under Part A use other approved notices for this 
purpose. With this PRA submission, minimal formatting changes have been 
made to the ABN form, including the addition of language informing 
beneficiaries of their rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (Section 504) by alerting the beneficiary to CMS's 
nondiscrimination practices and the availability of alternate forms of 
this notice, if needed. Additionally, minor language and grammatical 
changes have been made to the form's instructions to improve provider/
supplier comprehension and decrease the probability of errors in 
completing the ABN. There are no substantive changes to the form or to 
the instructions. Form Number: CMS-R-131 (OMB control number: 0938-
0566); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector 
(Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number 
of Respondents: 1,540,850; Total Annual Responses: 63,601,300; Total 
Annual Hours: 7,420,364. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Evelyn Blaemire at 410-786-1803.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The PACE 
Organization (PO) Application Process in 42 CFR part 460; Use: In 
general, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) services 
are provided through a PO. An entity wishing to

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become a PO must submit an application to CMS that describes how the 
entity meets all the requirements in the PACE program. An entity's 
application must be accompanied by an assurance from the State 
Administering Agency (SAA) of the State in which the PO is going to be 
located.
    Beginning in 2016, initial PACE applications will be submitted via 
a new automated, electronic submission process. An application also 
must be submitted for a PO that seeks to expand its service area and/or 
add a new PACE center site.
    The purpose of this PRA package is to enable the submission of both 
initial PACE applications, as well as service area expansion 
applications. We have successfully transitioned the Medicare Advantage 
application and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) application to a fully 
electronic submission process, enabling a more organized and 
streamlined review, and would like to bring those same efficiencies to 
all PACE application processes. OMB approval would help ensure 
applicant compliance with CMS' requirements and ability to gather data 
used to support approval or denial of either an initial PACE 
application or a service area expansion application submitted by an 
existing PO. Form Number: CMS-R-244 (OMB control number: 0938-0790); 
Frequency: Once and occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (Not-
for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 730; Total Annual 
Responses: 55,060; Total Annual Hours: 5,748. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Debbie Vanhoven at 410-786-6625.)

    Dated: April 27, 2016.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-10231 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am]
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