[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 59622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27048]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10571]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

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 (the 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 60 days for public 
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments must be received by February 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or 
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and 
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
    1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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: Document Identifier/OMB 
Control Number __, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.
    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' website 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: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contents

    This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated 
with the following information collections. More detailed information 
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated 
materials (see ADDRESSES).

CMS-10571 Limited Wraparound Coverage Reporting

    Under the 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 requires federal agencies 
to publish a 60-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.

Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection of 
information request; Title of Information Collection: Limited 
Wraparound Coverage Reporting; Use: The Department of Treasury, the 
Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services 
published final regulations on March 18, 2015 (80 FR 13995), amending 
the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and 
the Public Health Service Act to specify requirements for limited 
wraparound coverage to qualify as an excepted benefit. The final 
regulations include requirements that limited wraparound coverage must 
satisfy in order to qualify as excepted benefits. One of them is a 
reporting requirement, for group health plans and group health 
insurance issuers, as well as group health plan sponsors.
    A self-insured group health plan, or a health insurance issuer 
offering or proposing to offer Multi-State Plan wraparound coverage, is 
required to report to OPM information reasonably required to determine 
whether the plan or issuer qualifies to offer such coverage or complies 
with the applicable requirements. In addition, the plan sponsor of any 
group health plan offering any type of limited wraparound coverage is 
required to report to the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), in a form and manner specified in guidance by the Secretary of 
HHS.
    We seek comment on the content of the proposed collection form. We 
also seek comment on the impact that an extension of the limited 
wraparound pilot program would have on the number of employers/sponsors 
participating in the limited wraparound pilot program. In addition, if 
HHS extends the limited wraparound pilot program, we seek comment on 
when the limited wraparound pilot program should sunset, or whether the 
limited wraparound pilot program should be made permanent. Form Number: 
CMS-10571 (OMB control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected 
Public: Private Sector; Number of Respondents: 8; Number of Responses: 
8; Total Annual Hours: 24. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410-786-6650).

    Dated: December 12, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-27048 Filed 12-14-17; 8:45 am]
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