[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17554-17555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08325]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers CMS-10143 and CMS-10516]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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 June 19, 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 https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
    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-10143 State Data for the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA)
CMS-10516 Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, 
and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and 
Payment Parameters for 2014; Final Rule II

    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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Data for 
the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA); Use: The monthly data file is 
provided to CMS by states on dual eligible beneficiaries. The phase-
down process requires a monthly count of all full benefit dual eligible 
beneficiaries with an active Part D plan enrollment in the month. CMS 
will make this selection of records using dual eligibility status codes 
contained in the person-month record to identify all full-benefit dual 
eligible beneficiaries (codes 02, 04 and 08). In the case where in a 
given month, multiple records were submitted for the same beneficiary 
in multiple file submittals, the last record submitted for that 
beneficiary shall be used to determine the final effect on the phase-
down count. Form Number: CMS-10143 (OMB Control Number: 0938-0958); 
Frequency: Monthly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 612; 
Total Annual Hours: 4,896. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Linda King at 410-786-1312.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Program 
Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market 
Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment 
Parameters for 2014; Final Rule II; Use: The original approved ICR 
affiliated with this final rule (OMB #: 0938-1277) was titled Program 
Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market 
Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment 
Parameters for 2014; Final Rule II and was approved on 8/26/2015. This 
Information Collection Request (ICR) serves as the formal request for 
renewal of the clearance. This ICR includes some of the ICRs from the 
previously approved final rule. The program integrity data collections 
and third-party disclosure requirements will assist HHS in determining 
Exchange compliance with Federal standards. The data collection and 
third-party disclosure requirements will also assist HHS in monitoring 
QHP issuers in FFEs for compliance with Federal QHP issuer standards. 
The data collected by health insurance issuers and Exchanges will

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help to inform HHS, Exchanges, and health insurance issuers as to the 
participation of individuals, employers, and employees in the 
individual Exchange, and SHOP. Form Number: CMS-10516 (OMB Control 
Number: 0938-1277); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private 
Sector, State, Business, and Not-for Profits; Number of Respondents: 
1,915; Number of Responses: 1,915; Total Annual Hours: 48,732. (For 
questions regarding this collection, contact Leigha Basini at (301) 
492-4380.)

    Dated: April 17, 2018.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-08325 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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