[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64843-64844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10465]


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 19, 2019.

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 N. 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-10465 Minimum Essential Coverage
    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

    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Minimum Essential 
Coverage; Use: The final rule titled ``Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; 
Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions,'' published July 
1, 2013 (78 FR 39494) designates certain types of health coverage as 
minimum essential coverage. Other types of coverage, not statutorily 
designated and not designated as minimum essential coverage in 
regulation, may be recognized by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) as minimum essential coverage if certain substantive and 
procedural requirements are met. To be recognized as minimum essential 
coverage, the coverage must offer substantially the same consumer 
protections as those enumerated in the Title I of Affordable Care Act 
relating to non-grandfathered, individual health insurance coverage to 
ensure consumers are receiving adequate coverage. The final rule 
requires sponsors of other coverage that seek to have such coverage 
recognized as minimum essential coverage to adhere to certain 
procedures. Sponsoring organizations must submit to HHS certain 
information about their coverage and an attestation that the plan 
substantially complies with the provisions of Title I of the Affordable 
Care Act applicable to non-grandfathered individual health insurance 
coverage. Sponsors must also provide notice to enrollees informing

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them that the plan has been recognized as minimum essential coverage 
for the purposes of the individual coverage requirement. Form Number: 
CMS-10465 (OMB control number: 0938-1189); Frequency: Occasionally; 
Affected Public: Public and Private sectors; Number of Respondents: 10; 
Total Annual Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 52.5. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Russell Tipps at 301-492-
4371).

    Dated: December 13, 2018.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-27335 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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