[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8871-8872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04494]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10325]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 (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 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

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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 on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by April 11, 2019.

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' website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
    1. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
    2. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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: Disclosure and 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Grandfathered Health Plans under the 
Affordable Care Act; Use: Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act 
provides that certain plans and health insurance coverage in existence 
as of March 23, 2010, known as grandfathered health plans, are not 
required to comply with certain statutory provisions in the Act. The 
final regulations titled ``Final Rules under the Affordable Care Act 
for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and 
Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient 
Protections'' (80 FR 72192, November 18, 2015) require that, to 
maintain its status as a grandfathered health plan, a plan must 
maintain records documenting the terms of the plan in effect on March 
23, 2010, and any other documents that are necessary to verify, explain 
or clarify status as a grandfathered health plan. The plan must make 
such records available for examination upon request by participants, 
beneficiaries, individual policy subscribers, or a state or federal 
agency official.
    A grandfathered health plan is also required to include a statement 
in any summary of benefits under the plan or health insurance coverage, 
that the plan or coverage believes it is a grandfathered health plan 
within the meaning of section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act, and 
providing contact information for participants to direct questions and 
complaints. In addition, a grandfathered group health plan that is 
changing health insurance issuers is required to provide the succeeding 
health insurance issuer (and the succeeding health insurance issuer 
must require) documentation of plan terms (including benefits, cost 
sharing, employer contributions, and annual limits) under the prior 
health insurance coverage sufficient to make a determination whether 
the standards of paragraph Sec.  147.140(g)(1) of the final regulations 
are exceeded. It is also required that, for an insured group health 
plan (or a multiemployer plan) that is a grandfathered plan, the 
relevant policies, certificates, or contracts of insurance, or plan 
documents must disclose in a prominent and effective manner that 
employers, employee organizations, or plan sponsors, as applicable, are 
required to notify the issuer (or multiemployer plan) if the 
contribution rate changes at any point during the plan year. Form 
Number: CMS-10325 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1093; Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local or Tribal 
governments; Number of Respondents: 20,973; Total Annual Responses: 
3,831,484; Total Annual Hours: 114. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410-786-6650.)

    Dated: March 7, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-04494 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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