[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15617-15618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07493]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-P-0015A and CMS-10694]


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 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 May 16, 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.

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    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: Revision with change of 
a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; Use: The Medicare Current 
Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) is the most comprehensive and complete survey 
available on the Medicare population and is essential in capturing data 
not otherwise collected through our operations. The MCBS is an in-
person, nationally-representative, longitudinal survey of Medicare 
beneficiaries that we sponsor and is directed by the Office of 
Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA). The survey captures beneficiary 
information whether aged or disabled, living in the community or 
facility, or serviced by managed care or fee-for-service. Data produced 
as part of the MCBS are enhanced with our administrative data (e.g. 
fee-for-service claims, prescription drug event data, enrollment, etc.) 
to provide users with more accurate and complete estimates of total 
health care costs and utilization. The MCBS has been continuously 
fielded for more than 26 years, encompassing over 1 million interviews 
and more than 100,000 survey participants. Respondents participate in 
up to 11 interviews over a four year period. This gives a comprehensive 
picture of health care costs and utilization over a period of time. 
Form Number: CMS- P-0015A (OMB control number 0938-0568); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Number of Respondents: 13,656; Total Annual Responses: 35,998; Total 
Annual Hours: 42,610. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact William S. Long at 410.786.7927.)
    2. Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Testing of Web Survey Design and Administration 
for CMS Experience of Care Surveys; Use: This collection is a new 
generic clearance request which encompasses an array of research 
activities to add web administration protocols to a series of surveys 
conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This 
request seeks burden hours to allow CMS and its contractors to conduct 
cognitive in-depth interviews, focus groups, pilot tests, and usability 
studies to support a variety of methodological studies around web modes 
of data collection for programs such as the Emergency Department 
Experience of Care (EDPEC), Fee-for-Service (FFS) Consumer Assessment 
of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Hospital CAHPS (HCAHPS), 
Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug (MA & PDP) CAHPS, Home Health 
(HH) CAHPS, Hospice CAHPS, In-Center Hemodialysis (ICH) CAHPS, the 
Health Outcomes Survey (HOS), and the Medicare Advantage and Part D 
Plan Disenrollment Reasons surveys. Form Number: CMS-10694 (OMB control 
number 0938-New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 75,250; Total 
Annual Responses: 75,250; Total Annual Hours: 17,000. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Elizabeth H.Goldstein at 
410-786-6665.)

     Dated: April 10, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-07493 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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