[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20890-20891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10105 and CMS-10407]


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 July 12, 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.

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    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-10105 National Implementation of the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS 
Survey
CMS-10407 Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary

    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: Extension without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
National Implementation of the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey; 
Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting 
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue 
the In-center Hemodialysis CAHPS (ICH CAHPS) Survey to measure 
patients' experience of care with in-center hemodialysis (ICH) 
facilities. Data collected in the national implementation of the ICH 
CAHPS Survey are used for the following purposes: To provide a source 
of information from which selected measures can be publicly reported to 
beneficiaries as a decision aid for dialysis facility selection; to aid 
facilities with their internal quality improvement efforts and external 
benchmarking with other facilities; to provide CMS with information for 
monitoring and public reporting purposes; and to support the ESRD 
value-based purchasing program. Form Number: CMS-10105 (OMB control 
number: 0938-0926); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local, 
or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 108,800; Total Annual 
Responses: 108,800; Total Annual Hours: 58,753. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Julia Zucco at 410-786-6677.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary; Use: 
This information collection will ensure that consumers shopping for or 
enrolled in private, individually purchased, or non-federal 
governmental group health plan coverage receive the consumer 
protections of the Affordable Care Act. Employers, employees, and 
individuals will use this information to compare coverage options prior 
to selecting coverage and to understand the terms of, and extent of 
medical benefits offered by, their coverage (or exceptions to such 
coverage or benefits) once they have coverage. CMS recently received 
OMB approval for a non-substantive change to the SBC calculator. 
Specifically, CMS requested that issuers begin using an updated 2020 
SBC calculator starting on or after January 1, 2020. However, at this 
time, CMS is alerting issuers to immediately discontinue use of the 
2020 calculator. Until further notice from CMS, issuers should revert 
back to using the 2017 SBC Calculator and all associated materials 
(including the 2017 SBC Calculator Excel file, the Guides and 
Narratives for the coverage examples, and the calculator instructions) 
to calculate coverage example costs for the SBC. Form Number: CMS-10407 
(OMB control number: 0938-1146); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Private Sector--Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 128,511; Total Annual Responses: 
24,433,233; Total Annual Hours: 41,551. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Jessica Weinberg at 301-492-4404.)

    Dated: May 8, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-09781 Filed 5-10-19; 8:45 am]
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