[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36099-36100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15917]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10400 and CMS-10595]


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 September 24, 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 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-10400 Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans
CMS-10595 QHP Issuers Data Collection for Notices for Plan or Display 
Errors Special Enrollment Periods

    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

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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: Establishment of 
Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Use: As directed by the 
Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange 
Standards for Employers (77 FR 18310) final rule, each Exchange assumed 
responsibilities related to the certification and offering of QHPs. 
Under 45 CFR 156.280(e)(5)(ii), each QHP issuer that offers non-
excepted abortion services must submit to the State Insurance 
Commissioner a segregation plan describing how the QHP issuer 
establishes and maintains separate payment accounts for any QHP 
covering non-excepted abortion services, and pursuant to Sec.  
156.280(e)(5)(iii), each QHP issuer must annually attest to compliance 
with PPACA section 1303 and applicable regulations. This segregation 
plan is used to verify that the QHP issuer's financial and other 
systems fully conform to the segregation requirements required by the 
PPACA.
    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is renewing 
this information collection request (ICR) in connection with the 
segregation plan requirement under 45 CFR 156.280(e)(5)(ii). The burden 
estimate for this ICR included in this renewal package reflects the 
time and effort for QHP issuers to submit a segregation plan that 
demonstrates how the QHP issuer segregates QHP funds in accordance with 
applicable provisions of generally accepted accounting requirements, 
circulars on funds management of the Office of Management and Budget 
and guidance on accounting of the Government Accountability Office. CMS 
is also renewing the ICR in connection with the annual attestation 
requirement under 45 CFR 156.280(e)(5)(iii). The burden estimate for 
this ICR reflects the time and effort associated with QHP issuers 
submitting an annual attestation to the State Insurance Commissioner 
attesting to compliance with section 1303 of the PPACA. Form Number: 
CMS-10400 (OMB control number: 0938-1156); Frequency: Annually; 
Affected Public: Private Sector (business or other for-profits, not-
for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 210; Number of 
Responses: 210; Total Annual Hours: 580. (For questions regarding this 
collection contact Michele Oshman at 410-786-4396).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
QHP Issuers Data Collection for Notices for Plan or Display Errors 
Special Enrollment Periods; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation 
Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152), collectively referred to as the PPACA, 
established new competitive private health insurance markets called 
Marketplaces, or Exchanges, which gave millions of Americans and small 
businesses access to qualified health plans (QHPs), including stand-
alone dental plans (SADPs)-- private health and dental insurance plans 
that have been certified as meeting certain standards.
    In the final rule, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (CMS-9937-F), we 
finalized 45 CFR 156.1256, which requires QHP issuers, in the case of a 
material plan or benefit display error included in 45 CFR 
155.420(d)(12), to notify their enrollees of the error and the 
enrollees' eligibility for a special enrollment period (SEP) within 30 
calendar days after the issuer is informed by an Federally-facilitated 
Exchange (FFE) that the error is corrected, if directed to do so by the 
FFE. This requirement provides notification to QHP enrollees of errors 
that may have impacted their QHP selection and enrollment and any 
associated monthly or annual costs, as well as the availability of an 
SEP under Sec.  155.420(d)(12) for the enrollee to select a different 
QHP, if desired. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 
is renewing this information collection request (ICR) in connection 
with standards regarding Plan or Display Errors SEPs. Form Number: CMS-
10595 (OMB control number: 0938-1301); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 
Public: Private Sector (business or other for-profits, not-for-profit 
institutions); Number of Respondents: 505; Total Annual Responses: 
3,400; Total Annual Hours: 1,700. (For questions regarding this 
collection contact Deborah Hunter at 202-309-1098).

    Dated: July 23, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-15917 Filed 7-25-19; 8:45 am]
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