[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46951-46952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19204]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10704]


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

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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 November 5, 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-10704 Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based 
Group Health Plans

    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 of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Health 
Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans; 
Use: On June 20, 2019, the Department of the Treasury, the Department 
of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services 
(collectively, the Departments) issued final regulations titled 
``Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group 
Health Plans'' (84 FR 28888) under section 2711 of the PHS Act and the 
health nondiscrimination provisions of HIPAA, Public Law 104-191 (HIPAA 
nondiscrimination provisions). The regulations expand the use of health 
reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans 
(collectively referred to as HRAs). In general, the regulations expand 
the use of HRAs by eliminating the current prohibition on integrating 
HRAs with individual health insurance coverage, thereby permitting 
employers to offer individual coverage HRAs to employees that can be 
integrated with individual health insurance coverage or Medicare. Under 
the regulations employees will be permitted to use amounts in an 
individual coverage HRA to pay expenses for medical care (including 
premiums for individual health insurance coverage and Medicare), 
subject to certain requirements. This information collection includes 
provisions related to substantiation of individual health insurance 
coverage (45 CFR 146.123(c)(5)), the notice requirement for individual 
coverage HRAs (45 CFR 146.123(c)(6)), and notification of termination 
of coverage (45 CFR 146.123(c)(1)(iii)). Form Number: CMS-10704 (OMB 
control number 0938-1361); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Private Sector, State Governments; Number of Respondents: 2,005; Total 
Annual Responses: 273,492; Total Annual Hours: 6,016. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410-
786-6650.)

    Dated: August 30, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
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