[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50455-50456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10595]


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 October 25, 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 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

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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. The title of the 
package has been changed to better reflect its subject matter. The 
burden estimate for the ICR included in this package reflects the time 
and effort for QHP issuers to provide notifications to enrollees on the 
ICRs 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: September 20, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-20856 Filed 9-24-19; 8:45 am]
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