[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61911-61912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24755]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10466 and 10714]


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 January 13, 2020.

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-10466 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange 
Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions
CMS-10714 Electronic Medical Documentation Interoperability (EMDI) Pre 
and Post Pilot Measures Survey

    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: Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for 
Exemptions; Use: The data collection and reporting requirements in 
``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: 
Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage 
Provisions'' (78 FR 39494--July 1, 2013)), address federal requirements 
that states must meet with regard to the Exchange minimum function of 
performing eligibility determinations and issuing certificates of 
exemption from the shared responsibility payment. In the final 
regulation, CMS addresses standards related to eligibility, including 
the verification and eligibility determination process, eligibility 
redeterminations, options for states to rely on HHS to make eligibility 
determinations for certificates of exemption, and reporting. Form 
Number: CMS-10466 (OMB control number: 0938-1190); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Businesses or other for-
profits); Number of Respondents: 45,060; Total Annual Responses: 
45,060; Total Annual Hours: 12,150. For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Katherine Bentley at 301-492-5209.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Electronic Medical Documentation 
Interoperability (EMDI) Pre and Post Pilot Measures Survey; Use: The 
EMDI program assists the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 
Health Information Technology (health IT) standards and 
interoperability (S&I) initiative, which is to: (1) Facilitate and 
expand the secure transport of interoperable electronic documentation, 
(2) utilize and fill in the gaps in the current standards to achieve 
increased level of interoperability among systems and organizations, 
and (3) demonstrate the utility of these standards by establishing 
pilot programs with existing Health Information Handlers, Health 
Information Service Providers (HISP), and health care providers.
    The EMDI Initiative, associated documentation, and pilots are for 
the purposes of evaluating the performance of CMS policies that involve 
interoperability and the collection of data/information only. The 
collected data/information will help CMS, and the EMDI team in 
determining the overall effectiveness of piloting the EMDI program, as 
well as assessing each provider's current ability to send, and receive 
electronic data. Form Number: CMS-10714 (OMB control number: 0938-New); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other 
for-profit, not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 240; 
Total Annual Responses: 240; Total Annual

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Hours: 120. For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Christopher Lofts at 410-786-4076.

    Dated: November 8, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-24755 Filed 11-13-19; 8:45 am]
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