[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12305-12306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10589]


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 May 1, 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-10589 QECP Annual Report Workbook Submission Requirement for 
Qualified Entities Under ACA Section 10332

    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.

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Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without 
change of a currently approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: QECP Annual Report Workbook Submission Requirement for 
Qualified Entities under ACA Section 10332; Use: This collection 
focuses on the expansion of qualified entities. This collection covers 
the requirement that a qualified entity must submit an annual report to 
CMS. In addition, this collection covers the requirement that a 
qualified entity must have a qualified entity data use agreement (QE 
DUA) or non-public analyses agreement in place with an authorized user 
prior to providing or selling data or analyses to that authorized user.
    Section 10332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(ACA) requires the Secretary to make standardized extracts of Medicare 
claims data under Parts A, B, and D available to ``qualified entities'' 
for the evaluation of the performance of providers of services and 
suppliers. The statute provides the Secretary with discretion to 
establish criteria to determine whether an entity is qualified to use 
claims data to evaluate the performance of providers of services and 
suppliers.
    Section 105 of the Medicare Access and Reauthorization Act of 2015 
(MACRA) expands how qualified entities will be allowed to use and 
disclose data under the qualified entity program consistent with other 
applicable laws, including information, privacy, security, and 
disclosure laws.
    The information from the collection will be used by CMS to 
determine whether a qualified entity continues to meet the qualified 
entity certification requirements under section 10332 of the Affordable 
Care Act and Section 105 of MACRA. In addition, it will ensure that 
certain privacy and security requirements are met when qualified 
entities provide or sell data or sell non-public analyses that contains 
individually identifiable beneficiary information to authorized users. 
Form Number: CMS-10589 (OMB control number: 0938-1309); Frequency: 
Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for profits, 
and Not for profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 15; Total 
Annual Responses: 15; Total Annual Hours: 3,450. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Kari Gaare at 410-786-8612.)

    Dated: February 26, 2020.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-04241 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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