[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65814-65815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22892]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10749]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
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

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information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 15, 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. 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-10749 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) 
Supplemental Data Collection

    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: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Supplemental Data 
Collection; Use: The adoption by the Secretary of HHS of the standard 
unique health identifier for health care providers is a requirement of 
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
(HIPAA). The unique identifier is to be used on standard transactions 
and may be used for other lawful purposes in the health care system. 
The CMS Final Rule published on January 23, 2004 adopts the National 
Provider Identifier (NPI) as the standard unique health identifier for 
health care providers. Health care providers that are covered entities 
under HIPAA must apply for and use NPIs in standard transactions. The 
law requires that data collection standards for these measures be used, 
to the extent that it is practical, in all national population health 
surveys. It applies to self-reported optional information only. The law 
also requires any data standards published by HHS to comply with 
standards created by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    The web based optional data fields can be seen in Appendix A1: Data 
Collected for the Office of Minority and Appendix A2: Data collected 
for the 21st Century Cures Act, interoperability. The standards apply 
to population health surveys sponsored by HHS, where respondents either 
self-report information or a knowledgeable person responds for all 
members of a household. HHS is implementing these data standards in all 
new surveys. Form Number: CMS-10749 (OMB control number: 0938-NEW); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other 
for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
999,291; Total Annual Responses: 999,291; Total Annual Hours: 169,880. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact DaVona Boyd at 
410-786-7483.)

    Dated: October 9, 2020.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-22892 Filed 10-15-20; 8:45 am]
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