[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 229 (Friday, November 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76078-76079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10292 and CMS-R-65]


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 information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 26, 2021.

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-

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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-10292 State Medicaid HIT Plan, Planning Advance Planning Document, 
and Implementation Advance Planning Document for Section 4201 of the 
Recovery Act
CMS-R-65 Final Peer Review Organizations Sanction Regulations

    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: State Medicaid 
HIT Plan, Planning Advance Planning Document, and Implementation 
Advance Planning Document for Section 4201 of the Recovery Act; Use: To 
assess the appropriateness of state requests for the administrative 
Federal financial participation for expenditures under their Medicaid 
Electronic Health Record Incentive Program related to health 
information exchange, our staff will review the submitted information 
and documentation to make an approval determination of the state 
advance planning document. Form Number: CMS-10292 (OMB control number: 
0938-1088); Frequency: Once and occasionally; Affected Public: State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual 
Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 896. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Edward Dolly at 410-786-8554.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Final Peer Review 
Organizations Sanction Regulations; Use: The Peer Review Improvement 
Act of 1982 amended Title XI of the Social Security Act (the Act), 
creating the Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization 
Program. Section 1156 of the Act imposes obligations on health care 
practitioners and others who furnish or order services or items under 
Medicare. This section also provides for sanction actions, if the 
Secretary determines that the obligations as stated by this section are 
not met. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are responsible for 
identifying violations. The QIOs may allow practitioners or other 
entities, opportunities to submit relevant information before 
determining that a violation has occurred. The information collection 
requirements contained in this information collection request are used 
by the QIOs to collect the information necessary to make their 
decision. Form Number: CMS-R-65 (OMB control number: 0938-0444); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector--Business or 
other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses: 18; Total Annual Hours: 4,716. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kimberly Harris 
at 401-837-1118.)

    Dated: November 23, 2020.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
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