[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14753-14754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05604]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10198]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 (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 April 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.

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 of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Creditable 
Coverage Disclosure to CMS On-Line Form and Instructions; Use: Section 
1860D-13 of the Social Security Act, as established by the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and 
implementing regulations at 42 CFR 423.56(e), require that entities 
that offer prescription drug benefits under any of the types of 
coverage described in 42 CFR 423.56(b) provide a disclosure of 
creditable coverage to CMS.
    There are other disclosure and notification requirements to Part D 
eligible individuals in Sec.  423.56(c), (d), and (f); this PRA covers 
the requirement in subsection (e). Entities required to make this 
disclosure state whether their prescription drug coverage meets the 
actuarial requirements defined in Sec.  423.56(a). Most entities that 
currently provide prescription drug benefits to any Medicare Part D 
eligible individual must disclose whether their prescription

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drug benefit is creditable (expected to pay at least as much, on 
average, as the standard prescription drug plan under Medicare). The 
disclosure must be provided annually and upon any change that affects 
whether the coverage is creditable prescription drug coverage. Form 
Number: CMS-10198; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals 
and Households, State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Federal 
Government; Number of Respondents: 110,217; Number of Responses: 
110,217; Total Annual Hours: 9,185. (For questions regarding this 
collection, contact Tammie Hill at (410) 786-3317.)

    Dated: March 15, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-05604 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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