[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21739-21740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08538]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10500]


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 June 22, 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: CMS-P-0015A, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

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    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

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-10500 National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory 
Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS 
CAHPS) 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: Revision of a currently 
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection: 
National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery 
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) 
Survey; Use: The national implementation of OAS CAHPS is designed to 
allow third-party, CMS-approved survey vendors to administer OAS CAHPS 
using mail-only, telephone-only, mixed-mode (mail with telephone 
follow-up), mixed-mode (web with mail follow-up), or mixed-mode (web 
with telephone follow-up). The information collected in the OAS CAHPS 
will be used for the following purposes:
     To provide a source of information from which selected 
measures can be publicly reported to beneficiaries to help them make 
informed decisions for outpatient surgery facility selection;
     To aid facilities with their internal quality improvement 
efforts and external benchmarking with other facilities; and
     To provide CMS with information for monitoring and public 
reporting purposes.
    CMS established a reporting program in which ASCs and HOPDs can 
choose to participate in the survey and also choose whether or not to 
publicly report data. HOPD and ASC facilities that choose to 
participate contract with a CMS-approved, independent third-party 
survey vendor to implement the survey on their behalf and to submit the 
OAS CAHPS data to CMS. CMS publicly reports comparative results from 
OAS CAHPS after each facility has conducted data collection for 12 
months. OAS CAHPS measures, enable consumers to make more informed 
decisions when choosing an outpatient surgery facility, aid facilities 
in their quality improvement efforts, and help CMS monitor the 
performance of outpatient surgery facilities. Form Number: CMS-10500 
(OMB control number: 0938-1240); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 
Individuals and Households, Business or other for-profits, Not-for-
profit institutions and State, Local and Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 993,300; Total Annual Responses: 993,300; Total Annual 
Hours: 221,100 (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Memuna Ifedirah at 410-786-6849.)

    Dated: April 20, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-08538 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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