[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33301-33302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10185]


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 July 26, 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: Revision of a previously 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D 
Reporting Requirements; Use: Section 1860D-12(b)(3)(D) of the Act 
provides broad authority for the Secretary to add terms to the 
contracts with Part D sponsors, including terms that require the 
sponsor to provide the Secretary with information as the Secretary may 
find necessary and appropriate. Pursuant to our statutory authority, we 
codified these information collection requirements for Part D sponsors 
in regulation at 42 CFR 423.514(a).
    Data collected via the Medicare Part D reporting requirements will 
be an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance, and 
auditing activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the 
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. For all reporting 
sections (Enrollment and Disenrollment, Medication Therapy Management 
(MTM) Programs, Grievances, Improving Drug Utilization Review Controls, 
Coverage Determinations and Redeterminations, and Employer/Union 
Sponsored Sponsors), data are reported electronically to CMS. The data 
collected via the MTM and Grievances reporting sections are used in the 
Medicare Part C and D Star Ratings and Display Measures. The other 
reporting sections' data are analyzed for program oversight to ensure 
the availability, accessibility, and acceptability of sponsors' 
services, such as coverage determinations and appeals processes, and 
opioid safety edits at the time of dispensing. Form Number: CMS-10185 
(OMB control number: 0938-0992); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 814; Total Annual 
Responses: 12,575; Total Annual Hours: 16,463. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Chanelle Jones at 410-786-8008).


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    Dated: June 17, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-13223 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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