[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35300-35301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14227]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10769]


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

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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 August 2, 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 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: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 
Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC); Use: 
The purpose of this Information Collection Request (ICR) is to collect 
data using telephone surveys to inform the program evaluation of the 
CMS NQIIC initiative. The purpose of NQIIC is to support quality 
improvement efforts across settings and programs for maximum impact to 
health care and value to taxpayers in a manner that aligns with CMS' 
and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities. The NQIIC 
quality improvement efforts involve the QIN-QIO Program, which is one 
of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality 
for Medicare beneficiaries.
    CMS evaluates the quality and effectiveness of the QIN-QIO Program 
as authorized in Part B of Title XI of the Social Security Act. This 
ICR is to conduct data collection using surveys with administrators or 
managers of nursing homes and hospitals. Subsequent to publishing the 
60-day Federal Register notice on March 9, 2021 (86 FR 13566), CMS 
conducted pre-testing with nursing home and hospital administrators 
using cognitive interviews, which provided substantive input from the 
targeted respondents to make sure that questions are clearly stated and 
understood as intended. We have made the required changes to questions 
to optimize response validity before fielding the survey. There was a 
slight decrease in burden hours. Form Number: CMS-10769 (OMB control 
number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State and 
Private Sector (Business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 
1,000; Total Annual Responses: 1,000; Total Annual Hours: 290. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection, contact Jeff Mokry at 214-
767-4021.)

    Dated: June 29, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-14227 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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