[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69059-69060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26413]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10575]


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 February 4, 2022.

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 C4-26-05, 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-10575 Generic Clearance for the Health Care Payment Learning and 
Action Network

    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: Generic Clearance 
for the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network; Use: The 
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through the Center for 
Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, develops and tests innovative new 
payment and service delivery models in accordance with the requirements 
of section 1115A and in consideration of the opportunities and factors 
set forth in section 1115A(b)(2) of the Act. To date, CMS has built a 
portfolio of models (in operation or recently announced) that have 
attracted participation from a broad array of health care providers, 
states, payers, and other stakeholders.
    To more effectively partner with stakeholders across the health 
care system and accelerate system transformation, CMS launched the 
Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) to accelerate the 
transition to Medicare and non-Medicare alternative payment models by 
collaborating with a broad array of health care delivery stakeholders, 
identifying best practices in their implementation, and monitoring the 
adoption of value-based alternative payment models across the U.S. 
health care system--to include the percentage of Medicare, Medicaid, 
and non-Medicare payments tied to (and U.S. lives covered by) 
alternative payment models that reward the quality of care delivered. 
Form Number: CMS-10575 (OMB control number: 0938-1297); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals and Households, State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments, Federal Government, Private Sector 
(Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profits); Number of 
Respondents: 30,110; Number of Responses: 23,110; Total Annual Hours: 
26,467. (For questions regarding this collection contact Dustin Allison 
(303) 437-6123.)

    Dated: December 1, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-26413 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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