[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00125]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-2567]


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 February 7, 2022.

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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Statement of 
Deficiency and Plan of Correction Use: The form CMS-2567 is the means 
by which State and CMS surveyors document findings of compliance or 
noncompliance (deficiencies) resulting from inspection of Medicare, 
Medicaid, and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) 
laboratories. The form CMS-2567 is the legal, documentary basis for 
CMS' certification of a facility's compliance or noncompliance with the 
Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation or Coverage, and the 
requirements for Nursing Home participation and CLIA certification.
    In December, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). Section 407 of CAA, 2021, amended Part A of 
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (the Act) at section 1822 
establishing hospice program survey and enforcement requirements. This 
amendment, in part, now requires the Accrediting Organizations (AOs) 
that accredit hospice programs to include the form CMS-2567 to document 
the findings of their hospice program surveys beginning on October 1, 
2021. As of June 2021, there are three AOs with CMS-approved hospice 
accreditation programs. The AOs survey approximately half of the over 
5,000 Medicare-certified hospice programs, while the SAs survey the 
remaining half. Form Numbers: CMS-2567 (OMB control number: 0938-0391); 
Frequency: Yearly and Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector 
(Business or for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of 
Respondents: 65,948; Total Annual Responses: 65,948; Total Annual 
Hours: 1,187,064. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Caroline Gallaher at 410-786-8705.)

    Dated: January 4, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-00125 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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