[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24569-24570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08823]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10409]


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 May 26, 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--
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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: LTCH CARE Data 
Set for the Collection of Data Pertaining to the Long-Term Care 
Hospital Quality Reporting Program; Use: We are requesting an extension 
to the Long-Term Care Hospital Continuity Assessment Record and 
Evaluation Data Set (LTCH CARE Data Set or LCDS) Version 5.0 that will 
be effective on October 1, 2022.
    On November 2, 2021 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS) issued a final rule (86 FR 62240) which finalized proposed 
modifications to the effective date for the reporting of measures and 
certain standardized patient assessment data in the Long-term Care 
Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Per the final rule CMS 
will require LTCHs to start collecting assessment data using LCDS 
Version 5.0 beginning October 1, 2022. The information collection 
request for LCDS Version 5.0 was re-approved on December 7, 2021 with 
an October 1, 2022 implementation date. CMS is asking for an extension 
of the approved LCDS Version 5.0, which currently expires on December 
31, 2022.
    The LTCH CARE Data Set is used to collect, submit, and report 
quality data to CMS for compliance with the Long-Term Care Hospital 
Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Form Number: CMS-10409 (OMB 
control number: 0938-1163); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: 
Private Sector: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 415; Total Annual Responses: 
204,936; Total Annual Hours: 145,831. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Christy Hughes at 410-786-5662.)

    Dated: April 20, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-08823 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
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