[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54697-54698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19323]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers CMS-10328]


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 October 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.

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 currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Self-
Referral Disclosure Protocol; Use: Section 6409 of the ACA requires the 
Secretary to establish a voluntary self-disclosure process that allows 
providers of services and suppliers to self-disclose actual or 
potential violations of section 1877 of the Act.
    The SRDP is a voluntary self-disclosure process that allows 
providers of services and suppliers to disclose actual or potential 
violations of section 1877 of the Act. For purposes of the SRDP, a 
person submitting a disclosure to the SRDP will be referred to as a 
``disclosing party.'' CMS analyzes the disclosed conduct to determine 
compliance with section 1877 of the Act and the application of the 
exceptions to the physician self-referral prohibition.
    Specifically, under the proposal a physician practice disclosing 
group practice noncompliance will submit an SRDP form consisting of the 
following components: (1) the SRDP Disclosure Form, (2) a single Group 
Practice Information Form covering all the physicians in the practice 
who made prohibited referrals to the practice, and (3) a Financial 
Analysis Worksheet. All other entities will continue to submit 
disclosures using the SRDP Disclosure Form, separate Physician 
Information Forms for each physician covered in the self-disclosure, 
and a Financial Analysis Worksheet. Form Number: CMS-10328 (OMB control 
number: 0938-1106);

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Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other 
for-profits, Not-for-Profit Institutions); Number of Respondents: 100; 
Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 5,000. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Matthew Edgar at 410-786-
0698.)

    Dated: September 1, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-19323 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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