[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59795-59796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10595]


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 December 2, 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

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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.
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

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-10595--Third Party Payment of QHP Premiums and Additional Notices 
for QHP Issuers Data Collection

    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: Third Party 
Payment of QHP Premiums and Additional Notices for QHP Issuers Data 
Collection; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. 
L. 111-148) and Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 
111-152), collectively referred to as PPACA, established new 
competitive private health insurance markets called Marketplaces, or 
Exchanges, which gave millions of Americans and small businesses access 
to qualified health plans (QHPs), including stand-alone dental plans 
(SADPs)-private health and private health and dental insurance plans 
that have been certified as meeting certain standards.
    In the final rule, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (CMS-9937-F), we 
finalized 45 CFR 156.1256, which requires QHP issuers, in the case of a 
material plan or benefit display error included in 45 CFR 
155.420(d)(12), to notify their enrollees of the error and the 
enrollees' eligibility for a special enrollment period (SEP) within 30 
calendar days after the issuer is informed by an Federally-facilitated 
Exchange (FFE) that the error is corrected, if directed to do so by the 
FFE. This requirement provides notification to QHP enrollees of errors 
that may have impacted their QHP selection and enrollment and any 
associated monthly or annual costs, as well as the availability of an 
SEP under 155.420(d)(12) for the enrollee to select a different QHP, if 
desired. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
formally submitting this renewal information collection request (ICR) 
to OMB for 3-year approval in connection with standards regarding Plan 
or Display Errors and SEPs. The portion of the ICR related to Third 
Party Payments has been removed. The burden estimate fir the ICR 
included in this package reflects the time and effort for QHP issuers 
to provide notifications to enrollees on the ICRs regarding Plan or 
Display Errors and SEPs. Form number: CMS-10595 (OMB control number: 
0938-1301); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector 
(business or other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions); Number of 
Respondents: 374; Number of Responses: 374; Total Burden Hours: 293. 
(For questions regarding this collection contact Samantha Nguyen Kella 
at 816-426-6339).

    Dated: September 28, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-21380 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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