[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64486-64487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10079]


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 November 25, 2022.

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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, 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 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: Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix 
Survey; Use: Section 304(c) of Public Law 106-554 amended section 
1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act to require CMS to collect data 
every 3 years on the occupational mix of employees for each short-term, 
acute care hospital participating in the Medicare program, in order to 
construct an occupational mix adjustment to the wage index, for 
application beginning October 1, 2004 (the FY 2005 wage index). The 
purpose of the occupational mix adjustment is to control for the effect 
of hospitals' employment choices on the wage index. For example, 
hospitals may choose to employ different combinations of registered 
nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and medical 
assistants for the purpose of providing nursing care to their patients. 
The varying labor costs associated with these choices reflect hospital 
management decisions rather than geographic differences in the costs of 
labor.
    CMS takes the data collected from the approximately 3,200 IPPS 
providers participating in the Medicare program and runs the data 
through mathematical formulas to create the occupational mix adjustment 
to the wage index. CMS informs hospitals of the occupational mix 
adjusted wage indexes through notice and comment rulemaking each year. 
Form Number: CMS-10079 (OMB control number: 0938-0907); Frequency: 
Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit 
and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 3,200; Number 
of Responses: 3,200; Total Annual Hours: 1,536,000. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Noel Manlove at 410-786-
5161.)

    Dated: October 20, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-23199 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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