[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 28554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09511]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10398 #59]


Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic 
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: On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the 
``generic'' clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process 
by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of 
information requests that are ``usually voluntary, low-burden, and 
uncontroversial collections,'' do not raise any substantive or policy 
issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process 
requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope 
of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. On 
October 23, 2011, OMB approved our initial request to use the generic 
clearance process under control number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398). It was 
last approved on April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA process which 
included the publication of 60- and 30-day Federal Register notices. 
The scope of the April 2021 umbrella accounts for Medicaid and CHIP 
State plan amendments, waivers, demonstrations, and reporting. This 
Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our 
collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall 
within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to 
submit 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 May 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number 
(CMS-10398 #59) and the OMB control number (0938-1148). 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 
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: CMS-10398 #59/0938-
1148, 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: Following is a summary of the use and burden 
associated with the subject information collection(s). More detailed 
information can be found in the collection's supporting statement and 
associated materials (see ADDRESSES).

Generic Information Collection

    1. Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Section 1115 Severe 
Mental Illness and Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance 
Demonstrations; Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of an 
existing generic information collection request; Use: States with 
approved serious mental illness (SMI) demonstrations are required to 
develop implementation and monitoring plans, including monitoring 
metrics, monitoring protocol, regular monitoring reports describing 
their implementation progress, and availability assessments. In 
addition, the Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration monitoring and 
evaluation Special Terms and Conditions specify that states are 
required to submit in their regular monitoring reports, information on 
milestones and performance measures that they elected to represent key 
indicators of progress toward meeting the goals for the demonstrations. 
To improve the quality and efficiency of the reporting requirements, 
CMS in conjunction with state advisory groups developed a set of 
standardized monitoring tools for states to use for their regular 
reporting. In this 2023 collection of information request, States 
continue to use our currently approved reporting tools. As part of the 
meta-analysis, we also propose to add virtual interviews with 
behavioral health providers in states that have approved section 1115 
SMI demonstrations. Our burden estimates have been updated to account 
for changes in the tools and the virtual interviews with behavioral 
health providers. Form Number: CMS-10398 #59 (OMB control number: 0938-
1148); Frequency: Yearly, quarterly, and once; Affected Public: State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 15; Total Annual 
Responses: 282; Total Annual Hours: 3,725. For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Danielle Daly at 443-379-3289.

    Dated: May 1, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
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