[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39255-39256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12773]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10809]


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 August 14, 2023.

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 
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-10809 Ambulatory Surgical Center Covered Procedures List (ASC CPL)

    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: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
Ambulatory Surgical Center Covered Procedures List (ASC CPL); Use: The 
ASC CPL (Ambulatory Surgical Center Covered Procedures List) was 
authorized in accordance with section 1833(i)(1) of the Social Security 
Act, which requires the Secretary to specify surgical procedures which 
are appropriately performed on an inpatient basis in a hospital but 
which also can be performed safely on an ambulatory basis in an ASC, 
critical access hospital, or hospital outpatient department. The 
statute also requires the Secretary to regularly review and update the 
ASC CPL.
    During rulemaking, CMS receives surgical procedure code nominations 
from a variety of external interested parties and evaluates them for 
inclusion to the CPL in the OPPS/ASC proposed rule. After reviewing the 
nominations and evaluating them against the criteria, CMS proposes the 
list of procedures that they will add to the CPL for the following 
calendar year. The public has 60 days to comment on the proposals, CMS 
takes these perspectives into account, and the final list of procedure

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nominations are finalized in the OPPS/ASC final rule.
    The information collected in this request will be used by CMS 
annually to determine what covered surgical procedures should be added 
to the ASC CPL. Specifically, the policy analysts and medical officers 
in the Division of Outpatient Care will individually review each 
procedure nomination, as well as any supporting evidence (clinical 
studies, literature, data or letters of support) submitted. The agency 
will use this information to propose a list of covered surgical 
procedures for the OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule starting with the CY 2025 
Proposed Rule. Form Number: CMS-10809 (OMB control number: 0938-New); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other 
for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 15; 
Total Annual Responses: 100; Total Annual Hours: 50. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Nate Vercauteren at 
[email protected].)

    Dated: June 9, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-12773 Filed 6-14-23; 8:45 am]
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