[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 57462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18154]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10809]


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 September 22, 2023.

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: 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 
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: August 18, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-18154 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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