[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23889]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10434 #77]


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 November 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number 
(see below) 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 (#64)/OMB 
control number: 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 and Continuous 
Eligibility for Children; Type of Information Collection Request: 
Revision of a currently approved collection; Use: Section 5112 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA) made it mandatory for 
states to provide 12 months of continuous eligibility for children 
under age 19, whereas previously it was an option states could elect to 
provide and there were flexibilities it how states could design 
continuous eligibly for children. States must indicate in the state 
plan their compliance with the requirement to provide continued 
coverage for hospitalized children and in order to comply with section 
5112 of the CAA must submit a SPA to provide continuous eligibility for 
children if they do not already do so in their Medicaid state plan, or 
if their current continuous eligibility does not comply with the CAA 
requirements. Form Number: CMS-10434 (#77) (OMB control number: 0938-
1188); Frequency: Once and on occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, 
or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 19; Total Annual 
Responses: 19; Total Annual Hours: 485. For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact: Caroline Haarmann at (667) 230-1850.

    Dated: October 25, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-23889 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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