[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5239-5240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10887]


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 (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 March 26, 2024.

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-10887 The Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs: 
Part C and Part D Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MARx) System 
Updates for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program
    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: The 
Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs: Part C and Part D 
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MARx) System Updates for the 
Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program; Use: The IRA amended the 
Act by adding section 1860D-2(b)(2)(E) which, beginning January 1, 
2025, establishes the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan program 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``program''). Under this program, MA 
Organizations offering Part D coverage and Part D sponsors 
(collectively ``Part D plans'' or ``Plans'') are required to offer 
enrollees the option to pay their Part D cost sharing in monthly 
amounts spread out over the plan year based on the formulae described 
in section 1860D-2(b)(2)(E)(iv) of the Act.

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    To effectively monitor the program, Part D plans will be required 
to report data elements related to the program at the beneficiary, 
contract, and Plan Benefit Package (PBP)1 levels beginning in Contract 
Year (CY) 2025. In this information collection package, CMS addresses 
the proposal to require Part D plans to submit beneficiary-level data 
elements into the MARx system via a program-specific transaction 
(separate from the enrollment file). In accordance with the Plan 
Communication User Guide (PCUG), plans may submit multiple transaction 
files during any CMS business day, Monday through Friday. Plan 
transactions are processed as received; there is no minimum or maximum 
limit to the number of files that Plans may submit in a day. In 
general, transaction and processing occur throughout the Current 
Calendar Month (CCM). For CY 2025, CMS will not require independent 
data validation for this new MARx reporting requirement. Form Number: 
CMS-10887 (OMB control number: 0938-New); Frequency: Monthly; Affected 
Public: Private, Federal Government, Business or other for profits, 
Not-for-profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 856; Total Annual 
Responses: 3,200,856; Total Annual Hours: 59,958. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Michael Brown at (872) 287-1370 or 
[email protected].)

    Dated: January 23, 2024.
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-01582 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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