[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14846-14847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04151]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10706 and CMS-10526]
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 April 29, 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-10706 Generic Clearance for the Center for Clinical Standards and
Quality IT Product and Support Teams
CMS-10526 Cost-sharing Reduction Reconciliation
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
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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: Extension of a currently
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection:
Generic Clearance for the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality IT
Product and Support Teams; Use: The CMS Center for Clinical Standards
and Quality (CCSQ) is responsible for administering appropriate
information systems so that the public can submit healthcare-related
information. While beneficiaries ultimately benefit, the primary users
of CCSQ IT Product and Support Teams (CIPST) systems are healthcare
facility employees and contractors. They are responsible for the
collection and submission of appropriate beneficiary data to CMS to
receive merit-based compensation.
The systems that support CCSQ programs includes but is not limited
to: End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Reporting System (EQRS), Enterprise
Shared Services (ESS), HCQIS ServiceNow (SNOW), Hospital Quality
Reporting (HQR), Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES),
Quality Management and Reporting System (QMARS), and Quality Payment
Program (QPP).
The generic clearance will allow CMS to gather information to
improve information systems that serve CMS audiences. CMS will gather
this information using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative
consumer research strategies (including formative research studies and
methodological tests). CMS implements human-centered methods and
activities for the improvement of policies, services, and products.
This collection of information is necessary to enable CMS to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with our commitment to improving service delivery.
As information systems and technologies are developed or improved
upon, they can be tested and evaluated for end-user feedback regarding
utility, usability, and desirability. The overall goal is to apply a
human-centered engagement model to maximize the extent to which CIPST
can gather ongoing feedback from consumers. Feedback helps engineers
and designers arrive at better solutions, therefore minimizing the
burden on consumers and meeting their needs and goals.
The activities under this clearance involve voluntary engagement
with target CCSQ users to receive design and research feedback. The
respondents will be voluntary end-users from self-selected customers,
as well as convenience samples. It is our intent that selected
respondents will either cover a broad range of customers or include
specific characteristics related to certain products or services. All
collections of information will allow us to continually refine our
processes, systems, and services for the benefit of internal and
external stakeholders. Form Number: CMS-10706 (OMB control number:
0938-1397); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals and
Private Sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
institutions); Number of Respondents: 54,750; Total Annual Responses:
54,750; Total Annual Hours: 17,850. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Brandy Barnette at 410-786-6455).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Cost-Sharing
Reduction Reconciliation Use: Under established Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) regulations, although cost-sharing reduction
(CSR) payments are not being advanced to qualified health plan (QHP)
issuers at the present time, issuers are still permitted to submit data
that compares the CSR-eligible enrollment for each issuer with their
actual CSRs provided by the issuer for covered services for each
eligible enrollee in a benefit year. HHS will compare this CSR-eligible
enrollment with the actual CSRs provided by the issuers that
participate in the optional data submission window to verify the
issuer's reporting of CSRs provided. This revised collection does not
add any data elements and continues to make summary plan level
reporting optional.
Based upon CMS' experience in the CSR data collection and
evaluation process, CMS is not making any substantive changes to this
information collection. The only changes are to update the number of
policies issuers will report data for, based on the most recent
enrollment numbers in CSR plan variants as of June 15, 2023. There are
no programmatic changes. The CSR Issuer Summary Report and Standard
Methodology Template Plan and Policy Report remain the same. Form
Number: CMS-10526 (OMB control number: 0938-1266); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit and not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 150; Number of
Responses: 150; Total Annual Hours: 2,362.5. (For policy questions
regarding this collection, contact Deborah Noymer at 301-448-3755.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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