[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14847-14848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10882]


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.

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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 
https://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-10882 The Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs: Part C 
and Part D Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Model Documents.

    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 Prescription Payment Plan Model Documents; Use: Sections 
1860D-2(b)(2)(E)(v)(II)-(IV) of the Act state the requirements for Part 
D sponsors and MA organizations in implementing the program, which 
include the processes for outreach to enrollees identified as likely to 
benefit, election, and termination. Subsection II states that any Part 
D enrollee may elect into the program prior to (aa) or during (bb) the 
plan year. Subsection III details that PDP sponsors and MA 
organizations must have a mechanism in place to inform enrollees that 
they are likely to benefit from electing into the program at the point 
of sale (POS). Subsection IV(aa) states that plans must terminate a 
beneficiary's participation in the program when the beneficiary fails 
to pay the amounts owed under this program.
    CMS has developed the six materials in the attached package as 
model notices in order to provide standardized and consistent language 
for potential and active program participants, regardless of which Part 
D plan they may be enrolled in. CMS will require Part D plans to 
disseminate these notices, as appropriate, to Part D enrollees to 
fulfill the requirements of the Sections 1860D-2(b)(2)(E)(v)(II)-(IV) 
of the Act. Form Number: CMS-10882 (OMB control number: 0938-New); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private, Federal Government, 
Business or other for profits, Not-for-profits institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 1,065; Total Annual Responses: 3,195; Total Annual Hours: 
127,800. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Michael Brown at (872) 287-1370 or [email protected].)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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