[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19313-19314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05722]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10398 #81]
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 April 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number
(CMS-10398 #81) 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 #81/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/medicare/regulations-guidance/legislation/paperwork-reduction-act-1995/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: Improving Quality of Care and
Outcomes Data for Pregnant Medicaid Beneficiaries and Newborn Infants
through Linkage and Evaluation of Vital Records (VR) Birth Certificates
(BC), Death Certificates (DC) and T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAF); Type of
Information Collection Request: New collection of information request;
Use: This project aims to expand and strengthen data capacity by
linking VR birth certificate data with TAF data to provide state,
federal, and academic researchers with accessible, linked, longitudinal
data on pregnant people and their newborn infants. CMCS is requesting
record-level VR birth certificate data with identifiers from state VR
agencies to link those data to Medicaid claims. To accomplish these
linkages, record-level VR birth certificate data with identifiers will
be
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ingested and stored in a secure CMS data environment and used only for
the purpose of linking VR data to Medicaid claims; VR identifiers will
not be used for any other purpose. If VR birth certificate and TAF
linkages are successful, CMCS will also request state VR mortality data
from a selection of states to link maternal death records to TAF data.
Using current state linkages of live births with death certificate data
to identify maternal and infant deaths will support further research
into better understanding and reducing maternal and infant morbidity
and mortality. Form Number: CMS-10398 #81 (OMB control number: 0938-
1148); Frequency: One time; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 52; Total Annual Responses: 52;
Total Annual Hours: 104. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact: Ali Fokar at (410) 786-0020.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-05722 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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