[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 
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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.
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