[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46122-46123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11676]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10882]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the burden estimate 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

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minimize the information collection burden.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by June 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain . Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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 Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
federal agencies to publish a 30-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 that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    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: 1,065; Total Annual Hours: 
21,300. (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.
[FR Doc. 2024-11676 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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