[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63953-63954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17301]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10831]


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 minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by September 5, 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

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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:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Transitional 
Coverage and Retroactive Medicare Part D Coverage for Certain Low-
Income Beneficiaries through the Limited Income Newly Eligible 
Transition (LI NET) Program; Use: Section 118 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) (Public Law 116-260) enacted on December 
27, 2020, amended section 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (the Act) 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-114) and authorized CMS to make transitional coverage 
and retroactive Medicare Part D coverage for certain low-income 
beneficiaries, called the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI 
NET) program a permanent part of the Part D program. The LI NET program 
under this statute must begin no later than January 1, 2024.
    CMS established the Medicare Part D Demonstration for Retroactive 
and Point-of-Sale Coverage for Certain Low-Income Beneficiaries (also 
known as Medicare's Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) 
demonstration). The LI NET demonstration consolidates administration of 
transitional and retroactive Part D coverage for eligible beneficiaries 
to a single Part D sponsor. The LI NET demonstration provides an 
exception to the 36-month maximum period of retroactive enrollment if 
there is a Medicaid determination within the last 90 days that confers 
Medicaid eligibility going back further than 36 months. In these 
situations, LI NET enrollment under the demonstration goes back to the 
start of Medicaid eligibility.
    The information provided by LI NET beneficiaries is largely paper 
based, such as showing a Medicaid eligibility letter to a pharmacist or 
sending a signed direct reimbursement request through the mail or by 
fax. Beneficiaries could also opt to email a digital copy of their 
documentation to the LI NET sponsor. Form Number: CMS-10831 (OMB 
control number: 0938-1441); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: 
Individuals and Households, Private Sector and Business or other for-
profit; Number of Respondents: 73,705; Total Annual Responses: 110,686; 
Total Annual Hours: 11,701. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Marie Gutierrez at 410-786-4486).

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-17301 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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