[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64466-64467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17411]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10695]


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 6, 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:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Quality Payment 
Program/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Surveys and 
Feedback Collections; Use: The purpose of this submission is to request 
approval for generic clearance of a program of survey and feedback 
collections supporting the Quality Payment Program which includes the 
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative 
Payment Models (AAPMs). MIPS is a program for certain eligible 
clinicians that makes Medicare payment adjustments based on performance 
on quality, cost and other measures and activities, and that 
consolidates components of three precursor programs--the Physician 
Quality Reporting system (PQRS), the Value Modifier (VM), and the 
Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program for eligible 
professionals. AAPMs are a track of the Quality Payment Program that 
offer incentives for achieving threshold levels of payments or patients 
in Advanced APMs or Other Payer Advanced APMs. Under the AAPM path, 
eligible clinicians may become Qualifying APM Participants (QPs) and 
are excluded from MIPS. Partial Qualifying APM Participants (Partial 
QPs) may opt to report and be scored under MIPS.
    This generic clearance will cover a program of surveys and feedback 
collections designed to strategically obtain data and feedback from 
MIPS

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eligible clinicians, third-party intermediaries, Medicare 
beneficiaries, and any other audiences that would support the Agency in 
improving MIPS or the Quality Payment Program. The specific collections 
we intend to conduct are: Human Centered Design (HCD) User Testing 
Volunteer Sign-Up Survey; HCD User Satisfaction, Product Usage, and 
Benchmarking Surveys; and Physician Compare (and/or successor website) 
User Testing. Form Number: CMS-10695 (OMB control number: 0938-1399); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or 
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions and Individuals; 
Number of Respondents: 630,300; Total Annual Responses: 630,300; Total 
Annual Hours: 61,035. (For policy questions regarding this collection, 
contact Renee O'Neill at 410-786-8821.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-17411 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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