[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28753-28754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12281]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10433]
Agency 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: 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 60 days for public comment on
the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send 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 September 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. 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: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number: __, 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/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10433--Initial Plan Data Collection to Support QHP Certification
and other Financial Management and Exchange Operations
Under the 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 requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-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.
Information Collections
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection; Title of Information Collection Request: Initial Plan Data
Collection to Support QHP Certification and other Financial Management
and Exchange Operations; Use: As directed by the rule Establishment of
Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers
(77 FR 18310) (Exchange rule), each Exchange is responsible for the
certification and offering of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs). To offer
insurance through an certification standards, such as network adequacy,
inclusion of Essential Community Providers (ECPs), and non-
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discrimination. The Exchange is responsible for ensuring that QHPs meet
these minimum certification standards as described in the Exchange rule
under 45 CFR 155 and 156, based on the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as well as other standards determined by
the Exchange. Issuers can offer individual and small group market plans
outside of the Exchanges that are not QHPs.
Issuers can offer individual and small group market plans outside
of the Exchanges that are not QHPs. Such plans are referred to in this
document as ``non-Exchange.'' For the risk adjustment program,
administrative information is used to identify all non-grandfathered
small group and individual market non-Exchange plan offerings eligible
for the program. Risk adjustment also requires select data such as
rating area, rating factors, and actuarial value (AV) level, to perform
calculation of payments and charges.
This information collection request serves as a formal request for
the revision of the data collection clearance. We intend to use the
instruments in this information collection for the 2025 certification
process and beyond, and believe that providing these instruments now
will give issuers and other stakeholders more opportunity to
familiarize themselves with the instruments before releasing the 2025
application. While we intend to use these instruments in 2025, we may
propose further revisions to this data collection in the future as
necessary which will include seeking comments through the full 60-day
and 30-day public comment periods. Form Number: CMS-10433 (OMB control
number: 0938-1187); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private
Sector--Business or other for-profits; State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 1,073; Number of Responses: 1,073;
Total Annual Hours: 61,154. (For questions regarding this collection,
contact Alexandra Gribbin at (667) 290-9977).
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-12281 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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