Notice2021-15099
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
July 16, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
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 (the 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 134 (Friday, July 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37756-37757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15099]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10768]
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 (the 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 14, 2021.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' website address at website address at <a href="https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html">https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html</a>.
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-10768--The ESRD Network Peer Mentoring Program
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
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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 Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: The
ESRD Network Peer Mentoring Program; Use: The End Stage Renal Disease
(ESRD) Network Peer Mentoring Program is a voluntary program designed
to provide patient peer support to people with kidney disease. In part,
the peer support is beneficial because patients can give each other
something most practitioners do not have: Lived experience with kidney
disease. The support and perspective of someone who has ``been there''
can help people better cope with their circumstances.
The ESRD Network Peer Mentoring Program is a partnership between
dialysis facilities, ESRD Networks, and patient peer mentors and
mentees that wish to engage in the program. The peer mentoring program
is organized and published with educational opportunities for peer
mentors and mentees, provides resources, and includes a complementary
toolkit for ESRD Networks and dialysis facilities to promote and
operationalize the program.
Program applicants are people with ESRD who: (1) Are adults over
the age of 18; have been receiving in-center or home dialysis or have
been transplanted for at least six months; actively engage in the care
plan; consistently demonstrate leadership qualities at facility Quality
Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings, Lobby Days, and
other facility activities; and wish to be a peer mentor; or (2) are
over 18 years of age; are newly diagnosed patients but have been on in-
center dialysis for at least six months; are looking for peer support
to help them transition to their new reality; and are known as a peer
mentee.
To participate in the ESRD Network Peer Mentoring Program, peer
mentors and mentees will complete an online application form stored in
Confluence. The application serves to validate the peer mentor or peer
mentee interest in the ESRD Network Peer Mentoring Program. Information
collection is important to the process of pairing peer mentors and
mentees with similarly lived experience and interests with their kidney
disease. In addition, the application collects information about the
peers' interest in kidney disease, treatment modality, age range,
preferred gender recognition, and attitudes toward their kidney disease
diagnosis. It also supports aligning hobbies, and genders to support
best matched peers with each other. Form Number: CMS-10768 (OMB control
number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Number of Respondents: 75; Total Annual Responses: 75;
Total Annual Hours: 19. (For policy questions regarding this
collection, contact Lisa Rees at 816-426-6353.)
Dated: July 12, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-15099 Filed 7-15-21; 8:45 am]
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