Notice2021-16205
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
July 29, 2021
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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 (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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40845-40846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16205]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10545 and CMS-R-185]
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 August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.. 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, 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 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Outcome and
Assessment Information Set (OASIS) OASIS-D; Use: Due to the COVID-19
related Public Health Emergency, the next version of the Outcome and
Assessment Information Set (OASIS), version E planned for
implementation January 1, 2021, was delayed. This request is for the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to extend the current
OASIS-D expiration date in order for home health agencies to continue
data collection required for participation in the Medicare program. The
current version of the OASIS-D, data item set was approved by OMB on
December 6, 2018 and implemented on January 1, 2019. This request
includes updated calculations using 2020 data for
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wages, number of home health agencies and number of OASIS assessments
at each time point. Form Number: CMS-10545 (OMB control number: 0938-
1279); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector
(Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number
of Respondents: 11,400; Total Annual Responses: 17,932,166; Total
Annual Hours: 9,893,376. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Joan Proctor at 410-786-0949).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Granting and
Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to Private Nonprofit Accreditation
Organizations and CLIA Exemption Under State Laboratory Programs; Use:
The information required is necessary to determine whether a private
accreditation organization/State licensure program standards and
accreditation/licensure process is at least equal to or more stringent
than those of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
(CLIA). If an accreditation organization is approved, the laboratories
that it accredits are ``deemed'' to meet the CLIA requirements based on
this accreditation. Similarly, if a State licensure program is
determined to have requirements that are equal to or more stringent
than those of CLIA, its laboratories are considered to be exempt from
CLIA certification and requirements. The information collected will be
used by HHS to: Determine comparability/equivalency of the
accreditation organization standards and policies or State licensure
program standards and policies to those of the CLIA program; to ensure
the continued comparability/equivalency of the standards; and to
fulfill certain statutory reporting requirements. Form Number: CMS-R-
185 (OMB control number: 0938-0686); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-profits and Not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 9; Total Annual Responses:
9; Total Annual Hours: 5,464. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Arlene Lopez at 410-786-6782.)
Dated: July 26, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-16205 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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