Notice2021-25316
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
November 19, 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 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64940-64941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25316]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10341 and CMS-10653]
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 December 20, 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Section 1115
Demonstration Projects Regulations at 42 CFR 431.408, 431.412, 431.420,
431.424, and 431.428; Use: This collection is necessary to ensure that
states comply with regulatory and statutory requirements related to the
development, implementation and evaluation of demonstration projects.
States seeking waiver authority under Section 1115 are required to meet
certain requirements for public notice, the evaluation of demonstration
projects, and reports to the Secretary on the implementation of
approved demonstrations. Form Number: CMS-10341 (OMB control number:
0938-1162); Frequency: Yearly and quarterly; Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 48; Total Annual
Responses: 403; Total Annual Hours: 41,847. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Tonya Moore at 410-786-0019.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Coverage of
Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act; Use: The
2018 final regulations titled ``Religious Exemptions and Accommodations
for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care
Act'' (83 FR 57536) and ``Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for
Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the
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Affordable Care Act'' (83 FR 57592) expand exemptions for religious
beliefs and moral convictions for certain entities or individuals whose
health plans may otherwise be subject to a mandate of contraceptive
coverage through guidance issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. The final regulations extend the exemption to
health insurance issuers that hold religious or moral objections in
certain circumstances, as well as to additional categories of group
health plan sponsors.
The 2018 final regulations also leave the accommodation process in
place as an optional process for objecting entities who wish to use it,
and expand the categories of group health plan sponsors that may avail
themselves of the accommodation. To avoid contracting, arranging,
paying, or referring for contraceptive coverage, an organization
seeking to be treated as an eligible organization may self-certify (by
using EBSA Form 700), prior to the beginning of the first plan year to
which an accommodation is to apply, that it meets the definition of an
eligible organization. The eligible organization must provide a copy of
its self-certification to each health insurance issuer that would
otherwise provide such coverage in connection with the health plan (for
insured group health plans or student health insurance coverage). The
issuer that receives the self-certification must provide separate
payments for contraceptive services for plan participants and
beneficiaries (or students and dependents). For a self-insured group
health plan, the self-certification must be provided to its third party
administrator. An eligible organization may submit a notification to
HHS as an alternative to submitting EBSA Form 700 to the eligible
organization's health insurance issuer or third party administrator. A
health insurance issuer or third party administrator providing or
arranging payments for contraceptive services for participants and
beneficiaries in plans (or student enrollees and covered dependents in
student health insurance coverage) of eligible organizations must
provide a written notice to such plan participants and beneficiaries
(or such student enrollees and covered dependents) informing them of
the availability of such payments.
Under the 2018 final regulations, eligible organizations can revoke
the accommodation process if participants and beneficiaries (or student
enrollees and covered dependents) receive written notice of such
revocation from the issuer or third party administrator, and such
revocation will be effective on the first day of the first plan year
that begins on or after thirty days after the date of revocation. Final
regulations were published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2015 (80
FR 41318) under which qualifying closely held, for-profit entities may
avail themselves of the accommodation. Previously, this accommodation
had been available only to non-profit eligible organizations. The 2015
final regulations also finalized the 2014 interim final regulations
that permit an eligible organization to notify HHS directly that it
will not contract, arrange, pay, or refer for all or a subset of
contraceptive services. These information collection requirements
(ICRs) are intended for use under whichever accommodation process is in
effect at the time an entity avails of it (for example, the 2018 final
regulations, or the 2015 final regulations). HHS will only implement
the ICRs under regulations that are legally in effect at the time the
ICRs are used. Form Number: CMS-10653 (OMB Control number 0938-1344);
Frequency: On Occasion; Affected Public: Private Sector; Number of
Respondents: 60; Number of Responses: 595,312; Total Annual Hours: 72.
(For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Usree
Bandyopadhyay at 410-786-6650.)
Dated: November 16, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-25316 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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