Notice2022-08683
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 25, 2022
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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 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24308-24309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08683]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10141, CMS-R-235 and CMS-10515]
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 May 25, 2022.
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: Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use: Plan sponsor and State
information is used by CMS to approve contract applications, monitor
compliance with contract requirements, make proper payment to plans,
and ensure that correct information is disclosed to potential and
current enrollees. Form Number: CMS-10141 (OMB control number: 0938-
0964); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector and
Business or other for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
11,771,497; Total Annual Responses: 675,231,213; Total Annual Hours:
9,261,354. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Chad
D. Buskirk at 410-786-1630.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Data Use
Agreement (DUA) Form, Research Identifiable Files Request Packet, and
Data Management Plan; Use: CMS is permitted to disclose data files for
approved research purposes in compliance with 45 CFR 164.512(i).
Researchers requesting research identifiable files (RIF) must, as part
of the request process, complete a research request packet that
provides CMS with information pertaining to the research study,
including describing how the research results/findings will be
disseminated, as well as the data files being requested. Should CMS
approve the research request, the data requestor enters into a Data Use
Agreement (DUA). This data collection is necessary to ensure that
disclosures of data for research purposes comply with federal laws and
regulations as well as CMS policy.
Researchers requesting RIF files also must complete a Data
Management Plan Self-Attestation Questionnaire (DMP SAQ). A DMP SAQ is
required each time a DUA is established. Both the DUA and the DMP SAQ
forms are valid for one year from the date of approval and are
renewable at expiration. If the environment described in a DMP SAQ is
the same for multiple DUAs from a single organization, the same DMP SAQ
can be used across the DUAs, provided it has not expired.
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The DMP SAQ is a technical, evidence-based questionnaire that DUA
users must complete as part of the data request packet. The DMP SAQ
will enable CMS to evaluate researcher data systems to ensure that CMS
data are adequately secured and appropriately protected, as per the
Privacy Act and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The DMP SAQ also allows CMS to
measure compliance through the implementation of security and privacy
controls as outlined in the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Information Security and Acceptable
Risk Safeguards (ARS). The second component of the DMP SAQ is to
provide ongoing oversight. All organizations will be subject to routine
audits of the environments used to store and process CMS data, as
described in their organizational-level DMP SAQ. Form Number: CMS-R-235
(OMB control number: 0938-0734); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector, State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Federal
Government (Business or for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions);
Number of Respondents: 9,655; Total Annual Responses: 9,655; Total
Annual Hours: 3,875. (For policy questions regarding this collection,
contact Kari A. Gaare at 410-786-8612.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Payment Collections Operations Contingency Plan; Use: Under sections
1401, 1411, and 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA) and 45 CFR part 155 subpart D, an Exchange makes an advance
determination of tax credit eligibility for individuals who enroll in
QHP coverage through the Exchange and seek financial assistance. Using
information available at the time of enrollment, the Exchange
determines whether the individual meets the income and other
requirements for advance payments and the amount of the advance
payments that can be used to pay premiums. Advance payments are made
periodically under section 1412 of the PPACA to the issuer of the QHP
in which the individual enrolls. Section 1402 of the PPACA provides for
the reduction of cost sharing for certain individuals enrolled in a QHP
through an Exchange, and section 1412 of the PPACA provides for the
advance payment of these reductions to issuers. The statute directs
issuers to reduce cost sharing for essential health benefits for
individuals with household incomes between 100 and 400 percent of the
Federal poverty level (FPL) who are enrolled in a silver level QHP
through an individual market Exchange and are eligible for advance
payments of the premium tax credit. Until January 2016, HHS collected
data required to meet these statutory requirements via a manual system
in which issuers submitted data. HHS now has an automated system that
does not require issuer data submission for FFE issuers. The data
collection has been used by HHS to make payments or collect charges
from SBE issuers under the following programs: Advance payments of the
premium tax credit, advanced cost-sharing reductions, and Exchange user
fees. The workbook template was used to make payments in January 2014
and will continue for issuers in states transitioning to a State-Based
Exchange, as may be required based on HHS's operational progress. Form
Number: CMS-10515 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1217); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-
profits and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 50;
Total Annual Responses: 600; Total Annual Hours: 3,051. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Christelle Jang at 410-786-
8438.)
Dated: April 19, 2022.
William N. Parham III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-08683 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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