Notice2022-18092
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
August 23, 2022
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 87, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51675-51676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18092]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers CMS-10816]
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 October 24, 2022.
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
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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">https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing</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-10816 Medicare Part C and Medicare Part D Enrollment Form
Interviews
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 Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part C and Medicare Part D Enrollment
Form Interviews; Use: As CMS moves towards stratified reporting of
quality measures and addressing healthcare inequity, highlighted by the
COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to analyze disparities across Medicare
programs and policies depends on the ability to access and collect
reliable race and ethnicity data consistently from Medicare Part C and
Part D plans. The recent Executive Orders (E.O.) 13985 on Advancing
Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the
Federal Government and E.O. 14031 on Advancing Equity, Justice, and
Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific
Islanders, have focused attention on the need for CMS to improve the
collection and quality of its enrollees' race and ethnicity data,
especially at the disaggregated level. Collecting complete race/
ethnicity data is important to CMS because CMS has interest in
identifying patterns of differences across many key process and care
outcomes by sociodemographic characteristics, including race and
ethnicity.
CMS' primary objective for the interviews is to identify the
drivers of nonresponse to the race and ethnicity questions.
Specifically, we aim to solicit detail on whether and what concerns
drove individuals' nonresponse to these items, including (but not
limited to) (a) concerns about confidentiality of their data, (b)
concerns about how their race and ethnicity data would be used,
including concerns about whether disclosing such information could in
any way affect eligibility for Medicare benefits (which it would not),
or (c) concerns about response options (e.g., missing response options
for race or ethnicity groups in which they may identify). We also
intend to explore whether it is possible to amend the race and
ethnicity elements on Part C/D enrollment form to address any of those
concerns, and if so, how. Additionally, we plan to ask whether there
are other--beyond the Part C/D enrollment form--vehicles for collecting
race and ethnicity information that would be more acceptable to non-
responders, and if so, what those are.; Form Number: CMS-10816 (OMB
control number: 0938-New); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Individuals and Households; Number of Respondents: 120; Total Annual
Responses: 120; Total Annual Hours: 114. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Deme Umo at 410-786-8854).
Dated: August 17, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-18092 Filed 8-22-22; 8:45 am]
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