Notice2022-25738
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
November 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 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72485-72487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25738]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10816, CMS-R-131, CMS-10415 and CMS-1957]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
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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 27, 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, please access
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address
into your web browser: <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 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: 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).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
previously approved information collection; Title of Information
Collection: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN); Use: The
use of the written Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN) is
to inform Medicare beneficiaries of their liability under specific
conditions. This has been available since the ``limitation on
liability'' provisions in section 1879 of the Social Security Act (the
Act) were enacted in 1972 (Pub. L. 92-603).
The ABNs are not given every time items and services are delivered.
Rather, ABNs are given only when a physician, provider, practitioner,
or supplier anticipates that Medicare will not provide payment in
specific cases. An ABN may be given, and the beneficiary may
subsequently choose not to receive the item or service. An ABN may also
be issued because of other applicable statutory requirements other than
Sec. 1862(a)(1) such as when a beneficiary wants to obtain an item
from a supplier who has not met Medicare supplier number requirements,
as listed in section 1834(j)(1) of the Act or when statutory
requirements for issuance specific to HHAs are applicable. Form Number:
CMS-R-131 (OMB control number: 0938-0566); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private sector; businesses or other for-profits, not-
for-profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,701,558; Total
Annual Responses: 323,947,630; Total Annual Hours: 37,794,970. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Jennifer McCormick
at 410-786-2852.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery;
Use: This collection of information is necessary to enable the Agency
to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with our commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected from our customers and stakeholders
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will help ensure that users have an effective, efficient, and
satisfying experience with the Agency's programs. This feedback will
provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences
and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or
focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management. Collecting voluntary customer feedback is the
least burdensome, most effective way for the Agency to determine
whether or not its public websites are useful to and used by its
customers. Generic clearance is needed to ensure that the Agency can
continuously improve its websites through regular surveys developed
from these pre-defined questions. Surveying the Agency websites on a
regular, ongoing basis will help ensure that users have an effective,
efficient, and satisfying experience on any of the websites, maximizing
the impact of the information and resulting in optimum benefit for the
public. The surveys will ensure that this communication channel meets
customer and partner priorities, builds the Agency's brands, and
contributes to the Agency's health and human services impact goals.
Form Number: CMS-10415 (OMB control number 0938-1185); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 2,000,000; Number of Responses: 2,000,000; Total Annual
Hours: 50,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Aaron Lartey at 410-786-7866.)
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Social Security
Office (SSO) Report of State Buy-In Problem; Use: The statutory
authority for the State Buy-in program is section 1843 of the Social
Security Act, amended through 1989. Under section 1843, a State can
enter into an agreement to provide Medicare protection to individuals
who are members of a Buy-in coverage group, as specified in the State's
Buy-in agreement. The Code of Federal Regulations at 42 CFR 407.40
provides for States to enroll in Medicare and pay the premiums for all
eligible members covered under a Buy in coverage group. Individuals
enrolled in Medicare through the Buy-in program must be eligible for
Medicare and be an eligible member of a Buy-in coverage group. The day
to day operations of the State Buy-in program is accomplished through
an automated data exchange process. The automated data exchange process
is used to exchange Medicare and Buy-in entitlement information between
the Social Security District Offices, State Medicaid Agencies and the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). When problems arise
that cannot be resolved though the normal data exchange process,
clerical actions are required. The CMS-1957, ``SSO Report of State Buy-
In Problem'' is used to report Buy-in problems cases. The CMS-1957 is
the only standardized form available for communications between the
aforementioned agencies for the resolution of beneficiary complaints
and inquiries regarding State Buy-in eligibility. Form Number: CMS-1957
(OMB control number 0938-0035); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Individuals and households; Number of Respondents: 1,400;
Number of Responses: 1,400; Total Annual Hours: 467. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Keith Johnson at 410-786-
2262.)
Dated: November 21, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-25738 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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