Notice2023-16015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Public Comment Request; of the Annual Senior Medicare Patrol/State Health Insurance Assistance Program/Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act National Training Conference Survey; OMB Control Number 0985-0068
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July 28, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
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The Administration for Community Living is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice collects comments on the information collection requirements related to the Annual SMP/SHIP/MIPPA National Training Conference Survey; OMB Control Number 0985-0068.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48853-48854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16015]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; of the Annual Senior Medicare Patrol/
State Health Insurance Assistance Program/Medicare Improvements for
Patients and Providers Act National Training Conference Survey; OMB
Control Number 0985-0068
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living is announcing that the
proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as
required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This 30-Day notice collects comments on the information
collection requirements related to the Annual SMP/SHIP/MIPPA National
Training Conference Survey; OMB Control Number 0985-0068.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection 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 the information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function. By mail to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St.
NW, Rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Glendening, Administration
for Community Living, at (202) 795-7350 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81cae0f5e9e4f3e8efe4afc6ede4efe5e4efe8efe6c1e0e2edafe9e9f2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fc4eefbe7eafde6e1eaa1c8e3eae1ebeae1e6e1e8cfeeece3a1e7e7fca1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) has submitted the following
proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. The
Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC) hosts an annual
national training conference for the federally funded programs that it
administers. The audience for this training conference includes
attendees from State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs and Medicare Improvements for Patients
and Providers Act (MIPPA) programs, which are three nationally
recognized programs that provide Medicare information and counseling to
Medicare beneficiaries and help, fight Medicare fraud through
prevention and education. Grantee leadership is required to attend this
training annually to ensure they receive critical information and
technical assistance needed to help them successfully meet the
requirements of their grant awards. Grantees are encouraged to bring up
to three (3) people from each program. Programs operate in each of the
50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
Section 4360(f) of OBRA 1990 created the State Health Insurance
Assistance Program (SHIP) and requires the Secretary to support a
national network of grantees to provide outreach and assistance to
Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, under Public Law 104-208, the
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, Congress established
the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects to further curb losses to the
Medicare program. The Senate Committee noted that retired
professionals, with appropriate training, could serve as educators and
resources to assist Medicare beneficiaries and others to detect and
report error, fraud, and abuse.
This tool provides ACL an opportunity to assess the success and
impact of the training provided to the SHIP and SMP grantees by ACL
along with determining the future training needs of the program
grantees. Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241)
is the authorizing law for data collections within the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifically, agencies within HHS
should ``collect and make available through publications and other
appropriate means . . . research and other activities.'' The March 3,
1998, White House Memorandum, ``Conducting Conversations with America
to Further Improve Customer Service,'' directs agencies ``to track
customer service measurements, then take necessary actions to change or
improve how the agency operates, as appropriate. Integrate what your
agency learns from its customers with your agency's strategic plans,
operating plans, and performance measures required by the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993, reporting on financial and program
performance under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, and the
Government Management Reform Act of 1994.'' The information collected
in this survey is necessary to ensure that ACL is meeting the technical
assistance needs of the attendees and to capture valuable feedback to
be used for future training meetings.
By gathering feedback on the quality of the training and content
provided, we can ensure attendee satisfaction and gather information
for future planning. ACL administers a contract to develop and provide
the training conference evaluation tool for ACL's approval.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal Register 88 FR 30764 on Friday,
May 12, 2023. There were no comments were received during the 60-day
FRN.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
ACL will collect data once following the Annual SMP/SHIP/MIPPA
National Training Conference. This evaluation will be sent to all event
attendees, which is estimated to include maximum 486 participants, each
survey is estimated at .25 hours to complete. This time estimate is
based on research performed by ACL with the existing survey instrument
and in consideration of previous survey content and length. The target
number 486 is a result of 54 states/territories, each sending up to
nine conference participants who may be eligible to complete a survey
(54 * 9 = 486). Factoring in an additional 40 non-grantee, non-federal
partner event participants (486 + 40 = 526). 526 respondents taking 15
minutes to complete for a total of 131.5 annual burden hours.
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Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Number of Responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
(minutes)
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526 1 15 131.5
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Dated: July 25, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-16015 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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