Notice2023-19603
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
September 12, 2023
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 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62574-62575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19603]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10769]
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 November 13, 2023.
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 instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options''
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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, 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 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-10769 Satisfaction of Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and Outpatient
Clinicians Working with the CMS Network of Quality Improvement and
Innovation Contractors Program (NQIIC)
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: Revision of a currently
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection:
Satisfaction of Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and Outpatient Clinicians
Working with the CMS Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation
Contractors Program (NQIIC); Use: The purpose of this Information
Collection Request (ICR) is to collect data to inform the program
evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO)
and Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQIC) programs under the
Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC)
contract vehicle. This is a revision package. First, we updated the
Nursing Home and Hospital Surveys to cover all the quality improvement
focus areas targeted by NQIIC awardees, removed some but not all COVID-
19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) related questions to reflect the
progress of federal health program (e.g., Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality Project Echo program was officially ended in
August 2021), and made minor refinements based on the first round of
survey fielding. Second, we added the Outpatient Clinician Survey in
the same revision package since all three surveys are conducted under
the same NQIIC contract.
This revision package supports evaluation of the technical
assistance provided by the QINQIO Program to nursing homes and
outpatient clinicians in community settings, and Hospital Quality
Improvement Contractors (HQIC) Program activities to support hospitals.
This ICR is part of a larger evaluation of the overall impact of the
NQIIC Program. Form Number: CMS-10769 (OMB control number: 0938-1424);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State and Private Sector (Business
or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 1,900; Total Annual
Responses: 1,900; Total Annual Hours: 559. (For policy questions
regarding this collection, contact Jeff Mokry at 214-767-4021.)
Dated: September 7, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-19603 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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