Notice2023-28623
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Public Comment Request; State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Client Contact Forms OMB Control Number 0985-0040
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Published
December 28, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day notice collects comments on the information collection requirements related to the proposed revision for the information collection requirements related to the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Client Contact Forms OMB Control Number 0985-0040.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89701-89703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28623]
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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; State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) Client Contact Forms OMB Control Number 0985-0040
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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day notice
collects comments on the information collection requirements related to
the proposed revision for the information collection requirements
related to the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Client
Contact Forms OMB Control Number 0985-0040.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by January 29, 2024.
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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7ac86938f82958e8982c9a08b82898382898e8980a786848bc98f8f94c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7932180d111c0b10171c573e151c171d1c1710171e39181a155711110a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 795-7350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (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 purpose of this data collection is to collect
performance data from grantees, grantee team members and partners.
Congress requires this data collection for program monitoring and
Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) (31 U.S.C. 1115) purposes.
This data collection allows ACL to communicate with Congress and the
public on the SHIP, the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program, and the
Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) program, in
addition to the SHIP Data Performance Reports and Information
Collection under OMB 0985-0040. The SHIP, SMP, and MIPPA programs are
in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To ensure that grantees report activity
accurately and consistently it is imperative that these data collection
tools remain active. The respondents for
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this data collection are grantees, grantee team members, and partners
who meet with Medicare beneficiaries and older adults in-group settings
and in one-on-one sessions to educate them on Medicare enrollment,
Medicare benefits and subsidy programs, the importance of being aware
of Medicare fraud, error, and abuse, and having the knowledge to
protect the Medicare system.
Authorizing Legislation: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 created the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
(U.S.C. 1395b-4) and requires the Secretary to provide a series of
reports to the U.S. Congress on the performance of the SHIP program
annually. The law also requires ACL to report on the program's impact
on beneficiaries and to obtain important feedback from beneficiaries.
This tool captures the information and data necessary for ACL to meet
these Congressional requirements, as well as, capturing performance
data on individual grantees providing ACL with essential insight for
monitoring and technical assistance purposes. In addition, MIPPA (42
U.S.C. 1935b-3 notes), provided targeted funding for the SHIPs, area
agencies on aging, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers to conduct
enrollment assistance to Medicare beneficiaries for the Limited Income
Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program. These activities have been funded
nearly annually through a series of funding or extenders bills. This
tool also collects performance and outcome data on the MIPPA Program
providing ACL necessary information for monitoring and oversight.
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 errors, fraud, and abuse.
Among other requirements, it directed ACL to work with the
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General
(HHS/OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), to assess the
performance of the program. ACL employs this tool to collect
performance and outcome data on the SMP Program, necessary information
for monitoring and oversight. ACL has shared this data and worked with
HHS/OIG to develop SMP performance measures.
The HHS/OIG has collected SMP performance data and issued SMP
performance reports since 1997. The information from the current
collection is reported by the HHS/OIG to Congress and the public. This
information is also used by ACL as the primary method for monitoring
the SMP Projects.
This data collection will also support ACL in tracking performance
outcomes and efficiency measures with respect to annual and long-term
performance targets established in the GPRA.
This information collection collects demographic data from people
receiving programs and services funded by ACL. ACL will adhere to best
practices for collection of all demographic information when this
information is collected for the programs listed in accordance with OMB
guidance.
This includes, but is not limited to, guidance specific to the
collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) items that
align with Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, Executive
Order 14075 on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and Executive Order 13988
on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
Identity and Sexual Orientation. Understanding these disparities can
and should lead to improved service delivery for ACL's programs and
populations served.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
ACL published a 60-day FRN on October 25, 2023, at 88 FR 73345. ACL
did not receive any public comments during the 60-day FRN.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the respondent burden hours
to prepare and complete all reports associated with this collection as
329,294 annual burden hours. This estimate is based on the current data
system's aggregate data and reports. Modifying several forms, ACL has
reduced the overall burden hours associated with this information
collection along with grantees no longer generating reports outside of
the data system.
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Estimated time in Fraction of an
Form name minutes hour
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SMP Media Outreach & Education.... 4................... 0.0667
SMP Group Outreach & Education.... 4................... 0.0667
SMP Individual Interaction........ 5................... 0.0833
SMP Team Member Activity.......... 5................... 0.0833
SMP Interaction................... 5................... 0.0833
SMP Team Member................... 7................... 0.1166
SHIP Media Outreach & Education... 4................... 0.0667
SHIP Group Outreach & Education... 4................... 0.0667
SHIP Team Member.................. 7................... 0.1166
SHIP Beneficiary Contact.......... 5................... 0.0833
SHIP Training Form................ 6................... 0.10
SHIP Team Member Activity......... 7................... 0.1166
SHIP Training..................... 4................... 0.0667
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Grantee respondent type Form/report name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in minutes) hours
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SMP........................... Media Outreach & 216 46 4 662.4
Education.
SMP........................... Group Outreach & 6,935 4 4 1,849.33
Education.
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SMP........................... Individual 6,935 41 5 23,694.58
Interaction.
SMP........................... Team Member..... 216 31 5 558
SMP........................... SIRS Team Member 216 31 5 558
Activity.
*SMP.......................... OIG Report...... * 0 0 0 0
*SMP.......................... Time Spent * 0 0 0 0
Report.
SHIP/MIPPA.................... Media Outreach & 3,750 15 4 3,750
Education.
SHIP/MIPPA.................... Group Outreach & 3,750 15 4 3,750
Education.
SHIP/MIPPA.................... STARS Team 216 75 5 1,350
Member.
SHIP/MIPPA.................... Beneficiary 15,000 233 5 291,250
Contact.
*SHIP/MIPPA................... SHIP Performance * 0 0 0 0
Report.
*SHIP/MIPPA................... Resource Report. * 0 0 0 0
*SHIP/MIPPA................... MIPPA * 0 0 0 0
Performance
Report.
SHIP/MIPPA.................... SHIP Team Member 216 40 7 1,008
Activity.
SHIP/MIPPA.................... Team Member 216 40 6 864
Training.
*SHIP/SMP/MIPPA............... Summary Reports. * 0 0 0 0
*SHIP/MIPPA................... Part D * 0 0 0 0
Enrollment
Outcomes Report.
Totals.................... ................ 37,666 571 .............. 329,294.31
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* This data collection activity is an automated task in the system and does not compute to an estimate of time
for burden.
Dated: December 21, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-28623 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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