Notice2024-00270
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
January 10, 2024
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 (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 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1575-1576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00270]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10549]
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 (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 March 11, 2024.
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'' 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:
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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-10549 Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and
Methodological Research for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey
(MCBS)
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: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research
for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS); Use: The purpose of
this OMB clearance package is to extend the approval of the current
generic clearance for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).
The MCBS Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research encompasses
development and testing of MCBS questionnaires, instrumentation, and
data collection protocols, as well as a mechanism for conducting
methodological experiments. The current clearance includes six types of
potential research activities: (1) cognitive interviewing, (2) focus
groups, (3) usability testing, (4a) field testing within the MCBS
production environment, (4b) field testing as a separate data
collection effort outside of the MCBS production environment, (5)
respondent debriefings, and (6) research about incentives.
The MCBS is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a nationally
representative sample of aged, disabled, and institutionalized Medicare
beneficiaries. The MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS), is the only comprehensive source of
information on the health status, health care use and expenditures,
health insurance coverage, and socioeconomic and demographic
characteristics of the entire spectrum of Medicare beneficiaries. The
core of the MCBS is a series of interviews with a stratified random
sample of the Medicare population, including aged and disabled
enrollees, residing in the community or in institutions. Questions are
asked about enrollees' patterns of health care use, charges, insurance
coverage, and payments over time. Respondents are asked about their
sources of health care coverage and payment, their demographic
characteristics, their health and work history, and their family living
circumstances. In addition to collecting information through the core
questionnaire, the MCBS collects information on special topics. Form
Number: CMS-10549 (OMB control number: 0938-1275); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Number of
Respondents: 11,655; Total Annual Responses: 11,655; Total Annual
Hours: 3,947. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
William Long at 410-786-7927.)
Dated: January 4, 2024.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-00270 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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