Notice2024-01383
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
January 25, 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 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 89, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4949-4950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01383]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-262 and CMS-10769]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 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
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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 February 26, 2024.
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: Revision of a currently
approved Information Collection; Title of Information Collection: CMS
Plan Benefit Package (PBP) and Formulary CY 2025; Use: Under the
Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare Advantage (MA) and
Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) organizations are required to submit plan
benefit packages for all Medicare beneficiaries residing in their
service area. The plan benefit package submission consists of the Plan
Benefit Package (PBP) software, formulary file, and supporting
documentation, as necessary. MA and PDP organizations use the PBP
software to describe their organization's plan benefit packages,
including information on premiums, cost sharing, authorization rules,
and supplemental benefits. They also generate a formulary to describe
their list of drugs, including information on prior authorization, step
therapy, tiering, and quantity limits.
CMS requires that MA and PDP organizations submit a completed PBP
and formulary as part of the annual bidding process. During this
process, organizations prepare their proposed plan benefit packages for
the upcoming contract year and submit them to CMS for review and
approval. CMS uses this data to review and approve the benefit packages
that the plans will offer to Medicare beneficiaries. This allows CMS to
review the benefit packages in a consistent way across all submitted
bids during with incredibly tight timeframes. This data is also used to
populate data on Medicare Plan Finder, which allows beneficiaries to
access and compare Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans. Form
Number: CMS-R-262 (OMB control number: 0938-0763); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profits and Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 825; Total Annual
Responses: 8,770; Total Annual Hours: 55,782 (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Kristy Holtje at 410-786-2209.)
2. 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: January 19, 2024.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-01383 Filed 1-24-24; 8:45 am]
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