Notice2024-02095
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
February 2, 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 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7398-7399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02095]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10185]
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
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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 April 2, 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:
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-10185 Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements
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 collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D
Reporting Requirements; Use: Section 1860D-12(b)(3)(D) of the Act
provides broad authority for the Secretary to add terms to the
contracts with Part D sponsors, including terms that require the
sponsor to provide the Secretary with information as the Secretary may
find necessary and appropriate. Pursuant to our statutory authority, we
codified these information collection requirements for Part D sponsors
in regulation at 42 CFR 423.514(a).
Data collected via the Medicare Part D reporting requirements will
be an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance, and
auditing activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. For all reporting
sections (Enrollment and Disenrollment, Medication Therapy Management
(MTM) Programs, Grievances, Improving Drug Utilization Review Controls,
Coverage Determinations and Redeterminations, and Employer/Union
Sponsored Sponsors, and Medicare Prescription Payment Plan), data are
reported electronically to CMS. The data collected via the MTM and
Grievances reporting sections are used in the Medicare Part C and D
Star Ratings and Display Measures. The other reporting sections' data
are analyzed for program oversight to ensure the availability,
accessibility, and acceptability of sponsors' services, such as
coverage determinations and appeals processes, and opioid safety edits
at the time of dispensing. Form Number: CMS-10185 (OMB Control Number:
0938-0992); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 1,019; Number of Responses: 14,325;
Total Annual Hours: 19,900. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Abigale Sanft at 410-786-6068.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-02095 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
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