Notice2024-04302
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
February 29, 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 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14847-14848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04302]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10882]
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.
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DATES: Comments must be received by April 29, 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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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-10882 The Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs: Part C
and Part D Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Model Documents.
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: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: The
Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs: Part C and Part D
Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Model Documents; Use: Sections
1860D-2(b)(2)(E)(v)(II)-(IV) of the Act state the requirements for Part
D sponsors and MA organizations in implementing the program, which
include the processes for outreach to enrollees identified as likely to
benefit, election, and termination. Subsection II states that any Part
D enrollee may elect into the program prior to (aa) or during (bb) the
plan year. Subsection III details that PDP sponsors and MA
organizations must have a mechanism in place to inform enrollees that
they are likely to benefit from electing into the program at the point
of sale (POS). Subsection IV(aa) states that plans must terminate a
beneficiary's participation in the program when the beneficiary fails
to pay the amounts owed under this program.
CMS has developed the six materials in the attached package as
model notices in order to provide standardized and consistent language
for potential and active program participants, regardless of which Part
D plan they may be enrolled in. CMS will require Part D plans to
disseminate these notices, as appropriate, to Part D enrollees to
fulfill the requirements of the Sections 1860D-2(b)(2)(E)(v)(II)-(IV)
of the Act. Form Number: CMS-10882 (OMB control number: 0938-New);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private, Federal Government,
Business or other for profits, Not-for-profits institutions; Number of
Respondents: 1,065; Total Annual Responses: 3,195; Total Annual Hours:
127,800. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Michael Brown at (872) 287-1370 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7aaaea4afa6a2abe9a5b5a8b0a9f487a4aab4e9afafb4e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a575359525b5f56145848554d54097a59574914525249145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-04302 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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