Notice2024-11131
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
May 21, 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 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44684-44685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11131]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10695]
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 July 22, 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-10695--Quality Payment Program/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
(MIPS) Surveys and Feedback Collections
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 of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Quality Payment
Program/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Surveys and
Feedback Collections; Use: The purpose of this submission is to request
approval for generic clearance of a program of survey and feedback
collections supporting the Quality Payment Program which includes the
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative
Payment Models (AAPMs). MIPS is a program for certain eligible
clinicians that makes Medicare payment adjustments based on performance
on quality, cost and other measures and activities, and that
consolidates components of three precursor programs--the Physician
Quality Reporting system (PQRS), the Value Modifier (VM), and the
Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program for eligible
professionals. AAPMs are a track of the Quality Payment Program that
offer incentives for achieving threshold levels of payments or patients
in Advanced APMs or Other Payer Advanced APMs. Under the AAPM path,
eligible clinicians may become Qualifying APM Participants (QPs) and
are excluded from MIPS. Partial Qualifying APM Participants (Partial
QPs) may opt to report and be scored under MIPS.
This generic clearance will cover a program of surveys and feedback
collections designed to strategically obtain data and feedback from
MIPS eligible clinicians, third-party intermediaries, Medicare
beneficiaries, and any other audiences that would support the Agency in
improving MIPS or the Quality Payment Program. The specific collections
we intend to conduct are: Human Centered Design (HCD) User Testing
Volunteer Sign-Up Survey; HCD User Satisfaction, Product Usage, and
Benchmarking Surveys; and Physician Compare (and/or successor website)
User Testing. Form Number: CMS-10695 (OMB control number: 0938-1399);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions and Individuals;
Number of Respondents: 630,300; Total Annual Responses: 630,300; Total
Annual Hours: 61,035. (For policy questions regarding this collection,
contact Renee O'Neill at 410-786-8821.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-11131 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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