Notice2024-17411
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 7, 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 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64466-64467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17411]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10695]
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 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 September 6, 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: 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
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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. 2024-17411 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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