Notice2024-20527
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
September 11, 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 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73655-73656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20527]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10326]
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 October 11, 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: Reinstatement without
change of a currently approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Electronic Submission of Medicare Graduate Medical
Education (GME) Affiliation Agreements; Use: Existing regulations at
Sec. 413.75(b) permit hospitals that share residents to elect to form
a Medicare GME affiliated group if they are in the same or contiguous
urban or rural areas, if they are under common ownership, or if they
are jointly listed as program sponsors or major participating
institutions in the same program by the accrediting agency. The purpose
of a Medicare GME affiliated group is to provide flexibility to
hospitals in structuring rotations under an aggregate full time
equivalent (FTE) resident cap when they share residents. The existing
regulations at Sec. 413.79(f)(1) specify that each hospital in a
Medicare GME affiliated group must submit a Medicare GME affiliation
agreement (as defined under Sec. 413.75(b)) to the Medicare
Administrative Contractor (MAC) servicing the hospital and send a copy
to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Central
Office, no later than July 1 of the residency program year during which
the Medicare GME affiliation agreement will be in effect. CMS will use
the information contained in electronic affiliation agreements as
documentation of the existence of Medicare GME affiliations, and to
verify that the affiliations being formed by teaching hospitals for the
purposes of sharing their Medicare GME FTE cap slots are valid
according to CMS regulations. CMS will also use these affiliation
agreements as reference materials when potential issues involving
specific affiliations arise. While we have used hard copies of
affiliation agreements for those same purposes in the past, we
implemented this electronic submission process in order to expedite and
ease the process of retrieving, analyzing and evaluating affiliation
agreements. Form Number: CMS-10326 (OMB control number: 0938-1111);
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private
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Sector, Business or other for profits, Not for profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 125; Total Annual Responses: 125; Total Annual
Hours: 166. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Shevi Marciano at 410-786-2874.)
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-20527 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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