Notice2025-00399
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
January 10, 2025
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 90, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2005-2006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00399]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10069]
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.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 11, 2025.
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 10069 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Application
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 Collections
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Rural
Community Hospital Demonstration Program Application; Use: CMS is
requesting the information collection request previously approved under
OMB control number 0938-0880, the Medicare Waiver Demonstration/Model
Application, be reinstated. The approval lapsed due to an
administrative oversight.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has operated the
statutory Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration since 2004. The
authorizing statute instructed CMS to test cost-based payment for
Medicare inpatient services for rural hospitals with fewer than 51 beds
that are not eligible to be Critical Access Hospitals (CAH).
The RCH Demonstration Program was initially authorized by section
410A of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. Following the
initial 5-year authorization, the demonstration has been extended 3
times, each time for an additional 5 years--first, by Sections 3123 and
10313 of the Affordable Care Act; then by section 15003 of the 21st
Century Cures Act; and by section 128 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021. Currently, the demonstration has 20
participants out of a maximum of 30 hospitals, and it is scheduled to
end in 2028.
For previous authorizations, CMS has issued a Request for
Applications (RFA) to solicit applications for the demonstration
program. For the last solicitation, in 2017, CMS received 51
applications for 13 open spaces. CMS is planning on a new RFA to fill
the ten spaces that are currently open.
Per the RFA, applications are requested in identical format,
regardless of the specific goals and projects of the individual
applicants. The standardized application format is not controversial,
and it will reduce burden on applicants and reviewers. Responses are
strictly voluntary. The standard format will enable CMS to select
proposals that meet CMS objectives and show the best potential for
success.
The RFA will ask interested hospitals to provide a problem
statement, strategies for ongoing financial viability, goals for
participation in the demonstration, and plans for collaboration with
other providers in the area. Applications will be submitted in the
user-friendly format outlined in the Medicare Waiver Demonstration/
Model Application.
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A panel of evaluators will be assembled and utilize a standardized
rubric to score the submitted proposals and identify hospitals with the
highest scores. Results will be used to guide the future of the
Medicare and Medicaid programs and to inform reform initiatives. Form
Number: CMS-10069 (OMB control number: 0938-0880); Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 30; Total Annual Responses: 30;
Total Annual Hours: 2,400. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Alexis Lilly at 410-786-3501).
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-00399 Filed 1-8-25; 8:45 am]
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