Notice2025-05089
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
March 26, 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 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13751-13753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05089]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10175 and CMS-2552-10]
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 May 27, 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-10175 Certification Statement for Electronic File Interchange
Organizations that Submit National Provider Identifier data to the
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System
CMS-2552-10 Hospital and Hospital Health Care Cost Report
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Certification
Statement for Electronic File Interchange Organizations (EFIOs) that
submit National Provider Identifier (NPI) data to the National Plan and
Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); Use: the EFI process allows
organizations to submit NPI application information on large numbers of
providers in a single file. Once it has obtained and formatted the
necessary provider data, the EFIO can electronically submit the file to
NPPES for processing. As each file can contain up to approximately
25,000 records, or provider applications, the EFI process greatly
reduces the paperwork and overall administrative burden associated with
enumerating providers. It is essential to collect this information from
the EFIO to ensure that the EFIO understands its legal responsibilities
as an EFIO and attests that it has the authority to act on behalf of
the providers for whom it is submitting data. In short, the
certification statement, which must be signed by an authorized official
of the EFIO, serves as a safeguard against EFIOs attempting to obtain
NPIs for illicit or inappropriate purposes. Form Number: CMS-10175 (OMB
control number 0938-0984); Frequency: Once, Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector, State, Business, and Not-for Profits; Number of
Respondents: 36; Number of Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 9. (For
questions regarding this collection contact Katie Brooks at 667-414-
0612.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of previously
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospital and
Health Care Complex Cost Report; Use: CMS requires the Form CMS-2552-10
to determine a hospital's reasonable cost incurred in furnishing
medical services to Medicare beneficiaries and calculate the hospital
reimbursement. Hospitals paid under a prospective payment system (PPS)
may receive reimbursement in addition to the PPS for hospital-specific
adjustments such as Medicare reimbursable bad debts, disproportionate
share, uncompensated care, direct and indirect medical education costs,
and organ acquisition costs. CMS uses the Form CMS-2552-10 for rate
setting; payment refinement activities, including developing a hospital
market basket; and Medicare Trust Fund projections; and to support
program operations. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission (MedPAC) uses the hospital cost report data to calculate
Medicare margins (a measure of the relationship between Medicare's
payments and providers' Medicare costs) and analyze data to formulate
Medicare Program recommendations to Congress.
This submission seeks to revise the information collection request.
The changes for Form CMS-2552-10 are as follows:
<bullet> add Worksheet E-90, Payment Adjustment For Establishing
And Maintaining Access to a Buffer Stock Of Essential Medicines
<bullet> add Worksheet E-95, Payment Adjustments For Domestic
NIOSH-Approved Surgical N-95 Respirators
Form Number: CMS-2552-10 (OMB control number: 0938-0050);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector; Business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 6,044; Total Annual Responses: 6,044; Total Annual Hours:
4,079,700. (For policy questions
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regarding this collection contact Gail Duncan at 410-786-7278.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-05089 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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