Notice2025-13055
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
July 14, 2025
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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 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31209-31210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13055]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10630 and CMS-10198]
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 August 13, 2025.
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: Revision of a currently
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection: The
PACE Organization (PO) Monitoring and Audit Process; Use: Sections
1894(e)(4) and 1934(e)(4) of the Act and the implementing regulations
at 42 CFR 460.190 and 460.192 mandate that CMS, in conjunction with the
SAA, audit POs annually for the first 3 years (during the trial
period), and then on an ongoing basis following the trial period. The
information gathered during this audit will be used by the Medicare
Parts C and D Oversight and Enforcement Group (MOEG) within the Center
for Medicare (CM), as well as the SAA, to assess POs' compliance with
PACE program requirements. If outliers or other data anomalies are
detected, other offices within CMS will work in collaboration with MOEG
for follow-up and resolution. Additionally, POs will receive the audit
results and will be required to implement corrective action to correct
any identified deficiencies.
Information collected from the POs for use in the audit is obtained
electronically through the Health Plan Management System (HPMS). HPMS
is a system that was developed and is maintained by CMS and is used to
securely transmit information between CMS and POs. All POs have access
to HPMS, and users create and maintain a secure user id and password
that is used each time HPMS is accessed. Form Number: CMS-10630 (OMB
control number: 0938-1327); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector, State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Business or other
for-profits, Not-for-profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 40;
Total Annual Responses: 40; Total Annual Hours: 31,200. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Katrina Hoadley at 410-786-
8480 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b3b9acaab1b6b9f6b0b7b9bcb4bda198bbb5abf6b0b0abf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12797366607b7c733c7a7d73767e776b52717f613c7a7a613c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS On-Line Form and
Instructions; Use: Section 1860D-13 of the Social Security Act, as
established by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and implementing regulations at 42 CFR
423.56(e), require that entities that offer prescription drug benefits
under any of the types of coverage described in 42 CFR 423.56(b)
provide a disclosure of creditable coverage to CMS. There are other
disclosure and notification requirements to Part D eligible individuals
in Sec. 423.56(c), (d), and (f); this PRA covers the requirement in
subsection (e). Entities required to make this disclosure state whether
their prescription drug coverage meets the actuarial requirements
defined in Sec. 423.56(a).
Disclosure of whether prescription drug coverage is creditable
provides Medicare with important information
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relating to whether prescription drug benefits offered by an entity to
Medicare Part D eligible individuals is expected to pay at least as
much as the standard benefits under Medicare Part D. The form is used
as a reporting tool where entities offering prescription drug coverage
indicate whether the coverage being provided is considered creditable
or non-creditable. Form Number: CMS-10198 (OMB control number 0938-
1013); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and Households,
Private Sector, State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Federal
Government, Business, and Not-for Profits; Number of Respondents:
141,400; Number of Responses: 141,400; Total Annual Hours: 11,786. (For
questions regarding this collection contact Tammie Wall at 410-786-
3317.)
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-13055 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
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