Notice2025-18533
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
September 25, 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 184 (Thursday, September 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 46212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18533]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10779]
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 November 24, 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-10779 Complaints Submission Process under the No Surprises Act
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 without
change of a previously approved information collection; Title of
Information Collection: Complaints Submission Process under the No
Surprises Act; Use: Enacted on December 27, 2020, the No Surprises Act,
which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA),
amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),
the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), and the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (Code). The No Surprise Act implements provisions that protect
individuals from surprise medical bills for emergency services, air
ambulance services furnished by nonparticipating providers, and non-
emergency services furnished by nonparticipating providers at
participating facilities in certain circumstances. Additionally, the No
Surprises Act sets forth a complaints processes with respect to
potential violations of balance billing requirements set forth in the
No Surprises Act.
The No Surprises Act directs the Departments to establish a process
to receive complaints regarding violations of the application of QPA
requirements by group health plans and health insurance issuers
offering group or individual health coverage. The No Surprises Act also
directs HHS to establish a process to receive consumer complaints
regarding violations by health care providers, facilities, and
providers of air ambulance services regarding balance billing
requirements and to respond to such complaints within 60 days.
CMS will request information from non-federal governmental plans
and issuers, health care providers, facilities, providers of air
ambulance services, and individuals to review and process a complaint
for potential violations of balance billing requirements. Form Number:
CMS-10779 (OMB control number 0938-1406); Frequency: Annually; Affected
Public: Private sector and Business or other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 39,000; Number of Responses: 39,000; Total Annual Hours:
19,500. (For questions regarding this collection, contact: Patrick
Edwards at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7d7c6d3d5cec4cc89c2c3d0c6d5c3d4e7c4cad489cfcfd489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddadbca9afb4beb6f3b8b9aabcafb9ae9dbeb0aef3b5b5aef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-18533 Filed 9-24-25; 8:45 am]
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