Notice2026-10934
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
June 2, 2026
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 91, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32978-32979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10934]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10463 and CMS-10492]
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
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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 July 2, 2026.
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.
Information Collection
Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with change
of a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated
Exchanges and State Partnership Exchanges; Use: Section 1311(i) of the
ACA requires Exchanges to establish a Navigator program under which it
awards grants to eligible individuals and entities, as described in
Section 1311(i)(2) of the ACA and 45 CFR 155.210(a) and (c), to carry
out certain Navigator duties in states with an FFE. Entities or
individuals that receive a cooperative agreement award must be capable
of carrying out, at a minimum, all Navigator duties required by the ACA
and HHS regulations. The primary regulations that establish
requirements for Navigator grant awardees are 45 CFR 155.210 and
155.215. Under the terms and conditions of the Navigator program
cooperative agreements, awardees must provide progress reports on a
weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, and a final report at the end of
the five-year period of performance. Form Number: CMS-10463 (OMB
control number: 0938-1215); Frequency: Annually, Monthly, Quarterly,
Weekly; Affected Public: Private Sector; Businesses or other for-
profits, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 44; Total
Annual Responses: 120,236; Total Annual Hours: 457,857. (For questions
regarding this collection contact Gian Johnson at 301-492-4323.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Coverage of
Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act: Data
Submission Requirements to Receive the Federally-facilitated Exchange
User Fee Adjustment; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, Public Law 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, and the Health Care
and Education Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111-152, enacted on March
30, 2010 [collectively, the ``Affordable Care Act'' (ACA)], provides
the authority for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) to charge user fees to issuers participating in Federally-
facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal
platform (SBE-FPs). Additionally, section 2713 of the Public Health
Service Act (PHS Act) requires coverage without cost sharing of certain
preventive health services, including certain contraceptive services,
in non-exempt, non-grandfathered group health plans and health
insurance coverage, including issuers participating in the FFEs and
SBE-FPs. The final rule ``Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under
the Affordable Care Act'' (78 FR 39870) set forth regulations regarding
coverage for certain preventive services under section 2713 of the PHS
Act. The final regulations (78 FR 39870) establish rules under which
the third party administrator (TPA) of a self-insured group health plan
will provide or arrange for a third party to provide separate
contraceptive coverage to plan participants and beneficiaries without
cost sharing, premium, fee, or other charge to plan participants or
beneficiaries or to the eligible organization or its plan under a
process to accommodate qualifying objections to contraceptive coverage.
The final rules (78 FR 39870) also require the submission of
certain information to HHS and the associated adjustment of user fees
to issuers, as well as standards to fund the payments for the
contraceptive services that are provided for participants and
beneficiaries in self-insured plans of eligible organizations under the
accommodation described previously, through an adjustment to the user
fees payable by issuers. HHS requires this information to ensure that
these FFE (or SBE-FP) user fee adjustments reflect payments for
contraceptive services provided under this accommodation and that the
adjustment is applied to the appropriate participating issuer.
This document describes the data collection requirements related to
this adjustment, collected via a webform. This revision includes a
decrease in burden, with the total estimated issuer and TPA burden and
associated costs decreasing based on past years of experience with the
program demonstrating a decreasing number of participants. Form Number:
CMS-10492 (OMB Control Number: 0938-1285); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit and not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 235; Number of
Responses: 315; Total Annual Hours: 1,340. (For policy questions
regarding this collection, contact Mohinee Mukherjee at 404-562-0151.)
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-10934 Filed 6-1-26; 8:45 am]
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