80 FR 41505 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 135 (July 15, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 135 (July 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17264 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 41505-41506] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17264] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation. OMB No.: 0970-0440. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a data collection activity as part of the Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation. The JSA evaluation aims to determine which JSA strategies are most effective in moving TANF applicants and recipients into work. The impact study will randomly assign individuals to contrasting JSA approaches and then compare their employment and earnings to determine their relative effectiveness. The implementation study will describe services participants receive under each approach as well as provide operational lessons gathered directly from practitioners. Data collection efforts previously approved for JSA, include: Data collection activities to document program implementation, a staff survey and a baseline information form for program participants. These collection activities will continue with this new request. This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on a proposed new information collection activity for JSA: A follow-up survey for JSA participants approximately 6 months after program enrollment. The purpose of the survey is to follow-up with study participants and document their job search assistance services and experiences including their receipt of job search assistance services, their knowledge and skills for conducting a job search, the nature of their job search process, including tools and services used to locate employment, and their search outputs and outcomes, such as the number of applications submitted, interviews attended, offers received and jobs obtained. In addition, the survey will provide an opportunity for [[Page 41506]] respondents to provide contact data for possible longer-term follow-up. Respondents: JSA study participants and program staff. Annual Burden Estimates Extension of Previously Approved Information Collections ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden of respondents of respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baseline Information Form....... 6,400 3,200 1 .2 640 Implementation Study Site Visits 600 300 1 1 300 JSA Staff Survey................ 440 220 1 .33 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed New Information Collections ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden of respondents of respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Month Follow-Up Survey........ 6,400 3,200 1 .333 1,066 Contact Update Form............. 6,400 3,200 11 .033 1,162 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,241. In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Karl Koerper, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-17264 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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an expedited review, CMS or its agents ++ If the claim is determined to be regulatory impact implications
will communicate a decision for the not medically necessary, or associated with this notice.
prior authorization request to the insufficiently documented, the claim Dated: July 1, 2015.
submitter within 48-hours of the will be denied. The supplier or Andrew M. Slavitt,
complete submission. Medicare beneficiary can appeal the
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
The following explains the various claim denial. If the claim, after review, & Medicaid Services.
prior authorization scenarios: is deemed not payable, then all current
[FR Doc. 2015–17365 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am]
• Scenario 1: A submitter sends a Medicare beneficiary/supplier liability
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prior authorization request to the DME policies and procedures and appeal
MAC with appropriate documentation, rights remain in effect.
and all relevant Medicare coverage and ++ If the claim is determined to be DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
documentation requirements are met for payable, it will be paid. However, a 25- HUMAN SERVICES
the PMD. The DME MAC then sends an percent reduction in the Medicare
affirmative prior authorization decision payment will be applied for failure to Administration for Children and
to the physician or treating practitioner, receive a prior authorization decision Families
supplier, and Medicare beneficiary. The before the submission of a claim. This
supplier submits the claim to the DME payment reduction will not be applied Proposed Information Collection
MAC, and the claim is linked to the to competitive bidding program contract Activity; Comment Request
prior authorization via the claims suppliers submitting claims for
processing system. Provided all Medicare beneficiaries who maintain a Title: Job Search Assistance (JSA)
requirements in the applicable NCD/ permanent residence in a competitive Strategies Evaluation.
LCD are met, the claim is paid. bidding area according to the Common OMB No.: 0970–0440.
• Scenario 2: A submitter sends a Working File (CWF). These contract Description: The Administration for
prior authorization request, but all suppliers will continue to receive the Children and Families (ACF) is
relevant Medicare coverage and applicable single payment amount as proposing a data collection activity as
documentation requirements are not determined in their contract. The 25- part of the Job Search Assistance (JSA)
met for the PMD. The DME MAC sends percent payment reduction is non- Strategies Evaluation. The JSA
a non-affirmative prior authorization transferrable to the Medicare beneficiary evaluation aims to determine which JSA
decision to the physician or treating for claims that are deemed payable and strategies are most effective in moving
practitioner, supplier, and Medicare is not subject to appeal. In the case of TANF applicants and recipients into
beneficiary advising them that Medicare capped rental items, the payment work. The impact study will randomly
will not pay for the item. If the supplier reduction will be applied to all claims assign individuals to contrasting JSA
delivers the PMD and submits a claim in the series. After a claim is submitted approaches and then compare their
with a non-affirmative prior and processed, appeal rights are employment and earnings to determine
authorization decision, the DME MAC available if necessary. their relative effectiveness. The
would deny the claim. The supplier or If the prior authorization request is implementation study will describe
the Medicare beneficiary would then not affirmed, and the claim is submitted services participants receive under each
have the Medicare denial for secondary by the supplier, the claim will be approach as well as provide operational
insurance purposes and would have full denied. Medicare beneficiaries may use lessons gathered directly from
appeal rights. Existing liability existing appeal rights to contest claim practitioners.
provisions with respect to delivery of a denials. Suppliers must issue an ABN to Data collection efforts previously
valid ABN apply. the beneficiary, per CMS policy, prior to approved for JSA, include: Data
• Scenario 3: A submitter sends a delivery of the item in order for the collection activities to document
prior authorization request where beneficiary to be held financially liable program implementation, a staff survey
documentation is incomplete. The DME when a Medicare payment denial is and a baseline information form for
MAC sends back the prior authorization expected for a PMD. program participants. These collection
request to the submitter with an Additional information is available on activities will continue with this new
explanation about what information is the CMS Web site (http://go.cms.gov/ request.
missing and notifies the physician or PADemo). This Federal Register Notice provides
treating practitioner, supplier, and the opportunity to comment on a
Medicare beneficiary. The submitter III. Collection of Information
proposed new information collection
may resubmit the prior authorization Requirements
activity for JSA: A follow-up survey for
request. This notice announces the extension JSA participants approximately 6
• Scenario 4: An applicable PMD of the Medicare PMDs Demonstration months after program enrollment. The
claim is submitted without a prior and does not impose any new purpose of the survey is to follow-up
authorization decision or the DME information collection burden under the with study participants and document
supplier fails to submit a prior Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. their job search assistance services and
authorization request, but nonetheless However, there is an information experiences including their receipt of
delivers the item to the Medicare collection burden associated with the job search assistance services, their
beneficiary and submits the claim to the demonstration that is currently knowledge and skills for conducting a
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DME MAC for payment. The claim will approved under OMB control number job search, the nature of their job search
be stopped and documentation will be 0938–1169 which expires January 31, process, including tools and services
requested to conduct medical review. 2018. used to locate employment, and their
The PMD claim is reviewed under search outputs and outcomes, such as
IV. Regulatory Impact Statement
normal medical review processing the number of applications submitted,
timeframes, and if approved, a 25- This document announces an interviews attended, offers received and
percent payment reduction would extension of the Medicare PMDs jobs obtained. In addition, the survey
apply. Demonstration. Therefore, there are no will provide an opportunity for
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respondents to provide contact data for Respondents: JSA study participants Annual Burden Estimates
possible longer-term follow-up. and program staff.
EXTENSION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED INFORMATION COLLECTIONS
Total Annual Number of Average Annual
Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondents respondent per response
Baseline Information Form ................................................... 6,400 3,200 1 .2 640
Implementation Study Site Visits ......................................... 600 300 1 1 300
JSA Staff Survey .................................................................. 440 220 1 .33 73
PROPOSED NEW INFORMATION COLLECTIONS
Total Annual Number of Average Annual
Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondents respondent per response
6 Month Follow-Up Survey .................................................. 6,400 3,200 1 .333 1,066
Contact Update Form .......................................................... 6,400 3,200 11 .033 1,162
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND presentation, to the contact person by
Hours: 3,241. HUMAN SERVICES August 27, 2015.
In compliance with the requirements If you need special accommodations
Food and Drug Administration due to a disability, please contact Maria
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Rossana (Rosemary) Cook by September
Administration for Children and [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0001] 3, 2015.
Families is soliciting public comment Preparation for International SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may
on the specific aspects of the Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation present proposals for future ICCR
information collection described above. agenda items, data, information, or
Copies of the proposed collection of AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, views, orally or in writing, on issues
information can be obtained and HHS. pending at the public meeting. Time
comments may be forwarded by writing ACTION: Notice of meeting. allotted for oral presentations may be
to the Administration for Children and limited to 10 minutes or less for each
Families, Office of Planning, Research The Food and Drug Administration presenter. If you wish to make an oral
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant (FDA or we) is announcing a public presentation, you should notify the
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, meeting entitled ‘‘International contact person by August 27, 2015, and
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation submit a brief statement of the general
Email address: OPREinfocollection@ (ICCR)—Preparation for ICCR–9 nature of the evidence or arguments that
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be Meeting.’’ The purpose of the meeting is you wish to present, your name,
identified by the title of the information to invite public input on various topics address, telephone number, fax number,
collection. pertaining to the regulation of and email address, and indicate the
cosmetics. We may use this input to approximate amount of time you need
The Department specifically requests help us prepare for the ICCR–9 meeting
comments on (a) whether the proposed to make your presentation.
that will be held November 4–6, 2015,
collection of information is necessary in Brussels, Belgium. Transcripts: As soon as a transcript is
for the proper performance of the Date and Time: The public meeting available, it will be accessible at
functions of the agency, including will be held on September 10, 2015, http://www.regulations.gov. It may also
whether the information shall have from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. be viewed at the Division of Dockets
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Location: This meeting will be held at Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
agency’s estimate of the burden of the the Food and Drug Administration, Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
proposed collection of information; (c) Center for Food Safety and Applied 1061, Rockville, MD 20850. A transcript
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., will also be available in either hardcopy
information to be collected; and (d) Wiley Auditorium (first floor), College or on CD–ROM, after submission of a
ways to minimize the burden of the Park, MD 20740. Freedom of Information request. Written
collection of information on Contact Person: Maria Rossana requests are to be sent to the Division
respondents, including through the use (Rosemary) Cook, Office of Cosmetics of Freedom of Information, (ELEM–
of automated collection techniques or and Colors, Food and Drug 1029), Food and Drug Administration,
other forms of information technology. Administration, 4300 River Rd., College 12420 Parklawn Dr., Element Bldg.,
Consideration will be given to Rockville, MD 20857.
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Park, MD 20740, email: maria.cook@
comments and suggestions submitted fda.hhs.gov, or FAX: 301–436–2975. The Purpose of the Multilateral
within 60 days of this publication. Registration and Requests for Oral Framework on the ICCR: The purpose of
Presentations: Send registration the multilateral framework on the ICCR
Karl Koerper,
information (including your name, title, is to pave the way for the removal of
Reports Clearance Officer. firm name, address, telephone number, regulatory obstacles to international
[FR Doc. 2015–17264 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] fax number, and email address), written trade while maintaining global
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