80 FR 56468 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

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 any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56468-56469]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23482]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10261]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and withdrawal of previous 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 any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 October 19, 2015.
    As of September 18, 2015 and as described below under ``Partial 
Withdrawal of Previous Notice,'' the CMS-10261-related portion of the 
notice that published on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51275) is withdrawn.

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 
http://www.regulations.gov. 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, you may make 
your request using one of following:
    1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
    2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
    3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.

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.

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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 collection; Title of Information Collection: Part C Medicare 
Advantage Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: There 
are a number of information users of Part C reporting data, including 
our central and regional office staff that use this information to 
monitor health plans and to hold them accountable for their 
performance, researchers, and other government agencies such as the 
Government Accounting Office. Health plans can use this information to 
measure and benchmark their performance.
    Based on internal review, this notice withdraws a portion of a 
prior notice (August 24, 2015) concerning the same subject matter and 
corrects that notice by adding a new requirement which was 
inadvertently omitted from that notice. Specifically, we propose to add 
a new Payments to Providers reporting section to capture data related 
to MA organizations' value-based payments. Upon OMB approval, the 
Payments to Providers section would add 10 data elements.
    HHS has developed four categories of value based payment: (1) Fee-
for-service with no link to quality; (2) fee-for-service with a link to 
quality; (30 alternative payment models built on fee-for-service 
architecture; and (4) population-based payment. To compliment HHS' 
action, CMS is seeking to collect data from MA organizations about the 
proportion of their payments to providers made based on these four 
categories. The collected information would help us understand the 
extent and use of alternate payment models in the MA industry.
    Form Number: CMS-10261 (OMB Control Number 0938-1054); Frequency: 
Yearly and semi-annually; Affected Public: Private sector (business or 
other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 561; Total Annual Responses: 
3,508; Total Annual Hours: 182,023. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Terry Lied at 410-786-8973).
Partial Withdrawal of Previous Notice
    This document also withdraws a portion of a prior notice concerning 
the same CMS-10261-specific subject matter.
    Specifically, on page 51276, in the second column, in the second 
paragraph, information collection CMS-10261 (OMB Control Number 0938-
1054) that published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 
51275) is hereby withdrawn.

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-23482 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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