80_FR_56649 80 FR 56468 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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)

Page Range56468-56469
FR Document2015-23482

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.

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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.
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                                                To obtain copies of a supporting                      to provide medical services to patients.              of the information to be collected; and
                                              statement and any related forms for the                 The revisions made to the hospital cost               (4) the use of automated collection
                                              proposed collection(s) summarized in                    report are in accordance with the                     techniques or other forms of information
                                              this notice, you may make your request                  statutory requirement for hospice                     technology to minimize the information
                                              using one of following:                                 payment reform in § 3132 of the Patient               collection burden.
                                                1. Access CMS’ Web site address at                    Protection and Affordable Care Act                    DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
                                              http://www.cms.hhs.gov/                                 (ACA) (March 23, 2010) and the                        information must be received by the
                                              PaperworkReductionActof1995.                            statutory requirement establishing a                  OMB desk officer by October 19, 2015.
                                                2. Email your request, including your                 prospective payment system for                          As of September 18, 2015 and as
                                              address, phone number, OMB number,                      Federally Qualified Health Centers in                 described below under ‘‘Partial
                                              and CMS document identifier, to                         § 10501(i)(3)(A) of the ACA, codified in              Withdrawal of Previous Notice,’’ the
                                              Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.                                  section 1834(o) of the Act. Form                      CMS–10261-related portion of the
                                                3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at               Number: CMS–2552–10 (OMB control                      notice that published on August 24,
                                              (410) 786–1326.                                         number 0938–0050); Frequency: Yearly;                 2015 (80 FR 51275) is withdrawn.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal              ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
                                              Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–                  Governments, Private sector (For-profit               reference the document identifier or
                                              1326.                                                   and Not-for-profit institutions); Number              OMB control number. To be assured
                                                                                                      of Respondents: 6,157; Total Annual                   consideration, comments and
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                                                                      Responses: 6,157; Total Annual Hours:                 recommendations must be submitted in
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
                                                                                                      4,143,661. (For policy questions                      any one of the following ways:
                                              (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
                                                                                                      regarding this collection contact Gail                  1. Electronically. You may send your
                                              must obtain approval from the Office of
                                                                                                      Duncan at 410–786–7278).                              comments electronically to http://
                                              Management and Budget (OMB) for each
                                              collection of information they conduct                     Dated: September 15, 2015.                         www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                              or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of                    William N. Parham, III,                               instructions for ‘‘Comment or
                                              information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.                   Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office           Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
                                              3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and                         of Strategic Operations and Regulatory                to find the information collection
                                              includes agency requests or                             Affairs.                                              document(s) that are accepting
                                              requirements that members of the public                 [FR Doc. 2015–23462 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]           comments.
                                              submit reports, keep records, or provide                BILLING CODE 4120–01–P                                  2. By regular mail. You may mail
                                              information to a third party. Section                                                                         written comments to the following
                                              3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.                                                                           address: CMS, Office of Strategic
                                              3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
                                              to publish a 30-day notice in the                       HUMAN SERVICES                                        Division of Regulations Development,
                                              Federal Register concerning each                                                                              Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
                                                                                                      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                       Control Number llll, Room C4–26–
                                              proposed collection of information,
                                                                                                      Services                                              05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
                                              including each proposed extension or
                                              reinstatement of an existing collection                 [Document Identifier: CMS–10261]                      Maryland 21244–1850.
                                              of information, before submitting the                                                                           To obtain copies of a supporting
                                              collection to OMB for approval. To                      Agency Information Collection                         statement and any related forms for the
                                              comply with this requirement, CMS is                    Activities: Submission for OMB                        proposed collection(s) summarized in
                                              publishing this notice that summarizes                  Review; Comment Request                               this notice, you may make your request
                                              the following proposed collection(s) of                                                                       using one of following:
                                                                                                      ACTION:Notice and withdrawal of                         1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
                                              information for public comment:                         previous notice.
                                                1. Type of Information Collection                                                                           http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
                                              Request: Revision of a currently                        SUMMARY:    The Centers for Medicare &                PaperworkReductionActof1995.
                                              approved collection; Title of                                                                                   2. Email your request, including your
                                                                                                      Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
                                              Information Collection: Hospital and                                                                          address, phone number, OMB number,
                                                                                                      an opportunity for the public to
                                              Hospital Health Care Complex Cost                                                                             and CMS document identifier, to
                                                                                                      comment on CMS’ intention to collect
                                              Report; Use: Providers of services                                                                            Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
                                                                                                      information from the public. Under the
                                                                                                                                                              3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
                                              participating in the Medicare program                   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                                                                                                                            (410) 786–1326.
                                              are required under sections 1815(a) and                 (PRA), federal agencies are required to
                                                                                                      publish notice in the Federal Register                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act
                                              (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit annual                      concerning each proposed collection of                Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
                                              information to achieve settlement of                    information, including each proposed                  1326.
                                              costs for health care services rendered to              extension or reinstatement of an existing             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                              Medicare beneficiaries. In addition,                    collection of information, and to allow               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
                                              regulations at 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24                 a second opportunity for public                       (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
                                              require adequate cost data and cost                     comment on the notice. Interested                     must obtain approval from the Office of
                                              reports from providers on an annual                     persons are invited to send comments                  Management and Budget (OMB) for each
                                              basis.                                                  regarding the burden estimate or any                  collection of information they conduct
                                                We are requesting the Office of                       other aspect of this collection of                    or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
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                                              Management and Budget review and                        information, including any of the                     information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
                                              approve this revision to the Form CMS–                  following subjects: (1) The necessity and             3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
                                              2552–10, Hospital and Hospital Health                   utility of the proposed information                   includes agency requests or
                                              Care Complex Cost Report. These cost                    collection for the proper performance of              requirements that members of the public
                                              reports are filed annually by hospitals                 the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy              submit reports, keep records, or provide
                                              participating in the Medicare program to                of the estimated burden; (3) ways to                  information to a third party. Section
                                              determine the reasonable costs incurred                 enhance the quality, utility, and clarity             3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.


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                                              3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies                Partial Withdrawal of Previous Notice                 I. Background
                                              to publish a 30-day notice in the                         This document also withdraws a                         Historically, FDA generally has not
                                              Federal Register concerning each                        portion of a prior notice concerning the              publicly posted on http://
                                              proposed collection of information,                     same CMS–10261-specific subject                       www.regulations.gov comments
                                              including each proposed extension or                    matter.                                               submitted by individuals in their
                                              reinstatement of an existing collection                   Specifically, on page 51276, in the                 individual capacity (and not on behalf
                                              of information, before submitting the                   second column, in the second                          of an organization, corporation, or other
                                              collection to OMB for approval. To                      paragraph, information collection CMS–                entity). For comments submitted
                                              comply with this requirement, CMS is                    10261 (OMB Control Number 0938–                       through http://www.regulations.gov, for
                                              publishing this notice that summarizes                  1054) that published in the Federal                   example, such comments are identified
                                              the following proposed collection(s) of                 Register on August 24, 2015 (80 FR                    as ‘‘Individual Consumer’’ under the
                                              information for public comment:                         51275) is hereby withdrawn.                           field titled ‘‘Category (Required) ’’ on
                                                 1. Type of Information Collection                       Dated: September 15, 2015.                         the ‘‘Your Information’’ page. This non-
                                              Request: Revision of a currently                        William N. Parham, III,                               posting practice has applied only to
                                              approved collection; Title of                           Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office           individual consumer comments which
                                              Information Collection: Part C Medicare                 of Strategic Operations and Regulatory                otherwise would be displayed on
                                              Advantage Reporting Requirements and                    Affairs.                                              http://www.regulations.gov. These
                                              Supporting Regulations; Use: There are                  [FR Doc. 2015–23482 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]           comments have been placed in the
                                              a number of information users of Part C                 BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
                                                                                                                                                            official FDA docket and are publicly
                                              reporting data, including our central                                                                         available in FDA’s Reading Room or
                                              and regional office staff that use this                                                                       through Freedom of Information Act
                                              information to monitor health plans and                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              requests and have been considered by
                                              to hold them accountable for their                      HUMAN SERVICES                                        the Agency in finalizing its regulatory
                                              performance, researchers, and other                                                                           actions.
                                              government agencies such as the                         Food and Drug Administration                             FDA is changing this practice and will
                                              Government Accounting Office. Health                                                                          post such consumer comments on
                                                                                                      [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–3230]
                                              plans can use this information to                                                                             http://www.regulations.gov, as it posts
                                              measure and benchmark their                             Consumer Comments—Public Posting                      other comments. FDA has made this
                                              performance.                                            and Availability of Comments                          change so that its public dockets better
                                                 Based on internal review, this notice                Submitted to Food and Drug                            serve their purpose of promoting
                                              withdraws a portion of a prior notice                   Administration Dockets                                transparency and the sharing of
                                              (August 24, 2015) concerning the same                                                                         information.
                                                                                                      AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                 In 1995, FDA explained that it
                                              subject matter and corrects that notice
                                                                                                      HHS.                                                  routinely reviewed all comments for
                                              by adding a new requirement which was
                                              inadvertently omitted from that notice.                 ACTION:   Notice.                                     obvious confidential information before
                                              Specifically, we propose to add a new                                                                         placing the comments in the docket (60
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                         FR 66982), but this practice is no longer
                                              Payments to Providers reporting section                 Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                              to capture data related to MA                                                                                 feasible given factors such as the
                                                                                                      changing the Agency’s long standing                   volume of comments FDA receives and
                                              organizations’ value-based payments.                    practice of not publically posting on
                                              Upon OMB approval, the Payments to                                                                            the adoption of a government-wide
                                                                                                      http://www.regulations.gov comments                   electronic portal system for submitting
                                              Providers section would add 10 data                     submitted by individuals in their
                                              elements.                                                                                                     and posting comments at http://
                                                                                                      individual capacity. These are generally              www.regulations.gov. FDA developed
                                                 HHS has developed four categories of                 comments from people who self-identify                the practice of not posting individual
                                              value based payment: (1) Fee-for-service                as an ‘‘individual consumer’’ under the               consumer comments largely because of
                                              with no link to quality; (2) fee-for-                   field titled ‘‘Category (Required)’’ on the           concerns about disclosing personal
                                              service with a link to quality; (30                     ‘‘Your Information’’ page on http://                  information of individuals who may not
                                              alternative payment models built on fee-                www.regulations.gov. Changing FDA’s                   have realized, when submitting their
                                              for-service architecture; and (4)                       practice to routinely post these                      comments, that their name, address, and
                                              population-based payment. To                            comments, as we do other comments,                    other identifying information would be
                                              compliment HHS’ action, CMS is                          will increase the transparency and                    publicly viewable. This public
                                              seeking to collect data from MA                         public utility of FDA’s public dockets.               viewability became more obvious as the
                                              organizations about the proportion of                   It will better enable our public dockets              Internet gained popularity and
                                              their payments to providers made based                  to function as intended: To share                     particularly when FDA dockets system
                                              on these four categories. The collected                 information and encourage an open                     was merged with the government-wide
                                              information would help us understand                    exchange of ideas.                                    portal system for submission of all
                                              the extent and use of alternate payment                 DATES: All comments submitted to any                  public comments on government
                                              models in the MA industry.                              FDA docket on or after October 15,                    regulatory actions at http://
                                                 Form Number: CMS–10261 (OMB                          2015, will be publically posted, unless               www.regulations.gov in 2007. This
                                              Control Number 0938–1054); Frequency:                   otherwise determined not to be subject                practice has been precautionary
                                              Yearly and semi-annually; Affected                      to posting as described in the                        because, as FDA has stated previously,
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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                                              Public: Private sector (business or other                                                                     ‘‘there can be no reasonable expectation
                                              for-profits); Number of Respondents:                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      of confidentiality for information
                                              561; Total Annual Responses: 3,508;                     Kenneth R. Cohen, Food and Drug                       submitted to a public docket in a
                                              Total Annual Hours: 182,023. (For                       Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                   rulemaking proceeding.’’ 1 With the
                                              policy questions regarding this                         Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 3324, Silver Spring,              advent of http://www.regulations.gov,
                                              collection contact Terry Lied at 410–                   MD 20993–0002, 301–796–7001.
                                              786–8973).                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              1 60   FR 66981, at 66982 (December 27, 1995).



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and withdrawal of previous notice.
DatesComments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by October 19, 2015.
ContactReports Clearance Office at (410) 786- 1326.
FR Citation80 FR 56468 

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