81 FR 33536 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 102 (May 26, 2016)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 102 (May 26, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-12376 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 33536-33537] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12376] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-855(A, B, I)] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a 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 June 27, 2016. ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 OR Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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 Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 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. 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: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Enrollment Application; Use: The primary function of the CMS-855 Medicare enrollment application is to gather information from a provider or supplier that tells us who it is, whether it meets certain qualifications to be a health care provider or supplier, where it practices or renders its services, the identity of the owners of the enrolling entity, and other information necessary to establish correct claims payments. No comments were received during the 60-day comment period (April 1, 2016 (81 FR 18855)). Form Number: CMS-855(A, [[Page 33537]] B, I) (OMB control number: 0938-0685); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector; Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,735,800; Total Annual Responses: 86,480; Total Annual Hours: 290,193. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kimberly McPhillips at 410-786-5374.) Dated: May 20, 2016. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016-12376 Filed 5-25-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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via the Federal eRulemaking portal by Obtaining Copies of Proposals recommendations must be received by
inputting ‘‘Information Collection 3090– Requesters may obtain a copy of the the OMB desk officer via one of the
0302, Modifications,’’ under the heading information collection documents from following transmissions: OMB, Office of
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and selecting the General Services Administration, Information and Regulatory Affairs,
‘‘Search’’. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Comment’’ that corresponds with 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email:
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0302, 20405; telephone 202–501–4755. Please OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Modifications.’’ Follow the instructions To obtain copies of a supporting
cite OMB Control No. 3090–
provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ statement and any related forms for the
0302,’’Modifications’’ in all
screen. Please include your name, proposed collection(s) summarized in
correspondence.
company name (if any), and this notice, you may make your request
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0302, Jeffrey A. Koses, using one of following:
Modifications,’’ on your attached Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
document. of Government-wide Policy. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
• Mail: General Services [FR Doc. 2016–12370 Filed 5–25–16; 8:45 am] PaperworkReductionActof1995.
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat BILLING CODE 6820–61–P 2. Email your request, including your
(MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., address, phone number, OMB number,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. and CMS document identifier, to
Flowers/IC 3090–0302, Modifications. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
Instructions: Please submit comments 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
HUMAN SERVICES
only and cite Information Collection (410) 786–1326.
3090–0302, Modifications, in all Centers for Medicare & Medicaid FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
correspondence related to this Services Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
collection. Comments received generally 1326.
will be posted without change to http:// [Document Identifier: CMS–855(A, B, I)]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
www.regulations.gov, including any Agency Information Collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
personal and/or business confidential Activities: Submission for OMB (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
information provided. To confirm Review; Comment Request must obtain approval from the Office of
receipt of your comment(s), please Management and Budget (OMB) for each
check www.regulations.gov, ACTION: Notice. collection of information they conduct
approximately two to three days after or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
submission to verify posting (except SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
allow 30 days for posting of comments Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
submitted by mail). an opportunity for the public to includes agency requests or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment on CMS’ intention to collect requirements that members of the public
information from the public. Under the submit reports, keep records, or provide
A. Purpose Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 information to a third party. Section
The General Services Administration (PRA), federal agencies are required to 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clause publish a notice in the Federal Register 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
552.238–81 Modifications requires concerning each proposed collection of to publish a 30-day notice in the
vendors to request a contract information, including each proposed Federal Register concerning each
modification by submitting a request to extension or reinstatement of an existing proposed collection of information,
the Contracting Officer for approval, collection of information, and to allow including each proposed extension or
except for electronic File updates. At a a second opportunity for public reinstatement of an existing collection
minimum, every request shall describe comment on the notice. Interested of information, before submitting the
the proposed change(s) and provide the persons are invited to send comments collection to OMB for approval. To
rationale for the requested change(s). A regarding the burden estimate or any comply with this requirement, CMS is
notice was published in the Federal other aspect of this collection of publishing this notice that summarizes
Register at 81 FR 12731 on March 10, information, including any of the the following proposed collection(s) of
2016. No comments were received. following subjects: (1) The necessity and information for public comment:
utility of the proposed information 1. Type of Information Collection
B. Annual Reporting Burden
collection for the proper performance of Request: Extension of a currently
Respondents: 19,500. the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
Responses per Respondent: 2. approved collection; Title of
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to Information Collection: Medicare
Total Responses: 39,000. enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
Hours per Response: 5. Enrollment Application; Use: The
of the information to be collected; and primary function of the CMS–855
Total Burden Hours: 195,000. (4) the use of automated collection Medicare enrollment application is to
C. Public Comments techniques or other forms of information gather information from a provider or
Public comments are particularly technology to minimize the information supplier that tells us who it is, whether
invited on: Whether this collection of collection burden. it meets certain qualifications to be a
information is necessary and whether it DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of health care provider or supplier, where
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will have practical utility; whether our information must be received by the it practices or renders its services, the
estimate of the public burden of this OMB desk officer by June 27, 2016. identity of the owners of the enrolling
collection of information is accurate, ADDRESSES: When commenting on the entity, and other information necessary
and based on valid assumptions and proposed information collections, to establish correct claims payments. No
methodology; ways to enhance the please reference the document identifier comments were received during the 60-
quality, utility, and clarity of the or OMB control number. To be assured day comment period (April 1, 2016 (81
information to be collected. consideration, comments and FR 18855)). Form Number: CMS–855(A,
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B, I) (OMB control number: 0938–0685); consideration, comments and Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: recommendations must be submitted in requires federal agencies to publish a
Private Sector; Business or other for- any one of the following ways: 60-day notice in the Federal Register
profit and not-for-profit institutions; 1. Electronically. You may send your concerning each proposed collection of
Number of Respondents: 1,735,800; comments electronically to http:// information, including each proposed
Total Annual Responses: 86,480; Total www.regulations.gov. Follow the extension or reinstatement of an existing
Annual Hours: 290,193. (For policy instructions for ‘‘Comment or collection of information, before
questions regarding this collection Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ submitting the collection to OMB for
contact Kimberly McPhillips at 410– to find the information collection approval. To comply with this
786–5374.) document(s) that are accepting requirement, CMS is publishing this
Dated: May 20, 2016. comments. notice.
2. By regular mail. You may mail 1. Type of Information Collection
William N. Parham, III,
written comments to the following Request: Extension of a currently
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office address: CMS, Office of Strategic approved collection; Title of
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Information Collection: Paid Feeding
Affairs.
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Assistants in Long-Term Care Facilities
[FR Doc. 2016–12376 Filed 5–25–16; 8:45 am]
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB and Supporting Regulations; Use: In
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Control Number llll, Room C4–26– accordance with 42 CFR part 483, long-
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, term care facilities are permitted to use
Maryland 21244–1850. paid feeding assistants to supplement
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND the services of certified nurse aides. If
To obtain copies of a supporting
HUMAN SERVICES facilities choose this option, feeding
statement and any related forms for the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid proposed collection(s) summarized in assistants must complete a training
Services this notice, you may make your request program. Nursing home providers are
using one of following: expected to maintain a record of all
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10053 and 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at individuals used by the facility as paid
CMS–10302] http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ feeding assistants. Form Number: CMS–
PaperworkReductionActof1995. 10053 (OMB control number: 0938–
Agency Information Collection 2. Email your request, including your 0916); Frequency: Occasionally;
Activities: Proposed Collection; address, phone number, OMB number, Affected Public: Private Sector—
Comment Request and CMS document identifier, to Business or other for-profit and not-for-
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. profit institutions; Number of
Medicaid Services, HHS. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Respondents: 4,250; Total Annual
(410) 786–1326. Responses: 4,250; Total Annual Hours:
ACTION: Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 25,500. (For policy questions regarding
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– this collection contact Karen Tritz at
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 1326. 410–786–8021.)
an opportunity for the public to 2. Type of Information Collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request: Extension of a currently
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the Contents approved collection; Title of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Information Collection: Collection
This notice sets out a summary of the
PRA), federal agencies are required to Requirements for Compendia for
use and burden associated with the
publish notice in the Federal Register Determination of Medically-accepted
following information collections. More
concerning each proposed collection of Indications for Off-label Uses of Drugs
detailed information can be found in
information (including each proposed and Biologicals in an Anti-cancer
each collection’s supporting statement Chemotherapeutic Regimen Use:
extension or reinstatement of an existing and associated materials (see
collection of information) and to allow Section 182(b) of the Medicare
ADDRESSES).
60 days for public comment on the Improvement of Patients and Providers
proposed action. Interested persons are CMS–10053 Paid Feeding Assistants Act (MIPPA) amended section
invited to send comments regarding our in Long-Term Care Facilities and 1861(t)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
burden estimates or any other aspect of Supporting Regulations (42 U.S.C. 1395x(t)(2)(B)) by adding at
this collection of information, including the end the following new sentence: ‘On
CMS–10302 Collection Requirements
and after January 1, 2010, no compendia
any of the following subjects: The for Compendia for Determination of
may be included on the list of
necessity and utility of the proposed Medically-accepted Indications for Off-
compendia under this subparagraph
information collection for the proper label Uses of Drugs and Biologicals in unless the compendia has a publicly
performance of the agency’s functions; an Anti-cancer Chemotherapeutic transparent process for evaluating
the accuracy of the estimated burden; Regimen therapies and for identifying potential
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– conflicts of interest.’ We believe that the
clarity of the information to be 3520), federal agencies must obtain implementation of this statutory
collected; and the use of automated approval from the Office of Management provision that compendia have a
collection techniques or other forms of and Budget (OMB) for each collection of ‘‘publicly transparent process for
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information technology to minimize the information they conduct or sponsor. evaluating therapies and for identifying
information collection burden. The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is potential conflicts of interests’’ is best
DATES: Comments must be received by defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR accomplished by amending 42 CFR
July 25, 2016. 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 414.930 to include the MIPPA
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please or requirements that members of the requirements and by defining the key
reference the document identifier or public submit reports, keep records, or components of publicly transparent
OMB control number. To be assured provide information to a third party. processes for evaluating therapies and
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