81 FR 48424 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 142 (July 25, 2016)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 142 (July 25, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-17478 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 48424-48425] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17478] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-R-297 (CMS-L564)] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. 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 (the 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 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: 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 must be received by September 23, 2016. 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: Contents This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following information collections. More detailed information can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated materials (see ADDRESSES). CMS-R-297 (CMS-L564) Request for Employment Information Under the 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 requires federal agencies to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of [[Page 48425]] 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. Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Request for Employment Information; Use: Section 1837(i) of the Social Security Act provides for a special enrollment period for individuals who delay enrolling in Medicare Part B because they are covered by a group health plan based on their own or a spouse's current employment status. Disabled individuals with Medicare may also delay enrollment because they have large group health plan coverage based on their own or a family member's current employment status. When these individuals apply for Medicare Part B, they must provide proof that the group health plan coverage is (or was) based on current employment status. Form Number: CMS-R-297 (CMS-L564) (OMB control number: 0938-0787); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profits and Not- for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 15,000; Total Annual Responses: 15,000; Total Annual Hours: 5,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Lindsay Scully at 410-786-6843.) Dated: July 20, 2016. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016-17478 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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www.regulations.gov, including any Total Annual Responses: 123,392. ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
personal and/or business confidential Hours per Response: 0.33. reference the document identifier or
information provided. To confirm Total Burden Hours: 40,719. OMB control number. To be assured
receipt of your comment(s), please Obtaining Copies of Proposals: consideration, comments and
check www.regulations.gov, Requesters may obtain a copy of the recommendations must be submitted in
approximately two to three days after information collection documents from any one of the following ways:
submission to verify posting (except the General Services Administration, 1. Electronically. You may send your
allow 30 days for posting of comments Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), comments electronically to http://
submitted by mail). 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC www.regulations.gov. Follow the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Kathlyn Hopkiins, Procurement cite OMB Control No. 9000–0074, Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Contract Funding—Limitation of Costs/ to find the information collection
Acquisition Policy, GSA 202–969–7226 Funds, in all correspondence. document(s) that are accepting
or email kathlyn.hopkins@gsa.gov. comments.
William Clark,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2. By regular mail. You may mail
Director, Office of Governmentwide written comments to the following
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
A. Purpose address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Firms performing under Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
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incrementally funded, cost- Division of Regulations Development,
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reimbursement Federal contracts are Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
required to notify the contracting officer Control Number lll, Room C4–26–
in writing whenever they have reason to 05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
believe— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Maryland 21244–1850.
(1) The costs the contractors expect to HUMAN SERVICES To obtain copies of a supporting
incur under the contracts in the next 60 statement and any related forms for the
days, when added to all costs previously Centers for Medicare & Medicaid proposed collection(s) summarized in
incurred, will exceed 75 percent of the Services this notice, you may make your request
estimated cost of the contracts; or (2) using one of following:
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–297 (CMS– 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
The total cost for the performance of the L564)]
contracts will be greater or substantially http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
less than estimated. PaperworkReductionActof1995.
Agency Information Collection 2. Email your request, including your
As a part of the notification, the Activities: Proposed Collection;
contractors must provide a revised address, phone number, OMB number,
Comment Request and CMS document identifier, to
estimate of total cost. The frequency of
this collection of information is AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
variable, contingent upon both funding Medicaid Services, HHS. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
and spending patterns. ACTION: Notice.
(410) 786–1326.
A notice was published in the Federal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Register at 81 FR 21873 on April 13, SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
2016. No comments were received. Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 1326.
However, three changes were made to an opportunity for the public to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the annual reporting burden estimates comment on CMS’ intention to collect
conveyed in the preliminary 60-day information from the public. Under the Contents
notice. First, the initial estimate Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the This notice sets out a summary of the
included data on certain fixed-price and PRA), federal agencies are required to use and burden associated with the
cost-sharing contracts, subsequently publish notice in the Federal Register following information collections. More
deemed not directly impacted by the concerning each proposed collection of detailed information can be found in
FAR clauses 52.232–20 and 52.232–22; information (including each proposed each collection’s supporting statement
those data points have been removed extension or reinstatement of an existing and associated materials (see
from the estimate for this collection. collection of information) and to allow ADDRESSES).
Accordingly, the number of contract 60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are CMS–R–297 (CMS–L564) Request for
actions has been reduced. Secondly, the
invited to send comments regarding our Employment Information
number of responses per respondent has
been reassessed at one per year in lieu burden estimates or any other aspect of Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
of five; this is consistent with updated this collection of information, including 3520), federal agencies must obtain
data, based on consultation with subject any of the following subjects: the approval from the Office of Management
matter experts within the Government. necessity and utility of the proposed and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
Third, the estimated time to produce information collection for the proper information they conduct or sponsor.
each funding letter was reduced from 1⁄2 performance of the agency’s functions; The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
hour to 1⁄3 hour, as office software the accuracy of the estimated burden; defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
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applications continue to improve,
making basic computations, word clarity of the information to be or requirements that members of the
processing, and communication collected; and the use of automated public submit reports, keep records, or
increasingly efficient. collection techniques or other forms of provide information to a third party.
information technology to minimize the Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
B. Annual Reporting Burden information collection burden. requires federal agencies to publish a
Respondents: 123,392. DATES: Comments must be received by 60-day notice in the Federal Register
Responses per Respondent: 1. September 23, 2016. concerning each proposed collection of
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information, including each proposed Dated: July 20, 2016. Youth, and Families anticipates issuing
extension or reinstatement of an existing William N. Parham, III, a new Program Instruction for federal
collection of information, before Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office fiscal year 2017.
submitting the collection to OMB for of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Following the publication of the first
approval. To comply with this Affairs. Federal Register notice, the Children’s
requirement, CMS is publishing this [FR Doc. 2016–17478 Filed 7–22–16; 8:45 am] Bureau engaged in a number of outreach
notice. BILLING CODE 4120–01–P activities to seek additional input from
grantees and experts in the field on how
Information Collection best to reduce grantee burden, ensure
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND that the reporting process was useful to
1. Type of Information Collection HUMAN SERVICES grantees, and maximize the ability to
Request: Extension of a currently
evaluate the program overall. These
approved collection; Title of Administration for Children and
efforts have resulted in the decision to
Information Collection: Request for Families
require one annual submission, as
Employment Information; Use: Section opposed to two submissions.
1837(i) of the Social Security Act Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request The annual submission will include:
provides for a special enrollment period (1) A self-assessment, and (2) a strategic
for individuals who delay enrolling in Title: State Court Improvement plan. The self-assessment requires the
Medicare Part B because they are Program. grantees to identify the topical work
covered by a group health plan based on OMB No.: 0970–0307. areas of the last year, identify strengths,
their own or a spouse’s current Description: The Court Improvement
challenges and need for technical
employment status. Disabled Program (CIP) is a mandatory formula
assistance. The self-assessment has been
individuals with Medicare may also grant funded under section 438 of the
designed with user/grantee input with
delay enrollment because they have Social Security Act, and most recently
the intention of minimizing burden and
large group health plan coverage based reauthorized under the Child and
maximizing usefulness of the process
Family Services Improvement and
on their own or a family member’s and product to the grantee. The strategic
Innovation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–34).
current employment status. When these plan identifies projects and activities
The purpose of the CIP is to facilitate
individuals apply for Medicare Part B, and intended results for the coming
the handling of child welfare cases in
they must provide proof that the group the courts. All 50 states, Puerto Rico, year. The strategic plan was also
health plan coverage is (or was) based and the District of Columbia receive developed with grantee input.
on current employment status. Form grants under the program. The program A full application will be due once
Number: CMS–R–297 (CMS–L564) requires two submissions annually from every five years. The full application
(OMB control number: 0938–0787); grantees that constitute information will require a five year strategic plan,
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: collections under the Paperwork letters of commitment from the highest
Private sector (Business or other for- Reduction Act. court of appeal and state title IV–E/IV–
profits and Not-for-profit institutions); The purpose of this notice is to B agency, a budget narrative, and a list
Number of Respondents: 15,000; Total request an extension of the Office of of all statewide task force members.
Annual Responses: 15,000; Total Management and Budget Control Taken together, the changes reduce
Annual Hours: 5,000. (For policy Number 0907–0307 permitting the overall burden hours from years past
questions regarding this collection continued use of the information and those anticipated in the previous
contact Lindsay Scully at 410–786– collections required by ACF–CB–PI–12– Federal Register notice by
6843.) 02. The burden estimates are provided approximately 50%.
below. The Administration on Children, Respondents: Highest State Court.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
Full Application ................................................................................................ 52 1 40 2,080
Updated Strategic Plan .................................................................................... 52 1 12 624
Self-Assessment .............................................................................................. 52 1 36 1,772
Estimated Total Annual Burden information collection. Email address: information collection should be sent
Hours: 4,476. infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Additional Information OMB Comment
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
Copies of the proposed collection may OMB is required to make a decision SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
be obtained by writing to the concerning the collection of information Desk Officer for the Administration for
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Administration for Children and between 30 and 60 days after Children and Families.
Families, Office of Planning, Research publication of this document in the Robert Sargis,
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
Reports Clearance Officer.
Washington, DC 20201. Attention is best assured of having its full effect
[FR Doc. 2016–17403 Filed 7–22–16; 8:45 am]
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests if OMB receives it within 30 days of
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should be identified by the title of the publication. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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