81 FR 9201 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-03908 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 9201-9202] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03908] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-P-0015A] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 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 require; 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: (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 must be received by April 25, 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 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: 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-P-0015A Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 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 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 [[Page 9202]] requirement, CMS is publishing this notice. 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; Use: CMS is the largest single payer of health care in the United States. With full implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), the agency will play a direct or indirect role in administering health insurance coverage for more than 120 million people across the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchange populations. One of our critical aims is to be an effective steward, major force, and trustworthy partner in leading the transformation of the health care system. We also aim to provide Americans with high quality care and better health at lower costs through improvement. At the forefront of these initiatives is the newly formed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). CMMI is authorized by Section 1115A of the Social Security Act, as established by section 3021 of the ACA and was established to ``test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished'' to Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Implicit across all of CMMI activities is an emphasis on diffusion--finding and validating innovative models that have the potential to scale, facilitating rapid adoption, and letting them take root in organizations, health systems, and communities across America. The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) is the most comprehensive and complete survey available on the Medicare population and is essential in capturing data not otherwise collected through our operations. The MCBS is an in-person, nationally-representative, longitudinal survey of Medicare beneficiaries that we sponsor and is directed by the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA) in partnership with the CMMI. The survey captures beneficiary information whether aged or disabled, living in the community or facility, or serviced by managed care or fee-for-service. Data produced as part of the MCBS are enhanced with our administrative data (e.g. fee-for- service claims, prescription drug event data, enrollment, etc.) to provide users with more accurate and complete estimates of total health care costs and utilization. The MCBS has been continuously fielded for more than 20 years (encompassing over 1 million interviews), and consists of three annual interviews per survey participant. The MCBS continues to provide unique insight into the Medicare program and helps CMS and our external stakeholders better understand and evaluate the impact of existing programs and significant new policy initiatives. In the past, MCBS data have been used to assess potential changes to the Medicare program. For example, the MCBS was instrumental in supporting the development and implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit by providing a means to evaluate prescription drug costs and out-of-pocket burden for these drugs to Medicare beneficiaries. The revision will streamline some questionnaire sections, add a few new measures, and update the wording of questions and response categories. Most of the revised questions reflect an effort to bring the MCBS questionnaire in line with other national surveys that have more current wording of questions and response categories with well-established measures. As a whole, these revisions do not change the respondent burden; there is a small increase in overall burden reflecting a program change to oversample small population groups. Form Number: CMS-P-0015A (OMB control number: 0938- 0568); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for- profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 16,071; Total Annual Responses: 43,199; Total Annual Hours: 60,103. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact William Long at 410-786- 7927.) Dated: February 19, 2016. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016-03908 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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delay or disorder comparison group group); 5 hours 30 minutes (POP group); developmental evaluation, (4) maternal
(DD), and a second comparison group of 2 hours 45 minutes (DD group) to and child anthropometry measurements,
children randomly drawn from the complete, which includes (1) maternal (5) biosampling from biological parents
entire study cohort population (POP). It telephone interview with questions and child, and (6) abstraction of
is expected that the 5 SEED 3 study sites about maternal reproductive history and maternal prenatal and labor and
will have a total of 1,875 children enroll pregnancy with the index child, (2) delivery medical records. The estimated
and complete the study protocol. The parent-completed questionnaires about total burden hours are 18,431. There are
data collection process will take parental and child health and child no costs to participants other than their
approximately 9 hours 10 minutes (ASD development, (3) in-person child time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response hours
respondent (in hours)
Parent ................................................ SCQ .................................................. 1,875 1 30/60 938
Parent ................................................ Pregnancy Reference form .............. 1,875 1 15/60 469
Parent ................................................ Maternal Interview ............................ 1,875 1 60/60 1,875
Parent ................................................ Self-Administered Forms .................. 1,875 1 88/60 2,750
Parent ................................................ HIPAA Medical Records Release .... 1,500 1 20/60 500
Parent/Child ...................................... Clinic/Home Visit—Developmental 3,000 1 238/60 11,900
Assessment.
Total ........................................... ........................................................... 12,000 ........................ ........................ 18,431
Leroy A. Richardson, information collection for the proper 2. Email your request, including your
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, performance of the agency’s functions; address, phone number, OMB number,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the (2) the accuracy of the estimated and CMS document identifier, to
Associate Director for Science, Office of the burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and utility, and clarity of the information to 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
Prevention. be collected; and (4) the use of (410) 786–1326.
[FR Doc. 2016–03820 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] automated collection techniques or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P other forms of information technology to
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
minimize the information collection
1326.
burden.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
HUMAN SERVICES DATES: Comments must be received by
April 25, 2016. Contents
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or This notice sets out a summary of the
Services
OMB control number. To be assured use and burden associated with the
[Document Identifier: CMS–P–0015A]
consideration, comments and following information collections. More
recommendations must be submitted in detailed information can be found in
Agency Information Collection each collection’s supporting statement
Activities: Proposed Collection; any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your and associated materials (see
Comment Request ADDRESSES).
comments electronically to http://
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & www.regulations.gov. Follow the CMS–P–0015A Medicare Current
Medicaid Services. instructions for ‘‘Comment or Beneficiary Survey
ACTION: Notice. Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & document(s) that are accepting 3520), federal agencies must obtain
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing comments. approval from the Office of Management
an opportunity for the public to 2. By regular mail. You may mail and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
comment on CMS’ intention to collect written comments to the following information they conduct or sponsor.
information from the public. Under the address: CMS, Office of Strategic The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Operations and Regulatory Affairs, defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
PRA), federal agencies are require; to Division of Regulations Development, 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
publish notice in the Federal Register Attention: Document Identifier/OMB or requirements that members of the
concerning each proposed collection of Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05, public submit reports, keep records, or
information (including each proposed 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, provide information to a third party.
extension or reinstatement of an existing Maryland 21244–1850. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
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collection of information) and to allow To obtain copies of a supporting requires federal agencies to publish a
60 days for public comment on the statement and any related forms for the 60-day notice in the Federal Register
proposed action. Interested persons are proposed collection(s) summarized in concerning each proposed collection of
invited to send comments regarding our this notice, you may make your request information, including each proposed
burden estimates or any other aspect of using one of following: extension or reinstatement of an existing
this collection of information, including 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at collection of information, before
any of the following subjects: (1) The http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork submitting the collection to OMB for
necessity and utility of the proposed ReductionActof1995. approval. To comply with this
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requirement, CMS is publishing this The MCBS continues to provide proposed collection of certain
notice. unique insight into the Medicare information by the Agency. Under the
1. Type of Information Collection program and helps CMS and our Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
Request: Revision of a currently external stakeholders better understand PRA), Federal Agencies are required to
approved collection; Title of and evaluate the impact of existing publish notice in the Federal Register
Information Collection: Medicare programs and significant new policy concerning each proposed collection of
Current Beneficiary Survey; Use: CMS is initiatives. In the past, MCBS data have information and to allow 60 days for
the largest single payer of health care in been used to assess potential changes to public comment in response to the
the United States. With full the Medicare program. For example, the notice. This notice solicits comments on
implementation of the Affordable Care MCBS was instrumental in supporting Outcomes Evaluation Survey for
Act of 2010 (ACA), the agency will play the development and implementation of Graduates of the FDA Commissioner’s
a direct or indirect role in administering the Medicare prescription drug benefit Fellowship Program.
health insurance coverage for more than by providing a means to evaluate DATES: Submit either electronic or
120 million people across the Medicare, prescription drug costs and out-of- written comments on the collection of
Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchange pocket burden for these drugs to information by April 25, 2016.
populations. One of our critical aims is Medicare beneficiaries. The revision ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
to be an effective steward, major force, will streamline some questionnaire comments on the collection of
and trustworthy partner in leading the sections, add a few new measures, and information to http://
transformation of the health care update the wording of questions and www.regulations.gov. Submit written
system. We also aim to provide response categories. Most of the revised comments on the collection of
Americans with high quality care and questions reflect an effort to bring the information to the Division of Dockets
better health at lower costs through MCBS questionnaire in line with other Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
improvement. At the forefront of these national surveys that have more current Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
initiatives is the newly formed Center wording of questions and response 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All
for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation categories with well-established comments should be identified with the
(CMMI). measures. As a whole, these revisions docket number found in brackets in the
CMMI is authorized by Section 1115A do not change the respondent burden; heading of this document.
of the Social Security Act, as established there is a small increase in overall FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA
by section 3021 of the ACA and was burden reflecting a program change to PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food
established to ‘‘test innovative payment oversample small population groups. and Drug Administration, 8455
and service delivery models to reduce Form Number: CMS–P–0015A (OMB Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver
program expenditures while preserving control number: 0938–0568); Frequency: Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@
or enhancing the quality of care Occasionally; Affected Public: Business fda.hhs.gov.
furnished’’ to Medicare, Medicaid and or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
CHIP beneficiaries. Implicit across all of institutions; Number of Respondents: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
CMMI activities is an emphasis on 16,071; Total Annual Responses: PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
diffusion—finding and validating 43,199; Total Annual Hours: 60,103. Agencies must obtain approval from the
innovative models that have the (For policy questions regarding this Office of Management and Budget
potential to scale, facilitating rapid collection contact William Long at 410– (OMB) for each collection of
adoption, and letting them take root in 786–7927.) information they conduct or sponsor.
organizations, health systems, and ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
Dated: February 19, 2016. in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
communities across America.
The Medicare Current Beneficiary William N. Parham, III, 1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests
Survey (MCBS) is the most Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office or requirements that members of the
comprehensive and complete survey of Strategic Operations and Regulatory public submit reports, keep records, or
available on the Medicare population Affairs. provide information to a third party.
and is essential in capturing data not [FR Doc. 2016–03908 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
otherwise collected through our BILLING CODE 4120–01–P U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
operations. The MCBS is an in-person, Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
nationally-representative, longitudinal the Federal Register concerning each
survey of Medicare beneficiaries that we DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND proposed collection of information,
sponsor and is directed by the Office of HUMAN SERVICES including each proposed extension of an
Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA) Food and Drug Administration existing collection of information,
in partnership with the CMMI. The before submitting the collection to OMB
survey captures beneficiary information [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0566] for approval. To comply with this
whether aged or disabled, living in the requirement, FDA is publishing notice
community or facility, or serviced by Agency Information Collection of the proposed collection of
managed care or fee-for-service. Data Activities; Proposed Collection; information set forth in this document.
produced as part of the MCBS are Comment Request; Outcomes With respect to the following
enhanced with our administrative data Evaluation Survey for Graduates of the collection of information, FDA invites
(e.g. fee-for-service claims, prescription Food and Drug Administration comments on these topics: (1) Whether
Commissioner’s Fellowship Program
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drug event data, enrollment, etc.) to the proposed collection of information
provide users with more accurate and AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, is necessary for the proper performance
complete estimates of total health care HHS. of FDA’s functions, including whether
costs and utilization. The MCBS has ACTION: Notice. the information will have practical
been continuously fielded for more than utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA’s
20 years (encompassing over 1 million SUMMARY: The Food and Drug estimate of the burden of the proposed
interviews), and consists of three annual Administration (FDA) is announcing an collection of information, including the
interviews per survey participant. opportunity for public comment on the validity of the methodology and
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