82_FR_19814 82 FR 19733 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

82 FR 19733 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 81 (April 28, 2017)

Page Range19733-19734
FR Document2017-08663

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 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-304/CMS-304a, CMS-368/CMS-R-144, and CMS-R-
308]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

ACTION: 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 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 on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by May 30, 2017.

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: 
[email protected].
    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 Web site address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
    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: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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. 
Comments submitted in response to the 60-day FR Notice have been 
addressed in Appendix A of the ICR. 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: Reconciliation of 
State Invoice and Prior Quarter Adjustment Statement; Use: Form CMS-304 
(Reconciliation of State Invoice) is used by manufacturers to respond 
to the state's rebate invoice for current quarter utilization. Form 
CMS-304a (Prior Quarter Adjustment Statement) is required only in those 
instances where a change to the original rebate data submittal is 
necessary. Form Number: CMS-304 and -304a (OMB control number: 0938-
0676); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 1,037; Total Annual Responses: 4,148; 
Total Annual Hours: 187,880. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Andrea Wellington at 410-786-3490.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Drug 
Rebate Program Forms; Use: We develop the rebate amount per drug unit 
from information supplied by the drug manufacturers and distributes 
these data to the states. States then must report quarterly to the drug 
manufacturers and report to us the total number of units of each dosage 
form/strength of their covered outpatient drugs reimbursed during a 
quarter and the rebate amount to be refunded. This report is due within 
60 days of the end of each calendar quarter. The information in the 
report is based on claims paid by the state Medicaid agency during a 
calendar quarter. Form CMS-R-144 (Quarterly Report Data) is required 
from states quarterly to report utilization for any drugs paid for 
during that quarter. Form CMS-368 (Administrative Data) is required 
only in those instances where a change to the original data submittal 
is necessary. Form Number: CMS-368 and -R-144 (OMB control number: 
0938-0582); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 
224; Total Annual Hours: 12,101. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Andrea Wellington at 410-786-3490.)
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Children's 
Health Insurance Program and Supporting Regulations; Use: States must 
submit title XXI plans and amendments for approval by the Secretary. We 
use the plan and its subsequent amendments to determine if the state 
has met the requirements of title XXI. Information provided in the 
state plan, state plan amendments, and from the other information we 
are collecting will be used by advocacy groups, beneficiaries, 
applicants, other governmental agencies, providers groups, research 
organizations, health care corporations, health care consultants. 
States will use the information collected to assess state plan 
performance, health outcomes and an evaluation of the amount of 
substitution of private coverage that occurs as a result of the 
subsidies and the effect of the subsidies on access to coverage. Form 
Number: CMS-R-308 (OMB control number: 0938-0841); Frequency: Yearly, 
Once, and Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 
28,294,596; Total Annual Hours: 1,473,885. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Amy Lutzky at 410-786-0721).


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    Dated: April 25, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-08663 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-                      information supplied by the drug
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                          Listing.html.                                         manufacturers and distributes these data
                                                                                                              2. Email your request, including your               to the states. States then must report
                                                    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                         address, phone number, OMB number,                    quarterly to the drug manufacturers and
                                                    Services                                                and CMS document identifier, to                       report to us the total number of units of
                                                    [Document Identifiers: CMS–304/CMS–304a,
                                                                                                            Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.                                each dosage form/strength of their
                                                    CMS–368/CMS–R–144, and CMS–R–308]                         3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at             covered outpatient drugs reimbursed
                                                                                                            (410) 786–1326.                                       during a quarter and the rebate amount
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      to be refunded. This report is due
                                                    Activities: Submission for OMB                          William Parham at (410) 786–4669.                     within 60 days of the end of each
                                                    Review; Comment Request                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the                  calendar quarter. The information in the
                                                    AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)                 report is based on claims paid by the
                                                    Medicaid Services, HHS.                                 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies               state Medicaid agency during a calendar
                                                                                                            must obtain approval from the Office of               quarter. Form CMS–R–144 (Quarterly
                                                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            Management and Budget (OMB) for each                  Report Data) is required from states
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Centers for Medicare &                  collection of information they conduct                quarterly to report utilization for any
                                                    Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing                   or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of                  drugs paid for during that quarter. Form
                                                    an opportunity for the public to                        information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.                 CMS–368 (Administrative Data) is
                                                    comment on CMS’ intention to collect                    3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and                       required only in those instances where
                                                    information from the public. Under the                  includes agency requests or                           a change to the original data submittal
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         requirements that members of the public               is necessary. Form Number: CMS–368
                                                    (PRA), federal agencies are required to                 submit reports, keep records, or provide              and –R–144 (OMB control number:
                                                    publish notice in the Federal Register                  information to a third party. Section                 0938–0582); Frequency: Quarterly;
                                                    concerning each proposed collection of                  3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.                   Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
                                                    information, including each proposed                    3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies              Governments; Number of Respondents:
                                                    extension or reinstatement of an existing               to publish a 30-day notice in the
                                                                                                                                                                  56; Total Annual Responses: 224; Total
                                                    collection of information, and to allow                 Federal Register concerning each
                                                                                                                                                                  Annual Hours: 12,101. (For policy
                                                    a second opportunity for public                         proposed collection of information,
                                                                                                                                                                  questions regarding this collection
                                                    comment on the notice. Interested                       including each proposed extension or
                                                                                                            reinstatement of an existing collection               contact Andrea Wellington at 410–786–
                                                    persons are invited to send comments                                                                          3490.)
                                                    regarding the burden estimate or any                    of information, before submitting the
                                                    other aspect of this collection of                      collection to OMB for approval.                          3. Type of Information Collection
                                                    information, including the necessity and                Comments submitted in response to the                 Request: Extension of a currently
                                                    utility of the proposed information                     60-day FR Notice have been addressed                  approved collection; Title of
                                                    collection for the proper performance of                in Appendix A of the ICR. To comply                   Information Collection: State Children’s
                                                    the agency’s functions, the accuracy of                 with this requirement, CMS is                         Health Insurance Program and
                                                    the estimated burden, ways to enhance                   publishing this notice that summarizes                Supporting Regulations; Use: States
                                                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the                the following proposed collection(s) of               must submit title XXI plans and
                                                    information to be collected; and the use                information for public comment:                       amendments for approval by the
                                                    of automated collection techniques or                     1. Type of Information Collection                   Secretary. We use the plan and its
                                                    other forms of information technology to                Request: Extension of a currently                     subsequent amendments to determine if
                                                    minimize the information collection                     approved collection; Title of                         the state has met the requirements of
                                                    burden.                                                 Information Collection: Reconciliation                title XXI. Information provided in the
                                                                                                            of State Invoice and Prior Quarter                    state plan, state plan amendments, and
                                                    DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of                 Adjustment Statement; Use: Form CMS–
                                                    information must be received by the                                                                           from the other information we are
                                                                                                            304 (Reconciliation of State Invoice) is              collecting will be used by advocacy
                                                    OMB desk officer by May 30, 2017.                       used by manufacturers to respond to the               groups, beneficiaries, applicants, other
                                                    ADDRESSES: When commenting on the                       state’s rebate invoice for current quarter            governmental agencies, providers
                                                    proposed information collections,                       utilization. Form CMS–304a (Prior                     groups, research organizations, health
                                                    please reference the document identifier                Quarter Adjustment Statement) is
                                                                                                                                                                  care corporations, health care
                                                    or OMB control number. To be assured                    required only in those instances where
                                                                                                                                                                  consultants. States will use the
                                                    consideration, comments and                             a change to the original rebate data
                                                    recommendations must be received by                                                                           information collected to assess state
                                                                                                            submittal is necessary. Form Number:
                                                    the OMB desk officer via one of the                     CMS–304 and –304a (OMB control                        plan performance, health outcomes and
                                                    following transmissions: OMB, Office of                 number: 0938–0676); Frequency:                        an evaluation of the amount of
                                                    Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or               substitution of private coverage that
                                                    Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax                        other for-profits; Number of                          occurs as a result of the subsidies and
                                                    Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email:                       Respondents: 1,037; Total Annual                      the effect of the subsidies on access to
                                                    OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.                            Responses: 4,148; Total Annual Hours:                 coverage. Form Number: CMS–R–308
                                                      To obtain copies of a supporting                      187,880. (For policy questions regarding              (OMB control number: 0938–0841);
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                                                    statement and any related forms for the                 this collection contact Andrea                        Frequency: Yearly, Once, and
                                                    proposed collection(s) summarized in                    Wellington at 410–786–3490.)                          Occasionally; Affected Public: State,
                                                    this notice, you may make your request                    2. Type of Information Collection                   Local, or Tribal Governments; Number
                                                    using one of following:                                 Request: Extension of a currently                     of Respondents: 56; Total Annual
                                                      1. Access CMS’ Web site address at                    approved collection; Title of                         Responses: 28,294,596; Total Annual
                                                    Web site address at https://                            Information Collection: Medicaid Drug                 Hours: 1,473,885. (For policy questions
                                                    www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-                            Rebate Program Forms; Use: We develop                 regarding this collection contact Amy
                                                    Guidance/Legislation/                                   the rebate amount per drug unit from                  Lutzky at 410–786–0721).


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                                                       Dated: April 25, 2017.                                 To obtain copies of a supporting                    prevention of sudden cardiac death is
                                                    William N. Parham, III,                                 statement and any related forms for the               less compelling for certain patients.
                                                    Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office             proposed collection(s) summarized in                     To encourage responsible and
                                                    of Strategic Operations and Regulatory                  this notice, you may make your request                appropriate use of ICDs, we issued a
                                                    Affairs.                                                using one of following:                               ‘‘Decision Memo for Implantable
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–08663 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am]               1. Access CMS’ Web site address at                  Defibrillators’’ on January 27, 2005,
                                                    BILLING CODE 4120–01–P                                  Web site address at https://                          indicating that ICDs will be covered for
                                                                                                            www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-                          primary prevention of sudden cardiac
                                                                                                            Guidance/Legislation/                                 death if the beneficiary is enrolled in
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-                      either an FDA-approved category B IDE
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                          Listing.html                                          clinical trial (42 CFR 405.201), a trial
                                                                                                              2. Email your request, including your               under the CMS Clinical Trial Policy
                                                    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                         address, phone number, OMB number,                    (NCD Manual § 310.1) or a qualifying
                                                    Services                                                and CMS document identifier, to                       prospective data collection system
                                                                                                            Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.                                (either a practical clinical trial or
                                                    [Document Identifiers: CMS–10151, CMS–
                                                                                                              3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at             prospective systematic data collection,
                                                    10199, CMS–R–13, CMS–10279]
                                                                                                            (410) 786–1326.                                       which is sometimes referred to as a
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      registry). Form Number: CMS–10151
                                                    Activities: Submission for OMB                          William Parham at (410) 786–4669.                     (OMB control number: 0938–0967);
                                                    Review; Comment Request                                                                                       Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                                                                                                                                  Public: Business or other for-profits,
                                                    AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
                                                                                                                                                                  Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
                                                    Medicaid Services, HHS.                                 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
                                                                                                                                                                  Respondents: 1,600; Total Annual
                                                                                                            must obtain approval from the Office of
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               Responses: 80,000; Total Annual Hours:
                                                                                                            Management and Budget (OMB) for each
                                                                                                                                                                  20,000. (For policy questions regarding
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Centers for Medicare &                  collection of information they conduct                this collection contact JoAnna Baldwin
                                                    Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing                   or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of                  at 410–786–7205.)
                                                    an opportunity for the public to                        information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.                    2. Type of Information Collection
                                                    comment on CMS’ intention to collect                    3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and                       Request: Revision of a currently
                                                    information from the public. Under the                  includes agency requests or                           approved collection; Title of
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         requirements that members of the public               Information Collection: Data Collection
                                                    (PRA), federal agencies are required to                 submit reports, keep records, or provide              for Medicare Facilities Performing
                                                    publish notice in the Federal Register                  information to a third party. Section                 Carotid Artery Stenting with Embolic
                                                    concerning each proposed collection of                  3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.                   Protection in Patients at High Risk for
                                                    information, including each proposed                    3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies              Carotid Endarterectomy; Use: We
                                                    extension or reinstatement of an existing               to publish a 30-day notice in the                     provide coverage for carotid artery
                                                    collection of information, and to allow                 Federal Register concerning each                      stenting (CAS) with embolic protection
                                                    a second opportunity for public                         proposed collection of information,                   for patients at high risk for carotid
                                                    comment on the notice. Interested                       including each proposed extension or                  endarterectomy and who also have
                                                    persons are invited to send comments                    reinstatement of an existing collection               symptomatic carotid artery stenosis
                                                    regarding the burden estimate or any                    of information, before submitting the                 between 50 percent and 70 percent or
                                                    other aspect of this collection of                      collection to OMB for approval.                       have asymptomatic carotid artery
                                                    information, including the necessity and                Comments submitted in response to the                 stenosis ≥80 percent in accordance with
                                                    utility of the proposed information                     60-day Federal Register Notice have                   the Category B IDE clinical trials
                                                    collection for the proper performance of                been addressed in Appendix A of the                   regulation (42 CFR 405.201), a trial
                                                    the agency’s functions, the accuracy of                 ICR. To comply with this requirement,                 under the CMS Clinical Trial Policy
                                                    the estimated burden, ways to enhance                   CMS is publishing this notice that                    (NCD Manual § 310.1, or in accordance
                                                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the                summarizes the following proposed                     with the National Coverage
                                                    information to be collected; and the use                collection(s) of information for public               Determination on CAS post approval
                                                    of automated collection techniques or                   comment:                                              studies (Medicare NCD Manual 20.7).
                                                    other forms of information technology to                   1. Type of Information Collection                  Accordingly, we consider coverage for
                                                    minimize the information collection                     Request: Reinstatement with change of a               CAS reasonable and necessary (section
                                                    burden.                                                 previously approved collection; Title of              1862(A)(1)(a) of the Social Security Act).
                                                                                                            Information Collection: Data Collection               However, evidence for use of CAS with
                                                    DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of                 for Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving                  embolic protection for patients with
                                                    information must be received by the                     Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators               high risk for carotid endarterectomy and
                                                    OMB desk officer by May 30, 2017.                       for Primary Prevention of Sudden                      who also have symptomatic carotid
                                                    ADDRESSES: When commenting on the                       Cardiac Death; Use: We provide                        artery stenosis ≥70 percent who are not
                                                    proposed information collections,                       coverage for implantable cardioverter-                enrolled in a study or trial is less
                                                    please reference the document identifier                defibrillators (ICDs) for secondary                   compelling. To encourage responsible
                                                    or OMB control number. To be assured                    prevention of sudden cardiac death                    and appropriate use of CAS with
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                                                    consideration, comments and                             based on extensive evidence showing                   embolic protection, we issued a
                                                    recommendations must be received by                     that use of ICDs among patients with a                Decision Memo for Carotid Artery
                                                    the OMB desk officer via one of the                     certain set of physiologic conditions are             Stenting on March 17, 2005, indicating
                                                    following transmissions: OMB, Office of                 effective. Accordingly, we consider                   that CAS with embolic protection for
                                                    Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     coverage for ICDs reasonable and                      symptomatic carotid artery stenosis ≥70
                                                    Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax                        necessary under Section 1862(a)(1)(A) of              percent will be covered only if
                                                    Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email:                       the Social Security Act. However,                     performed in facilities that have been
                                                    OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.                            evidence for use of ICDs for primary                  determined to be competent in


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by May 30, 2017.
ContactWilliam Parham at (410) 786-4669.
FR Citation82 FR 19733 

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