82 FR 24350 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 24350-24351 | |
| FR Document | 2017-10944 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 24350-24351] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10944] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10454, CMS-10558 and CMS-10650] 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 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 July 25, 2017. 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 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: 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-10454 Disclosure of State Rating Requirements CMS-10558 Information Collection for Machine Readable Data for Provider Network and Prescription Formulary Content for FFM QHPs CMS-10650 State Permissions for Enrollment in Qualified Health Plans in the Federally Facilitated Exchange & Non-Exchange Entities 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 [[Page 24351]] 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 requirement, CMS is publishing this notice. Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Disclosure of State Rating Requirements; Use: The final rule ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review'' implements sections 2701, 2702, and 2703 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), as added and amended by the Affordable Care Act, and sections 1302(e) and 1312(c) of the Affordable Care Act. The rule directs that states submit to CMS certain information about state rating and risk pooling requirements for their individual, small group, and large group markets, as applicable. Specifically, states will inform CMS of age rating ratios that are narrower than 3:1 for adults; tobacco use rating ratios that are narrower than 1.5:1; a state- established uniform age curve; geographic rating areas; whether premiums in the small and large group market are required to be based on average enrollee amounts (also known as composite premiums); and, in states that do not permit any rating variation based on age or tobacco use, uniform family tier structures and corresponding multipliers. In addition, states that elect to merge their individual and small group market risk pools into a combined pool will notify CMS of such election. This information will allow CMS to determine whether state- specific rules apply or Federal default rules apply. It will also support the accuracy of the federal risk adjustment methodology. Form Number: CMS-10454 (OMB Control Number 0938-1258); Frequency: On Occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Private Sector; Number of Respondents: 47; Number of Responses: 47; Total Annual Hours: 2,239. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Russell Tipps at 301-492-4371.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved information collection request; Title of Information Collection: Information Collection for Machine Readable Data for Provider Network and Prescription Formulary Content for FFM QHPs; Use: Under 45 CFR 156.122(d)(1)(2) and 156.230(c) and in the final rule, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018 (CMS-9934-F), standards for qualified health plan (QHP) issuers are established for the submission of provider and formulary data in a machine- readable format to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and for posting on issuer Web sites. These standards provide greater transparency for consumers, including by allowing software developers to access formulary and provider data to create innovative and informative tools. Form Number: CMS-10558 (OMB Control Number 0938-1284); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Business, and Not-for Profits; Number of Respondents: 397; Number of Responses: 397; Total Hours: 208. (For questions regarding this collection contact Joshua Annas at (301) 492- 4407.) 3. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection of information request; Title of Information Collection: State Permissions for Enrollment in Qualified Health Plans in the Federally Facilitated Exchange & Non-Exchange Entities; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111-152, enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively, ``Affordable Care Act''), expand access to health insurance for individuals and employees of small businesses through the establishment of new Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), also called Marketplaces, including the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The Exchanges, which became operational on January 1, 2014, enhance competition in the health insurance market, expand access to affordable health insurance for millions of Americans, and provide consumers with a place to easily compare and shop for health insurance coverage. This Information Collection Request (ICR) serves as the formal request for a new data collection clearance associated with the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018 Final Rule (2018 Payment Notice). This ICR includes data collections related to the ability of states to permit agents and brokers to assist qualified individuals, qualified employers, or qualified employees enrolling in Qualified Health Plans in the Federally Facilitated Exchange (Sec. 155.220) and ICRs related to non-exchange entities (Sec. 155.260). Form Number: CMS-10650 (OMB Control Number 0939--NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Business, and Not-for Profits; Number of Respondents: 107,207; Number of Responses: 107,207; Total Annual Hours: 512,141. (For questions regarding this collection contact Joshua Annas at (301-492-4407). Dated: May 23, 2017. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 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c. The number of contractor direct labor information on those who are to ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
hours expended on the services respond, through the use of appropriate reference the document identifier or
performed during the previous technological collection techniques or OMB control number. To be assured
Government fiscal year; and other forms of information technology. consideration, comments and
d. Data reported by subcontractors. Obtaining copies of proposals: recommendations must be submitted in
The prime contractor shall require Requesters may obtain a copy of the any one of the following ways:
each first-tier subcontractor performing information collection documents from 1. Electronically. You may send your
under the contract to provide the General Services Administration, comments electronically to http://
annually— Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), www.regulations.gov. Follow the
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC instructions for ‘‘Comment or
a. The subcontract number (including
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
subcontractor name and if available,
cite OMB Control No. 9000–0179, to find the information collection
Unique Entity Identifier number; and
Service Contracts Reporting document(s) that are accepting
b. The number of first-tier subcontractor
Requirements, in all correspondence. comments.
direct-labor hours expended on the
services performed during the Dated: May 22, 2017. 2. By regular mail. You may mail
previous Government fiscal year. Lorin S. Curit, written comments to the following
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, address:
In order to invoice the government for
time-and-material/labor-hour (T&M/LH) Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and
Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Division of
and cost-reimbursement contracts, Governmentwide Policy.
contractors already track labor hours Regulations Development, Attention:
[FR Doc. 2017–10849 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] Document Identifier/OMB Control
expended, so the rule will cover T&M/
LH and cost-reimbursement contracts BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P Number lll, Room C4–26–05,
over the simplified acquisition 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
threshold. Maryland 21244–1850.
Fixed price contracts are covered if DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND To obtain copies of a supporting
the estimated total value is at $500,000 HUMAN SERVICES statement and any related forms for the
or more in FY 2016 and thereafter. proposed collection(s) summarized in
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid this notice, you may make your request
For indefinite-delivery contracts,
Services using one of following:
including but not limited to, indefinite-
delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) [Document Identifier: CMS–10454, CMS– 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
contracts, Federal Supply Schedule 10558 and CMS–10650] https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
(FSS) contracts, Governmentwide Guidance/Legislation/
Acquisition contracts (GWACs), and Agency Information Collection PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-
Activities: Proposed Collection; Listing.html.
multi-agency contracts, reporting
Comment Request 2. Email your request, including your
requirements will be determined based
on the expected dollar amount and type AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & address, phone number, OMB number,
of the orders issued under the contracts. Medicaid Services, HHS. and CMS document identifier, to
The burden has increased from the ACTION: Notice. Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
one in Federal Register Notice 78 FR 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
16268 dated March 14, 2013 due to SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & (410) 786–1326.
more respondents being included in the Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
overall total based on FY 2016 FPDS an opportunity for the public to Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
data. The threshold for Fixed-price comment on CMS’ intention to collect 1326.
contract reports are now covered if the information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
estimated total value is at $500,000 or
more. PRA), federal agencies are required to Contents
publish notice in the Federal Register
B. Annual Reporting Burden concerning each proposed collection of This notice sets out a summary of the
information (including each proposed use and burden associated with the
Respondents: 111,172.
extension or reinstatement of an existing following information collections. More
Responses/respondent: 1.
collection of information) and to allow detailed information can be found in
Total annual responses: 111,172.
60 days for public comment on the each collection’s supporting statement
Preparation hours per response: 2.
proposed action. Interested persons are and associated materials (see
Total response burden hours: 222,344.
invited to send comments regarding our ADDRESSES).
C. Public Comments burden estimates or any other aspect of CMS–10454 Disclosure of State Rating
Public comments are particularly this collection of information, including Requirements
invited on: Whether this collection of the necessity and utility of the proposed CMS–10558 Information Collection for
information is necessary for the proper information collection for the proper Machine Readable Data for Provider
performance of functions of the FAR, performance of the agency’s functions, Network and Prescription Formulary
and whether it will have practical the accuracy of the estimated burden, Content for FFM QHPs
utility; whether our estimate of the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and CMS–10650 State Permissions for
public burden of this collection of clarity of the information to be Enrollment in Qualified Health Plans
information is accurate, and based on collected, and the use of automated in the Federally Facilitated Exchange
valid assumptions and methodology; collection techniques or other forms of & Non-Exchange Entities
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and information technology to minimize the Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
clarity of the information to be information collection burden. 3520), federal agencies must obtain
collected; and ways in which we can DATES: Comments must be received by approval from the Office of Management
minimize the burden of the collection of July 25, 2017. and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
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information they conduct or sponsor. 2. Type of Information Collection ability of states to permit agents and
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is Request: Revision of a currently brokers to assist qualified individuals,
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR approved information collection qualified employers, or qualified
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests request; Title of Information Collection: employees enrolling in Qualified Health
or requirements that members of the Information Collection for Machine Plans in the Federally Facilitated
public submit reports, keep records, or Readable Data for Provider Network and Exchange (§ 155.220) and ICRs related to
provide information to a third party. Prescription Formulary Content for FFM non-exchange entities (§ 155.260). Form
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA QHPs; Use: Under 45 CFR Number: CMS–10650 (OMB Control
requires federal agencies to publish a 156.122(d)(1)(2) and 156.230(c) and in Number 0939—NEW); Frequency:
60-day notice in the Federal Register the final rule, Patient Protection and Annually; Affected Public: Private
concerning each proposed collection of Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Sector, State, Business, and Not-for
information, including each proposed Benefit and Payment Parameters for Profits; Number of Respondents:
extension or reinstatement of an existing 2018 (CMS–9934–F), standards for 107,207; Number of Responses: 107,207;
collection of information, before qualified health plan (QHP) issuers are Total Annual Hours: 512,141. (For
submitting the collection to OMB for established for the submission of questions regarding this collection
approval. To comply with this provider and formulary data in a contact Joshua Annas at (301–492–
requirement, CMS is publishing this machine- readable format to the 4407).
notice. Department of Health and Human
Dated: May 23, 2017.
Services (HHS) and for posting on issuer
Information Collection William N. Parham, III,
Web sites. These standards provide
1. Type of Information Collection greater transparency for consumers, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
Request: Revision of a currently including by allowing software of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
approved collection; Title of Affairs.
developers to access formulary and
Information Collection: Disclosure of [FR Doc. 2017–10944 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am]
provider data to create innovative and
State Rating Requirements; Use: The informative tools. Form Number: CMS– BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
final rule ‘‘Patient Protection and 10558 (OMB Control Number 0938–
Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance 1284); Frequency: Annually; Affected
Market Rules; Rate Review’’ implements Public: Private Sector, State, Business, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
sections 2701, 2702, and 2703 of the and Not-for Profits; Number of HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), as Respondents: 397; Number of
added and amended by the Affordable Food and Drug Administration
Responses: 397; Total Hours: 208. (For
Care Act, and sections 1302(e) and questions regarding this collection [Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0523]
1312(c) of the Affordable Care Act. The contact Joshua Annas at (301) 492-
rule directs that states submit to CMS 4407.) Agency Information Collection
certain information about state rating 3. Type of Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
and risk pooling requirements for their Request: New collection of information Comment Request; Applications for
individual, small group, and large group request; Title of Information Collection: Food and Drug Administration
markets, as applicable. Specifically, State Permissions for Enrollment in Approval To Market a New Drug
states will inform CMS of age rating Qualified Health Plans in the Federally
ratios that are narrower than 3:1 for AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
Facilitated Exchange & Non-Exchange
adults; tobacco use rating ratios that are HHS.
Entities; Use: The Patient Protection and
narrower than 1.5:1; a state-established Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111– ACTION: Notice.
uniform age curve; geographic rating 148, enacted on March 23, 2010, and the
areas; whether premiums in the small SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Health Care and Education
and large group market are required to Administration (FDA or Agency) is
Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111–
be based on average enrollee amounts announcing an opportunity for public
152, enacted on March 30, 2010
(also known as composite premiums); comment on the proposed collection of
(collectively, ‘‘Affordable Care Act’’),
and, in states that do not permit any certain information by the Agency.
expand access to health insurance for
rating variation based on age or tobacco individuals and employees of small Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
use, uniform family tier structures and businesses through the establishment of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are
corresponding multipliers. In addition, new Affordable Insurance Exchanges required to publish notice in the
states that elect to merge their (Exchanges), also called Marketplaces, Federal Register concerning each
individual and small group market risk including the Small Business Health proposed collection of information,
pools into a combined pool will notify Options Program (SHOP). The including each proposed extension of an
CMS of such election. This information Exchanges, which became operational existing collection of information, and
will allow CMS to determine whether on January 1, 2014, enhance to allow 60 days for public comment in
state-specific rules apply or Federal competition in the health insurance response to the notice. This notice
default rules apply. It will also support market, expand access to affordable solicits comments on the requirements
the accuracy of the federal risk health insurance for millions of governing applications for FDA
adjustment methodology. Form Number: Americans, and provide consumers with approval to market a new drug.
CMS–10454 (OMB Control Number a place to easily compare and shop for DATES: Submit either electronic or
0938–1258); Frequency: On Occasion; health insurance coverage. written comments on the collection of
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal This Information Collection Request information by June 26, 2017. Late,
Governments, Private Sector; Number of (ICR) serves as the formal request for a untimely filed comments will not be
Respondents: 47; Number of Responses: new data collection clearance associated considered. Electronic comments must
47; Total Annual Hours: 2,239. (For with the HHS Notice of Benefit and be submitted on or before July 25, 2017.
policy questions regarding this Payment Parameters for 2018 Final Rule The https://www.regulations.gov
collection, contact Russell Tipps at 301– (2018 Payment Notice). This ICR electronic filing system will accept
492–4371.) includes data collections related to the comments until midnight Eastern Time
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