82 FR 3325 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 7 (January 11, 2017)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3325-3326]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00298]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10265]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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 (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 March 13, 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 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-10265 Mandatory Insurer Reporting Requirements of Section 111 of 
the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Act of 2007

    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 
requirement, CMS is publishing this notice.

Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Mandatory Insurer 
Reporting Requirements of Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and 
SCHIP Act of 2007; Use: The CMS

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is responsible for oversight and implementation of the MSP provisions 
as part of its overall authority for the Medicare program. The CMS 
accomplishes this through a combination of direct CMS action and work 
by CMS' contractors. The CMS efforts include policy and operational 
guidelines, including regulations (as necessary), as well as oversight 
over contractor MSP responsibilities. As a result of litigation in the 
mid-1990's, certain GHP insurers were mandated to report coverage 
information for a number of years. Subsequent to this litigation 
related mandatory reporting, CMS instituted a Voluntary Data Sharing 
Agreement (VDSA) effort which expanded the scope of the GHP 
participants and added some NGHP participants. This VDSA process 
complemented the IRS/SSA/CMS Data Match reporting by employers, but 
clearly did not include the universe of primary payers and had few NGHP 
participants. Both GHP and NGHP entities have had and continue to have 
the responsibility for determining when they are primary to Medicare 
and to pay appropriately, even without the mandatory Section 111 
process. In order to make this determination, they should already and 
always be collecting most of the information CMS will require in 
connection with Section 111 of the MMSEA. Section 111 establishes 
separate mandatory reporting requirements for GHP arrangements as well 
as for liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault 
insurance, and workers' compensation, these may collectively be 
referred to as ``Non-GHP or NGHP.'' Form Number: CMS-10265 (OMB control 
number: 0938-1074); Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly; Affected Public: 
Private Sector (Business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 
19,248; Total Annual Responses: 5,019,248; Total Annual Hours: 557,826. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact John Albert at 
410-786-7457.)

    Dated: January 5, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-00298 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am]
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