82 FR 54344 - 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 221 (November 17, 2017)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-25008 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 54344-54345] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25008] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-102 and CMS-105] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; 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 (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 [[Page 54345]] 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 December 18, 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. 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: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Budget Workload Reports and Supporting Regulations; Use: We will use the collected information to determine the amount of Federal reimbursement for surveys conducted. Use of the information includes program evaluation, audit, budget formulation and budget approval. Form CMS-102 is a multi-purpose form designed to capture and record all budget and expenditure data. Form CMS-105 captures the annual projected CLIA workload that the State survey agency will accomplish. Our regional offices also use the information to approve the annual projected CLIA workload. The information is required as part of the section 1864 agreement with the state. Form Numbers: CMS-102 and CMS- 105 (OMB control number: 0938-0599); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours: 1,700. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Jeffrey Pleines at 410-786- 0684.) Dated: November 14, 2017. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017-25008 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 15 5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580, collection of public comments to
maximum. or deliver your comment to the consider and use in this proceeding as
These estimates include any time following address: Federal Trade appropriate. The Commission will
spent by separately incorporated Commission, Office of the Secretary, consider all timely and responsive
subsidiaries and other entities affiliated Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., public comments that it receives on or
with the ultimate parent companies that 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J), before December 18, 2017. For
receive the information requests. Washington, DC 20024. If possible, information on the Commission’s
Estimated Average Burden per Year submit your paper comment to the privacy policy, including routine uses
per Respondent: 180 hours. Commission by courier or overnight permitted by the Privacy Act, see
(a) Information requests to the four service. https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/
largest cigarette companies and five Because your comment will be placed privacy-policy.
largest smokeless tobacco companies, at on the publicly accessible FTC Web site Comments on the information
a per company average each year of 180 at https://www.ftc.gov/, you are solely collection requirements subject to
hours = 1,620 hours, cumulatively, per responsible for making sure that your review under the PRA should
year; and comment does not include any sensitive additionally be submitted to OMB. If
(b) Information requests to six or confidential information. In sent by U.S. mail, they should be
additional respondents, of smaller size, particular, your comment should not addressed to Office of Information and
at a per company average each year of include any sensitive personal Regulatory Affairs, Office of
60 hours = 360 hours, cumulatively, per information, such as your or anyone Management and Budget, Attention:
year. else’s Social Security number; date of Desk Officer for the Federal Trade
Estimated Annual Labor Cost: birth; driver’s license number or other Commission, New Executive Office
$198,000. state identification number, or foreign Building, Docket Library, Room 10102,
Estimated Capital or Other Non-Labor country equivalent; passport number; 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
Cost: De minimis. financial account number; or credit or 20503. Comments sent to OMB by U.S.
Request for Comment: You can file a debit card number. You are also solely postal mail are subject to delays due to
comment online or on paper. For the responsible for making sure that your heightened security precautions. Thus,
Commission to consider your comment, comment does not include any sensitive comments instead can also be sent via
we must receive it on or before health information, such as medical email to wliberante@omb.eop.gov.
December 18, 2017. Write ‘‘Tobacco records or other individually
Reports: Paperwork Comment, FTC File identifiable health information. In David C. Shonka,
No. P054507’’ on your comment. Your addition, your comment should not Acting General Counsel.
comment—including your name and include any ‘‘trade secret or any [FR Doc. 2017–24915 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
your state—will be placed on the public commercial or financial information BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
record of this proceeding, including, to which . . . is privileged or
the extent practicable, on the public confidential’’—as provided by Section
Commission Web site, at http:// 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)— HUMAN SERVICES
Postal mail addressed to the including in particular competitively
Commission is subject to delay due to sensitive information such as costs, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
heightened security screening. As a sales statistics, inventories, formulas, Services
result, we encourage you to submit your patterns, devices, manufacturing
[Document Identifier: CMS–102 and CMS–
comments online, or to send them to the processes, or customer names.
105]
Commission by courier or overnight Comments containing material for
service. To make sure that the which confidential treatment is Agency Information Collection
Commission considers your online requested must be filed in paper form, Activities: Submission for OMB
comment, you must file it at https:// must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’ Review; Comment Request
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c).
tobaccoreportspra, by following the In particular, the written request for AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
instructions on the web-based form. confidential treatment that accompanies Medicaid Services, HHS.
When this Notice appears at http:// the comment must include the factual ACTION: Notice.
www.regulations.gov/#!home, you also and legal basis for the request, and must
identify the specific portions of the SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
may file a comment through that Web
comment to be withheld from the public Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
site.
If you file your comment on paper, record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your an opportunity for the public to
write ‘‘Tobacco Reports: Paperwork comment will be kept confidential only comment on CMS’ intention to collect
Comment, FTC File No. P054507’’ on if the General Counsel grants your information from the public. Under the
your comment and on the envelope, and request in accordance with the law and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
mail your comment to the following the public interest. Once your comment (PRA), federal agencies are required to
address: Federal Trade Commission, has been posted on the public FTC Web publish notice in the Federal Register
Office of the Secretary, 600 site—as legally required by FTC Rule concerning each proposed collection of
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC– 4.9(b)—we cannot redact or remove information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
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your comment from the FTC Web site,
possible that orders might not be issued in any unless you submit a confidentiality collection of information, and to allow
given year and that orders seeking information for request that meets the requirements for a second opportunity for public
two years would be issued the next year. The such treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), comment on the notice. Interested
figures set forth in this notice for the estimated and the General Counsel grants that persons are invited to send comments
hours and labor costs associated with this
information collection represent average annual request. regarding the burden estimate or any
burden over the course of the prospective PRA The FTC Act and other laws that the other aspect of this collection of
clearance. Commission administers permit the information, including the necessity and
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utility of the proposed information 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
collection for the proper performance of to publish a 30-day notice in the HUMAN SERVICES
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of Federal Register concerning each
the estimated burden, ways to enhance proposed collection of information, Administration for Children and
the quality, utility, and clarity of the including each proposed extension or Families
information to be collected; and the use reinstatement of an existing collection
of automated collection techniques or Proposed Information Collection
of information, before submitting the
other forms of information technology to Activity; Comment Request
collection to OMB for approval. To
minimize the information collection comply with this requirement, CMS is Proposed Projects:
burden. publishing this notice that summarizes Title: Generic Clearance for the
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of the following proposed collection(s) of Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
information must be received by the information for public comment: Agency Service Delivery.
OMB desk officer by December 18, 2017. OMB No.: 0970–0401.
1. Type of Information Collection
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the Description: Executive Order 12862
Request: Reinstatement without change
proposed information collections, directs Federal agencies to provide
of a previously approved collection;
please reference the document identifier service to the public that matches or
Title of Information Collection: Clinical exceeds the best service available in the
or OMB control number. To be assured
Laboratory Improvement Amendments private sector. In order to work
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by of 1988 (CLIA) Budget Workload continuously to ensure that the
the OMB desk officer via one of the Reports and Supporting Regulations; Administration for Children and
following transmissions: OMB, Office of Use: We will use the collected Families’ programs are effective and
Information and Regulatory Affairs, information to determine the amount of meet our customers’ needs we use a
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Federal reimbursement for surveys generic clearance process to collect
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: conducted. Use of the information qualitative feedback on our service
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. includes program evaluation, audit, delivery. This collection of information
To obtain copies of a supporting budget formulation and budget is necessary to enable ACF to garner
statement and any related forms for the approval. Form CMS–102 is a multi- customer and stakeholder feedback in
proposed collection(s) summarized in purpose form designed to capture and an efficient timely manner, in accord
this notice, you may make your request record all budget and expenditure data. with our commitment to improving
using one of following: Form CMS–105 captures the annual service delivery. The information
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at projected CLIA workload that the State collected from our customers and
Web site address at https:// survey agency will accomplish. Our stakeholders will help ensure that users
www.cms.gov/Regulations-and- regional offices also use the information have an effective, efficient and
Guidance/Legislation/Paperwork to approve the annual projected CLIA satisfying experience with the programs.
ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. workload. The information is required This feedback will provide insights into
2. Email your request, including your customer or stakeholder perceptions,
as part of the section 1864 agreement
address, phone number, OMB number, experiences and expectations, provide
with the state. Form Numbers: CMS–102
and CMS document identifier, to an early warning of issues with service,
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. and CMS–105 (OMB control number:
or focus attention on areas where
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 0938–0599); Frequency: Quarterly;
communication, training or change in
(410) 786–1326. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
operation might improve delivery of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Governments; Number of Respondents:
products or services. These collections
William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 50; Total Annual Responses: 50; Total will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Annual Hours: 1,700. (For policy actionable communications between
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) questions regarding this collection ACF and its customer and stakeholders.
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies contact Jeffrey Pleines at 410–786– It will also allow feedback to contribute
must obtain approval from the Office of 0684.) directly to the improvement of program
Management and Budget (OMB) for each Dated: November 14, 2017. management.
collection of information they conduct William N. Parham, III, This request is an extension of the
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of ‘‘generic fast-track’’ process offered to
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
all government agencies by OMB in
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and Affairs. 2010. Fast-tack means each request
includes agency requests or receives approval five days after
[FR Doc. 2017–25008 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
requirements that members of the public submission, if no issues are brought to
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submit reports, keep records, or provide ACF’s attention by OMB within the five
information to a third party. Section days.
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. Respondents:
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
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Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
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