82 FR 55612 - 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 224 (November 22, 2017)

Page Range		55612-55613
FR Document		2017-25313

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 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55612-55613]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25313]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10123 and CMS-10124]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health 
and Human 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 (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 December 22, 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

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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: Fast Track 
Appeals Notices: NOMNC/DENC; Use: Providers shall deliver a Notice of 
Medicare (Provider) Non-Coverage (NOMNC) to beneficiaries, enrollees, 
or both beneficiaries and enrollees no later than two days prior to the 
end of Medicare-covered services in skilled nursing facilities, home 
health agencies, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, 
and hospices. Beneficiaries, enrollees or both beneficiaries and 
enrollees will use this information to determine whether they want to 
appeal the service termination to their Quality Improvement 
Organization (QIO). If the beneficiaries, enrollees or both 
beneficiaries decide to appeal, the Medicare provider or health plan 
will send the QIO and appellant a Detailed Explanation of Non-Coverage 
(DENC) detailing the rationale for the termination decision. Form 
Number: CMS-10123 and CMS-10124 (OMB control number: 0938-0953); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector--Business or 
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 28,177; Total Annual Responses: 6,017,832; Total Annual 
Hours: 1,111,196. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Janet Miller at 404-562-1799.)

    Dated: November 17, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
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all nonfatal assaults occurring in private nursing home workers. Our central Violence Prevention Committees in 20
industry are experienced in healthcare. hypothesis is that nursing homes with nursing homes (10 in New Jersey and 10
Six states have enacted laws to reduce high compliance with the regulations in Virginia) who are in charge of
violence against healthcare workers by will have lower rates of employee overseeing compliance efforts. The
requiring workplace violence violence-related injury. purpose of the interviews is to measure
prevention programs. However, little is Previously under this OMB Control compliance to the state regulations:
understood about how effective these number, NIOSH received OMB approval Violence prevention policies, reporting
laws are in reducing violence against to evaluate the legislation at 50 systems for violent events, violence
healthcare workers. hospitals and at 40 nursing homes, to prevention committee, written violence
The long-term goal of the proposed conduct a nurse survey, and to conduct
prevention plan, violence risk
project is to reduce violence against a home healthcare aide survey
healthcare workers. The objective of the assessments, post incident response and
(HHCAS). NIOSH completed the data
proposed study is: (1) To examine collection activities for the hospitals, violence prevention training. A
nursing home compliance with the New the nurse survey, and the HHCAS. contractor will conduct the interviews.
Jersey Violence Prevention in Health However, NIOSH only completed 20 out There are no costs to respondents
Care Facilities Act, and (2) to evaluate of 40 nursing home interviews. other than their time. The total
the effectiveness of the regulations in NIOSH seeks to conduct face-to-face estimated burden hours are 40.
this Act in reducing assault injuries to interviews with the Chairs of the

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents per response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

Nursing Home Administrators ........... Interview ........................................... 20 1 1 20
Nursing Home Administrators ........... Abstraction form ............................... 20 1 1 20

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 40 ........................ ........................ ........................

Leroy A. Richardson, a second opportunity for public 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, comment on the notice. Interested Web site address at https://
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the persons are invited to send comments www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
Associate Director for Science, Office of the regarding the burden estimate or any Guidance/Legislation/
Director, Centers for Disease Control and other aspect of this collection of PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-
Prevention.
information, including the necessity and Listing.html.
[FR Doc. 2017–25261 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am]
utility of the proposed information 2. Email your request, including your
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collection for the proper performance of address, phone number, OMB number,
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of and CMS document identifier, to
the estimated burden, ways to enhance Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES the quality, utility, and clarity of the 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
information to be collected; and the use (410) 786–1326.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid of automated collection techniques or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Services other forms of information technology to William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
minimize the information collection
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10123 and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
burden.
CMS–10124] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
DATES:Comments on the collection(s) of (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
Agency Information Collection information must be received by the must obtain approval from the Office of
Activities: Submission for OMB OMB desk officer by December 22, 2017. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Review; Comment Request collection of information they conduct
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & proposed information collections,
Medicaid Services, Department of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
please reference the document identifier 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
Health and Human Services. or OMB control number. To be assured
ACTION: Notice. includes agency requests or
consideration, comments and requirements that members of the public
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & recommendations must be received by submit reports, keep records, or provide
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the OMB desk officer via one of the information to a third party. Section
an opportunity for the public to following transmissions: OMB, Office of 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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information from the public. Under the Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax to publish a 30-day notice in the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: Federal Register concerning each
(PRA), federal agencies are required to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. proposed collection of information,
publish notice in the Federal Register To obtain copies of a supporting including each proposed extension or
concerning each proposed collection of statement and any related forms for the reinstatement of an existing collection
information, including each proposed proposed collection(s) summarized in of information, before submitting the
extension or reinstatement of an existing this notice, you may make your request collection to OMB for approval. To
collection of information, and to allow using one of following: comply with this requirement, CMS is

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by December 22, 2017.
Contact		William Parham at (410) 786-4669.
FR Citation		82 FR 55612

82 FR 55612 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

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