83 FR 18308 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08723 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 18308-18309] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08723] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifiers: CMS-2540-10] 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 June 25, 2018. 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' website 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 Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 18309]] 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-2540-10 Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report 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: Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report; Use: Providers of services participating in the Medicare program are required under sections 1815(a), 1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit annual information to achieve settlement of costs for health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, regulations at 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24 require adequate cost data and cost reports from providers on an annual basis. The Form CMS- 2540-10 cost report is needed to determine a provider's reasonable cost incurred in furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries and reimbursement due to or from a provider. Reimbursement outside of the PPS may be for payment of Medicare reimbursable bad debt. Form Number: CMS-2540-10 (OMB control number: 0938-0463); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector; Not-for-profit institutions, Businesses or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 14,486; Total Annual Responses: 14,486; Total Annual Hours: 2,926,172. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Julie Stankivic at 410-786- 5725.) Dated: April 20, 2018. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-08723 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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document is not a regulatory or for FY 2018, that is effective October 1, information from the public. Under the
deregulatory action for the purposes of 2017. As this document merely informs Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
Executive Order 13771. the public of these extensions, it is not PRA), federal agencies are required to
a rule and does not require any notice publish notice in the Federal Register
G. Conclusion
and comment rulemaking. To the extent concerning each proposed collection of
Overall, IPPS hospitals are projected any of the policies articulated in this information (including each proposed
to experience an increase in estimated document constitute interpretations of extension or reinstatement of an existing
payments of $468 million as a result of the statute’s requirements or procedures collection of information) and to allow
the changes made by sections 50204 and that will be used to implement the 60 days for public comment on the
50205 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of statute’s directive; they are interpretive proposed action. Interested persons are
2018 presented in this document. The rules, general statements of policy, and invited to send comments regarding our
analysis above, together with the rules of agency procedure or practice, burden estimates or any other aspect of
preamble, provides a Regulatory which are not subject to notice and this collection of information, including
Flexibility Analysis. Furthermore, the comment rulemaking or a delayed the necessity and utility of the proposed
previous analysis, together with the effective date. information collection for the proper
preamble, provides a Regulatory Impact However, to the extent that notice and performance of the agency’s functions,
Analysis. In accordance with the comment rulemaking or a delay in the accuracy of the estimated burden,
provisions of Executive Order 12866, effective date or both would otherwise ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
this document was reviewed by the apply, we find good cause to waive such clarity of the information to be
Office of Management and Budget. requirements. Specifically, we find it collected, and the use of automated
V. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and unnecessary to undertake notice and collection techniques or other forms of
Delay of Effective Date comment rulemaking in this instance as information technology to minimize the
this document does not propose to make information collection burden.
We ordinarily publish a notice of any substantive changes to the policies
proposed rulemaking in the Federal DATES: Comments must be received by
or methodologies already in effect as a
Register and invite public comment matter of law, but simply applies June 25, 2018.
prior to a rule taking effect in payment adjustments under the ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
accordance with section 553(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to these reference the document identifier or
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) existing policies and methodologies. As OMB control number. To be assured
and section 1871 of the Act. In addition, the changes outlined in this document consideration, comments and
in accordance with section 553(d) of the have already taken effect, it would also recommendations must be submitted in
APA and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(i) of the be impracticable to undertake notice any one of the following ways:
Act, we ordinarily provide a 30 day and comment rulemaking. For these 1. Electronically. You may send your
delay to a substantive rule’s effective reasons, we also find that a waiver of comments electronically to http://
date. For substantive rules that any delay in effective date, if it were www.regulations.gov. Follow the
constitute major rules, in accordance otherwise applicable, is necessary to instructions for ‘‘Comment or
with 5 U.S.C. 801, we ordinarily provide comply with the requirements of the Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
a 60-day delay in the effective date. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. to find the information collection
None of the processes or effective date Therefore, we find good cause to waive document(s) that are accepting
requirements apply, however, when the notice and comment procedures as well comments.
rule in question is interpretive, a general as any delay in effective date, if such 2. By regular mail. You may mail
statement of policy, or a rule of agency procedures or delays are required at all. written comments to the following
organization, procedure or practice. address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Dated: March 29, 2018.
They also do not apply when the statute Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
establishes rules that are to be applied, Seema Verma,
Division of Regulations Development,
leaving no discretion or gaps for an Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services. Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
agency to fill in through rulemaking. Control Number ______, Room C4–26–
In addition, an agency may waive [FR Doc. 2018–08704 Filed 4–24–18; 4:15 pm]
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
notice and comment rulemaking, as well BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
Maryland 21244–1850.
as any delay in effective date, when the To obtain copies of a supporting
agency for good cause finds that notice statement and any related forms for the
and public comment on the rule as well DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES proposed collection(s) summarized in
the effective date delay are this notice, you may make your request
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary Centers for Medicare & Medicaid using one of following:
to the public interest. In cases where an Services 1. Access CMS’ website address at
agency finds good cause, the agency https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
must incorporate a statement of this [Document Identifiers: CMS–2540–10]
Guidance/Legislation/
finding and its reasons in the rule PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-
issued. Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Listing.html.
The policies being publicized in this
Comment Request 2. Email your request, including your
document do not constitute agency
address, phone number, OMB number,
rulemaking. Rather, the statute, as AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & and CMS document identifier, to
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amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act Medicaid Services, HHS. Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
of 2018, has already required that the ACTION: Notice. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
agency make these changes, and we are
(410) 786–1326.
simply notifying the public of the SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
extension of certain temporary changes Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to the payment adjustment for low- an opportunity for the public to William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
volume hospitals and the MDH program comment on CMS’ intention to collect SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Contents questions regarding this collection Supportive Services for Holocaust
This notice sets out a summary of the contact Julie Stankivic at 410–786– Survivors.
5725.) Recipient: The Jewish Federations of
use and burden associated with the
Dated: April 20, 2018.
North America.
following information collections. More Period of Performance: The
detailed information can be found in William N. Parham, III,
supplement award will be issued for the
each collection’s supporting statement Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office fourth year of the five-year project
and associated materials (see of Strategic Operations and Regulatory period of September 30, 2015 through
ADDRESSES). Affairs.
September 29, 2020.
[FR Doc. 2018–08723 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am] Total Award Amount: $4,935,000 in
CMS–2540–10 Skilled Nursing
Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility BILLING CODE 4120–01–P FY 2018.
Cost Report Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Supplement.
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Statutory Authority: The Older
3520), federal agencies must obtain HUMAN SERVICES Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, as
approval from the Office of Management amended, Public Law 109–365—Title 4,
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of Administration for Community Living Section 411.
information they conduct or sponsor. Basis for Award: The Jewish
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is Announcing the Intent To Award a
Federations of North America (JFNA) is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR Single-Source Supplement for the
currently funded to carry out the
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests Advancing Person-Centered, Trauma- objectives of this project, entitled
or requirements that members of the Informed Supportive Services for Advancing PCTI Supportive Services for
public submit reports, keep records, or Holocaust Survivors Program Holocaust Survivors for the period of
provide information to a third party. September 30, 2015 through September
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA The Administration for Community
29, 2020. Since project implementation
requires federal agencies to publish a Living (ACL) announces the intent to
began in late 2015, the grantee has
60-day notice in the Federal Register award a single-source supplement to the
accomplished a great deal. The
concerning each proposed collection of current cooperative agreement held by
supplement will enable the grantee to
information, including each proposed the Jewish Federations of North
carry their work even further, serving
extension or reinstatement of an existing America for the project Advancing
more Holocaust survivors and providing
collection of information, before Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed
even more comprehensive training and
submitting the collection to OMB for Supportive Services for Holocaust
technical assistance in the development
approval. To comply with this Survivors. The purpose of this project is
of PCTI supportive services. The
requirement, CMS is publishing this to, (1) advance the development and
additional funding will not be used to
notice. expansion of person-centered, trauma-
begin new projects or activities.
informed (PCTI) supportive services for The JFNA is uniquely positioned to
Information Collection Holocaust survivors living in the U.S. complete the work called for under this
1. Type of Information Collection and, (2) improve the nation’s overall project. JFNA and its project partners,
Request: Extension of a currently capacity to deliver PCTI health and including the Network of Jewish Human
approved collection; Title of human services for this population and Services Agencies (NJHSA), and the
Information Collection: Skilled Nursing to any older adult with a history of Conference on Material Claims Against
Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility trauma. The administrative supplement Germany (Claims Conference), have the
Cost Report; Use: Providers of services for FY 2018 will be in the amount of cultural competence and long history of
participating in the Medicare program $2,467,000, bringing the total award for serving and advocating for Holocaust
are required under sections 1815(a), FY 2018 to $4,935,000. survivors. Additionally, JFNA is already
1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social The additional funding will not be working in collaboration with numerous
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit used to begin new projects, but to serve partners representing a broad cross
annual information to achieve more Holocaust survivors with vital section of the Jewish human services
settlement of costs for health care supports such as legal assistance, case network (e.g., Selfhelp Community
services rendered to Medicare management, transportation, medication Services, Bet Tzedek, The Blue Card,
beneficiaries. In addition, regulations at management, social engagement and the Orthodox Union of America)
42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24 require activities designed to reduce isolation, and the ‘‘mainstream aging services
adequate cost data and cost reports from loneliness and depression, and supports network,’’ (e.g., Meals on Wheels of
providers on an annual basis. The Form for family caregivers, all of which will America (MoWA), the National
CMS–2540–10 cost report is needed to employ PCTI approaches. The Association of Area Agencies on Aging
determine a provider’s reasonable cost additional funds will also be used to (n4a), the National Council on Aging
incurred in furnishing medical services expand existing technical assistance (NCOA), Leading Age and other
to Medicare beneficiaries and activities, under the second objective, in members of the Leadership Council of
reimbursement due to or from a a variety of ways, including replicating Aging Organizations [LCAO]).
provider. Reimbursement outside of the and translating proven models of PCTI Establishing an entirely new grant
PPS may be for payment of Medicare developed under this grant; developing project at this time would be potentially
reimbursable bad debt. Form Number: new training materials, curricula and disruptive to the current work already
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CMS–2540–10 (OMB control number: partnerships to aid in the replication of well under way. More importantly, the
0938–0463); Frequency: Yearly; Affected PCTI practices; enhance and expand the Holocaust survivors currently being
Public: Private Sector; Not-for-profit evaluation activities currently under served by this project could be
institutions, Businesses or other for- way; and enhance website capacities for negatively impacted by a service
profits; Number of Respondents: 14,486; improved information dissemination. disruption, thus posing the risk of re-
Total Annual Responses: 14,486; Total Program Name: Advancing Person- traumatization and further negative
Annual Hours: 2,926,172. (For policy Centered, Trauma-Informed (PCTI) impacts on health and wellbeing. If this
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