83 FR 3714 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 18 (January 26, 2018)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 18 (January 26, 2018)
| Page Range | 3714-3715 | |
| FR Document | 2018-01459 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 3714-3715] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01459] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS-10305] 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 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 [[Page 3715]] 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 February 26, 2018. 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' website address at 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 [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: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR 422.516(g) and 423.514(g)); Use: Medicare Part C and Part D sponsoring organizations (Medicare Advantage Organizations), must submit Medicare Part C, Medicare Part D, or Medicare Part C and Part D data (depending on the type of contracts they have in place with CMS). In order for the reported data to be useful for monitoring and performance measurement, the data must be reliable, valid, complete, and comparable among sponsoring organizations. To maintain the independence of the validation process, sponsoring organizations are responsible for hiring external, independent data validation contractors (DVCs) who meet a minimum set of qualifications and credentials. For the retrospective review in 2018, the DVCs will review data submitted by sponsoring organizations for CY2017. The main changes for the 2018 DV are to eliminate the Part C/D reporting section Sponsor Oversight of Agents and adding the Part D reporting section Improving Drug Utilization Review Controls. Form Number: CMS-10305 (OMB control number: 0938-1115); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 574; Total Annual Responses: 574; Total Annual Hours: 24,050. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Maria Sotirelis at 410-786-0552.) Dated: January 23, 2018. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-01459 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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The motor vehicle fatality rate in this common. While it is speculated that devices in their vehicles as intervention
industry (7.6 fatalities/100,000 workers) these factors (i.e., commuting practices, strategies.
was almost nine times that for all job tasks, time on task, working hours, Information gathered from this study
industries, and second only to that in consecutive shifts, seasonal effects) may will be used to identify evidence-based
the transportation, warehousing, and increase the risk for fatigue and motor best practices in fatigue risk
utilities industry (9.3 fatalities/100,000 vehicle crashes, limited research has management, and highlight
workers) during 2003–2009. Nearly examined this among OGE workers. improvements that may be targeted to
every worker in the OGE industry drives improve OGE worker safety. The
as part of their job. NIOSH is seeking a one-year approval surveys will be administered online or
Well sites are often in remote from OMB to conduct three surveys of with hard copies to a sample of 45
locations, requiring workers to drive on U.S. land-based OGE workers who drive workers. We estimate that 90% of
rural roads which may lack safety light-duty vehicles. The surveys will workers (40) will complete the three
features such as lighting, guard rails, provide detailed information about surveys electronically and the others
and adequate road grading. Workers determinants of fatigued driving and will opt to complete a hard copy
travel long distances from their homes perceptions of fatigue monitoring version. The main questionnaire will
to work sites and between work sites, devices among OGE workers, not take approximately 15 minutes to
putting them at increased risk of fatigue available elsewhere. The study will take complete. The post-intervention survey
and motor vehicle crashes. In addition, place among OGE field operations in will take approximately five minutes to
OGE work is physically demanding, collaboration with NIOSH industry complete, and the end of shift survey
repetitive, and often conducted in all partners who will provide access to will take two minutes to complete.
weather conditions. Long hours and their vehicles and data from trip records The total estimated burden hours is
shiftwork are typical; 12-hour shifts for and accelerometers and allow 27. There are no costs to respondents
two or more consecutive weeks are installation of 2 fatigue-detection other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Average
Number of responses burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents per response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who Determinants of fatigued driving and 40 1 15/60 10
drive light-duty trucks. perceptions of fatigue monitors
(Tablet Version).
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who Determinants of fatigued driving and 5 1 15/60 2
drive light-duty trucks. perceptions of fatigue monitors
(Hardcopy).
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who End of shift survey (Tablet Version) 40 6 2/60 8
drive light-duty trucks.
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who End of shift survey (Hardcopy) ........ 5 6 2/60 1
drive light-duty trucks.
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who Post-intervention survey (Tablet 40 1 5/60 5
drive light-duty trucks. Version).
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who Post-intervention survey (Hardcopy) 5 1 5/60 1
drive light-duty trucks.
Oil and Gas Extraction Workers who Non-response survey ....................... 1 1 3/60 1
drive light-duty trucks.
Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 27
Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES (PRA), federal agencies are required to
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the publish notice in the Federal Register
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid concerning each proposed collection of
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Services information, including each proposed
Prevention. extension or reinstatement of an existing
[Document Identifier: CMS–10305]
[FR Doc. 2018–01380 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am] collection of information, and to allow
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Agency Information Collection a second opportunity for public
Activities: Submission for OMB comment on the notice. Interested
Review; Comment Request persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & other aspect of this collection of
Medicaid Services, HHS. information, including the necessity and
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ACTION: Notice. utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the estimated burden, ways to enhance
an opportunity for the public to the quality, utility, and clarity of the
comment on CMS’ intention to collect information to be collected; and the use
information from the public. Under the of automated collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology to Medicare Part C and Part D sponsoring Medicare & Medicaid Services (the
minimize the information collection organizations (Medicare Advantage Administrator) on the clinical integrity
burden. Organizations), must submit Medicare of the Ambulatory Payment
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of Part C, Medicare Part D, or Medicare Classification (APC) groups and their
information must be received by the Part C and Part D data (depending on associated weights, and supervision of
OMB desk officer by February 26, 2018. the type of contracts they have in place hospital outpatient therapeutic services.
with CMS). In order for the reported DATES: The agency will receive
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
data to be useful for monitoring and nominations on a continuous basis.
proposed information collections,
performance measurement, the data ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
please reference the document identifier
must be reliable, valid, complete, and electronically to the following email
or OMB control number. To be assured
comparable among sponsoring address: APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov.
consideration, comments and
organizations. To maintain the
recommendations must be received by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
independence of the validation process,
the OMB desk officer via one of the Persons wishing to nominate
sponsoring organizations are
following transmissions: OMB, Office of individuals to serve on the Panel or to
responsible for hiring external,
Information and Regulatory Affairs; obtain further information may submit
independent data validation contractors
Attention: CMS Desk Officer; Fax an email to the following email address:
(DVCs) who meet a minimum set of
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov.
qualifications and credentials. For the
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. News Media: Representatives should
retrospective review in 2018, the DVCs
To obtain copies of a supporting contact the CMS Press Office at (202)
will review data submitted by
statement and any related forms for the 690–6145.
sponsoring organizations for CY2017.
proposed collection(s) summarized in Website: For additional information
The main changes for the 2018 DV are
this notice, you may make your request on the HOP Panel, updates to the
to eliminate the Part C/D reporting
using one of following: Panel’s activities, and submission of
1. Access CMS’ website address at section Sponsor Oversight of Agents and
nominations to the HOP Panel, we refer
website address at https://www.cms.gov/ adding the Part D reporting section
Improving Drug Utilization Review readers to our website at: http://
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
Controls. Form Number: CMS–10305
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA- Guidance/Guidance/FACA/Advisory
(OMB control number: 0938–1115);
Listing.html. PanelonAmbulatoryPayment
2. Email your request, including your Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private sector (Business or other for- ClassificationGroups.html.
address, phone number, OMB number, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and CMS document identifier, to profits); Number of Respondents: 574;
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. Total Annual Responses: 574; Total I. Background
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Annual Hours: 24,050. (For policy
questions regarding this collection The Secretary of the Department of
(410) 786–1326. Health and Human Services (the
contact Maria Sotirelis at 410–786–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Secretary) is required by section
0552.)
William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Dated: January 23, 2018. (the Act), and allowed by section 222 of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) William N. Parham, III, the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office to consult with an expert outside panel,
must obtain approval from the Office of of Strategic Operations and Regulatory that is, the Advisory Panel (the Panel)
Management and Budget (OMB) for each Affairs. on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP)
collection of information they conduct [FR Doc. 2018–01459 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am] regarding the clinical integrity of the
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Ambulatory Payment Classification
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. (APC) groups and relative payment
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and weights that are components of the
includes agency requests or DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Medicare Hospital Outpatient
requirements that members of the public HUMAN SERVICES Prospective Payment System (OPPS),
submit reports, keep records, or provide Centers for Medicare & Medicaid and the appropriate supervision level
information to a third party. Section Services for hospital outpatient therapeutic
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. services. The Panel is governed by the
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies [CMS–1703–N] provisions of the Federal Advisory
to publish a 30-day notice in the Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–
Federal Register concerning each Medicare Program; Request for 463), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2),
proposed collection of information, Nominations to the Advisory Panel on which sets forth standards for the
including each proposed extension or Hospital Outpatient Payment formation and use of advisory panels.
reinstatement of an existing collection AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & The Panel may consider data collected
of information, before submitting the Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. or developed by entities and
collection to OMB for approval. To ACTION: Notice. organizations (other than the
comply with this requirement, CMS is Department of Health and Human
publishing this notice that summarizes SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Services) as part of their deliberations.
the following proposed collection(s) of Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting We consider the technical advice
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information for public comment: nominations to fill vacancies on the provided by the Panel as we prepare
1. Type of Information Collection Advisory Panel (the Panel) on Hospital both the proposed and final rulemaking
Request: Revision of a currently Outpatient Payment (HOP). The purpose to update the OPPS for the following
approved collection; Title of of the Panel is to advise the Secretary of calendar year (CY).
Information Collection: Medicare Part C the Department of Health and Human On May 20, 2016, we published a
and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR Services (the Secretary) and the notice in the Federal Register that
422.516(g) and 423.514(g)); Use: Administrator of the Centers for announced the August 2016 summer
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