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

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20459-20460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10712 and CMS-10266]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

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 May 18, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

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: Existing Collection in 
use without an OMB control number; Title of Information Collection: 
Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions (RNHCIs) Conditions of 
Participation; Use: The purpose of this package is to request approval 
for this existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number for 
Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions (RNHCIs) Conditions of 
Participation (CoPs). RNHCIs are facilities that provide non-medical 
nursing items and services to patients who choose to rely solely upon a 
religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of medical 
health services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
    The information collections (ICs) for RNHCIs enable CMS to ensure 
these facilities comply with health and safety requirements under Title 
42 Code of Regulations (CFR) Section 403, Subpart G. The specific ICs 
associated with burdens are as follows: IC-1: Sec. Sec.  403.724(a)(2) 
& (a)(3)--Sign, Date & Notarize election statement; IC-2: Sec.  
403.724(a)(4)--Copy & Submit Election Statement to CMS; IC-3: Sec.  
403.730(a)--Provide Patients Notice of Rights; IC-4: Sec.  403.736(a)--
Provide Discharge Plan.
    The previous iteration of this package included an estimated annual 
burden of 1,943 hours and an annual cost of $79,998. For this 
iteration, the total annual hourly burden is revised to 824 hours, with 
an annual burden cost of $38,113. There is no collection instrument. 
Form Number: CMS-10712 (OMB control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: 
Quarterly; Affected Public: Private Sector--Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 2,476; 
Total Annual Hours: 824. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Claudia Molinar at (410) 786-8445.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Conditions of Participation for Transplant Programs; Use: 
The purpose of this package is to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate, with change, the information 
collection request for OMB Control No. 0938-1069, which expired on 
November 30, 2022. The information collection request described herein 
is associated with the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for 
Transplant Programs, specified at Title 42 Code for Regulations (CFR) 
Sections Sec. Sec.  482.68 to 482.104.
    A certified Transplant Program is an approved Medicare provider 
type that is located within an approved Medicare Hospital provider 
type. Approved Medicare dialysis facilities also work in conjunction 
with Transplant Programs, as they support patients before and possibly 
after kidney transplants. Transplant Programs may receive payment for 
heart, heart-lung, intestine, kidney, liver, lung, and pancreas 
transplants if, and only if, they are in compliance with the Conditions 
of Participation (CoPs) specified in 42 CFR 482.68 to 482.104.
    The previous iteration was approved on November 29, 2019, with an 
estimated annual burden of 2,593 hours and an annual cost of $181,130. 
For this re-instatement, the total annual hourly burden is revised to 
3,340, with an annual burden cost of $352,462. The 29% increase in 
burden hours (from 2,593 to 3,340) is primarily due to the addition of 
one missing IC, (IC-3), minor corrections to burden estimates, and 
updating labor wage data to more recently available data. Form Number: 
CMS-10266 (OMB control number: 0938-1069); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 
Public: Private sector Business or other

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for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
476; Total Annual Responses: 476; Total Annual Hours: 3,340. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection contact Claudia Molinar at 
410-786-8445.)

William N. Parham III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-07401 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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