Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 51572-51573 [2014-20577]

Download as PDF 51572 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 168 / Friday, August 29, 2014 / Notices Dated: August 26, 2014. Martique Jones, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2014–20590 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifiers: CMS–R–245] Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information collection referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements for emergency review. We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information collection reference below. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements for emergency review. This is necessary to ensure compliance with an initiative of the wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:25 Aug 28, 2014 Jkt 232001 Administration. We are requesting an emergency review under 5 CFR part 1320(a)(2)(i) because public harm is reasonably likely to result if the normal clearance procedures are followed. We are seeking emergency approval for modifications to the ICR currently approved under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0938–0760, entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations. The revisions contained in this request pertain only to the Outcome Assessment and Information Set, C–1/ICD–9 Version (OASIS–C1/ICD–9 Version); therefore all other requirements in the currently approved PRA package are not being revised. The approval of this data collection instrument is essential because OASIS data is used in the calculation of provider payment as well as for measurement of the quality of care provided by Home Health Agencies (HHAs). DATES: Comments must be received by September 12, 2014. ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number (OCN). 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 https:// 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: CMS–245/OMB Control Number 0938–0760, 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’ Web site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/ PaperworkReductionActof1995. 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: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 1326. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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–R–245 Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations 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. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements for emergency review. This is necessary to ensure compliance with an initiative of the Administration. We are requesting an emergency review under 5 CFR Part 1320(a)(2)(i) because public harm is reasonably likely to result if the normal clearance procedures are followed. Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use: The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data set is currently mandated for use by Home Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition of participation (CoP) in the Medicare program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs have mandated that HHAs use the OASIS data set when evaluating adult non-maternity patients receiving skilled services. The OASIS is a core standard assessment data set that agencies integrate into their own patient-specific, comprehensive assessment to identify each patient’s need for home care that meets the patient’s medical, nursing, rehabilitative, social, and discharge planning needs. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OASIS–C1 information collection request on February 6, 2014. We originally planned E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 51573 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 168 / Friday, August 29, 2014 / Notices to use OASIS–C1 to coincide with the original implementation of ICD–10 on October 1, 2014. However, on April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113–93) was enacted. This legislation prohibits CMS from adopting ICD–10 coding prior to October 1, 2015. Because OASIS–C1 is based on ICD–10 coding, it is not possible to implement OASIS–C1 prior to October 1, 2015, when ICD–10 is implemented. The passage of the PAMA Act left us with the dilemma of how to collect OASIS data in the interim, until ICD–10 is implemented. The OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version is an interim version of the OASIS–C1 data item set that was created in response to the legislatively mandated ICD–10 delay. There are five items in OASIS–C1 that require ICD–10 codes. In the OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version, these items have been replaced with the corresponding items from OASIS–C that use ICD–9 coding. The OASIS–C1/ICD– 9 version also incorporates updated clinical concepts, modified item wording and response categories and improved item clarity. In addition, the OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version includes a significant decrease in provider burden that was accomplished by the deletion of a number of non-essential data items from the OASIS–C data item set. Form Number: CMS–R–245 (OMB control number: 0938–0760); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 12,014; Total Annual Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual Hours: 15,305,484. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Caroline Gallaher at 410–786–8705.) We are requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by September 17, 2014, with a 180-day approval period. Written comments and recommendations will be considered from the public if received by the date and address noted below. Copies of the supporting statement and any related forms can be found at: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/ PaperworkReductionActof1995 or can be obtained by emailing your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to: Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or by calling the Reports Clearance at: 410–786–1326. Dated: August 26, 2014. Martique Jones, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2014–20577 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families OMB No.: 0970–0123. Description: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as amended by Public Law 106–71 (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.), mandates that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report regularly to Congress on the status of HHS-funded programs serving runaway and homeless youth. Such reporting is similarly mandated by the Government Performance and Results Act. Organizations funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth program are required by statute (42 U.S.C. 5712, 42 U.S.C. 5714–2) to meet certain data collection and reporting requirements. These requirements include maintenance of client statistical records on the number and the characteristics of the runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who participate in the project, and the services provided to such youth by the project. Respondents: States localities, private entities and coordinated networks of such entities. Typical respondents are non-profit community based organizations who are reporting on the youth that they serve through their Basic Center, Transitional Living and Street Outreach programs. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS) Version 3.0. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents * Instrument Number of responses per respondent 321 205 138 664 664 115 19 524 865 2 Youth Profile: Basic Center Program (one for each youth) ............................ Youth Profile: Transitional Living Program (one for each youth) .................... Youth Profile: Street Outreach Program (one for each youth) ........................ Brief Agency Contacts Report ** (3 data elements per youth) ........................ Data Transfer ................................................................................................... Average burden hours per response 0.20 0.250 0.073 0.05 0.50 Total burden hours 7383 974 5279 28718 664 * Number of respondents and response estimates are based on FY 2013 grantee award and annual youth service volumes (the number of grantees awarded and their service volumes change from year to year but not greatly). ** Brief Agency Contacts Report is a new report that combines the elements of the Street Outreach Contacts, Turnaway/Waitlist and Brief Contacts reports that were previously in place. wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 43,018. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Additional Information Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:25 Aug 28, 2014 Jkt 232001 OMB Comment OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn: E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51572-51573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20577]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-R-245]

Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 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 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice
in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding
our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity
and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection burden.
We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information
collection referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
requirements for emergency review. We are, however, requesting an
emergency review of the information collection reference below. In
compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements for emergency
review. This is necessary to ensure compliance with an initiative of
the Administration. We are requesting an emergency review under 5 CFR
part 1320(a)(2)(i) because public harm is reasonably likely to result
if the normal clearance procedures are followed. We are seeking
emergency approval for modifications to the ICR currently approved
under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0938-0760,
entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements
as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations. The revisions
contained in this request pertain only to the Outcome Assessment and
Information Set, C-1/ICD-9 Version (OASIS-C1/ICD-9 Version); therefore
all other requirements in the currently approved PRA package are not
being revised. The approval of this data collection instrument is
essential because OASIS data is used in the calculation of provider
payment as well as for measurement of the quality of care provided by
Home Health Agencies (HHAs).

DATES: Comments must be received by September 12, 2014.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number (OCN). 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
https://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: CMS-245/OMB Control
Number 0938-0760, 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' Web site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
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: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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-R-245 Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements
as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations

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. In compliance with the requirement of section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following requirements
for emergency review. This is necessary to ensure compliance with an
initiative of the Administration. We are requesting an emergency review
under 5 CFR Part 1320(a)(2)(i) because public harm is reasonably likely
to result if the normal clearance procedures are followed.

Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for
HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use: The Outcome and Assessment
Information Set (OASIS) data set is currently mandated for use by Home
Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition of participation (CoP) in the
Medicare program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs have mandated that HHAs
use the OASIS data set when evaluating adult non-maternity patients
receiving skilled services. The OASIS is a core standard assessment
data set that agencies integrate into their own patient-specific,
comprehensive assessment to identify each patient's need for home care
that meets the patient's medical, nursing, rehabilitative, social, and
discharge planning needs.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OASIS-C1
information collection request on February 6, 2014. We originally
planned

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to use OASIS-C1 to coincide with the original implementation of ICD-10
on October 1, 2014. However, on April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to
Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113-93) was enacted. This
legislation prohibits CMS from adopting ICD-10 coding prior to October
1, 2015. Because OASIS-C1 is based on ICD-10 coding, it is not possible
to implement OASIS-C1 prior to October 1, 2015, when ICD-10 is
implemented. The passage of the PAMA Act left us with the dilemma of
how to collect OASIS data in the interim, until ICD-10 is implemented.
The OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version is an interim version of the OASIS-C1
data item set that was created in response to the legislatively
mandated ICD-10 delay. There are five items in OASIS-C1 that require
ICD-10 codes. In the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version, these items have been
replaced with the corresponding items from OASIS-C that use ICD-9
coding. The OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version also incorporates updated clinical
concepts, modified item wording and response categories and improved
item clarity. In addition, the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version includes a
significant decrease in provider burden that was accomplished by the
deletion of a number of non-essential data items from the OASIS-C data
item set.
Form Number: CMS-R-245 (OMB control number: 0938-0760); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 12,014;
Total Annual Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual Hours: 15,305,484.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Caroline
Gallaher at 410-786-8705.)
We are requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by
September 17, 2014, with a 180-day approval period. Written comments
and recommendations will be considered from the public if received by
the date and address noted below.
Copies of the supporting statement and any related forms can be
found at: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995 or can be
obtained by emailing your request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to:
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or by calling the Reports Clearance at: 410-786-
1326.

Dated: August 26, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-20577 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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