Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 28222 [2013-11440]

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

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10380]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed 
collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Reporting 
Requirements for Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate 
Review and Pricing Transparency--Cycles I, II, and III; Use: Under the 
Section 1003 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Section 2794 of the 
Public Health Service Act), the Secretary, in conjunction with the 
states and territories, is required to establish a process for the 
annual review, beginning with the 2010 plan year, of unreasonable 
increases in premiums for health insurance coverage. Section 2794(c) 
requires the Secretary to establish the Rate Review Grant Program to 
States to assist states to implement this provision. In addition, 
Section 2794(c) requires the Rate Review Grant Program to assist states 
in the establishment and enhancement of ``Data Centers'' that collect, 
analyze, and disseminate health care pricing data to the public.
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 
Rate Review Grants Cycle I funding opportunity twice; first to states 
(and the District of Columbia) in June 2010 and then to the territories 
and the five states that did not apply during the first release, 
(https://www.hhs.gov/ociio/initiative/final_premium_review_grant_solicitation.pdf). The second release was due to the decision that the 
territories were subject to provisions of the ACA and hence eligible 
for the Rate Review Grants. Forty-five (45) states and 5 U.S. 
territories plus the District of Columbia were awarded grants.
    On February 24, 2011, HHS released the Funding Opportunity Award 
(FOA) for Cycle II Rate Review Grants. On December 21, 2012, Cycle II 
of the Rate Review Grant Program was amended in order to include an 
additional application date. Thirty (30) states, the District of 
Columbia, and three territories were awarded grants in Cycle II.
    The CMS is seeking to publish the Cycle III Funding Opportunity 
Announcement, ``Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate 
Review and Pricing Transparency'', and associated grantee reporting 
requirements consisting of: (4) quarterly reports, (5) rate review 
transaction data reports (quarterly and annual), (1) Annual report, and 
(1) final report from all grantees. This information collection is 
required for effective monitoring of grantees and to fulfill statutory 
requirements under section 2794(b)(1)(A) of the ACA that requires 
grantees, as a condition of receiving a grant authorized under section 
2794(c) of the ACA, to report to the Secretary information about 
premium increases. Form Number: CMS-10380 (OCN: 0938-1121); Frequency: 
Annually, on occasion; Affected Public: Public Sector--State and 
Territory Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual 
Responses: 1,001; Total Annual Hours: 31,378. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Sarah Norman at 301-492-4185. For all 
other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' 
Web site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 
or Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call 
the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
    In commenting on the proposed information collections please 
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured 
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of 
the following ways by July 15, 2013:
    1. Electronically. You may submit 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) 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.

    Dated: May 9, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-11440 Filed 5-13-13; 8:45 am]
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