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Roybal Campus is the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is located at 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia. The Immunization Safety Office is in a Federal government building; therefore, Federal security measures are applicable. In planning your arrival time, please take into account the need to park and clear security. All visitors must enter the Roybal Campus through the entrance on Clifton Road; the guard force will direct visitors to the designated parking area. Upon arrival at the facility, visitors must present government issued photo identification (e.g., a valid federal identification badge, state driver’s license, state nondriver’s identification card, or passport). PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Non-United States citizens must complete the required security paperwork prior to the visit date and must present a valid passport, visa, Permanent Resident Card, or other type of work authorization document upon arrival at the facility. All persons entering the building must pass through a metal detector. Visitors will be issued a visitor’s ID badge at the entrance to Building 19 and will be escorted to a room to view the available materials. All items brought to HHS/CDC are subject to inspection. Dated: November 18, 2014. Ron A. Otten, Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2014–27678 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–10407 and CMS– R–245] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HSS. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. 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 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 226 / Monday, November 24, 2014 / Notices Comments must be received by January 23, 2015. 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: Document Identifier/OMB Control Number lllll, 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: DATES: 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). asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES CMS–10407 Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary CMS–R–245 Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:32 Nov 21, 2014 Jkt 235001 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: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary; Use: Section 2715 of the Public Health Service Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and a working group comprised of stakeholders, to ‘‘develop standards for use by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer in compiling and providing to applicants, enrollees, and policyholders and certificate holders a summary of benefits and coverage explanation that accurately describes the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage.’’ To implement these disclosure requirements, collection of information requests relate to the provision of the following: Summary of benefits and coverage, which includes coverage examples; a uniform glossary of health coverage and medical terms; and a notice of modifications. Form Number: CMS–10407 (OMB control number 0938–1146); Frequency: Annual; Affected Public: Private Sector—Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 126,500; Number of Responses: 41,153,858; Total Annual Hours: 322,411. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Heather Raeburn at 301–492–4224.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension 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 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 69855 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 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 Cheryl Wiseman at 410–786–1175). Dated: November 19, 2014. Martique Jones, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2014–27756 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69854-69855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27756]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10407 and CMS-R-245]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HSS.

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 (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 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.

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DATES: Comments must be received by January 23, 2015.

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: 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' 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-10407 Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary

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

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (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: Summary of 
Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary; Use: Section 2715 of the 
Public Health Service Act directs the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of 
the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), in consultation with the 
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and a working 
group comprised of stakeholders, to ``develop standards for use by a 
group health plan and a health insurance issuer in compiling and 
providing to applicants, enrollees, and policyholders and certificate 
holders a summary of benefits and coverage explanation that accurately 
describes the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or 
coverage.'' To implement these disclosure requirements, collection of 
information requests relate to the provision of the following: Summary 
of benefits and coverage, which includes coverage examples; a uniform 
glossary of health coverage and medical terms; and a notice of 
modifications. Form Number: CMS-10407 (OMB control number 0938-1146); 
Frequency: Annual; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other 
for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
126,500; Number of Responses: 41,153,858; Total Annual Hours: 322,411. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Heather 
Raeburn at 301-492-4224.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension 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 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 Cheryl Wiseman at 410-786-1175).

    Dated: November 19, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-27756 Filed 11-21-14; 8:45 am]
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