Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 56468-56469 [2015-23482]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 56468 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 181 / Friday, September 18, 2015 / Notices 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: 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: Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report; Use: Providers of services participating in the Medicare program are required under sections 1815(a) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit annual information to achieve settlement of costs for health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, regulations at 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24 require adequate cost data and cost reports from providers on an annual basis. We are requesting the Office of Management and Budget review and approve this revision to the Form CMS– 2552–10, Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report. These cost reports are filed annually by hospitals participating in the Medicare program to determine the reasonable costs incurred VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Sep 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 to provide medical services to patients. The revisions made to the hospital cost report are in accordance with the statutory requirement for hospice payment reform in § 3132 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (March 23, 2010) and the statutory requirement establishing a prospective payment system for Federally Qualified Health Centers in § 10501(i)(3)(A) of the ACA, codified in section 1834(o) of the Act. Form Number: CMS–2552–10 (OMB control number 0938–0050); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments, Private sector (For-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 6,157; Total Annual Responses: 6,157; Total Annual Hours: 4,143,661. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Gail Duncan at 410–786–7278). Dated: September 15, 2015. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015–23462 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–10261] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice and withdrawal of previous notice. ACTION: 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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by October 19, 2015. As of September 18, 2015 and as described below under ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Previous Notice,’’ the CMS–10261-related portion of the notice that published on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51275) is withdrawn. ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. 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 llll, 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: 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. E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 181 / Friday, September 18, 2015 / Notices 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: Part C Medicare Advantage Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: There are a number of information users of Part C reporting data, including our central and regional office staff that use this information to monitor health plans and to hold them accountable for their performance, researchers, and other government agencies such as the Government Accounting Office. Health plans can use this information to measure and benchmark their performance. Based on internal review, this notice withdraws a portion of a prior notice (August 24, 2015) concerning the same subject matter and corrects that notice by adding a new requirement which was inadvertently omitted from that notice. Specifically, we propose to add a new Payments to Providers reporting section to capture data related to MA organizations’ value-based payments. Upon OMB approval, the Payments to Providers section would add 10 data elements. HHS has developed four categories of value based payment: (1) Fee-for-service with no link to quality; (2) fee-forservice with a link to quality; (30 alternative payment models built on feefor-service architecture; and (4) population-based payment. To compliment HHS’ action, CMS is seeking to collect data from MA organizations about the proportion of their payments to providers made based on these four categories. The collected information would help us understand the extent and use of alternate payment models in the MA industry. Form Number: CMS–10261 (OMB Control Number 0938–1054); Frequency: Yearly and semi-annually; Affected Public: Private sector (business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 561; Total Annual Responses: 3,508; Total Annual Hours: 182,023. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Terry Lied at 410– 786–8973). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Sep 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 Partial Withdrawal of Previous Notice This document also withdraws a portion of a prior notice concerning the same CMS–10261-specific subject matter. Specifically, on page 51276, in the second column, in the second paragraph, information collection CMS– 10261 (OMB Control Number 0938– 1054) that published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51275) is hereby withdrawn. Dated: September 15, 2015. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015–23482 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–3230] Consumer Comments—Public Posting and Availability of Comments Submitted to Food and Drug Administration Dockets AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is changing the Agency’s long standing practice of not publically posting on https://www.regulations.gov comments submitted by individuals in their individual capacity. These are generally comments from people who self-identify as an ‘‘individual consumer’’ under the field titled ‘‘Category (Required)’’ on the ‘‘Your Information’’ page on https:// www.regulations.gov. Changing FDA’s practice to routinely post these comments, as we do other comments, will increase the transparency and public utility of FDA’s public dockets. It will better enable our public dockets to function as intended: To share information and encourage an open exchange of ideas. DATES: All comments submitted to any FDA docket on or after October 15, 2015, will be publically posted, unless otherwise determined not to be subject to posting as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Cohen, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 3324, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–7001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56469 I. Background Historically, FDA generally has not publicly posted on https:// www.regulations.gov comments submitted by individuals in their individual capacity (and not on behalf of an organization, corporation, or other entity). For comments submitted through https://www.regulations.gov, for example, such comments are identified as ‘‘Individual Consumer’’ under the field titled ‘‘Category (Required) ’’ on the ‘‘Your Information’’ page. This nonposting practice has applied only to individual consumer comments which otherwise would be displayed on https://www.regulations.gov. These comments have been placed in the official FDA docket and are publicly available in FDA’s Reading Room or through Freedom of Information Act requests and have been considered by the Agency in finalizing its regulatory actions. FDA is changing this practice and will post such consumer comments on https://www.regulations.gov, as it posts other comments. FDA has made this change so that its public dockets better serve their purpose of promoting transparency and the sharing of information. In 1995, FDA explained that it routinely reviewed all comments for obvious confidential information before placing the comments in the docket (60 FR 66982), but this practice is no longer feasible given factors such as the volume of comments FDA receives and the adoption of a government-wide electronic portal system for submitting and posting comments at https:// www.regulations.gov. FDA developed the practice of not posting individual consumer comments largely because of concerns about disclosing personal information of individuals who may not have realized, when submitting their comments, that their name, address, and other identifying information would be publicly viewable. This public viewability became more obvious as the Internet gained popularity and particularly when FDA dockets system was merged with the government-wide portal system for submission of all public comments on government regulatory actions at https:// www.regulations.gov in 2007. This practice has been precautionary because, as FDA has stated previously, ‘‘there can be no reasonable expectation of confidentiality for information submitted to a public docket in a rulemaking proceeding.’’ 1 With the advent of https://www.regulations.gov, 1 60 E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM FR 66981, at 66982 (December 27, 1995). 18SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56468-56469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23482]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10261]


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

ACTION: Notice and withdrawal of previous 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 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.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by October 19, 2015.
    As of September 18, 2015 and as described below under ``Partial 
Withdrawal of Previous Notice,'' the CMS-10261-related portion of the 
notice that published on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51275) is withdrawn.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or 
OMB control number. 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: 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.

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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: Part C Medicare 
Advantage Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: There 
are a number of information users of Part C reporting data, including 
our central and regional office staff that use this information to 
monitor health plans and to hold them accountable for their 
performance, researchers, and other government agencies such as the 
Government Accounting Office. Health plans can use this information to 
measure and benchmark their performance.
    Based on internal review, this notice withdraws a portion of a 
prior notice (August 24, 2015) concerning the same subject matter and 
corrects that notice by adding a new requirement which was 
inadvertently omitted from that notice. Specifically, we propose to add 
a new Payments to Providers reporting section to capture data related 
to MA organizations' value-based payments. Upon OMB approval, the 
Payments to Providers section would add 10 data elements.
    HHS has developed four categories of value based payment: (1) Fee-
for-service with no link to quality; (2) fee-for-service with a link to 
quality; (30 alternative payment models built on fee-for-service 
architecture; and (4) population-based payment. To compliment HHS' 
action, CMS is seeking to collect data from MA organizations about the 
proportion of their payments to providers made based on these four 
categories. The collected information would help us understand the 
extent and use of alternate payment models in the MA industry.
    Form Number: CMS-10261 (OMB Control Number 0938-1054); Frequency: 
Yearly and semi-annually; Affected Public: Private sector (business or 
other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 561; Total Annual Responses: 
3,508; Total Annual Hours: 182,023. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Terry Lied at 410-786-8973).
Partial Withdrawal of Previous Notice
    This document also withdraws a portion of a prior notice concerning 
the same CMS-10261-specific subject matter.
    Specifically, on page 51276, in the second column, in the second 
paragraph, information collection CMS-10261 (OMB Control Number 0938-
1054) that published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 
51275) is hereby withdrawn.

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-23482 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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