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comments.
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written comments to the following
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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–339 Provider Cost Report
Reimbursement Questionnaire
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CMS–460 Medicare Participation
Agreement for Physicians and
Suppliers
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3520), federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
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defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
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collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
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requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Provider Cost
Report Reimbursement Questionnaire;
Use: The information collected in this
form (Exhibits 1 and 2) is authorized
under Sections 1815(a) and 1833(e) of
the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395g.
Regulations at 42 CFR 413.20 and
413.24 require providers to submit
financial and statistical records to verify
the cost data disclosed on their annual
Medicare cost report. Providers
participating in the Medicare program
are reimbursed for furnishing covered
services to eligible beneficiaries on the
basis of an annual cost report (filed with
the provider’s MAC) in which the
proper reimbursement is computed.
Consequently, it is necessary to collect
this documentation of providers’ costs
and activities that supports the
Medicare cost report data in order to
ensure proper Medicare reimbursement
to providers. Form Number: CMS–339
(OMB control number: 0938–0301);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private sector (Business or other Forprofits); Number of Respondents: 2,273;
Total Annual Responses: 2,273; Total
Annual Hours: 15,911. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Christine Dobrzycki at 410–786–
3389.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Participation Agreement for Physicians
and Suppliers; Use: Section 1842(h) of
the Social Security Act permits
physicians and suppliers to voluntarily
participate in Medicare Part B by
agreeing to take assignment on all
claims for services to Medicare
beneficiaries. The law also requires that
the Secretary provide specific benefits
to the physicians, suppliers and other
persons who choose to participate. The
CMS–460 is the agreement by which the
physician or supplier elects to
participate in Medicare. Form Number:
CMS–460 (OMB control number: 0938–
0373); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private sector (Business or other
For-profits); Number of Respondents:
120,000; Total Annual Responses:
120,000; Total Annual Hours: 30,000.
(For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Mark Baldwin at 410–
786–8139.)
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Dated: July 12, 2016.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–3333–N2]
Medicare Program; Announcement of
Requirements and Registration for the
MIPS Mobile Challenge; Deadline
Extension
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice launches a
challenge related to the new Merit-based
Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
program, which will assist the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
in accelerating the transition from the
traditional fee-for-service payment
model to a system that rewards health
care providers for providing better care,
not just more care. This challenge will
address one of the most important
aspects of our programs, which is
educating and providing outreach to the
potential hundreds of thousands of
MIPS eligible clinicians.
DATES: Important dates concerning the
Challenge include the following:
MIPS Mobile Challenge: To be
announced on www.challenge.gov and
opened for submissions in
www.challenge.gov April 25, 2016.
Deadline for Phase I Submissions:
August 15, 2016.
HHS announces top three-five
challenge applicants and launches
Phase II. Applicants that did not win
Phase I will be permitted to compete for
Phase II: August 30, 2016.
Deadline for Phase II Submissions:
October 31, 2016.
HHS announces grand prize winner:
November 15, 2016 (tentative).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan
Ostrow, (410) 786–7207 for inquiry on
Information Systems Group.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Pub. L.
114–10, enacted April 16, 2015)
(MACRA) requires the Secretary to
establish a new Merit-based Incentive
Payment System (MIPS) program, which
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will assist the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) in accelerating
the transition from the traditional feefor-service payment model to a system
that rewards health care providers for
value rather than volume of services
provided. The MIPS program combines
parts of the Physician Quality Reporting
System, the Value Modifier (VM or
Value-based Payment Modifier), and the
Medicare Electronic Health Record
(EHR) Incentive Program into one single
program that assesses the performance
of MIPS eligible clinicians based on four
performance categories: (1) Quality; (2)
Resource use; (3) Clinical practice
improvement activities; and (4)
Meaningful use of certified EHR
technology. This program has the
potential of impacting hundreds of
thousands of MIPS eligible clinicians.
One of the most important aspects
and challenges of our program is
educating and providing outreach to the
potential hundreds of thousands of
MIPS eligible clinicians. Feedback we
have received from our customers/end
users is that they want more real-time
information and access to assistance so
they can successfully report to our
programs. Therefore, we are launching a
MIPS mobile challenge to find
innovative ways of improving
communication to educate physicians,
support staff, health organization
leadership, data vendors, and others
impacted parties. Due to the multiple
user types and facets of the MIPS
program we are looking at utilizing a
mobile platform, which could be a
mobile site or application to determine
how to best keep our customers/end
users informed and meet their specific
needs. We also want to provide the
capability to access assistance to help
MIPS eligible clinicians learn and get
help with specific areas. This challenge
has the potential to make a significant
impact as not only are there hundreds
of thousands of MIPS eligible clinicians
but also millions of people who support
the success of these MIPS eligible
clinicians. Having key information and
access to the right support at the right
time reduces burden and provides
increased satisfaction for the MIPS
eligible clinicians and their supporting
entities. The challenge will run in the
two phases listed below in this section.
Phase I participants can move onto
Phase II even if their Phase I design was
not selected. The focus of the two
phases are as follows:
• Phase I: Creation of an initial
mobile platform that will feature
innovative ways of transmitting
educational materials or fostering
collaboration among users to provide
meaningful education. This will entail
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creating wireframes, storyboards, mobile
screen mock-ups and initial usability
testing focused on the design and user
experience. In addition, participants
will co-design with end users to
understand their needs to influence
their submission.
• Phase II: Development and
functional integration of any features
from Phase I, and user experience
testing. During this phase, the
participants must submit the object and
source code, as well as a detailed
description showing that the output
meets section 508 compliance per the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
794d), as amended by the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–
220, enacted August 7, 1998) (WIA)
including at least instructions on how to
install and operate, and system
requirements for running the mobile
platform. Participants may submit, as
part of the submission, additional
software documentation, if they believe
it provides a more complete description
of the mobile platforms.
II. Provisions of the Notice
A. Subject of Challenge Competition:
MIPS Mobile Challenge
1. Eligibility Rules for Participating in
the Competition
To be eligible to win a prize under
this challenge, participants (individual
or entity) must comply with each and
every rule set forth in this section:
1. Shall register to participate in the
competition under the rules
promulgated below by the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
2. In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
whether participating individually or in
a group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States.
3. HHS Employees may participate in
the MIPS Mobile Challenge, but may not
submit in the scope of their employment
and may not pursue an application
while in the federal workplace or while
on duty.
4. Shall not be an employee of the
CMS.
5. Federal grantees may not use
federal funds to develop the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111–358, enacted January 4,
2011) (COMPETES Act) challenge
applications unless consistent with the
purpose of their grant award.
6. Federal contractors may not use
federal funds from a contract to develop
COMPETES Act challenge applications
or to fund efforts in support of a
COMPETES Act challenge submission.
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7. Applicants must agree to provide
the federal government an irrevocable,
royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide
license in the winning work(s) or
component parts thereof, in the event
that they are prize winner(s). HHS shall
be granted the rights to reproduce,
distribute copies to the public, publicly
display, create derivative works, and
publicly post, link to, and share the
winning work(s) or parts thereof.
A submission may be disqualified if,
in CMS’s sole judgment:
• Fails to function as expressed in the
detailed description,
• The detailed description is
significantly inaccurate or incomplete,
or
• Malware or other security threats
are present.
Participants agree that we may
conduct testing on the submitted code
to determine whether malware or other
security threats may be present such
that they may damage the equipment or
operating environments of the Federal
Government or those acting on its
behalf.
An individual or entity shall not be
deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used federal
facilities or consulted with federal
employees during a competition if the
facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities
participating in the competition on an
equitable basis.
Challenge participants will sign a
liability release as part of the contest
registration process. The liability release
will use the following language:
By participating in this competition, I
agree to assume any and all risks and
waive claims against the federal
government and its related entities,
except in the case of willing
misconduct, for any injury, death,
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from my
participation in this prize contest,
whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
B. Selection Process for Participants
1. Amount of the Prize
The top three to five winners for
Phase I of the challenge will be
provided a monetary cash prize totaling
$10,000 per winner. The Phase II final
challenge winner will be provided a
monetary cash prize totaling $25,000.
2. How Winners Will Be Selected
Challenge submissions will be judged
by a panel selected by CMS with
relevant expertise in current CMS
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reporting systems. The expert panel of
judges, qualified by training and
experience, will evaluate the
submissions on the criteria identified
below in this section. Judges will be fair
and impartial, may not have a personal
or financial interest in, or be an
employee, officer, director, or agent of,
any entity that is a registered participant
in the competition, and may not have a
personal or financial relationship with
an individual who is a registered
contestant. The panel will provide
expert advice on the merits of each
submission to CMS officials responsible
for final selections for award. Awardees
will be notified on or around the dates
listed in the ‘‘Date’’ section. Winners
will be selected based on the following
criteria:
• Phase 1
++ Ease in which a user can navigate
Usability and Design;
++ Evidence of design with User
feedback;
++ Innovation in Design; and
++ Look and Feel.
• Phase 2
++ Ease in which a user can navigate
Usability and Design;
++ Evidence of design with User
feedback;
++ Innovation in Design;
++ Functionality/Accuracy; and
++ Look and Feel.
Dated: June 29, 2016.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
C. Additional Information
Challenge participants will draw from
existing information provided on
www.cms.gov and collaborate directly
with health professionals and/or end
users to build their application. The
participants will have access to
www.cms.gov and to end users.
Challenge details and registration are
located at www.challenge.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
III. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose
information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or
third-party disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
review by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Refugee
Microenterprise and Refugee HomeBased Child Care Microenterprise
Development
OMB No.: New.
Description: New data collection tool
for refugee microenterprise and Refugee
Home-Based Child Care Microenterprise
Program.
Respondents: Refugee Microenterprise
Development Grantees and Refugee
Home-Based Child Care Microenterprise
Development.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Refugee Microenterprise Development ...........................................................
Refugee Home-Based Child Care Microenterprise Development ...................
22
23
8
7
4
4
704
644
........................
........................
........................
1,348
Total Burden .............................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: (1,340 hours × $30 per hour)
$40,440 per year.
Explanation:
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The Refugee Microenterprise
Development Program
• Currently, there are twenty two
grantees (respondents) in the program
and the semi-annual progress, which
includes the data and information
required, is submitted twice per year.
• The request covers one form (Form
I. attached) which includes eight data
points. Based on experience (the
information was provided by technical
assistance service provider in the past),
it takes about two hours per respondent
per six months (i.e., four hours per year
per grantee (respondent) or 88 hours per
year for all respondents) to complete the
form.
• No survey will be undertaken since
the collection of this data (information)
is part of the implementation process of
the project and its collection and
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reporting does not constitute a separate
and additional cost to the grantees
(respondents). The cost is covered by
the grant the grantee receives. The
grantees have Down Home database
which captures and stores the data
required for reporting. The grantee
uploads the semi-annual report in Grant
Solution where it is stored. ORR derives
the data it requires for reporting and
management decision from Grant
Solution.
The Refugee Home-Based Child Care
Microenterprise Development Group
• Currently, there are twenty three
grantees (respondents) in the program
and the semi-annual progress.
• The request covers one form (Form
II. attached) which includes seven data
points. It takes about two hours per
respondent per six months (i.e., four
hours per year grantee (respondent) or
92 hours per year for all respondents) to
complete the form.
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• The collection of this data
(information) is part of the process and
its collection and reporting does not
include separate and additional cost to
the grantees (respondents). The cost is
covered by the grant the grantee
receives. The grantees have database
which captures and stores the data
required for reporting. The grantee
uploads the data required in Grant
Solution where it is stored. ORR derives
the data it requires for reporting and
management decision from Grant
Solution.
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, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-3333-N2]
Medicare Program; Announcement of Requirements and Registration
for the MIPS Mobile Challenge; Deadline Extension
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice launches a challenge related to the new Merit-
based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program, which will assist the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in accelerating the
transition from the traditional fee-for-service payment model to a
system that rewards health care providers for providing better care,
not just more care. This challenge will address one of the most
important aspects of our programs, which is educating and providing
outreach to the potential hundreds of thousands of MIPS eligible
clinicians.
DATES: Important dates concerning the Challenge include the following:
MIPS Mobile Challenge: To be announced on www.challenge.gov and
opened for submissions in www.challenge.gov April 25, 2016.
Deadline for Phase I Submissions: August 15, 2016.
HHS announces top three-five challenge applicants and launches
Phase II. Applicants that did not win Phase I will be permitted to
compete for Phase II: August 30, 2016.
Deadline for Phase II Submissions: October 31, 2016.
HHS announces grand prize winner: November 15, 2016 (tentative).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan Ostrow, (410) 786-7207 for
inquiry on Information Systems Group.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Pub. L.
114-10, enacted April 16, 2015) (MACRA) requires the Secretary to
establish a new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program,
which
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will assist the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in
accelerating the transition from the traditional fee-for-service
payment model to a system that rewards health care providers for value
rather than volume of services provided. The MIPS program combines
parts of the Physician Quality Reporting System, the Value Modifier (VM
or Value-based Payment Modifier), and the Medicare Electronic Health
Record (EHR) Incentive Program into one single program that assesses
the performance of MIPS eligible clinicians based on four performance
categories: (1) Quality; (2) Resource use; (3) Clinical practice
improvement activities; and (4) Meaningful use of certified EHR
technology. This program has the potential of impacting hundreds of
thousands of MIPS eligible clinicians.
One of the most important aspects and challenges of our program is
educating and providing outreach to the potential hundreds of thousands
of MIPS eligible clinicians. Feedback we have received from our
customers/end users is that they want more real-time information and
access to assistance so they can successfully report to our programs.
Therefore, we are launching a MIPS mobile challenge to find innovative
ways of improving communication to educate physicians, support staff,
health organization leadership, data vendors, and others impacted
parties. Due to the multiple user types and facets of the MIPS program
we are looking at utilizing a mobile platform, which could be a mobile
site or application to determine how to best keep our customers/end
users informed and meet their specific needs. We also want to provide
the capability to access assistance to help MIPS eligible clinicians
learn and get help with specific areas. This challenge has the
potential to make a significant impact as not only are there hundreds
of thousands of MIPS eligible clinicians but also millions of people
who support the success of these MIPS eligible clinicians. Having key
information and access to the right support at the right time reduces
burden and provides increased satisfaction for the MIPS eligible
clinicians and their supporting entities. The challenge will run in the
two phases listed below in this section. Phase I participants can move
onto Phase II even if their Phase I design was not selected. The focus
of the two phases are as follows:
Phase I: Creation of an initial mobile platform that will
feature innovative ways of transmitting educational materials or
fostering collaboration among users to provide meaningful education.
This will entail creating wireframes, storyboards, mobile screen mock-
ups and initial usability testing focused on the design and user
experience. In addition, participants will co-design with end users to
understand their needs to influence their submission.
Phase II: Development and functional integration of any
features from Phase I, and user experience testing. During this phase,
the participants must submit the object and source code, as well as a
detailed description showing that the output meets section 508
compliance per the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as
amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220,
enacted August 7, 1998) (WIA) including at least instructions on how to
install and operate, and system requirements for running the mobile
platform. Participants may submit, as part of the submission,
additional software documentation, if they believe it provides a more
complete description of the mobile platforms.
II. Provisions of the Notice
A. Subject of Challenge Competition: MIPS Mobile Challenge
1. Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition
To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, participants
(individual or entity) must comply with each and every rule set forth
in this section:
1. Shall register to participate in the competition under the rules
promulgated below by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
2. In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating individually or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
3. HHS Employees may participate in the MIPS Mobile Challenge, but
may not submit in the scope of their employment and may not pursue an
application while in the federal workplace or while on duty.
4. Shall not be an employee of the CMS.
5. Federal grantees may not use federal funds to develop the
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358, enacted
January 4, 2011) (COMPETES Act) challenge applications unless
consistent with the purpose of their grant award.
6. Federal contractors may not use federal funds from a contract to
develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
7. Applicants must agree to provide the federal government an
irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide license in the
winning work(s) or component parts thereof, in the event that they are
prize winner(s). HHS shall be granted the rights to reproduce,
distribute copies to the public, publicly display, create derivative
works, and publicly post, link to, and share the winning work(s) or
parts thereof.
A submission may be disqualified if, in CMS's sole judgment:
Fails to function as expressed in the detailed
description,
The detailed description is significantly inaccurate or
incomplete, or
Malware or other security threats are present.
Participants agree that we may conduct testing on the submitted
code to determine whether malware or other security threats may be
present such that they may damage the equipment or operating
environments of the Federal Government or those acting on its behalf.
An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used federal facilities or consulted with federal
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities participating in the
competition on an equitable basis.
Challenge participants will sign a liability release as part of the
contest registration process. The liability release will use the
following language:
By participating in this competition, I agree to assume any and all
risks and waive claims against the federal government and its related
entities, except in the case of willing misconduct, for any injury,
death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from my participation in
this prize contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises
through negligence or otherwise.
B. Selection Process for Participants
1. Amount of the Prize
The top three to five winners for Phase I of the challenge will be
provided a monetary cash prize totaling $10,000 per winner. The Phase
II final challenge winner will be provided a monetary cash prize
totaling $25,000.
2. How Winners Will Be Selected
Challenge submissions will be judged by a panel selected by CMS
with relevant expertise in current CMS
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reporting systems. The expert panel of judges, qualified by training
and experience, will evaluate the submissions on the criteria
identified below in this section. Judges will be fair and impartial,
may not have a personal or financial interest in, or be an employee,
officer, director, or agent of, any entity that is a registered
participant in the competition, and may not have a personal or
financial relationship with an individual who is a registered
contestant. The panel will provide expert advice on the merits of each
submission to CMS officials responsible for final selections for award.
Awardees will be notified on or around the dates listed in the ``Date''
section. Winners will be selected based on the following criteria:
Phase 1
++ Ease in which a user can navigate Usability and Design;
++ Evidence of design with User feedback;
++ Innovation in Design; and
++ Look and Feel.
Phase 2
++ Ease in which a user can navigate Usability and Design;
++ Evidence of design with User feedback;
++ Innovation in Design;
++ Functionality/Accuracy; and
++ Look and Feel.
C. Additional Information
Challenge participants will draw from existing information provided
on www.cms.gov and collaborate directly with health professionals and/
or end users to build their application. The participants will have
access to www.cms.gov and to end users. Challenge details and
registration are located at www.challenge.gov.
III. Collection of Information Requirements
This document does not impose information collection requirements,
that is, reporting, recordkeeping or third-party disclosure
requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office
of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: June 29, 2016.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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