Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 27707-27708 [2017-12539]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices • Persons attending the meeting, including presenters, must be preregistered and on the attendance list by the prescribed date. • Individuals who are not preregistered in advance may not be permitted to enter the building and may be unable to attend the meeting. • Attendees must present a government-issued photo identification (ID) to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service personnel before entering the building. 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Panel Recommendations and Discussions The Panel’s recommendations will be posted after the meeting on the CMS Web site at https://www.cms.gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/ FACA/AdvisoryPanelonClinical DiagnosticLaboratoryTests.html. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES VIII. Copies of the Charter The Secretary’s Charter for the Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests is available on the CMS Web site at https://cms.gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/ FACA/AdvisoryPanelonClinical DiagnosticLaboratoryTests.html or may obtain a copy of the charter by submitting a request to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Dated: June 2, 2017. Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. 2017–12545 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–R–21] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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 (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 the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. SUMMARY: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by July 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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 Web site address at https:// www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27707 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: William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 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: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Withholding Medicare Payments to Recover Medicaid Overpayments and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 447.31; Use: Certain Medicaid providers that are subject to offsets for the collection of Medicaid overpayments may terminate or substantially reduce their participation in Medicaid, leaving the state Medicaid agency unable to recover the amounts due. Recovery procedures allow for determining the amount of overpayments and offsetting the overpayments by withholding the provider’s Medicare payments. To effectuate the withholding, the state agency must provide their respective CMS regional office with certain documentation that identifies the provider and the Medicaid overpayment amount. The agency must also demonstrate that the provider was notified of the overpayment and that demand for the overpayment was made. An opportunity to appeal the overpayment determination must be afforded to the provider by the Medicaid state agency. Lastly, Medicaid state agencies must notify CMS when to terminate the withholding; Form Number: CMS–R–21 (OMB control E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 27708 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices number: 0938–0287); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54; Total Annual Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 81. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Stuart Goldstein at 410–786–0694.) Dated: June 13, 2017. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017–12539 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–1668–N] Medicare Program; Public Meeting on July 31, 2017 Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces a public meeting to receive comments and recommendations (including accompanying data on which recommendations are based) from the public on the appropriate basis for establishing payment amounts for new or substantially revised Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes being considered for Medicare payment under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) for calendar year (CY) 2018. This meeting also provides a forum for those who submitted certain reconsideration requests regarding final determinations made last year on new test codes and for the public to provide comment on the requests. The Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test (CDLT) Advisory Panel will participate in this meeting by gathering information and asking questions to presenters on July 31, 2017, and will hold a public meeting on August 1, 2017 to discuss matters of the Panel and make recommendations regarding the test codes presented at the CLFS public meeting. In the event the CLFS public meeting needs to extend to August 1, 2017, the CDLT Advisory Panel will convene its public meeting immediately following the CLFS public meeting, rather than starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 Daylight Savings Time (E.D.T.) as currently planned. DATES: Meeting Date: The CLFS public meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 31, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., E.D.T. If needed, the meeting will resume on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. E.D.T. Deadline for Registration of Presenters and Submission of Presentations: All presenters for the CLFS public meeting must register and submit their presentations electronically to our CLFS dedicated email box, CLFS_Annual_ Public_Meeting@cms.hhs.gov, by July 14, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. Deadline for Submitting Requests for Special Accommodations: Requests for special accommodations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on July 14, 2017. Deadline for Submission of Written Comments: Written comments regarding the presentations must be received by August 11, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. (10 days after the meeting). We intend to publish our proposed determinations for new test codes and our preliminary determinations for reconsidered codes (as described later in this notice in section II. ‘‘Format’’) for CY 2018 by early September 2017. Comments in response to the preliminary determinations will be due by early October 2017. Interested parties should submit all written comments on presentations and preliminary determinations to the address specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice or electronically to our CLFS dedicated email box, CLFS_Annual_Public_ Meeting@cms.hhs.gov (the specific date for the publication of these determinations on the CMS Web site, as well as the deadline for submitting comments regarding these determinations, will be published on the CMS Web site). ADDRESSES: The CLFS public meeting will be held in the main auditorium of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Building, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn McGuirk, (410) 786–5723. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 531(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 106–554) required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish procedures for coding and payment determinations for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 under Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (the Act) that permit public consultation in a manner consistent with the procedures established for implementing coding modifications for International Classification of Diseases (ICD–9–CM) (now, ICD–10–CM). The procedures and clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) public meeting announced in this notice for new tests are in accordance with the procedures published on November 23, 2001 in the Federal Register (66 FR 58743) to implement section 531(b) of BIPA. Section 942(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) added section 1833(h)(8) of the Act. Section 1833(h)(8)(A) of the Act requires the Secretary to establish by regulation procedures for determining the basis for, and amount of, payment for any clinical diagnostic laboratory test for which a new or substantially revised Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code is assigned on or after January 1, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘new tests’’). A code is considered to be substantially revised if there is a substantive change to the definition of the test or procedure to which the code applies (such as, a new analyte or a new methodology for measuring an existing analyte-specific test). (See section 1833(h)(8)(E)(ii) of the Act and 42 CFR 414.502). Section 1833(h)(8)(B) of the Act sets forth the process for determining the basis for, and the amount of, payment for new tests prior to Calendar Year (CY) 2018 (Beginning January 1, 2018, payments for tests will be set in accordance with the methodologies specified in section 1834A of the Act.). Pertinent to this notice, sections 1833(h)(8)(B)(i) and (ii) of the Act require the Secretary to make available to the public a list that includes any such test for which establishment of a payment amount is being considered for a year and, on the same day that the list is made available, causes to have published a notice in the Federal Register of a meeting to receive comments and recommendations (including accompanying data on which recommendations are based) from the public on the appropriate basis for establishing payment amounts for the tests on such list. This list of codes for which the establishment of a payment amount under the CLFS is being considered for CY 2018 is posted on the CMS Web site at https://www.cms.gov/ Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-ServicePayment/ClinicalLabFeeSched/ index.html?redirect=/Clinical LabFeeSched/. Section 1833(h)(8)(B)(iii) of the Act requires that we convene the E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27707-27708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12539]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-21]


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

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 (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 the necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 July 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, 
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be 
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by 
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 OR, Email: 
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
    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 Web site address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
    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: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Withholding 
Medicare Payments to Recover Medicaid Overpayments and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 447.31; Use: Certain Medicaid providers that are 
subject to offsets for the collection of Medicaid overpayments may 
terminate or substantially reduce their participation in Medicaid, 
leaving the state Medicaid agency unable to recover the amounts due. 
Recovery procedures allow for determining the amount of overpayments 
and offsetting the overpayments by withholding the provider's Medicare 
payments. To effectuate the withholding, the state agency must provide 
their respective CMS regional office with certain documentation that 
identifies the provider and the Medicaid overpayment amount. The agency 
must also demonstrate that the provider was notified of the overpayment 
and that demand for the overpayment was made. An opportunity to appeal 
the overpayment determination must be afforded to the provider by the 
Medicaid state agency. Lastly, Medicaid state agencies must notify CMS 
when to terminate the withholding; Form Number: CMS-R-21 (OMB control

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number: 0938-0287); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54; Total Annual 
Responses: 27; Total Annual Hours: 81. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Stuart Goldstein at 410-786-0694.)

    Dated: June 13, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-12539 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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