Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 819 [2018-00086]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00086]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10401]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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 (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 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 must be received by March 9, 2018.

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' website address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
    2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
    3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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-10401 Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk 
Adjustment
    Under the 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: Revision of a previously 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Standards Related 
to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment; Use: The data 
collection and reporting requirements described below will be used by 
HHS to run the permanent risk adjustment program, including validation 
of data submitted by issuers, on behalf of States that requested HHS to 
run it for them. Risk adjustment is one of three (3) market stability 
programs established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
and is intended to mitigate the impact of adverse selection in the 
individual and small group health insurance markets inside and outside 
of the Health Insurance Exchanges. HHS will also use this data to 
adjust the payment transfer formula for risk associated with high-cost 
enrollees. State regulators can use the reporting requirements outlined 
in this collection to request a reduction to the statewide average 
premium factor of the risk adjustment transfer formula, beginning for 
the 2019 benefit year, and thereby avoid having to establish their own 
programs. Issuers and providers can use the alternative reporting 
requirements for mental and behavioral health records described herein 
to comply with State privacy laws. Form Number: CMS-10401 (OMB control 
number: 0938-1155); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local, 
or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 700; Total Annual 
Responses: 11,700,000,287; Total Annual Hours: 5,828,037. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Ernest Ayukawa at 410-492-
5213.)

    Dated: January 2, 2018.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-00086 Filed 1-5-18; 8:45 am]
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