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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 122 / Wednesday, June 24, 2020 / Notices
Dated: June 17, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020–13578 Filed 6–23–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
SHIP–SMP Survey of Group Outreach
and Education Events, Formerly the
‘‘Senior Medicare Program National
Beneficiary Survey’’, OMB #0985–0056
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of
information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
30-Day notice collects comments on the
information collection requirements
related to the Proposed Revision and
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the
‘‘National SHIP–SMP Beneficiary
Survey of Group Outreach and
Education Events’’.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 24,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information by:
(a) Email to: OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725
17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Vogler, Administration for Community
Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202–
795–7461, Sara.Vogler@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with the Paperwork
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Reduction Act, ACL has submitted the
following proposed information
collection to OMB for review and
clearance.
The SHIP–SMP Survey of Group
Outreach and Education Events is a
survey of individuals who attend
outreach and education events provided
by the State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) or Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP). These events help
Medicare beneficiaries understand their
Medicare benefits and options. These
events also increase the ability of
beneficiaries to identify fraud, waste,
and abuse within health care programs
generally, and Medicare/Medicaid
specifically.
The State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) was created under the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990. This section of the law authorized
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to make grants to states
to establish and maintain health
insurance advisory service programs for
Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds
were made available to support
information, counseling, and assistance
activities related to Medicare, Medicaid,
and other health insurance options.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
program was authorized in 1997 under
Titles II and IV of the Older Americans
Act, the Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriation Act of 1997 and the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP
mission is to empower and assist
Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers, to prevent, detect, and
report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL’s goals of
promoting increased choice and greater
independence among older adults and
individuals with disabilities. SMP
activities enhance the financial,
emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of older adults, thereby increasing
their capacity to maintain security in
retirement and make better financial
and healthcare choices.
SHIP–SMP grantees provide group
outreach and education through
presentation events, and this collection
will survey the attendees of those
events. The SHIP–SMP Survey of Group
Outreach and Education Events will
focus on group outreach and education
events and the individuals who attend
them, to determine if the target audience
is satisfied with the information they are
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receiving. This is a renewal of the
existing Senior Medicare Program
National Beneficiary Survey, which
received clearance on August 28, 2017,
with ICR Reference Number 201702–
0985–003 and OMB Control Number
0985–0056. That survey was conducted
over a three-year period beginning on
October 1, 2017, and will conclude on
March 30, 2020.
To date, the Senior Medicare Program
National Beneficiary Survey has
generated over 5000 responses, all of
which were submitted anonymously
and voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to
continue the collection performed in
Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Reports developed for FY18 and FY19
participants have provided an overall
measure of presentation attendee
satisfaction and have provided insight
into the relationship between
presentation inputs (information
provided, access to presentations) and
overall satisfaction. The renewed survey
will include both SHIP and SMP
presentations and will survey every
participating state and territory at least
once each year.
To generate a sample with a 95%
confidence level at the national level
400 responses will be required, which is
based on over 500,000 group outreach
and education event attendees in 2018.
ACL will draw a representative sample
of event attendees by surveying each of
the 54 participating states and territories
at least once. An average event surveyed
in FY18 or FY19 generated 11
completed surveys, resulting in an
estimated minimal collection of 600
responses.
In the first three years of the existing
survey states and territories had the
opportunity to exceed the minimum
requirements, in order to collect a larger
overall dataset for their state or territory.
This opportunity will continue with the
renewed survey. Assuming that an
average state or territory collects 100
surveys per year, the maximum burden
estimate is 5400 responses per year.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
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Number of
respondents
(minimum)
Respondent/data collection activity
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Survey, Stratified Random Sample .........................................................
600
1
5/60
50
Total ..................................................................................................
600
1
5/60
50
Number of
respondents
(maximum)
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Survey, Stratified Random Sample .........................................................
5,400
1
5/60
450
Total ..................................................................................................
5,400
1
5/60
450
Dated: June 17, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020–13576 Filed 6–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Evaluation of
Participants of an Annual SMP/SHIP
National Training Conference Hosted
by the Office of Healthcare Information
and Counseling [OMB #0985–New]
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of
information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under section
506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice collects
comments on the information collection
requirements related to Proposed new
information collection requirements
related to Evaluation of participants of
an Annual SMP/SHIP National Training
Conference hosted by the Office of
Healthcare Information and Counseling.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 24,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information by:
(a) Email to: OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL; or
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(c) by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725
17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marissa Whitehouse, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Marissa.Whitehouse@acl.hhs.gov
or 202–795–7425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. The Office of
Healthcare Information and Counseling
(OHIC) hosts an annual national training
conference for the federally funded
programs that it administers. The
audience for this training conference
includes attendees from State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
programs, which are two nationally
recognized programs that provide
Medicare information and counseling to
Medicare beneficiaries and help, fight
Medicare fraud through prevention and
education. Grantee leadership is
required to attend this training annually
to ensure they receive critical
information and technical assistance
needed to help them successfully meet
the requirements of their grant awards.
Grantees are encouraged to bring up
to three (3) people from each program.
Programs operate in each of the 50
states, the District of Columbia, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
The information collected in this survey
is necessary to ensure that ACL is
meeting the technical assistance needs
of the attendees and to capture valuable
feedback to be used for future training
meetings. By gathering feedback on the
quality of the training and content
provided, we can ensure attendee
satisfaction and gather information for
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future planning. ACL administers a
contract to develop and provide the
training conference evaluation tool for
ACL’s approval. They also disseminate
a tool to all participants following each
training conference to evaluate attendee
satisfaction. This training conference
survey is introduced and explained
during the program specific meetings
and during the general session on the
first day of the training conference. The
survey is not mandatory, but is
reinforced as a way for ACL to provide
useful, engaging sessions that assist the
attendees in successfully meeting the
requirements of their grant awards. This
evaluation tool will gather feedback on
the quality of the training and content
provided and the experience of the
attendees to be used for future planning.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A 60-Day Notice s published in the
Federal Register on February 7, 2020
Vol. 85 pages 7309–7310. ACL received
one public comment during the 60-day
public comment period; the public
comment related to the current COVID–
19 pandemic requesting the 2020 event
be held virtually. Though it is essential
for this event to be held in-person and
to bring together national partners from
across the country each year, this year’s
COVID–19 pandemic has halted all inperson event capability. ACL intends to
hold the 2020 conference virtually.
For review and comment on this
proposed information collection
request, please visit the ACL website
https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/publicinput.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; SHIP-SMP Survey of Group Outreach and
Education Events, Formerly the ``Senior Medicare Program National
Beneficiary Survey'', OMB #0985-0056
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing
that the proposed collection of information listed above has been
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
30-Day notice collects comments on the information collection
requirements related to the Proposed Revision and solicits comments on
the information collection requirements related to the ``National SHIP-
SMP Beneficiary Survey of Group Outreach and Education Events''.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July
24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
by:
(a) Email to: [email protected], Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Vogler, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7461,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act, ACL has submitted the following proposed information collection to
OMB for review and clearance.
The SHIP-SMP Survey of Group Outreach and Education Events is a
survey of individuals who attend outreach and education events provided
by the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) or Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP). These events help Medicare beneficiaries
understand their Medicare benefits and options. These events also
increase the ability of beneficiaries to identify fraud, waste, and
abuse within health care programs generally, and Medicare/Medicaid
specifically.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) was created
under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This section of
the law authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
make grants to states to establish and maintain health insurance
advisory service programs for Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds were
made available to support information, counseling, and assistance
activities related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance
options.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program was authorized in 1997
under Titles II and IV of the Older Americans Act, the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1997 and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP mission is to
empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers, to prevent, detect, and report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL's goals of promoting increased choice and
greater independence among older adults and individuals with
disabilities. SMP activities enhance the financial, emotional,
physical, and mental well-being of older adults, thereby increasing
their capacity to maintain security in retirement and make better
financial and healthcare choices.
SHIP-SMP grantees provide group outreach and education through
presentation events, and this collection will survey the attendees of
those events. The SHIP-SMP Survey of Group Outreach and Education
Events will focus on group outreach and education events and the
individuals who attend them, to determine if the target audience is
satisfied with the information they are receiving. This is a renewal of
the existing Senior Medicare Program National Beneficiary Survey, which
received clearance on August 28, 2017, with ICR Reference Number
201702-0985-003 and OMB Control Number 0985-0056. That survey was
conducted over a three-year period beginning on October 1, 2017, and
will conclude on March 30, 2020.
To date, the Senior Medicare Program National Beneficiary Survey
has generated over 5000 responses, all of which were submitted
anonymously and voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to continue the collection
performed in Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Reports developed for
FY18 and FY19 participants have provided an overall measure of
presentation attendee satisfaction and have provided insight into the
relationship between presentation inputs (information provided, access
to presentations) and overall satisfaction. The renewed survey will
include both SHIP and SMP presentations and will survey every
participating state and territory at least once each year.
To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national
level 400 responses will be required, which is based on over 500,000
group outreach and education event attendees in 2018. ACL will draw a
representative sample of event attendees by surveying each of the 54
participating states and territories at least once. An average event
surveyed in FY18 or FY19 generated 11 completed surveys, resulting in
an estimated minimal collection of 600 responses.
In the first three years of the existing survey states and
territories had the opportunity to exceed the minimum requirements, in
order to collect a larger overall dataset for their state or territory.
This opportunity will continue with the renewed survey. Assuming that
an average state or territory collects 100 surveys per year, the
maximum burden estimate is 5400 responses per year.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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Number of
Respondent/data collection activity respondents Responses per Hours per Annual burden
(minimum) respondent response hours
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Survey, Stratified Random Sample............ 600 1 5/60 50
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Total................................... 600 1 5/60 50
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Number of
Respondent/data collection activity respondents Responses per Hours per Annual burden
(maximum) respondent response hours
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Survey, Stratified Random Sample............ 5,400 1 5/60 450
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Total................................... 5,400 1 5/60 450
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Dated: June 17, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-13576 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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