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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Program of Cancer Registries
Program Evaluation Instrument (NPCR–
PEI) (OMB Control No. 0920–0706, Exp.
02/28/2021)—Reinstatement—National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is responsible for administering
and monitoring the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR). The NPCR
provides technical assistance and
funding, and sets program standards to
assure that complete local, state,
regional, and national cancer incidence
data are available for national and state
standards for data completeness; (5)
whether registry data is being used for
comprehensive cancer control programs,
needs assessment/program planning,
clinical studies, or incidence and
mortality estimates.
The NPCR–PEI is needed to receive,
process, evaluate, aggregate, and
disseminate NPCR program information.
The information is used by CDC and the
NPCR-funded registries to monitor
progress toward meeting established
program standards, goals, and
objectives; to evaluate various attributes
of the registries funded by NPCR; and to
respond to data inquiries made by CDC
and other agencies of the federal
government. CDC requests OMB
approval for a period of three years to
collect information in the winter of 2022
and 2024.
The current burden estimate is based
on the current 50 NPCR awardees. The
new project period begins July 1, 2022.
If the number of awardees changes, then
a change request will be submitted to
accurately reflect the burden hours.
There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time. CDC requests
approval for an estimated 66 annualized
burden hours. This is summarized in
the table below.
cancer control and prevention activities
and health planning activities. The
Program Evaluation Instrument (PEI)
has been used for 28 years to monitor
the performance of NPCR grantees in
meeting the required Program
Standards.
CDC currently supports 50
population-based cancer registries (CCR)
in 46 states, two territories, the District
of Columbia, and the Pacific Islands.
The National Cancer Institute supports
the operations of CCRs in the four
remaining states. The Program
Evaluation Instrument (NCPR–PEI)
includes questions about the following
categories of registry operations: (1)
Staffing, (2) legislation, (3)
administration, (4) reporting
completeness, (5) data exchange, (6)
data content and format, (7) data quality
assurance, (8) data use, (9) collaborative
relationships, (10) advanced activities,
and (11) survey feedback.
Examples of information that can be
obtained from various questions
include, but are not limited to: (1)
Number of filled staff full-time positions
by position responsibility; (2) revision
to cancer reporting legislation; (3)
various data quality control activities;
(4) data collection activities as they
relate to achieving NPCR program
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Form name
NPCR Awardees ...............................
NPCR Awardees ...............................
PEI (Online) ......................................
PEI (Paper) ......................................
30
3
1
1
2
2
60
6
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
33
1
2
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of new matching
program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
SUMMARY:
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Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing
notice of a new matching program
between CMS and the Department of
Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center
for ‘‘The Verification of Eligibility for
Minimum Essential Coverage Under the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act through a Department of Defense
Health Benefits Plan.’’
The deadline for comments on
this notice is April 26, 2021. The reestablished matching program will
commence not sooner than 30 days after
publication of this notice, provided no
comments are received that warrant a
change to this notice. The matching
program will be conducted for an initial
term of 18 months (from approximately
May 30, 2021 to November 29, 2022)
and within 3 months of expiration may
DATES:
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be renewed for one additional year if the
parties make no change to the matching
program and certify that the program
has been conducted in compliance with
the matching agreement.
Interested parties may
submit comments as follows:
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: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Division of Security,
Privacy Policy & Governance,
Information Security & Privacy Group,
Office of Information Technology,
ADDRESSES:
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Location: N1–14–56, 7500 Security
Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about the matching
program, you may contact Anne Pesto,
Senior Advisor, Marketplace Eligibility
and Enrollment Group, Center for
Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, at 410–786–3492, by
email at anne.pesto@cms.hhs.gov, or by
mail at 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore,
MD 21244.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) provides certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law
governs the use of computer matching
by federal agencies when records in a
system of records (meaning, federal
agency records about individuals
retrieved by name or other personal
identifier) are matched with records of
other federal or non-federal agencies.
The Privacy Act requires agencies
involved in a matching program to:
1. Enter into a written agreement,
which must be prepared in accordance
with the Privacy Act, approved by the
Data Integrity Board of each source and
recipient federal agency, provided to
Congress and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and made available
to the public, as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4).
2. Notify the individuals whose
information will be used in the
matching program that the information
they provide is subject to verification
through matching, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
3. Verify match findings before
suspending, terminating, reducing, or
making a final denial of an individual’s
benefits or payments or taking other
adverse action against the individual, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p).
4. Report the matching program to
Congress and the OMB, in advance and
annually, as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(2)(A)(i), (r), and (u)(3)(D).
5. Publish advance notice of the
matching program in the Federal
Register as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(12).
This matching program meets these
requirements.
recipient agency, and the Department of
Defense (DoD), Defense Manpower Data
Center (DMDC) is the source agency.
Barbara Demopulos,
Privacy Advisor, Division of Security, Privacy
Policy and Governance, Office of Information
Technology, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.
Categories of Records
The categories of records used in the
matching program are identity records
and minimum essential coverage (MEC)
period records. To request information
from DoD, CMS will submit a request to
DoD that may contain, but is not limited
to, the following specified data elements
in a fixed record format: Last name,
Participating Agencies
The Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is the
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Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The statutory authority for the
matching program is 42 U.S.C. 18081
and 42 U.S.C. 18083.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program
is to provide CMS with DoD data
verifying individuals’ eligibility for
coverage under a DoD health benefits
plan (i.e., TRICARE), when requested by
CMS and state-based administering
entities (AE) for the purpose of
determining the individuals’ eligibility
for insurance affordability programs
under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (PPACA). CMS and
the requesting AE will use the DoD data
to determine whether an enrollee in
private health coverage under a
qualified health plan through a
federally-facilitated or state-based
health insurance exchange is eligible for
coverage under TRICARE, and the dates
the individual was eligible for TRICARE
coverage. DoD health benefit plans
provide minimum essential coverage
(MEC), and eligibility for such plans
precludes eligibility for financial
assistance in paying for private
coverage. CMS and AE will use the DoD
data to authenticate identity, determine
eligibility for financial assistance
(including an advance tax credit and
cost-sharing reduction, which are types
of insurance affordability programs),
and determine the amount of any
financial assistance.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in the matching
program are active duty service
members and their family members and
retirees and their family members
whose TRICARE eligibility records at
DoD match data provided to DoD by
CMS (submitted by AEs) about
individual consumers who are applying
for or are enrolled in private health
insurance coverage under a qualified
health plan through a federallyfacilitated or state-based health
insurance exchange.
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middle name, first name, date of birth,
gender, Social Security Number (SSN),
requested Qualified Health Plan (QHP)
coverage effective date and end date,
and transaction ID. When DoD is able to
match the SSN and name provided by
CMS and information is available, DoD
will provide CMS with the following
about each individual, as relevant: SSN,
response code indicating enrollment in
MEC under a TRICARE plan, and, as
applicable, end date of enrollment in
MEC under a TRICARE plan.
A. System of Records Maintained by
CMS
CMS Health Insurance Exchanges
System (HIX), CMS System No. 09–70–
0560, last published in full at 78 FR
63211 (Oct. 23, 2013), as amended at 83
FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018). Routine use 3
authorizes CMS’ disclosures of
identifying information about applicants
to DoD for use in this matching
program.
B. System of Records Maintained by
DoD
The DoD system of records and
routine use that support this matching
program are Routine Use h in DMDC 02
DoD, Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting Systems (DEERS), published
at 84 FR 55293 (Oct. 16, 2019) and
corrected at 84 FR 65975 (Dec. 2, 2019).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notice of a new matching program
between CMS and the Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center
for ``The Verification of Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through a
Department of Defense Health Benefits Plan.''
DATES: The deadline for comments on this notice is April 26, 2021. The
re-established matching program will commence not sooner than 30 days
after publication of this notice, provided no comments are received
that warrant a change to this notice. The matching program will be
conducted for an initial term of 18 months (from approximately May 30,
2021 to November 29, 2022) and within 3 months of expiration may be
renewed for one additional year if the parties make no change to the
matching program and certify that the program has been conducted in
compliance with the matching agreement.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments as follows:
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: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of
Security, Privacy Policy & Governance, Information Security & Privacy
Group, Office of Information Technology,
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Location: N1-14-56, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the
matching program, you may contact Anne Pesto, Senior Advisor,
Marketplace Eligibility and Enrollment Group, Center for Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, at 410-786-3492, by email at [email protected], or by
mail at 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) provides certain protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law governs the use of computer
matching by federal agencies when records in a system of records
(meaning, federal agency records about individuals retrieved by name or
other personal identifier) are matched with records of other federal or
non-federal agencies. The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in a
matching program to:
1. Enter into a written agreement, which must be prepared in
accordance with the Privacy Act, approved by the Data Integrity Board
of each source and recipient federal agency, provided to Congress and
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and made available to the
public, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4).
2. Notify the individuals whose information will be used in the
matching program that the information they provide is subject to
verification through matching, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
3. Verify match findings before suspending, terminating, reducing,
or making a final denial of an individual's benefits or payments or
taking other adverse action against the individual, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(p).
4. Report the matching program to Congress and the OMB, in advance
and annually, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A)(i), (r), and
(u)(3)(D).
5. Publish advance notice of the matching program in the Federal
Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12).
This matching program meets these requirements.
Barbara Demopulos,
Privacy Advisor, Division of Security, Privacy Policy and Governance,
Office of Information Technology, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.
Participating Agencies
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the recipient agency, and the
Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is the
source agency.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The statutory authority for the matching program is 42 U.S.C. 18081
and 42 U.S.C. 18083.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program is to provide CMS with DoD data
verifying individuals' eligibility for coverage under a DoD health
benefits plan (i.e., TRICARE), when requested by CMS and state-based
administering entities (AE) for the purpose of determining the
individuals' eligibility for insurance affordability programs under the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). CMS and the
requesting AE will use the DoD data to determine whether an enrollee in
private health coverage under a qualified health plan through a
federally-facilitated or state-based health insurance exchange is
eligible for coverage under TRICARE, and the dates the individual was
eligible for TRICARE coverage. DoD health benefit plans provide minimum
essential coverage (MEC), and eligibility for such plans precludes
eligibility for financial assistance in paying for private coverage.
CMS and AE will use the DoD data to authenticate identity, determine
eligibility for financial assistance (including an advance tax credit
and cost-sharing reduction, which are types of insurance affordability
programs), and determine the amount of any financial assistance.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the
matching program are active duty service members and their family
members and retirees and their family members whose TRICARE eligibility
records at DoD match data provided to DoD by CMS (submitted by AEs)
about individual consumers who are applying for or are enrolled in
private health insurance coverage under a qualified health plan through
a federally-facilitated or state-based health insurance exchange.
Categories of Records
The categories of records used in the matching program are identity
records and minimum essential coverage (MEC) period records. To request
information from DoD, CMS will submit a request to DoD that may
contain, but is not limited to, the following specified data elements
in a fixed record format: Last name, middle name, first name, date of
birth, gender, Social Security Number (SSN), requested Qualified Health
Plan (QHP) coverage effective date and end date, and transaction ID.
When DoD is able to match the SSN and name provided by CMS and
information is available, DoD will provide CMS with the following about
each individual, as relevant: SSN, response code indicating enrollment
in MEC under a TRICARE plan, and, as applicable, end date of enrollment
in MEC under a TRICARE plan.
A. System of Records Maintained by CMS
CMS Health Insurance Exchanges System (HIX), CMS System No. 09-70-
0560, last published in full at 78 FR 63211 (Oct. 23, 2013), as amended
at 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018). Routine use 3 authorizes CMS'
disclosures of identifying information about applicants to DoD for use
in this matching program.
B. System of Records Maintained by DoD
The DoD system of records and routine use that support this
matching program are Routine Use h in DMDC 02 DoD, Defense Enrollment
Eligibility Reporting Systems (DEERS), published at 84 FR 55293 (Oct.
16, 2019) and corrected at 84 FR 65975 (Dec. 2, 2019).
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