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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
May 25, 2021.
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: CMS–P–0015A, Room
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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
website address at https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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–10657—The State Flexibility to
Stabilize the Market Grant Program
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.
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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 currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: The State
Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Cycle
Grant Program; Use: Section 1003 of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) adds a new
section 2794 to the Public Health
Service Act (PHS Act) entitled,
‘‘Ensuring That Consumers Get Value
for Their Dollars.’’ Specifically, section
2794(a) requires the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (the Secretary) (HHS), in
conjunction with the States, to establish
a process for the annual review of health
insurance premiums to protect
consumers from unreasonable rate
increases. Section 2794(c) directs the
Secretary to carry out a program to
award grants to States. Section
2794(c)(2)(B) specifies that any
appropriated Rate Review Grant funds
that are not fully obligated by the end
of FY 2014 shall remain available to the
Secretary for grants to States for
planning and implementing the
insurance market reforms and consumer
protections under Part A of title XXVII
of the (PHS Act. States that are awarded
funds under this funding opportunity
are required to provide CMS with four
quarterly reports and one annual report
(except for the last year of the grant)
until the end of the grant period
detailing the state’s progression towards
planning and/or implementing the preselected market reforms under Part A of
Title XXVII of the PHS Act. A final
report is due at the end of the grant
period. Form Number: CMS–10657
(OMB control number: 0938–1366);
Frequency: Annually and Quarterly;
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
40; Total Annual Responses: 200; Total
Annual Hours: 2,720. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Jim Taing at James.Taing@
cms.hhs.gov.)
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Dated: March 23, 2021.
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
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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
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 Peace Corps for
‘‘Verification of Eligibility for Minimum
Essential Coverage Under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
through a Peace Corps Health Benefits
Plan.’’
SUMMARY:
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
July 1, 2021 to December 31, 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,
DATES:
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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.
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
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recipient agency, and the Peace Corps is
the source agency.
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The principal statutory authority for
the matching program is 42 U.S.C.
18001, et seq.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program
is to assist CMS in determining
individuals’ eligibility for financial
assistance in paying for private health
insurance coverage. In this matching
program, the Peace Corps provides CMS
with data identifying all Peace Corps
volunteers, which CMS makes available
to state administering entities (AEs)
through a data services hub, under a
separate matching agreement. CMS and
AEs use the Peace Corps data to verify
whether an individual who is applying
for or is enrolled in private health
insurance coverage under a qualified
health plan through a federallyfacilitated or state-based health
insurance exchange is eligible for
coverage under a Peace Corps health
benefit plan, for the purpose of
determining the individual’s eligibility
for financial assistance (including an
advance tax credit and cost sharing
reduction, which are types of insurance
affordability programs) in paying for
private health insurance coverage. Peace
Corps health benefit plans provide
minimum essential coverage, and
eligibility for such plans precludes
eligibility for financial assistance in
paying for private coverage. The data
provided by the Peace Corps under this
matching program will be used by CMS
and AEs to authenticate identity,
determine eligibility for financial
assistance, 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 and recently separated Peace
Corps volunteers, identified in data
CMS receives from the Peace Corps; and
• Consumers who apply for or are
enrolled in private insurance coverage
under a qualified health plan through a
federally-facilitated health insurance
exchange (and other relevant
individuals, such as applicants’ and
enrollees’ household members), whose
records are matched against the data
CMS receives from the Peace Corps.
Categories of Records
The categories of records which will
be provided by the Peace Corps to CMS
in this matching program are identity
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records and minimum essential
coverage period records, consisting of
these data elements: Last name, middle
initial, first name, and date of birth.
CMS will not send any data about
individual applicants/enrollees to the
Peace Corps in order to receive this data
about Peace Corps volunteers.
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).
B. System of Records Maintained by
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps SORN that supports
this matching program is PC–17 Peace
Corps, Volunteer Applicant and Service
Records System, published at 50 FR
1950 (Jan. 14, 1985) and partially
amended at 65 FR 63641 (Oct. 24, 2000),
72 FR 44878 (Aug. 9, 2007), 75 FR
53000 (Aug. 30, 2010), and 79 FR 41599
(July 16, 2014). Routine Use (i)
published at 50 FR 1950 (Jan. 14, 1985),
which permits disclosures ‘‘to verify
active or former volunteer service,’’
authorizes the Peace Corps’ disclosures
to CMS.
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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 Peace Corps for ``Verification of Eligibility for
Minimum Essential Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act through a Peace Corps 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 July 1,
2021 to December 31, 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
Peace Corps is the source agency.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The principal statutory authority for the matching program is 42
U.S.C. 18001, et seq.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program is to assist CMS in determining
individuals' eligibility for financial assistance in paying for private
health insurance coverage. In this matching program, the Peace Corps
provides CMS with data identifying all Peace Corps volunteers, which
CMS makes available to state administering entities (AEs) through a
data services hub, under a separate matching agreement. CMS and AEs use
the Peace Corps data to verify whether an individual who is applying
for or is enrolled in private health insurance coverage under a
qualified health plan through a federally-facilitated or state-based
health insurance exchange is eligible for coverage under a Peace Corps
health benefit plan, for the purpose of determining the individual's
eligibility for financial assistance (including an advance tax credit
and cost sharing reduction, which are types of insurance affordability
programs) in paying for private health insurance coverage. Peace Corps
health benefit plans provide minimum essential coverage, and
eligibility for such plans precludes eligibility for financial
assistance in paying for private coverage. The data provided by the
Peace Corps under this matching program will be used by CMS and AEs to
authenticate identity, determine eligibility for financial assistance,
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 and recently separated Peace Corps volunteers,
identified in data CMS receives from the Peace Corps; and
Consumers who apply for or are enrolled in private
insurance coverage under a qualified health plan through a federally-
facilitated health insurance exchange (and other relevant individuals,
such as applicants' and enrollees' household members), whose records
are matched against the data CMS receives from the Peace Corps.
Categories of Records
The categories of records which will be provided by the Peace Corps
to CMS in this matching program are identity records and minimum
essential coverage period records, consisting of these data elements:
Last name, middle initial, first name, and date of birth. CMS will not
send any data about individual applicants/enrollees to the Peace Corps
in order to receive this data about Peace Corps volunteers.
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).
B. System of Records Maintained by Peace Corps
The Peace Corps SORN that supports this matching program is PC-17
Peace Corps, Volunteer Applicant and Service Records System, published
at 50 FR 1950 (Jan. 14, 1985) and partially amended at 65 FR 63641
(Oct. 24, 2000), 72 FR 44878 (Aug. 9, 2007), 75 FR 53000 (Aug. 30,
2010), and 79 FR 41599 (July 16, 2014). Routine Use (i) published at 50
FR 1950 (Jan. 14, 1985), which permits disclosures ``to verify active
or former volunteer service,'' authorizes the Peace Corps' disclosures
to CMS.
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