Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 26734-26735 [2021-10294]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 93 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26734-26735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10294]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10398 #71]


Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic 
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance \1\ related to the 
``generic'' clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process 
by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of 
information requests that are ``usually voluntary, low-burden, and 
uncontroversial collections,'' do not raise any substantive or policy 
issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process 
requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope 
of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. On 
October 23, 2011, OMB approved our initial request to use the generic 
clearance process under control number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398). It was 
last approved on April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA process which 
included the publication of 60- and 30-day Federal Register notices. 
The scope of the April 2021 umbrella accounts for Medicaid and CHIP 
State plan amendments, waivers, demonstrations, and reporting. This 
Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our 
collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall 
within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to 
submit 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.
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    \1\ https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/assets/inforeg/PRA_Gen_ICRs_5-28-2010.pdf.

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DATES: Comments must be received by June 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number 
(see below) and the OMB control number (0938-1148). 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: CMS-10398 (#71)/OMB 
control number: 0938-1148, 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 
access CMS' website at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is a summary of the use and burden 
associated with the subject information collection(s). More detailed 
information can be found in the collection's supporting statement and 
associated materials (see ADDRESSES).

Generic Information Collection

    1. Title of Information Collection: Reporting Requirements for 
State Planning Grants for Qualifying Community-Based Mobile Crisis 
Intervention Services During the COVID-19 Emergency; Type of 
Information Collection Request: New collection; Use: On March 11, 2021, 
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (Pub. 
L. 117-2). Under ARP section 9813, planning grantees must submit 
quarterly progress reports and a final progress report. The reports 
should include narrative updates on planning grant activities, as well 
as information on each recipient's approved work plan, as specified in 
each recipient's approved application in accordance with the ``Section 
9813 State Planning Grants for Mobile Crisis Intervention Services 
Cooperative Agreement.'' To ensure maximum state flexibility and to 
reduce the reporting burden on states as much as possible, states will 
submit quarterly and final progress reports in their own preferred 
format. CMS will not require states to use a standardized template or 
form. When ready, the Notice of Funding Opportunity will be posted on 
the Grants.gov website; Form Number: CMS-10398 (#71) (OMB control 
number: 0938-1148); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 20; Total Annual 
Responses: 80; Total Annual Hours:

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320. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Effie 
George at 410-786-8639.)

    Dated: May 12, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-10294 Filed 5-14-21; 8:45 am]
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