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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.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10531]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
August 31, 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: lll, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. 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–10531 Transcatheter Valve
Therapy (TVT) Registry
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.
addressed in this NCD, we replaced the
term TMVR with TEER. The TEER
device is only covered when specific
conditions are met including that the
heart team and hospital are submitting
data in a prospective, national, audited
registry. The data includes patient,
practitioner and facility level variables
that predict outcomes such as all-cause
mortality and quality of life. In order to
remove the data collection requirement
under this coverage with evidence
development (CED) NCD or make any
other changes to the existing policy, we
must formally reopen and reconsider
the policy. We are continuing to review
and analyze the data collected since the
original NCD was effective in 2014 and
following the update in 2021.
The data collected and analyzed in
the TVT Registry will be used by CMS
to determine if TEER is reasonable and
necessary (e.g., improves health
outcomes) for Medicare beneficiaries
under Section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the ACT.
Furthermore, data from the Registry will
assist the medical device industry and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) in surveillance of the quality,
safety and efficacy of new medical
devices to treat MR. Form Number:
CMS–10531 (OMB control number:
0938–1274); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Private sector (Business
or other for-profits); Number of
Respondents: 8,649; Total Annual
Responses: 34,596; Total Annual Hours:
12,974. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Sarah Fulton at
410–786–2749.)
Dated: June 28, 2021
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Transcatheter
Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry; Use: The
data collection is required by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) National Coverage
Determination (NCD) entitled,
‘‘Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
(TEER) for Mitral Valve Regurgitation’’
and was previously entitled
‘‘Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
(TMVR)’’. Effective January 19, 2021,
CMS updated this NCD to expand
coverage to functional mitral
regurgitation (MR). Previously, coverage
was limited to degenerative MR. To
more precisely define the treatment
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10769]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate 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.
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by August 2, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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-andGuidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
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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 that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) Network of Quality
Improvement and Innovation
Contractors (NQIIC); Use: The purpose
of this Information Collection Request
(ICR) is to collect data using telephone
surveys to inform the program
evaluation of the CMS NQIIC initiative.
The purpose of NQIIC is to support
quality improvement efforts across
settings and programs for maximum
impact to health care and value to
taxpayers in a manner that aligns with
CMS’ and Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) priorities. The
NQIIC quality improvement efforts
involve the QIN–QIO Program, which is
one of the largest federal programs
dedicated to improving health quality
for Medicare beneficiaries.
CMS evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of the QIN–QIO Program
as authorized in Part B of Title XI of the
Social Security Act. This ICR is to
conduct data collection using surveys
with administrators or managers of
nursing homes and hospitals.
Subsequent to publishing the 60-day
Federal Register notice on March 9,
2021 (86 FR 13566), CMS conducted
pre-testing with nursing home and
hospital administrators using cognitive
interviews, which provided substantive
input from the targeted respondents to
make sure that questions are clearly
stated and understood as intended. We
have made the required changes to
questions to optimize response validity
before fielding the survey. There was a
slight decrease in burden hours. Form
Number: CMS–10769 (OMB control
number: 0938–NEW); Frequency:
Yearly; Affected Public: State and
Private Sector (Business or other forprofits); Number of Respondents: 1,000;
Total Annual Responses: 1,000; Total
Annual Hours: 290. (For policy
questions regarding this collection,
contact Jeff Mokry at 214–767–4021.)
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Dated: June 29, 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
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Assessing the Implementation and
Cost of High-Quality Early Care and
Education: Field Test, OMB 0970–0499
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect
new information to use in testing
measures of the implementation and
costs of high-quality early care and
education as part of the project,
Assessing the Implementation and Cost
of High-Quality Early Care and
Education (ECE–ICHQ). The study
received approval for a field test to
validate and improve the psychometric
properties of these measures in
November 2019. This request is to add
a measure to the approved field test to
help further assess the associations
between measures of implementation,
cost, and quality.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or using the
search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF seeks approval to
collect new information to use in testing
measures of the implementation and
costs of high-quality early care and
education as part of the ECE–ICHQ
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10769]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human
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
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information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 a second opportunity for public comment on
the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding
the burden estimate 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 on the collection(s) of information must be received by
the OMB desk officer by August 2, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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/PRA-Listing.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires
federal agencies to publish a 30-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 that
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for
public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC); Use:
The purpose of this Information Collection Request (ICR) is to collect
data using telephone surveys to inform the program evaluation of the
CMS NQIIC initiative. The purpose of NQIIC is to support quality
improvement efforts across settings and programs for maximum impact to
health care and value to taxpayers in a manner that aligns with CMS'
and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities. The NQIIC
quality improvement efforts involve the QIN-QIO Program, which is one
of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality
for Medicare beneficiaries.
CMS evaluates the quality and effectiveness of the QIN-QIO Program
as authorized in Part B of Title XI of the Social Security Act. This
ICR is to conduct data collection using surveys with administrators or
managers of nursing homes and hospitals. Subsequent to publishing the
60-day Federal Register notice on March 9, 2021 (86 FR 13566), CMS
conducted pre-testing with nursing home and hospital administrators
using cognitive interviews, which provided substantive input from the
targeted respondents to make sure that questions are clearly stated and
understood as intended. We have made the required changes to questions
to optimize response validity before fielding the survey. There was a
slight decrease in burden hours. Form Number: CMS-10769 (OMB control
number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State and
Private Sector (Business or other for-profits); Number of Respondents:
1,000; Total Annual Responses: 1,000; Total Annual Hours: 290. (For
policy questions regarding this collection, contact Jeff Mokry at 214-
767-4021.)
Dated: June 29, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-14227 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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