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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: Medicare
Severity Diagnosis Related Groups
Reclassification Request (MS–DRGs);
Use: Section 1886(d)(4) of the Act
establishes a classification system,
referred to as DRGs, for inpatient
discharges and adjusts payments under
the IPPS based on appropriate weighting
factors assigned to each MS–DRG.
Section 1886(d)(4)(C)(i) of the Act
specifies adjustments to the
classification and weighting factors
shall occur ‘‘at least annually to reflect
changes in treatment patterns,
technology, and other factors which
may change the relative use of hospital
resources.’’
The requests are evaluated in the
Division of Coding and DRGs (DCDRG)
by the DRG and Coding Team and the
clinical advisors (medical officers) in
both the Technology, Coding and
Pricing Group (TCPG) and the Hospital
and Ambulatory Policy Group (HAPG),
along with the CMS contractor(s). This
team participates via conference calls in
the review of MedPAR claims data to
analyze and perform clinical review of
the requested changes. Based on the
examination of claims data and clinical
judgment, the team provides
recommendations to CMS and HHS
leadership for proposed changes. Per the
statue, proposed MS–DRG changes and
payment adjustments must go through
notice and comment rulemaking giving
the opportunity for the public to
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comment. Finalized MS–DRG changes
are effective with discharges on and
after October 1, consistent with the
beginning of the fiscal year. CMS makes
the updated MS–DRG Grouper software
and related materials that reflects the
changes available to the public for free
via download at: https://www.cms.gov/
Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-ServicePayment/AcuteInpatientPPS/MS-DRGClassifications-and-Software.
When an application is submitted in
MEARISTM, the DRG and Coding Team
in DCDRG will have instant access to
the application request and
accompanying materials to facilitate a
more-timely review of the request,
including the ability to efficiently
inform other team members involved in
the process that information is available
for their review and input. Form
Number: CMS–10775 (OMB control
number 0938–New); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private
Sector, Business or other for-profits,
Not-for-profits institutions; Number of
Respondents: 50; Total Annual
Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours:
48,000. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Marilu Hue at
410–786–4510.)
Dated: August 3, 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
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60 Day
Notice for Extension of the Indian
Health Service Loan Repayment
Program (LRP)
Indian Health Service, HHS.
Notice and request for
comments. Request for extension of
approval.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the
general public to take this opportunity
to comment on the information
collection Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917–
0014, titled, ‘‘IHS Loan Repayment
Program (LRP).’’
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by October 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: For Comments: Submit
comments to Jackie Santiago by one of
the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• Email: Jackie.Santiago@ihs.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be made available to the
public by publishing them in the 30 day
Federal Register notice for this
information collection. For this reason,
please do not include information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
information. If comments are submitted
via email, the email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
A copy of the draft supporting
statement is available at
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID
(IHS_FRDOC_0001)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
contact Evonne Bennett, Information
Collection Clearance Officer at:
Evonne.Bennett@ihs.gov or 301–443–
4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
previously approved information
collection project was last published in
the Federal Register (83 FR 6601) on
February 14, 2018, and allowed 30 days
for public comment. No public
comment was received in response to
the notice. This notice announces our
intent to submit this collection, which
expires November 30, 2021, to OMB for
approval of an extension and solicit
comments on specific aspects for the
proposed information collection.
The IHS is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, and
its implementing regulations. This
notice is soliciting comments from
members of the public and affected
agencies as required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
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through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques of
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Title: 0917–0014, ‘‘Indian Health
Service Loan Repayment Program.’’
Type of Information Collection
Request: Three year extension approval
of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 0917–0014.
Forms: Educational and Professional
Background, Financial Information, and
General Applicant Information (i.e., all
forms are part of the LRP application).
The LRP application is available in an
electronically fillable and fileable
format.
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The IHS LRP identifies
health professionals with pre-existing
financial obligations for education
expenses that meet program criteria and
who are qualified and willing to serve
at, often remote, IHS health care
facilities. Under the program, eligible
health professionals sign a contract
through which the IHS agrees to repay
part or all of their indebtedness in
exchange for an initial two-year service
commitment to practice fulltime at an
eligible Indian health program. This
program is necessary to augment the
critically low health professional staff at
IHS health care facilities.
Eligible health professionals wishing
to have their health education loans
repaid may apply to the IHS LRP. A
two-year contract obligation is signed by
both parties, and the individual agrees
to work at an eligible Indian health
program location and provide health
services to American Indian and Alaska
Native individuals.
The information collected via the online application from individuals is
analyzed and a score is given to each
applicant. This score will determine
which applicants will be awarded each
fiscal year. The administrative scoring
system assigns a score to the geographic
location according to vacancy rates for
that fiscal year and also considers
whether the location is in an isolated
area. When an applicant accepts
employment at a location, the applicant
in turn ‘‘picks-up’’ the score of that
location.
Status of the Proposed Information
Collection: Renewal of a current
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
The table below provides: Types of
data collection instruments, estimated
number of respondents, Number of
responses per respondent, annual
number of responses, Average burden
hour per response, and Total annual
burden hour(s).
ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Data collection instrument(s)
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
responses
(in hours)
LRP Application ...............................................................................................
LRP Application (3 forms in total)
1,999
1
1.5
2,998.5
There are no Capital Costs, Operating
Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to
report.
Elizabeth A. Fowler,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day
Comment Request; Post-Award
Reporting Requirements Including
Research Performance Progress
Report Collection (Office of the
Director)
National Institutes of Health,
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review
and approval of the information
collection listed below.
DATES: Comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
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of having their full effect if received
within 30-days of the date of this
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 by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact: Ms. Mikia P.
Currie, Program Analyst, Office of
Policy for Extramural Research
Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive,
Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, or
call a non-toll-free number 301–435–
0941 or Email your request, including
your address to
ProjectClearanceBranch@mail.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on April 12, 2021, pages
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18994–18995 (86 FR 18994) and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
public comments were received. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment.
The Office of the Director (OD) Office of
Policy and Extramural Research
Administration (OPERA), National
Institutes of Health, may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection that has been extended,
revised, or implemented on or after
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
In compliance with Section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review and
approval of the information collection
listed below.
Proposed Collection: Public Health
Service (PHS) Post-award Reporting
Requirements Including Research
Performance Progress Report Collection,
Revision, OMB 0925–0002, Expiration
Date 2/28/2023, Office of the Director
(OD), National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: This collection is being
revised to omit the Inclusion Enrollment
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Notice for Extension of the
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for extension of
approval.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on the information collection Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0014, titled, ``IHS
Loan Repayment Program (LRP).''
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October
5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: For Comments: Submit comments to Jackie Santiago by one of
the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be made
available to the public by publishing them in the 30 day Federal
Register notice for this information collection. For this reason,
please do not include information of a confidential nature, such as
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If comments
are submitted via email, the email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the internet. Please note that
responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as
public comments that may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.
A copy of the draft supporting statement is available at
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID (IHS_FRDOC_0001)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact Evonne Bennett, Information Collection Clearance Officer
at: [email protected] or 301-443-4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This previously approved information
collection project was last published in the Federal Register (83 FR
6601) on February 14, 2018, and allowed 30 days for public comment. No
public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice
announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires November
30, 2021, to OMB for approval of an extension and solicit comments on
specific aspects for the proposed information collection.
The IHS is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended, and its implementing regulations. This notice is soliciting
comments from members of the public and affected agencies as required
by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d) concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3)
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
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through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques of other
forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission
of responses.
Title: 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.''
Type of Information Collection Request: Three year extension
approval of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 0917-0014.
Forms: Educational and Professional Background, Financial
Information, and General Applicant Information (i.e., all forms are
part of the LRP application). The LRP application is available in an
electronically fillable and fileable format.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS LRP identifies
health professionals with pre-existing financial obligations for
education expenses that meet program criteria and who are qualified and
willing to serve at, often remote, IHS health care facilities. Under
the program, eligible health professionals sign a contract through
which the IHS agrees to repay part or all of their indebtedness in
exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice
fulltime at an eligible Indian health program. This program is
necessary to augment the critically low health professional staff at
IHS health care facilities.
Eligible health professionals wishing to have their health
education loans repaid may apply to the IHS LRP. A two-year contract
obligation is signed by both parties, and the individual agrees to work
at an eligible Indian health program location and provide health
services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals.
The information collected via the on-line application from
individuals is analyzed and a score is given to each applicant. This
score will determine which applicants will be awarded each fiscal year.
The administrative scoring system assigns a score to the geographic
location according to vacancy rates for that fiscal year and also
considers whether the location is in an isolated area. When an
applicant accepts employment at a location, the applicant in turn
``picks-up'' the score of that location.
Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Renewal of a current
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments,
estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent,
annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total
annual burden hour(s).
Estimated Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden Total annual
Data collection instrument(s) Number of responses per per response responses (in
respondents respondent (in hours) hours)
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LRP Application............................. 1,999 1 1.5 2,998.5
LRP Application (3 forms in total)
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There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Elizabeth A. Fowler,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-16837 Filed 8-5-21; 8:45 am]
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