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++ The comparability of AAAASF’s
processes to those of state agencies,
including survey frequency, and the
ability to investigate and respond
appropriately to complaints against
accredited RHCs.
++ AAAASF’s processes and
procedures for monitoring RHCs found
out of compliance with AAAASF’s
program requirements. These
monitoring procedures are used only
when AAAASF identifies
noncompliance. If noncompliance is
identified through validation reviews or
complaint surveys, the state survey
agency monitors corrections as specified
at § 488.9(c).
++ AAAASF’s capacity to report
deficiencies to the surveyed RHCs and
respond to the RHC’s plan of correction
in a timely manner.
++ AAAASF’s capacity to provide us
with electronic data and reports
necessary for effective validation and
assessment of the organization’s survey
process.
++ The adequacy of AAAASF’s staff
and other resources, and its financial
viability.
++ AAAASF’s capacity to adequately
fund required surveys.
++ AAAASF’s policies with respect
to whether surveys are announced or
unannounced, to assure that surveys are
unannounced.
++ AAAASF’s policies and
procedures to avoid conflicts of interest,
including the appearance of conflicts of
interest, involving individuals who
conduct surveys or participate in
accreditation decisions.
++ AAAASF’s agreement to provide
us with a copy of the most current
accreditation survey together with any
other information related to the survey
as we may require (including corrective
action plans).
IV. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose
information collection requirements,
that is reporting, recordkeeping or thirdparty disclosure requirements.
Consequently, there is no need for
review by the Office Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35).
V. Response to Comments
Because of the large number of public
comments, we normally receive on
Federal Register documents, we are not
able to acknowledge or respond to them
individually. We will consider all
comments we receive by the date and
time specified in the DATES section of
this notice. Upon completion of our
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evaluation, including evaluation of
comments received as a result of this
notice, we will publish a final notice in
the Federal Register summarizing our
response to comments and announcing
the result of our evaluation.
The Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having
reviewed and approved this document,
authorizes Lynette Wilson, who is the
Federal Register Liaison, to
electronically sign this document for
purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Dated: October 12, 2021.
Lynette Wilson,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier CMS–10781 and CMS–
216–94]
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
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.
SUMMARY:
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Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by November 15,
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:
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork
ReductionActof1995/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); Title of Information
Collection: FOIA/Privacy Act Requests
for Medicare Claims Data via CMS FOIA
Public Portal; Use: This collection of
information is dedicated to Medicare
beneficiaries and third-party requesters
(law firms or others) acting on behalf of
beneficiaries that are making requests
for CMS to produce Medicare
beneficiary records through 5 U.S.C.
552(b) (See also 42 CFR 401.136).
Currently the requests are mailed/faxed/
emailed to CMS. The new online portal
will allow for ease and efficiency to
upload the request and required
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authorization, which will be quickly
and securely sent directly to CMS.
Additionally, with the new online
portal, requesters will be able to
securely submit requests electronically
that contain PHI or PII; they will be
advised that MyMedicare.gov/Blue
Button is an online service available for
beneficiaries to set up an account to
access their own records and give
authorization to share with third parties.
This secure public online portal will be
integrated with the agency’s current
FOIA/Privacy Act case management
system to ensure a centralized location
for housing, securing, tracking and
processing the incoming requests (See
45 CFR 5.22 and 5.24). Form Number:
CMS–10781 (OMB control number:
0938–New); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Number of Respondents:
19,000; Total Annual Responses: 360;
Total Annual Hours: 17,160. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Hugh Gilmore at 410–786–
5352).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement without change
of a previously approved collection;
Title of Information Collection: Organ
Procurement Organization
Histocompatibility Laboratory Cost
Report; Use: The Form CMS–216–94
cost report is needed to determine
Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)/
Histocompatibility Lab (HL) reasonable
costs incurred in procuring and
transporting organs for transplant into
Medicare beneficiaries and
reimbursement due to or from the
provider. The reasonable costs of
procuring and transporting organs
cannot be determined for the fiscal year
until the OPO/HL files its cost report
and costs are verified by the Medicare
contractor. During the fiscal year, an
interim rate is established based on cost
report data from the previous year. The
OPO/HL bills the transplant hospital for
services rendered. The transplant
hospital pays interim payments,
approximating reasonable cost, to the
OPO/HL. The Form CMS–216–94 cost
report is filed by each OPO/HL at the
end of its fiscal year and there is a cost
report settlement to take into account
increases or decreases in costs. The cost
report reconciliation and settlement take
into consideration the difference
between the total reasonable costs
minus the total interim payments
received or receivable from the
transplant centers. Form Number: CMS–
216–94 (OMB Control number: 0938–
0102); Frequency: Annually; Affected
Public: Private Sector—Business or
other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 95; Total Annual
Responses: 95; Total Annual Hours:
4,275 (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Luann Piccione
at 410–786–5423)
Dated: October 12, 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; National
Advisory Committee (NAC)
Recommendations and State SelfAssessment Survey
Office on Trafficking in
Persons, Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting an extension to continue use
of an existing information collection:
The National Advisory Committee on
the Sex Trafficking of Children and
Youth in the United States (NAC)
Recommendations and State SelfAssessment Survey (0970–0560). No
changes are proposed.
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
SUMMARY:
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. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
emailed requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Preventing Sex
Trafficking and Strengthening Families
Act of 2014 mandated the NAC to
develop a report describing how each
state has implemented its
recommendations to address sex
trafficking in children and youth. The
NAC proposed to administer a survey
allowing states to assess their progress
in implementing NAC
recommendations. Submissions allow
states to document their efforts in the
following sections: Multidisciplinary
Response, Screening and Identification,
Child Welfare, Service Provision,
Housing, Law Enforcement and
Prosecution, Judiciary, Demand
Reduction, Prevention, Legislation and
Regulation, Research and Data, and
Funding. Each state will have the
opportunity to provide a self-assessed
tier ranking for each recommendation, a
justification of their assessment, sources
for their assessment, and the public or
private nature of those sources. The
survey was initially launched in March
2021 with a due date in June 2021. We
are requesting an extension to allow
states ample time to collaborate and
compile their responses. There are no
changes proposed.
Respondents: State Governors, child
welfare agencies, local law enforcement,
and other local agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates: Each state
is responsible for collaborating with
governors, law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors, courts, child welfare
agencies, and other local agencies and
relevant groups to provide their selfassessment of their state’s
implementation efforts. The opportunity
burden is calculated below, assuming
five respondents for each state:
TABLE 1—OPPORTUNITY BURDEN
Total number
of respondents
contributing for
50 states
Instrument
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per response
6.85
Total/annual
burden hours
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10781 and CMS-216-94]
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 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 November 15, 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: 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); Title of Information Collection: FOIA/Privacy
Act Requests for Medicare Claims Data via CMS FOIA Public Portal; Use:
This collection of information is dedicated to Medicare beneficiaries
and third-party requesters (law firms or others) acting on behalf of
beneficiaries that are making requests for CMS to produce Medicare
beneficiary records through 5 U.S.C. 552(b) (See also 42 CFR 401.136).
Currently the requests are mailed/faxed/emailed to CMS. The new online
portal will allow for ease and efficiency to upload the request and
required
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authorization, which will be quickly and securely sent directly to CMS.
Additionally, with the new online portal, requesters will be able to
securely submit requests electronically that contain PHI or PII; they
will be advised that MyMedicare.gov/Blue Button is an online service
available for beneficiaries to set up an account to access their own
records and give authorization to share with third parties. This secure
public online portal will be integrated with the agency's current FOIA/
Privacy Act case management system to ensure a centralized location for
housing, securing, tracking and processing the incoming requests (See
45 CFR 5.22 and 5.24). Form Number: CMS-10781 (OMB control number:
0938-New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Number of Respondents: 19,000; Total Annual Responses: 360;
Total Annual Hours: 17,160. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Hugh Gilmore at 410-786-5352).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Organ Procurement Organization Histocompatibility
Laboratory Cost Report; Use: The Form CMS-216-94 cost report is needed
to determine Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)/Histocompatibility
Lab (HL) reasonable costs incurred in procuring and transporting organs
for transplant into Medicare beneficiaries and reimbursement due to or
from the provider. The reasonable costs of procuring and transporting
organs cannot be determined for the fiscal year until the OPO/HL files
its cost report and costs are verified by the Medicare contractor.
During the fiscal year, an interim rate is established based on cost
report data from the previous year. The OPO/HL bills the transplant
hospital for services rendered. The transplant hospital pays interim
payments, approximating reasonable cost, to the OPO/HL. The Form CMS-
216-94 cost report is filed by each OPO/HL at the end of its fiscal
year and there is a cost report settlement to take into account
increases or decreases in costs. The cost report reconciliation and
settlement take into consideration the difference between the total
reasonable costs minus the total interim payments received or
receivable from the transplant centers. Form Number: CMS-216-94 (OMB
Control number: 0938-0102); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector--Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents:
95; Total Annual Responses: 95; Total Annual Hours: 4,275 (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Luann Piccione at 410-786-
5423)
Dated: October 12, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-22527 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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