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Annual Responses: 436,984; Total
Annual Hours: 404,208. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Kimberly Harris at 617–565–
1285.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Information
Collection Requirements in 42 CFR
478.18, 478.34, 478.36, 478.42, QIO
Reconsiderations and Appeals; Use: In
the event that a beneficiary, provider,
physician, or other practitioner does not
agree with the initial determination of a
Quality Improvement Organization
(QIO) or a QIO subcontractor, it is
within that party’s rights to request
reconsideration. The information
collection requirements 42 CFR 478.18,
478.34, 478.36, and 478.42, contain
procedures for QIOs to use in
reconsideration of initial
determinations. The information
requirements contained in these
regulations are on QIOs to provide
information to parties requesting the
reconsideration. These parties will use
the information as guidelines for appeal
rights in instances where issues are
actively being disputed. Form Number:
CMS–R–72 (OMB control number:
0938–0443); Frequency: Reporting—On
occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households and Business or other forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 20,129; Total Annual
Responses: 60,489; Total Annual Hours:
22,014. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Kimberly Harris
at 617–565–1285).
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Generic
Beneficiary and Family Centered-Care
Quality Improvement Organization
(BFCC–QIO) Data Collection Research;
Use: The purpose of this submission is
to request approval for generic clearance
that covers a program of data collection
activities to obtain feedback from a
broad audience that may include, but
will not be limited to Medicare
beneficiaries, their family, health care
providers and other key stakeholders
who have used or may use and have
been impacted by the BFCC–QIO
services and its offerings. This data
collection effort is part of a strategic
plan to obtain direct feedback from
Medicare beneficiaries, their family,
health care providers and other key
stakeholders on QIO process
improvement efforts and their
satisfaction with the services provided
by these BFCC–QIOs. Feedback
obtained will be used to improve the
BFCC QIO program. With the approval
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of this clearance, the Division of
Beneficiary Reviews and Care
Management (DBRCM) will be able to
maintain a proactive process for rapid
data collection to inform the work of the
BFCC–QIO program around new and
existing initiatives, as well as providing
rapid feedback on service delivery and
satisfaction for continuous improvement
of the BFCC–QIO program.
The BFCC–QIO program is statutorily
mandated to improve the quality of
healthcare services Medicare
beneficiaries receive. BFCC–QIOs
provide the foundational level of quality
in the health care system by
investigating quality of care complaints
made by Medicare beneficiaries and
their families; by providing an avenue
for appeals if they feel they are being
released from a facility too soon; by
requesting for immediate advocacy
services when they have concerns about
their care that need a quick resolution;
and by providing care management
services to help people with Medicare
navigate the healthcare system and
coordinate their care. The BFCC–QIOs
provide these essential services for
beneficiaries and families of the
national Medicare program.
This generic clearance will cover a
program of qualitative (in-depth
interviews and focus group interviews),
and quantitative methods (surveys) to
obtain feedback from a wide range of
audience that may include, but will not
be limited to Medicare beneficiaries,
their family, healthcare providers and
any other key audiences that would
support CMS in informing and
improving QIO services, and any new
and existing initiatives. Form Number:
CMS–10783 (OMB control number:
0938–NEW); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Number of Respondents:
16,800; Total Annual Responses:
191,200; Total Annual Hours: 59,400.
For policy questions regarding this
collection, contact Yewande Oladeinde
at 410–786–2157.)
Dated: December 1, 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
[Document Identifier CMS–10575]
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
February 4, 2022.
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: ll, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
SUMMARY:
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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.
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).
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CMS–10575 Generic Clearance for the
Health Care Payment Learning and
Action Network
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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Generic
Clearance for the Health Care Payment
Learning and Action Network; Use: The
Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS), through the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Innovation,
develops and tests innovative new
payment and service delivery models in
accordance with the requirements of
section 1115A and in consideration of
the opportunities and factors set forth in
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section 1115A(b)(2) of the Act. To date,
CMS has built a portfolio of models (in
operation or recently announced) that
have attracted participation from a
broad array of health care providers,
states, payers, and other stakeholders.
To more effectively partner with
stakeholders across the health care
system and accelerate system
transformation, CMS launched the
Health Care Payment Learning and
Action Network (LAN) to accelerate the
transition to Medicare and nonMedicare alternative payment models
by collaborating with a broad array of
health care delivery stakeholders,
identifying best practices in their
implementation, and monitoring the
adoption of value-based alternative
payment models across the U.S. health
care system—to include the percentage
of Medicare, Medicaid, and nonMedicare payments tied to (and U.S.
lives covered by) alternative payment
models that reward the quality of care
delivered. Form Number: CMS–10575
(OMB control number: 0938–1297);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Individuals and Households,
State, Local, or Tribal Governments,
Federal Government, Private Sector
(Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profits); Number of Respondents:
30,110; Number of Responses: 23,110;
Total Annual Hours: 26,467. (For
questions regarding this collection
contact Dustin Allison (303) 437–6123.)
Dated: December 1, 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; Child
Support Portal Registration (OMB No.:
0970–0370)
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), is
requesting the federal Office of
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approve the ‘‘Child Support Portal
Registration,’’ with revisions, for an
additional three years. OCSE’s Child
Support Portal (‘‘Portal’’) contains
applications to assist state child support
agencies with administering their
programs. Authorized Portal users must
register with OCSE to access Portal
applications and provide OCSE with
certain preferences. The current OMB
approval expires on February 28, 2022.
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.
DATES:
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.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OCSE’s Division of
Federal Systems maintains the Portal,
which contains various applications
that authorized users may view, update,
and upload or download information for
child support purposes. OCSE creates
secure profiles for authorized users for
employers, insurers, and financial
institutions based on information
provided in the Employer Services and
Insurance Match Debt Inquiry Portal
Registration forms. OCSE added the
electronic National Medical Support
Notice (e-NMSN), the electronic
Incoming Withholding Order (e-IWO),
and Multistate Financial Institution
Data Match FAST Levy (MSFIDM FAST
LEVY) Profile forms, which provide
OCSE with information to set up the
respective program user’s process and
capture preferences. State child support
agencies manage and authenticate
authorization for individual users via
the state proxy server; therefore, a Portal
Registration form is not required. State
users must, however, provide OCSE
with their respective Portal preferences.
Respondents: Employers, Financial
Institutions, Insurers, and State Child
Support Agencies.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10575]
Agency 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: 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 February 4, 2022.
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: __, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
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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/PRA-Listing.html.
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-10575 Generic Clearance for the Health Care Payment Learning and
Action Network
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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Generic Clearance
for the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network; Use: The
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, develops and tests innovative new
payment and service delivery models in accordance with the requirements
of section 1115A and in consideration of the opportunities and factors
set forth in section 1115A(b)(2) of the Act. To date, CMS has built a
portfolio of models (in operation or recently announced) that have
attracted participation from a broad array of health care providers,
states, payers, and other stakeholders.
To more effectively partner with stakeholders across the health
care system and accelerate system transformation, CMS launched the
Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) to accelerate the
transition to Medicare and non-Medicare alternative payment models by
collaborating with a broad array of health care delivery stakeholders,
identifying best practices in their implementation, and monitoring the
adoption of value-based alternative payment models across the U.S.
health care system--to include the percentage of Medicare, Medicaid,
and non-Medicare payments tied to (and U.S. lives covered by)
alternative payment models that reward the quality of care delivered.
Form Number: CMS-10575 (OMB control number: 0938-1297); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals and Households, State,
Local, or Tribal Governments, Federal Government, Private Sector
(Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profits); Number of
Respondents: 30,110; Number of Responses: 23,110; Total Annual Hours:
26,467. (For questions regarding this collection contact Dustin Allison
(303) 437-6123.)
Dated: December 1, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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