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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 29 / Friday, February 11, 2022 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers CMS–10338 and
CMS–10409]
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
April 12, 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: lll, 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
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork
ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.
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–10338 Affordable Care Act
Internal Claims and Appeals and
External Review Procedures for Nongrandfathered Group Health Plans and
Issuers and Individual Market Issuers
CMS–10409 LTCH CARE Data Set for
the Collection of Data Pertaining to
the Long-Term Care Hospital Quality
Reporting Program
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: Affordable Care
Act Internal Claims and Appeals and
External Review Procedures for Nongrandfathered Group Health Plans and
Issuers and Individual Market Issuers;
Use: The information collection
requirements ensure that claimants
receive adequate information regarding
the plan’s claims procedures and the
plan’s handling of specific benefit
claims. Claimants need to understand
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plan procedures and plan decisions in
order to appropriately request benefits
and/or appeal benefit denials. The
information collected in connection
with the HHS-administered federal
external review process is collected by
HHS, and is used to provide claimants
with an independent external review.
Form Number: CMS–10338 (OMB
control number: 0938–1099); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private
Sector (Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions); Number of
Respondents: 497,262; Total Annual
Responses: 517,014,153; Total Annual
Hours: 1,198,692. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Laura
Byabazaire at 301–492–4128.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: LTCH CARE
Data Set for the Collection of Data
Pertaining to the Long-Term Care
Hospital Quality Reporting Program;
Use: We are requesting an extension to
the Long-Term Care Hospital Continuity
Assessment Record and Evaluation Data
Set (LTCH CARE Data Set or LCDS)
Version 5.0 that will be effective on
October 1, 2022.
On November 2, 2021 the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
issued a final rule (86 FR 62240) which
finalized proposed modifications to the
effective date for the reporting of
measures and certain standardized
patient assessment data in the Longterm Care Hospital Quality Reporting
Program (LTCH QRP). Per the final rule
CMS will require LTCHs to start
collecting assessment data using LCDS
Version 5.0 beginning October 1, 2022.
The information collection request for
LCDS Version 5.0 was re-approved on
December 7, 2021 with an October 1,
2022 implementation date. CMS is
asking for an extension of the approved
LCDS Version 5.0, which currently
expires on December 31, 2022.
The LTCH CARE Data Set is used to
collect, submit, and report quality data
to CMS for compliance with the LongTerm Care Hospital Quality Reporting
Program (LTCH QRP). Form Number:
CMS–10409 (OMB control number:
0938–1163); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business
or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
415; Total Annual Responses: 204,936;
Total Annual Hours: 145,831. (For
policy questions regarding this
collection contact Christy Hughes at
410–786–5662.)
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 29 / Friday, February 11, 2022 / Notices
Dated: February 8, 2022.
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
[OMB No. 0970–0215]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Tribal TANF Data Report,
TANF Annual Report, and Reasonable
Cause/Corrective Action
Documentation Process
Office of Family Assistance,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
form OFA–0084: Tribal TANF Data
Report, TANF Annual Report, and
Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action
Documentation Process (OMB #0970–
0215, expiration 4/30/2022). There are
no changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (section
412 of the Social Security Act as
amended by Pub. L. 104–193, the
Personal Responsibility and Work
SUMMARY:
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996), mandates that federally
recognized Indian tribes with an
approved Tribal TANF program collect
and submit to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services data on the recipients served
by the tribes’ programs. This
information collection includes both
aggregated and disaggregated data on
case characteristics and individual
characteristics. In addition, tribes that
are subject to a penalty are allowed to
provide reasonable cause justifications
as to why a penalty should not be
imposed or may develop and implement
corrective compliance procedures to
eliminate the source of the penalty.
Finally, there is an annual report, which
requires the tribes to describe program
characteristics. All of the above
requirements are currently approved by
OMB and ACF is simply proposing to
extend them without any changes.
Respondents: Native American tribes
and tribal organizations operating Tribal
TANF programs.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
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Final Tribal TANF Data Report ........................................................................
Tribal TANF Annual Report .............................................................................
Tribal TANF Reasonable Cause/Corrective ....................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 138,900.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 612, 45 CFR part
286.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; OPRE Data Collection for
State Child Welfare Data Linkages
Descriptive Study (New Collection)
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) is
requesting approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
new primary data collection about
connected child welfare data. We define
connected data as child welfare data
that are linked or integrated with data
from other systems or agencies. The
State Child Welfare Data Linkages
Descriptive Study (Data Linkages
Descriptive Study) will gather
systematic information on the extent to
which states connect their child
SUMMARY:
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responses per
respondent
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burden hours
per response
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60
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burden hours
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600
maltreatment data to other data sets;
how any linked data sets are created,
managed, and used; and challenges
states face in linking data.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The State Child Welfare
Data Linkages Descriptive Study will
examine the extent to which child
welfare agencies in 50 states, Puerto
Rico, and Washington, DC, link
administrative data on child
maltreatment to data in other systems
and to learn more about states’ practices
related to sharing and linking data. The
study aims to inform the ongoing and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers CMS-10338 and CMS-10409]
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 April 12, 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.
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.
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-10338 Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External
Review Procedures for Non-grandfathered Group Health Plans and Issuers
and Individual Market Issuers
CMS-10409 LTCH CARE Data Set for the Collection of Data Pertaining to
the Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program
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: Affordable Care
Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-
grandfathered Group Health Plans and Issuers and Individual Market
Issuers; Use: The information collection requirements ensure that
claimants receive adequate information regarding the plan's claims
procedures and the plan's handling of specific benefit claims.
Claimants need to understand plan procedures and plan decisions in
order to appropriately request benefits and/or appeal benefit denials.
The information collected in connection with the HHS-administered
federal external review process is collected by HHS, and is used to
provide claimants with an independent external review. Form Number:
CMS-10338 (OMB control number: 0938-1099); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-
for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 497,262; Total Annual
Responses: 517,014,153; Total Annual Hours: 1,198,692. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Laura Byabazaire at 301-
492-4128.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: LTCH CARE Data
Set for the Collection of Data Pertaining to the Long-Term Care
Hospital Quality Reporting Program; Use: We are requesting an extension
to the Long-Term Care Hospital Continuity Assessment Record and
Evaluation Data Set (LTCH CARE Data Set or LCDS) Version 5.0 that will
be effective on October 1, 2022.
On November 2, 2021 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) issued a final rule (86 FR 62240) which finalized proposed
modifications to the effective date for the reporting of measures and
certain standardized patient assessment data in the Long-term Care
Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Per the final rule CMS
will require LTCHs to start collecting assessment data using LCDS
Version 5.0 beginning October 1, 2022. The information collection
request for LCDS Version 5.0 was re-approved on December 7, 2021 with
an October 1, 2022 implementation date. CMS is asking for an extension
of the approved LCDS Version 5.0, which currently expires on December
31, 2022.
The LTCH CARE Data Set is used to collect, submit, and report
quality data to CMS for compliance with the Long-Term Care Hospital
Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Form Number: CMS-10409 (OMB
control number: 0938-1163); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
Private Sector: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 415; Total Annual Responses:
204,936; Total Annual Hours: 145,831. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Christy Hughes at 410-786-5662.)
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Dated: February 8, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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