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public health emergency, the
Department would apply relevant
factors in the determination and seek
public comments before finalizing the
threshold)?
Question (3)(d): What factors should
be considered when the Department
determines whether the amount of
government financial assistance
provided to an airline or ticket agent is
‘‘significant’’? Is it reasonable to
consider the size of the entity (annual
enplanements for airlines, annual
revenue and the number of employees
for airlines and ticket agents), year-overyear comparison of traffic and revenue
before and after the declaration of the
public health emergency, the among of
government financial assistance
accepted in relation to the entity’s
annual revenue? Is it reasonable to also
consider a foreign carrier’s annual
enplanement to and from the United
States in addition to total enplanement
globally? What other considerations are
relevant in this determination? Should
there be different standards for airlines
and for ticket agents?
Question (3)(e): Is it reasonable to
require consumers, who have not
already requested a travel credit or
voucher, to make a refund request from
the airlines or ticket agents within 12
months after a determination has been
made by the Department that the airline
or ticket agent has received
‘‘significant’’ government financial
assistance?
At the August meeting, individual
members of the public will have an
opportunity to make remarks. However,
depending on the volume of requests for
oral comments that we receive and the
time available, we may not be able to
hear from everyone who submitted a
request. Any oral comments presented
must be limited to the objectives of the
committee and will be limited to three
(3) minutes per person. Individual
members of the public who wish to
present oral comments must notify the
Department of Transportation, no later
than Monday, August 15, 2022, via
email at ACPAC_08.22.2022@dot.gov
that they wish to present oral
comments. The email should (1)
identify (by the question number as
listed in this Notice) the specific
question(s) on which you wish to
provide comments; (2) state the
organization or entity you are
representing or that you are speaking as
a member of the public; and (3) provide
a written summary of the oral comments
you wish to present at the meeting on
the question(s). Due to the limited time
during the meeting, the Department will
review all speaking request submissions
and notify those who are selected to
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speak in advance of the meeting. If there
is an interest in addressing a question
not identified in this Notice but related
to airline ticket refunds, please identify
that topic in your request. All prepared
remarks submitted on time will be
accepted and considered as part of the
meeting’s record.
Members of the public who do not
wish to speak at the meeting but have
comments that are specifically directed
to the ACPAC members for
consideration may submit their written
comments electronically at any time
prior to August 19, 2022, to the ACPAC
Docket (DOT–OST–2018–0190). In
addition, any substantive comments on
the NPRM to be considered by the
Department in the rulemaking should be
submitted into the NPRM Docket (DOT–
OST–2022–0089) directly.
IV. Viewing Documents
Documents associated with the
ACPAC may be accessed in the ACPAC
Docket (DOT–OST–2018–0190).
Documents associated with the NPRM
on Airline Ticket Refunds and
Consumer Protections may be accessed
in the rulemaking Docket (DOT–OST–
2022–0089). Dockets may be accessed at
https://www.regulations.gov. After
entering the relevant docket number
click the link to ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’
and choose the document to review.
Signed in Washington, DC, on this 2nd day
of August 2022.
John E. Putnam,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022–16843 Filed 8–4–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Affordable Care Act
Internal Claims and Appeals and
External Review Disclosures
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning the Affordable Care Act
internal claims and appeals and external
review disclosures.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments should be
received on or before October 3, 2022 to
be assured of consideration
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
by email to pra.comments@irs.gov.
Include OMB control number 1545–
2182 or Affordable Care Act Internal
Claims and Appeals and External
review Disclosures, in the subject line of
the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to
Kerry Dennis at (202) 317–5751, or at
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Kerry.L.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Affordable Care Act Internal
Claims and Appeals and External
review Disclosures.
OMB Number: 1545–2182.
Regulation Number: T.D. 9494 and
T.D. 9955.
Abstract: This collection of
information request includes the
information collection and third- party
notice and disclosure requirements that
a plan must satisfy under final
regulations implementing provisions of
the Affordable Care Act pertaining to
internal claims and appeals, and the
external review process. The No
Surprise Act extends the balance billing
protections related to external reviews
to grandfathered plans. The definitions
of group health plan and health
insurance issuer that are cited in section
110 of the No Surprises Act include
both grandfathered and nongrandfathered plans and coverage.
Accordingly, the practical effect of
section 110 of the No Surprises Act is
that grandfathered health plans must
provide external review for adverse
benefit determinations involving
benefits subject to these surprise billing
protections. Grandfathered and nongrandfathered plans must provide
claimants, free of charge, any new or
additional evidence considered, relied
upon, or generated by the plan or issuer
in connection with the claim, and the
requirement to comply either with a
State external review process or a
Federal review process. The disclosure
requirements of the Federal external
review process require (1) a preliminary
review by plans of requests for external
appeals; (2) Independent Review
Organizations (IROs) to notify claimants
of eligibility and acceptance for external
review; (3) the plan or issuer to provide
IROs with documentation and other
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information considered in making
adverse benefit determination; (4) the
IRO to forward to the plan or issuer any
information submitted by the claimant;
(5) plans to notify the claimant and IRO
if it reverses its decision; (6) the IRO to
notify the claimant and plan of the
result of the final external appeal; (7)
the IRO to maintain records for six
years.
Current Actions: There is a change to
the paperwork burden previously
approved by OMB. Adjustments to the
burden estimates result from updated
estimates on the number of ERISAcovered plans and policyholders.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Research Advisory
Committee
Office of Financial Research,
Treasury.
AGENCY:
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Procedures for Federal External Review
and Model Notices Relating to Internal
Claims and Appeals and External
Review Under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act
Estimated Number of Respondents:
76,014.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: .4 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,615.
Total Estimated Time per
Respondent: 390,574.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 19,047 hours.
The following paragraph applies to all
the collections of information covered
by this notice.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained if their
contents may become material in the
administration of any internal revenue
law. Generally, tax returns and tax
return information are confidential, as
required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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Approved: August 2, 2022.
Kerry L. Dennis,
Tax Analyst.
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Group Health Plans Internal Claims
and Appeals and External Review
Processes
Estimated Number of Respondents:
314,560.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,432 hours.
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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
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (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;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Financial Research Advisory
Committee-Solicitation of applications
for committee membership.
ACTION:
The Office of Financial
Research is soliciting applications for
membership on its Financial Research
Advisory Committee.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Avstreih, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Financial Research,
Department of The Treasury, (202) 425–
2483.
Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. app. 2 1–16,
as amended), the Treasury Department
established a Financial Research
Advisory Committee (FRAC, or
Committee) to provide advice and
recommendations to the Office of
Financial Research (OFR) and to assist
the OFR in carrying out its duties and
authorities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(I) Authorities of the OFR
Background
The OFR was established under Title
I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L.
111–203, July 21, 2010). The purpose of
the OFR is to support the Financial
Stability Oversight Council (Council) in
fulfilling the purposes and duties of the
Council and to support the Council’s
member agencies by:
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—Collecting data on behalf of the
Council, and providing such data to
the Council and member agencies;
—Standardizing the types and formats
of data reported and collected;
—Performing applied research and
essential long-term research;
—Developing tools for risk
measurement and monitoring;
—Performing other related services;
—Making the results of the activities of
the OFR available to financial
regulatory agencies; and
—Assisting such member agencies in
determining the types and formats of
data authorized by the Dodd-Frank
Act to be collected by such member
agencies.
(II) Scope and Membership of the FRAC
The FRAC was established to advise
the OFR on issues related to the
responsibilities of the office. It may
provide its advice, recommendations,
analysis, and information directly to the
OFR and the OFR may share the
Committee’s advice and
recommendations with the Secretary of
the Treasury or other Treasury officials.
The OFR will share information with
the Committee as the OFR Director
determines will be helpful in allowing
the FRAC to carry out its role.
The FRAC is an advisory committee
that was originally established on April
6, 2012. Its charter was renewed several
times, most recently on January 26,
2022. The OFR is currently soliciting
applications for membership in order to
provide for rotation of membership, as
provided in its original and current
charter, as well as to provide for a
diverse and balanced body with a
variety of interests, backgrounds, and
viewpoints represented. Providing for
such diversity enhances the views and
advice offered by the FRAC.
(II) Application for Advisory
Committee Appointment
Treasury seeks applications from
individuals representative of a
constituency within the fields of
economics, financial institutions and
markets, statistical analysis, financial
markets analysis, econometrics, applied
sciences, risk management, data
management, information standards,
technology, or other areas related to
OFR’s duties and authorities. The terms
of members chosen to serve are typically
three years. No member of the
Committee serving in their individual
capacity (as opposed to those members
specifically appointed to represent the
interests of a nongovernmental entity, a
recognizable group of persons, or
nongovernmental entities) may be a
Federally-registered lobbyist.
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[FR Doc No: 2022-16856]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Affordable Care Act
Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Disclosures
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning the
Affordable Care Act internal claims and appeals and external review
disclosures.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 3, 2022
to be assured of consideration
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224, or by email to [email protected]. Include OMB control number
1545-2182 or Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and
External review Disclosures, in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis at (202) 317-
5751, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington DC 20224, or through the internet, at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External
review Disclosures.
OMB Number: 1545-2182.
Regulation Number: T.D. 9494 and T.D. 9955.
Abstract: This collection of information request includes the
information collection and third- party notice and disclosure
requirements that a plan must satisfy under final regulations
implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act pertaining to
internal claims and appeals, and the external review process. The No
Surprise Act extends the balance billing protections related to
external reviews to grandfathered plans. The definitions of group
health plan and health insurance issuer that are cited in section 110
of the No Surprises Act include both grandfathered and non-
grandfathered plans and coverage. Accordingly, the practical effect of
section 110 of the No Surprises Act is that grandfathered health plans
must provide external review for adverse benefit determinations
involving benefits subject to these surprise billing protections.
Grandfathered and non-grandfathered plans must provide claimants, free
of charge, any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or
generated by the plan or issuer in connection with the claim, and the
requirement to comply either with a State external review process or a
Federal review process. The disclosure requirements of the Federal
external review process require (1) a preliminary review by plans of
requests for external appeals; (2) Independent Review Organizations
(IROs) to notify claimants of eligibility and acceptance for external
review; (3) the plan or issuer to provide IROs with documentation and
other
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information considered in making adverse benefit determination; (4) the
IRO to forward to the plan or issuer any information submitted by the
claimant; (5) plans to notify the claimant and IRO if it reverses its
decision; (6) the IRO to notify the claimant and plan of the result of
the final external appeal; (7) the IRO to maintain records for six
years.
Current Actions: There is a change to the paperwork burden
previously approved by OMB. Adjustments to the burden estimates result
from updated estimates on the number of ERISA-covered plans and
policyholders.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Group Health Plans Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review
Processes
Estimated Number of Respondents: 314,560.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,432 hours.
Procedures for Federal External Review and Model Notices Relating to
Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
Estimated Number of Respondents: 76,014.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: .4 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,615.
Total Estimated Time per Respondent: 390,574.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,047 hours.
The following paragraph applies to all the collections of
information covered by this notice.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records
relating to a collection of information must be retained if their
contents may become material in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited
on: (a) whether the 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 collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (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; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: August 2, 2022.
Kerry L. Dennis,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-16856 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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