Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 51987 [2022-18244]

Agencies

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 51987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18244]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10379]


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 October 24, 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 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-10379--Rate Increase Disclosure and Review Reporting Requirements

    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: Revision of a previously 
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection: Rate 
Increase Disclosure and Review Reporting Requirements; Use: 45 CFR part 
154 implements the annual review of unreasonable increases in premiums 
for health insurance coverage called for by section 2794. The 
regulation established a rate review program to ensure that all rate 
increases that meet or exceed an established threshold are reviewed by 
a state or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to 
determine whether the rate increases are unreasonable. Accordingly, 
issuers offering non-grandfathered health insurance coverage in the 
individual and/or small group markets are required to submit Rate 
Filing Justifications to CMS. Section 154.103 exempts grandfathered 
health plan coverage as defined in 45 CFR 147.140, excepted benefits as 
described in section 2791(c) of the PHS Act and student health 
insurance coverage, as defined in Sec.  147.145, from Federal rate 
review requirements.
    The Rate Filing Justification consists of three parts. All issuers 
must continue to submit a Uniform Rate Review Template (URRT) (Part I 
of the Rate Filing Justification) for all single risk pool plans. 
Section 154.200(a)(1) establishes a 15 percent federal default 
threshold for reasonableness review. Issuers that submit a rate filing 
that includes a plan that meets or exceeds the threshold must include a 
written description justifying the rate increase, also known as the 
consumer justification narrative (Part II of the Rate Filing 
Justification). We note that the threshold set by CMS constitutes a 
minimum standard and most states currently employ stricter rate review 
standards and may continue to do so. Issuers offering a QHP or any 
single risk pool submission containing a rate increase of any size must 
continue to submit an actuarial memorandum (Part III of the Rate Filing 
Justification). Form Number: CMS-10379 (OMB control number: 0938-1141); 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector; Businesses or 
other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
626; Total Annual Responses: 820; Total Annual Hours: 17,788. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection contact Lisa Cuozzo at 410-
786-1746.)

    Dated: August 19, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-18244 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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