Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 67300-67301 [2023-21334]

Download as PDF 67300 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by October 30, 2023. 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, please access the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing 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: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation); Use: Whether seeking a loan, Social Security benefits, veterans benefits, or other services provided by the Federal Government, individuals and businesses expect Government customer services to be efficient and intuitive, just like services from leading private-sector organizations. Yet the 2016 American Consumer Satisfaction Index and the 2017 Forrester Federal Customer lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:46 Sep 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 Experience Index show that, on average, Government services lag nine percentage points behind the private sector. A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership. To support this, OMB Circular A–11 Section 280 established government-wide standards for mature customer experience organizations in government and measurement. To enable Federal programs to deliver the experience taxpayers deserve, they must undertake three general categories of activities: conduct ongoing customer research, gather and share customer feedback, and test services and digital products. These data collection efforts may be either qualitative or quantitative in nature or may consist of mixed methods. Additionally, data may be collected via a variety of means, including but not limited to electronic or social media, direct or indirect observation (i.e., in person, video and audio collections), interviews, questionnaires, surveys, and focus groups. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will limit its inquiries to data collections that solicit strictly voluntary opinions or responses. Steps will be taken to ensure anonymity of respondents in each activity covered by this request. The results of the data collected will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will include the creation of personas, customer journey maps, and reports and summaries of customer feedback data and user insights. It will also provide government-wide data on customer experience that can be displayed on performance.gov to help build transparency and accountability of Federal programs to the customers they serve. CMS will collect this information by electronic means when possible, as well as by mail, fax, telephone, technical discussions, and in-person interviews. CMS may also utilize observational techniques to collect this information. Form Number: CMS–10710 (OMB control number: 0938–1382); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private Sector (business or other for-profits, not- PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for-profit institutions), State, Local or Tribal governments; Federal government; and Universities; Number of Respondents: 1,001,750; Number of Responses: Varied, dependent upon the data collection method used. The possible response time to complete a questionnaire or survey may be 3 minutes or up to 2 hours to participate in an interview.; Total Annual Hours: 51,175. Dated: September 26, 2023. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2023–21488 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–1561 and CMS– 1561A] 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 November 28, 2023. ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices 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. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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–1561/1561A Health Insurance Benefit Agreement 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:46 Sep 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 Information Collection 67301 Notice; exemption period extension. ACTION: 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Health Insurance Benefit Agreement; Use: The CMS–1561 form applies to specific types of health care providers and opioid treatment programs and the CMS–1561A form applies to rural health clinics (RHCs). The CMS–1561 and CMS–1561A forms are health insurance benefits agreements that are essential for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that applicants to the Medicare program have made a binding commitment to comply with all applicable Federal requirements. The CMS–1561/1561A forms are essential in that they allow CMS to ensure that applicants are in compliance with the requirements. Applicants will be required to sign the completed form and provide operational information to CMS to assure that they continue to meet the requirements after approval. The collection is made only once, when the provider or RHC submits their application for participation in Medicare by signing the completed CMS–1561 or CMS–1561A form (as applicable). Form Number: CMS–1561/ 1561A (OMB control number: 0938– 0832); Frequency: Once only; Affected Public: Private sector—(Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 2,050; Total Annual Responses: 2,050; Total Annual Hours: 2,050. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Caroline Gallaher at 410–786– 8705). Dated: September 25, 2023 William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announce the extension of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) exemption period for the State of Washington. The exemption period is extended for 6 months, that is until April 2, 2024. DATES: The exemption granted by this notice is effective from October 2, 2023 to April 2, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Hasan, (410) 786–6480. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ‘‘Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Exemption of Laboratories Licensed by the State of Washington’’ notice that appeared in the September 30, 2019 Federal Register (84 FR 51591), we announced that laboratories located in and licensed by the State of Washington that possess a valid license under the Medical Test Site law, Chapter 70.42 of the Revised Code of Washington, are exempt from the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) for a period of 4 years. This period expires on October 2, 2023. Pending re-approval of Washington State’s CLIA exemption period, we are extending Washington State’s current CLIA exemption period for 6 months, that is until April 2, 2024. The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Chyana Woodard, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the Federal Register. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2023–21334 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] Chyana Woodard, Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. BILLING CODE 4120–01–P [FR Doc. 2023–21460 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Exemption of Laboratories Licensed by the State of Washington; Exemption Period Extension Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67300-67301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21334]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-1561 and CMS-1561A]


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 November 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or

[[Page 67301]]

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, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: 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-1561/1561A Health Insurance Benefit Agreement

    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: Reinstatement without 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Health Insurance Benefit Agreement; Use: The CMS-1561 form 
applies to specific types of health care providers and opioid treatment 
programs and the CMS-1561A form applies to rural health clinics (RHCs). 
The CMS-1561 and CMS-1561A forms are health insurance benefits 
agreements that are essential for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services (CMS) to ensure that applicants to the Medicare program have 
made a binding commitment to comply with all applicable Federal 
requirements. The CMS-1561/1561A forms are essential in that they allow 
CMS to ensure that applicants are in compliance with the requirements. 
Applicants will be required to sign the completed form and provide 
operational information to CMS to assure that they continue to meet the 
requirements after approval. The collection is made only once, when the 
provider or RHC submits their application for participation in Medicare 
by signing the completed CMS-1561 or CMS-1561A form (as applicable). 
Form Number: CMS-1561/1561A (OMB control number: 0938-0832); Frequency: 
Once only; Affected Public: Private sector--(Business or other for-
profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 2,050; 
Total Annual Responses: 2,050; Total Annual Hours: 2,050. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Caroline Gallaher at 410-
786-8705).

    Dated: September 25, 2023
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-21334 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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