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burden associated with the rules for
group health plans and health insurance
coverage relating to status as a
grandfathered health plan under the
patient protection and affordable care
act.
[FR Doc. 2023–22383 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am]
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Written comments should be
received on or before December 11, 2023
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andre´s Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
by email to pra.comments@irs.gov.
Please include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545–
2178—Public Comment Request Notice’’
in the Subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala,
at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Grandfathered Health Plan.
OMB Number: 1545–2178.
Form Project Number: TD 9744.
Abstract: This document contains
final regulations regarding
grandfathered health plans, preexisting
condition exclusions, lifetime and
annual dollar limits on benefits,
rescissions, coverage of dependent
children to age 26, internal claims and
appeal and external review processes,
and patient protections under the
Affordable Care Act. It finalizes changes
to the proposed and interim final rules
based on comments and incorporates
sub regulatory guidance issued since
publication of the proposed and interim
final rules.
Current Actions: Adjustments to the
burden estimates result from updated
estimates on the number of
grandfathered group health plans and
increases in wage and postage rates.
These updated data inputs reduce the
hour burden by 1,550 hours compared
with the prior submission and reduce
the cost burden by $241,267 compared
with the prior submission.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits and not
for profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses:
8,868,468.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 655.
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Appointment of Members of the Legal
Division to the Performance Review
Board, Internal Revenue Service
Under the authority granted to me as
Acting Chief Counsel of the Internal
Revenue Service by the General Counsel
of the Department of the Treasury by
General Counsel Directive 15, pursuant
to the Civil Service Reform Act, I have
appointed the following persons to the
Legal Division Performance Review
Board, Internal Revenue Service Panel:
1. Eric S. Nguyen, Deputy General Counsel,
Department of the Treasury—Chair
2. Holly O. Paz, Commissioner, Large
Business and International Division (IRS)
3. Edward T. Killen, Deputy Division
Commissioner, Tax Exempt and
Government Entities (IRS)
Alternate: James C. Lee, Deputy Chief,
Criminal Investigation (IRS)
This publication is required by 5
U.S.C. 4314(c)(4).
William M. Paul,
Chief Counsel (Acting), Internal Revenue
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–22416 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment Request; Affordable
Care Act Grandfathered Health Plan
Disclosure, Recordkeeping
Requirement, and Change in Carrier
Disclosure
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 public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning the
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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.
Desired Focus of Comments: The
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., by
permitting electronic submissions of
responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Approved: October 4, 2023.
Ronald J. Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023–22428 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Appointment of Members of the Legal
Division to the Performance Review
Board, Internal Revenue Service
Under the authority granted to me as
Acting Chief Counsel of the Internal
Revenue Service by the General Counsel
of the Department of the Treasury by
General Counsel Directive 15, pursuant
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted
for Public Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Grandfathered Health
Plan Disclosure, Recordkeeping Requirement, and Change in Carrier
Disclosure
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 public and other
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments
concerning the burden associated with the rules for group health plans
and health insurance coverage relating to status as a grandfathered
health plan under the patient protection and affordable care act.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 11,
2023 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andr[eacute]s Garcia,
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or by email to [email protected]. Please
include, ``OMB Number: 1545-2178--Public Comment Request Notice'' in
the Subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Ronald J.
Durbala, at (202) 317-5746, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Grandfathered Health Plan.
OMB Number: 1545-2178.
Form Project Number: TD 9744.
Abstract: This document contains final regulations regarding
grandfathered health plans, preexisting condition exclusions, lifetime
and annual dollar limits on benefits, rescissions, coverage of
dependent children to age 26, internal claims and appeal and external
review processes, and patient protections under the Affordable Care
Act. It finalizes changes to the proposed and interim final rules based
on comments and incorporates sub regulatory guidance issued since
publication of the proposed and interim final rules.
Current Actions: Adjustments to the burden estimates result from
updated estimates on the number of grandfathered group health plans and
increases in wage and postage rates. These updated data inputs reduce
the hour burden by 1,550 hours compared with the prior submission and
reduce the cost burden by $241,267 compared with the prior submission.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits
and not for profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 8,868,468.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 655.
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.
Desired Focus of Comments: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is
particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the ICR for OMB approval of the extension of the
information collection; they will also become a matter of public
record.
Approved: October 4, 2023.
Ronald J. Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-22428 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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