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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 currently
approved Information Collection; Title
of Information Collection: CMS Plan
Benefit Package (PBP) and Formulary
CY 2025; Use: Under the Medicare
Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare
Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug
Plan (PDP) organizations are required to
submit plan benefit packages for all
Medicare beneficiaries residing in their
service area. The plan benefit package
submission consists of the Plan Benefit
Package (PBP) software, formulary file,
and supporting documentation, as
necessary. MA and PDP organizations
use the PBP software to describe their
organization’s plan benefit packages,
including information on premiums,
cost sharing, authorization rules, and
supplemental benefits. They also
generate a formulary to describe their
list of drugs, including information on
prior authorization, step therapy,
tiering, and quantity limits.
CMS requires that MA and PDP
organizations submit a completed PBP
and formulary as part of the annual
bidding process. During this process,
organizations prepare their proposed
plan benefit packages for the upcoming
contract year and submit them to CMS
for review and approval. CMS uses this
data to review and approve the benefit
packages that the plans will offer to
Medicare beneficiaries. This allows
CMS to review the benefit packages in
a consistent way across all submitted
bids during with incredibly tight
timeframes. This data is also used to
populate data on Medicare Plan Finder,
which allows beneficiaries to access and
compare Medicare Advantage and
Prescription Drug plans. Form Number:
CMS–R–262 (OMB control number:
0938–0763); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business
or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
825; Total Annual Responses: 8,770;
Total Annual Hours: 55,782 (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Kristy Holtje at 410–786–2209.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
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Information Collection: Quality Bonus
Payment Appeals; Use: Section 1853(o)
of the Act requires CMS to make QBPs
to MA organizations that achieve
performance rating scores of at least 4
stars under a five-star rating system.
While CMS has applied a Star Rating
system to MA organizations for a
number of years, prior to the QBP
program these Star Ratings were used
only to provide additional information
for beneficiaries to consider in making
their Part C and D plan elections.
Beginning in 2012, the Star Ratings CMS
assigns for purposes of QBPs directly
affected the monthly payment amount
MA organizations receive from CMS
under their contracts. Additionally,
section 1854(b)(1)(C)(v) of the Act, as
added by the Affordable Care Act, also
requires CMS to change the share of
savings that MA organizations must
provide to enrollees as the beneficiary
rebate specified at § 422.266(a) based on
the level of a sponsor’s Star Rating for
quality performance.
The information collected on the
Request for Reconsideration form from
MA organizations is considered by the
reconsideration official and potentially
the hearing officer to review CMS’s
determination of the organization’s
eligibility for a QBP. The form asks MA
organizations to select the Star Ratings
measure(s) they believe was
miscalculated or used incorrect data and
describe what they believe is the issue.
Under § 422.260(c)(3)(ii) these are the
only bases for appeals. In conducting
the reconsideration, the reconsideration
official will review the QBP
determination, the evidence and
findings upon which it was based, and
any other written evidence submitted by
the organization with their Request for
Reconsideration or by CMS before the
reconsideration determination is made.
Form Number: CMS–10346 (OMB
Control Number 0938–1129; Frequency:
Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector;
Number of Respondents: 20; Total
Annual Responses: 20; Total Annual
Hours: 160. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Joy
Binion at 410–786–6567.)
Dated: October 24, 2023.
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
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10398 #17]
Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On May 28, 2010, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
guidance related to the ‘‘generic’’
clearance process. Generally, this is an
expedited process by which agencies
may obtain OMB’s approval of
collection of information requests that
are ‘‘usually voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial collections,’’ do not
raise any substantive or policy issues,
and do not require policy or
methodological review. The process
requires the submission of an
overarching plan that defines the scope
of the individual collections that would
fall under its umbrella. On October 23,
2011, OMB approved our initial request
to use the generic clearance process
under control number 0938–1148
(CMS–10398). It was last approved on
April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA
process which included the publication
of 60- and 30-day Federal Register
notices. The scope of the April 2021
umbrella accounts for Medicaid and
CHIP State plan amendments, waivers,
demonstrations, and reporting. This
Federal Register notice seeks public
comment on one or more of our
collection of information requests that
we believe are generic and fall within
the scope of the umbrella. Interested
persons are invited to submit 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.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received by
November 13, 2023.
DATES:
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When commenting, please
reference the applicable form number
(see below) and the OMB control
number (0938–1148). 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: CMS–10398 (#64)/OMB
control number: 0938–1148, 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
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
Following
is a summary of the use and burden
associated with the subject information
collection(s). More detailed information
can be found in the collection’s
supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Generic Information Collection
1. Title of Information Collection:
CHIP State Plan Eligibility; Type of
Information Collection Request:
Revision of a currently approved
collection; Use: This iteration proposes
to revise CHIP State Plan template CS27
to make continuous eligibility
mandatory for separate CHIPs.
Additional revisions would: (1) revise
language in the template to reflect that
CE for children is mandatory, (2)
remove age selection for optional CE
and the drop-down menu for the
number of months for the CE eligibility
period, (3) add assurances for a state
that elects to provide coverage for the
from-conception-to-end-of pregnancy
(FCEP) population (otherwise known as
the ‘‘unborn’’), and (4) change the
authority of continuous eligibility from
section 2105(a)(4)(A) to 2107(e)(1)(K).
Form Number: CMS–10398 (#17) (OMB
control number: 0938–1148); Frequency:
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Once and on occasion; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 56; Total
Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual
Hours: 2,800. For policy questions
regarding this collection contact: Joyce
Jordan at (410) 786–3413.
Dated: October 24, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10393, CMS–
10861 and CMS–10146]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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
(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
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate 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 on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by November 27,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
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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: Revision of a previously
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Beneficiary and
Family Centered Data Collection; Use:
To ensure the QIOs are effectively
meeting their goals, CMS collects
information about beneficiary
experience receiving support from the
QIOs. This is a request to revise the
information collection. The revisions to
this information collection include the
deletion of the previously approved
Direct Feedback Survey and associated
instructions and the General Feedback
Web Survey and associated instructions.
The information collection uses both
qualitative and quantitative strategies to
ensure CMS and the QIOs understand
beneficiary experiences through all
interactions with the QIO including
initial contact, interim interactions, and
case closure. Information collection
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[FR Doc No: 2023-23787]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10398 #17]
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic
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: On May 28, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) guidance related to the
``generic'' clearance process. Generally, this is an expedited process
by which agencies may obtain OMB's approval of collection of
information requests that are ``usually voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial collections,'' do not raise any substantive or policy
issues, and do not require policy or methodological review. The process
requires the submission of an overarching plan that defines the scope
of the individual collections that would fall under its umbrella. On
October 23, 2011, OMB approved our initial request to use the generic
clearance process under control number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398). It was
last approved on April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA process which
included the publication of 60- and 30-day Federal Register notices.
The scope of the April 2021 umbrella accounts for Medicaid and CHIP
State plan amendments, waivers, demonstrations, and reporting. This
Federal Register notice seeks public comment on one or more of our
collection of information requests that we believe are generic and fall
within the scope of the umbrella. Interested persons are invited to
submit 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 13, 2023.
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ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number
(see below) and the OMB control number (0938-1148). 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: CMS-10398 (#64)/OMB
control number: 0938-1148, 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: Following is a summary of the use and burden
associated with the subject information collection(s). More detailed
information can be found in the collection's supporting statement and
associated materials (see ADDRESSES).
Generic Information Collection
1. Title of Information Collection: CHIP State Plan Eligibility;
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Use: This iteration proposes to revise CHIP State
Plan template CS27 to make continuous eligibility mandatory for
separate CHIPs. Additional revisions would: (1) revise language in the
template to reflect that CE for children is mandatory, (2) remove age
selection for optional CE and the drop-down menu for the number of
months for the CE eligibility period, (3) add assurances for a state
that elects to provide coverage for the from-conception-to-end-of
pregnancy (FCEP) population (otherwise known as the ``unborn''), and
(4) change the authority of continuous eligibility from section
2105(a)(4)(A) to 2107(e)(1)(K). Form Number: CMS-10398 (#17) (OMB
control number: 0938-1148); Frequency: Once and on occasion; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 56;
Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 2,800. For policy
questions regarding this collection contact: Joyce Jordan at (410) 786-
3413.
Dated: October 24, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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