Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 14846-14847 [2024-04151]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14846-14847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04151]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10706 and CMS-10526]


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 (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 April 29, 2024.

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, 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-10706 Generic Clearance for the Center for Clinical Standards and 
Quality IT Product and Support Teams
CMS-10526 Cost-sharing Reduction Reconciliation

    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

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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: Extension of a currently 
approved information collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Generic Clearance for the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality IT 
Product and Support Teams; Use: The CMS Center for Clinical Standards 
and Quality (CCSQ) is responsible for administering appropriate 
information systems so that the public can submit healthcare-related 
information. While beneficiaries ultimately benefit, the primary users 
of CCSQ IT Product and Support Teams (CIPST) systems are healthcare 
facility employees and contractors. They are responsible for the 
collection and submission of appropriate beneficiary data to CMS to 
receive merit-based compensation.
    The systems that support CCSQ programs includes but is not limited 
to: End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Reporting System (EQRS), Enterprise 
Shared Services (ESS), HCQIS ServiceNow (SNOW), Hospital Quality 
Reporting (HQR), Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), 
Quality Management and Reporting System (QMARS), and Quality Payment 
Program (QPP).
    The generic clearance will allow CMS to gather information to 
improve information systems that serve CMS audiences. CMS will gather 
this information using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative 
consumer research strategies (including formative research studies and 
methodological tests). CMS implements human-centered methods and 
activities for the improvement of policies, services, and products. 
This collection of information is necessary to enable CMS to garner 
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in 
accordance with our commitment to improving service delivery.
    As information systems and technologies are developed or improved 
upon, they can be tested and evaluated for end-user feedback regarding 
utility, usability, and desirability. The overall goal is to apply a 
human-centered engagement model to maximize the extent to which CIPST 
can gather ongoing feedback from consumers. Feedback helps engineers 
and designers arrive at better solutions, therefore minimizing the 
burden on consumers and meeting their needs and goals.
    The activities under this clearance involve voluntary engagement 
with target CCSQ users to receive design and research feedback. The 
respondents will be voluntary end-users from self-selected customers, 
as well as convenience samples. It is our intent that selected 
respondents will either cover a broad range of customers or include 
specific characteristics related to certain products or services. All 
collections of information will allow us to continually refine our 
processes, systems, and services for the benefit of internal and 
external stakeholders. Form Number: CMS-10706 (OMB control number: 
0938-1397); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals and 
Private Sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions); Number of Respondents: 54,750; Total Annual Responses: 
54,750; Total Annual Hours: 17,850. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Brandy Barnette at 410-786-6455).
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Cost-Sharing 
Reduction Reconciliation Use: Under established Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS) regulations, although cost-sharing reduction 
(CSR) payments are not being advanced to qualified health plan (QHP) 
issuers at the present time, issuers are still permitted to submit data 
that compares the CSR-eligible enrollment for each issuer with their 
actual CSRs provided by the issuer for covered services for each 
eligible enrollee in a benefit year. HHS will compare this CSR-eligible 
enrollment with the actual CSRs provided by the issuers that 
participate in the optional data submission window to verify the 
issuer's reporting of CSRs provided. This revised collection does not 
add any data elements and continues to make summary plan level 
reporting optional.
    Based upon CMS' experience in the CSR data collection and 
evaluation process, CMS is not making any substantive changes to this 
information collection. The only changes are to update the number of 
policies issuers will report data for, based on the most recent 
enrollment numbers in CSR plan variants as of June 15, 2023. There are 
no programmatic changes. The CSR Issuer Summary Report and Standard 
Methodology Template Plan and Policy Report remain the same. Form 
Number: CMS-10526 (OMB control number: 0938-1266); Frequency: Annually; 
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profit and not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 150; Number of 
Responses: 150; Total Annual Hours: 2,362.5. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection, contact Deborah Noymer at 301-448-3755.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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