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Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to
the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: 404–639–7570; Email: omb@
cdc.gov.
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. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
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for Nucleic Acid Synthesis Screening,
which was released by the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
in April of 2024. This framework was
directed by the Executive Order on the
Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy
Development of Artificial Intelligence,
and recommends that providers and
manufacturers of synthetic nucleic acids
screen their sequences and customers
before fulfilling orders to prevent
potential misuse.
The Attestation Form will collect
basic organizational information and an
attestation of compliance from providers
and manufacturers of synthetic nucleic
acids and benchtop nucleic acid
synthesis equipment. Data collected
includes organization name, location,
website, and type of organization. The
form also includes primary and
secondary contact information such as
name, location, phone number and
email address to ensure there is a point
of contact with the company in case of
questions regarding compliance and
record keeping. This data is needed to
ensure the self-attestation form can be
filed and logged correctly, and to ensure
the government can reach out to the
correct contact if clarification if
necessary.
CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 20 annual burden hours.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate.
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Compliance Attestation Statement for
the Framework for Nucleic Acid
Synthesis Screening—New—Office of
Science (OS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This data collection form was
developed pursuant to the Framework
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Providers and manufacturers of synthetic nucleic acids and bench top
nucleic acid synthesis equipment.
Annual Provider and Manufacturer
Self-Attestation Statement.
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1
20/60
20
Total ...........................................
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
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ACTION:
Notice.
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
SUMMARY:
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overarching plan that defines the scope
of the individual collections that would
fall under its umbrella. 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
August 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the applicable form number
(CMS–10434 #66) and the OMB control
number (0938–1188). 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–10434 #66/OMB
control number: 0938–1188, 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: Because of
system limitations, we are submitting
this generic collection of information
request on an interim basis under CMS–
10434 (OMB 0938–1188). At the
appropriate time we will move this
request under its proper place (CMS–
10398, OMB 0938–1148) and
subsequently remove it from CMS–
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10434 to prevent duplication. The
public can monitor the status of such
activities at reginfo.gov.
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:
Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program Eligibility Processing
Data Report; Type of Information
Collection Request: Revision of a
previously approved collection of
information request; Use: The COVID–
19 outbreak and implementation of
Federal policies to address the public
health emergency (PHE) disrupted
routine Medicaid, Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic
Health Program (BHP) eligibility and
enrollment operations. Medicaid and
CHIP enrollment grew to historic levels
due in large part to the Medicaid
continuous enrollment condition that
States implemented as a condition of
receiving a temporary Federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP) increase
under section 6008 of the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116–
127).
States have an obligation to conduct
redeterminations of eligibility for all
individuals enrolled in Medicaid and
CHIP in compliance with all existing
Federal requirements at 42 CFR 435.916
and 457.343. In March 2023, CMS
identified that 35 States were noncompliant with at least one Medicaid/
CHIP renewal requirement. To be
eligible for temporary increased funding
under the Consolidated Appropriations
Act (CAA, 2023), these States were
required to implement mitigation
strategies or take other steps before they
were able to begin unwinding. During
unwinding, several States were also
required to adopt mitigations when
CMS identified other issues (e.g., 29
States with the household auto-renewal
issue). As of June 2024, most States have
at least one outstanding area of noncompliance with Federal renewal
requirements.
It is critical that States ensure their
compliance with all Federal renewal
requirements to help individuals
eligible for Medicaid or CHIP
successfully renew their coverage. To
confirm compliance with these
regulations, CMS is providing a
template for States to indicate their
current compliance status with renewal
regulations, describe policies and
processes, and identify planned
mitigations for any identified
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deficiencies. This template will be
completed once by States, with updates
provided as States with compliance
deficiencies inform CMS of progress and
come into compliance with
requirements.
Form Number: CMS–10434 #66 (OMB
control number: 0938–1188); Frequency:
Monthly and once; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 56; Total
Annual Responses: 1,400; Total Annual
Hours: 21,056. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact: Bonnie
Norton at (301) 492–4176.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0990–281]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before September 23,
2024.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments to
Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling
(202) 264–0041 and PRA@HHS.GOV.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
When submitting comments or
requesting information, please include
the document identifier 0990–0281–60D
and project title for reference, to
Sherrette A. Funn, email:
Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov, PRA@
HHS.GOV or call (202) 264–0041 the
Reports Clearance Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10434 #66]
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
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overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections
that would fall under its umbrella. 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 August 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number
(CMS-10434 #66) and the OMB control number (0938-1188). 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-10434 #66/OMB
control number: 0938-1188, 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: Because of system limitations, we are
submitting this generic collection of information request on an interim
basis under CMS-10434 (OMB 0938-1188). At the appropriate time we will
move this request under its proper place (CMS-10398, OMB 0938-1148) and
subsequently remove it from CMS-10434 to prevent duplication. The
public can monitor the status of such activities at reginfo.gov.
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: Medicaid and Children's Health
Insurance Program Eligibility Processing Data Report; Type of
Information Collection Request: Revision of a previously approved
collection of information request; Use: The COVID-19 outbreak and
implementation of Federal policies to address the public health
emergency (PHE) disrupted routine Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Program (BHP) eligibility and
enrollment operations. Medicaid and CHIP enrollment grew to historic
levels due in large part to the Medicaid continuous enrollment
condition that States implemented as a condition of receiving a
temporary Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) increase under
section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L.
116-127).
States have an obligation to conduct redeterminations of
eligibility for all individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in
compliance with all existing Federal requirements at 42 CFR 435.916 and
457.343. In March 2023, CMS identified that 35 States were non-
compliant with at least one Medicaid/CHIP renewal requirement. To be
eligible for temporary increased funding under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act (CAA, 2023), these States were required to implement
mitigation strategies or take other steps before they were able to
begin unwinding. During unwinding, several States were also required to
adopt mitigations when CMS identified other issues (e.g., 29 States
with the household auto-renewal issue). As of June 2024, most States
have at least one outstanding area of non-compliance with Federal
renewal requirements.
It is critical that States ensure their compliance with all Federal
renewal requirements to help individuals eligible for Medicaid or CHIP
successfully renew their coverage. To confirm compliance with these
regulations, CMS is providing a template for States to indicate their
current compliance status with renewal regulations, describe policies
and processes, and identify planned mitigations for any identified
deficiencies. This template will be completed once by States, with
updates provided as States with compliance deficiencies inform CMS of
progress and come into compliance with requirements.
Form Number: CMS-10434 #66 (OMB control number: 0938-1188);
Frequency: Monthly and once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 1,400;
Total Annual Hours: 21,056. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact: Bonnie Norton at (301) 492-4176.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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