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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:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
[Document Identifier: CMS–370 and CMS–
377]
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.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by September 26,
2024.
DATES:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
ADDRESSES:
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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: Reinstatement without change
of a previously approved collection;
Titles of Information Collection: ASC
Forms for Medicare Program
Certification; Use: The form CMS–370
titled ‘‘Health Insurance Benefits
Agreement’’ is used for the purpose of
establishing an ASC’s eligibility for
payment under Title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (the ‘‘Act’’). This
agreement, upon acceptance by the
Secretary of Health & Human Services,
shall be binding on the ASC and the
Secretary. The agreement may be
terminated by either party in accordance
with regulations. In the event of
termination of this agreement, payment
will not be available for the ASC’s
services furnished to Medicare
beneficiaries on or after the effective
date of termination.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The CMS–377 form is used by ASCs
to initiate both the initial and renewal
survey by the State Survey Agency,
which provides the certification
required for an ASC to participate in the
Medicare program. An ASC must
complete the CMS–377 form and send it
to the appropriate State Survey Agency
prior to their scheduled accreditation
renewal date. The CMS–377 form
provides the State Survey Agency with
information about the ASC facility’s
characteristics, such as, determining the
size and the composition of the survey
team on the basis of the number of ORs/
procedure rooms and the types of
surgical procedures performed in the
ASC. Form Numbers: CMS–370 and
CMS–377 (OMB control number: 0938–
0266); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Business or other for-profit and Not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 1,711; Total Annual
Responses: 1,711; Total Annual Hours:
1,559. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Caroline Gallaher
at 410–786–8705.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, 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–10379]
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
SUMMARY:
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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.
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by September 26,
2024.
DATES:
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
ADDRESSES:
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
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: Reinstatement with change of a
previously approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Rate Increase
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Disclosure and Review Requirements
(45 CFR part 154); Use: 45 CFR part 154
implements the annual review of
proposed increases in premiums for
health insurance coverage called for by
section 2794 of the Public Health
Service Act (PHS Act). The regulation
established a rate review program to
ensure that all rate increases that meet
or exceed an established threshold are
reviewed by a state or the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
determine whether the proposed rate
increases are unreasonable. Each state or
CMS also reviews all proposed rate
changes from issuers offering nongrandfathered health insurance coverage
in the individual and/or small group
markets for compliance with the Federal
rating rules at sections 2701, 2705,
2717(c)(4), and 2753 of the PHS Act,
section 1312(c) of the Affordable Care
Act, and 45 CFR 147.102, 147.110,
148.180, and 156.80. Accordingly,
issuers offering non-grandfathered
health insurance coverage in the
individual and/or small group markets
are required to submit Rate Filing
Justifications to CMS. 45 CFR 154.103
exempts grandfathered health plan
coverage as defined in 45 CFR 147.140,
excepted benefits as described in
section 2791(c) of the PHS Act and
student health insurance coverage, as
defined in § 147.145, from Federal rate
review requirements.
The Rate Filing Justification consists
of three parts. All issuers must continue
to submit a Uniform Rate Review
Template (URRT) (Part I of the Rate
Filing Justification) for all single risk
pool plans. 45 CFR 154.200(a)(1)
establishes a 15 percent federal default
threshold for reasonableness review.
Issuers that submit a rate filing that
includes a plan with a proposed rate
increase that meets or exceeds the
threshold must include a written
description justifying the rate increase,
also known as the consumer
justification narrative (Part II of the Rate
Filing Justification). We note that the
threshold set by CMS constitutes a
minimum standard, and most states
currently employ stricter rate review
standards and may continue to do so.
Issuers offering a QHP or any single risk
pool submission containing a rate
increase of any size must continue to
submit an actuarial memorandum (Part
III of the Rate Filing Justification). The
actuarial memorandum is required
whenever a state with an Effective Rate
Review Program, as determined in
accordance with 45 CFR 154.301,
requires it to be submitted, and for all
plans in states that do not have an
Effective Rate Review Program. Form
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Number: CMS–10379 (OMB control
number: 0938–1141); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private
Sector; Businesses or other for-profits,
Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local,
or Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 620; Number of
Responses: 2,551; Total Annual Hours:
46,102. (For policy questions regarding
this collection, contact Keith McNamara
at 410–786–7010.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, 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]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
ACTION: Notice of request for
reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
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 clearance process by which
agencies may obtain OMB’s approval of
collection of information requests that
are ‘‘usually voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial,’’ 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 may be submitted under
that umbrella. This notice is intended to
advise the public of our intent to
reinstate OMB’s approval of our generic
umbrella (CMS–10398, OMB control
number 0938–1148) and all of the
individual generic collection of
information requests that fall under that
umbrella. This notice also provides the
public with general instructions for
obtaining documents that are associated
with such collections and for submitting
comments.
DATES: Comments must be received by
September 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10379]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 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
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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 September 26, 2024.
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/PRA-Listing
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: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Rate Increase Disclosure and Review Requirements (45 CFR
part 154); Use: 45 CFR part 154 implements the annual review of
proposed increases in premiums for health insurance coverage called for
by section 2794 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). The
regulation established a rate review program to ensure that all rate
increases that meet or exceed an established threshold are reviewed by
a state or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
determine whether the proposed rate increases are unreasonable. Each
state or CMS also reviews all proposed rate changes from issuers
offering non-grandfathered health insurance coverage in the individual
and/or small group markets for compliance with the Federal rating rules
at sections 2701, 2705, 2717(c)(4), and 2753 of the PHS Act, section
1312(c) of the Affordable Care Act, and 45 CFR 147.102, 147.110,
148.180, and 156.80. Accordingly, issuers offering non-grandfathered
health insurance coverage in the individual and/or small group markets
are required to submit Rate Filing Justifications to CMS. 45 CFR
154.103 exempts grandfathered health plan coverage as defined in 45 CFR
147.140, excepted benefits as described in section 2791(c) of the PHS
Act and student health insurance coverage, as defined in Sec. 147.145,
from Federal rate review requirements.
The Rate Filing Justification consists of three parts. All issuers
must continue to submit a Uniform Rate Review Template (URRT) (Part I
of the Rate Filing Justification) for all single risk pool plans. 45
CFR 154.200(a)(1) establishes a 15 percent federal default threshold
for reasonableness review. Issuers that submit a rate filing that
includes a plan with a proposed rate increase that meets or exceeds the
threshold must include a written description justifying the rate
increase, also known as the consumer justification narrative (Part II
of the Rate Filing Justification). We note that the threshold set by
CMS constitutes a minimum standard, and most states currently employ
stricter rate review standards and may continue to do so. Issuers
offering a QHP or any single risk pool submission containing a rate
increase of any size must continue to submit an actuarial memorandum
(Part III of the Rate Filing Justification). The actuarial memorandum
is required whenever a state with an Effective Rate Review Program, as
determined in accordance with 45 CFR 154.301, requires it to be
submitted, and for all plans in states that do not have an Effective
Rate Review Program. Form Number: CMS-10379 (OMB control number: 0938-
1141); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector; Businesses
or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local, or
Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 620; Number of Responses:
2,551; Total Annual Hours: 46,102. (For policy questions regarding this
collection, contact Keith McNamara at 410-786-7010.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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