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that data discrepancies could be
misleading to the public. One
commenter suggested additional fields
for targeted validation.
Response: CDC thanks the
commenters for providing these
comments and notes their feedback and
suggestions. CDC strives to provide
accurate data and maintains multiple
mechanisms to ensure data accuracy:
conducting data checks for logical errors
and inconsistencies during the data
entry stage, verification of data accuracy
by clinics’ medical directors, and
additional data checks for logical errors
and internal inconsistencies after
submission. If any errors or
inconsistencies are identified during
these stages, CDC’s contractor contacts
the clinics and corrects the data.
In addition, CDC currently conducts
annual site visits by selecting 5–10% of
all reporting clinics and about 70–80
cycles per clinic for data validation as
described in Federal Register notice (80
FR 51811). This data validation process
involves comparing information for key
variables from a patient’s medical
record with the data submitted to the
National ART Surveillance System
(NASS), the CDC data reporting system
for ART procedures. This information is
used to calculate discrepancy rates for
these variables. Aggregate findings for
validated data fields from all ART
programs participating in validation are
published annually. In addition, CDC
will continue removing a clinic’s
reported success rates from annual ART
reports if the clinic was selected for
annual ART data validation but
declined to participate, as described in
the changes to data validation process
published in Federal Register notice (86
FR 20496).
The targeted data validation and
major discrepancy analysis were
additional mechanisms that CDC was
considering identifying any systematic
problems that could cause data
collection to be inconsistent or
incomplete. The commenters’
suggestions will be taken under
consideration as CDC works toward
further refining its data validation
process while balancing potential gains
in accuracy with additional burden to
clinics. The details of any modifications
to data validation will be published in
a separate Federal Register notice before
implementation.
At this time, changes proposed to data
validation procedures described in
Federal Register notice published on
November 28, 2023, (88 FR 83131) will
be made. Please see the revised
Appendix below for the new
requirements.
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Appendix—Notice for Reporting of
Pregnancy Success Rates From Assisted
Reproductive Technology (ART)
Programs—Modifications to Data
Collection Fields and Data Validation
Procedures
The purpose of this notice published
August 29, 2024 is to announce revised
data collection requirements and data
validation procedures. This data
collection is approved under Office of
Management and Budget Control
Number 0920–0556, expiration date: 12/
31/2024. Effective for reporting year
2025, CDC is implementing the
following changes to its data collection
and data validation procedures.
Section III. What To Report
F. Stimulation and Retrieval
Deletion (if Medication Containing FSH
Used)
CDC will remove the requirement for
clinics to report dosage information for
long-acting FSH as described in Federal
Register notice 88 FR 83131.
G. Laboratory Information
Deletion (if Cycle was a Research Cycle)
CDC will remove the requirement for
clinics to report the research cycle study
type. This deletion will apply to all data
fields for research study types: Device
study, Protocol study, Pharmaceutical
study, Laboratory technique, and Other
research, as described in Federal
Register notice 88 FR 83131.
H. Transfer Information
Addition (if Frozen Embryos Were
Transferred)
CDC will add the requirement for
clinics to report date of fresh embryo
cryopreservation for all frozen embryo
transfer procedures as described in
Federal Register notice 88 FR 83131.
Data Validation
CDC will not conduct targeted
validation of clinics and identification
of major discrepancies during data
validation, as described in Federal
Register notice 83 FR 25353. CDC will
continue conducting data validation
using stratified random sampling of
reporting clinics to assess discrepancy
rates for key variables that are
generalizable for all reporting clinics
and provide feedback to clinics to
improve the reporting of data used to
report success rates as described in
Federal Register notice 80 FR 51811. In
addition, CDC will continue removing a
clinic’s reported success rates from
annual ART reports if the clinic was
selected for annual ART data validation
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but declined to participate, as described
in Federal Register notice 86 FR 20496.
Noah Aleshire,
Chief Regulatory Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–18F5 and CMS–
287–22]
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 September 30,
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.
SUMMARY:
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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: Reinstatement with change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Application for
Enrollment in Medicare Part A internet
Claim (iClaim) Application Screen
Modernized Claims System and
Consolidated Claim Experience Screens;
Use: The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) Form
‘‘Application for Hospital Insurance’’
supports sections 1818 and 1818A of the
Social Security Act (the Act) and
corresponding regulations at 42 CFR
406.6 and 406.7.
The CMS–18–F5 is used to establish
entitlement to Part A and enrollment in
Part B for claimants who must file an
application. The application follows the
questions and requirements used by
SSA on the electronic application. This
is done not only for consistency
purposes but because certain
requirements under titles II and XVIII of
the act must be met in order to qualify
for Part A and Part B; including insured
status, relationship and residency. The
form is owned by CMS but is not
utilized by CMS staff. SSA uses the form
to collect information and make Part A
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and Part B entitlement determinations
on behalf of CMS. Form Number: CMS–
18F5 (OMB control number: 0938–
0251); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Individuals and Households;
Number of Respondents: 1,042,263;
Total Annual Responses: 1,042,263;
Total Annual Hours: 260,566. (For
policy questions regarding this
collection contact Carla Patterson at
410–786–8911 or Carla.Patterson@
cms.hhs.gov).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
previously approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Home Office
Cost Statement; Use: A home office/
chain organization (HO/CO) submits the
home office cost statement annually as
the documentary support required for a
provider that is a member of the HO/CO
to be reimbursed for HO/CO costs
claimed in the provider’s cost report
(see 42 CFR 413.24(f)(5)(i)(E)(1) and (2)).
The relationship of the HO/CO is that
of a related organization to a provider
(see 42 CFR 413.17). A HO/CO usually
furnishes central management and
administrative services, e.g., centralized
accounting, purchasing, personnel
services, management direction and
control, and other services. To the
extent that the HO/CO furnishes
services related to patient care to a
provider, the reasonable costs of such
services are included in the provider’s
cost report and are reimbursable as part
of the provider’s costs.
CMS requires the form to determine a
HO/CO’s reasonable cost incurred in
furnishing management and
administrative services to Medicare
providers, each of which includes the
costs in their cost report for
reimbursement. A Medicare-certified
provider includes costs allocated from
the home office cost statement in the
provider’s costs used by CMS for rate
setting; payment refinement activities,
including developing a market basket;
and Medicare Trust Fund projections;
and to support program operations.
Additionally, the Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission (MedPAC) uses
the cost report data to calculate
Medicare margins (a measure of the
relationship between Medicare’s
payments and providers’ Medicare
costs) and analyze data to formulate
Medicare Program recommendations to
Congress. Form Number: CMS–287–22
(OMB control number: 0938–0202);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private Sector; Business or other forprofits, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 1,646; Total
Annual Responses: 1,646; Total Annual
Hours: 767,036. (For policy questions
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regarding this collection contact Gail S.
Duncan at (410) 786–7278.)
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
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a
Single-Source Supplement for the
Strengthening the Direct Care
Workforce: A Technical Assistance
and Capacity Building Initiative
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source
supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the National Council
on Aging for the ‘‘Strengthening the
Direct Care Workforce: A Technical
Assistance and Capacity Building
Initiative’’. The administrative
supplement for FY 2024 will be in the
amount of $1,787,524 bringing the total
award for FY 2024 to $3,087,207. The
supplement will provide sufficient
resources to enable the grantee and their
partners to increase funding for
technical assistance (TA) to state aging
and disability partnerships to
collaborate with workforce entities to
strengthen the Direct Care Workforce.
The funding will enable the grantee to
support additional states, including at
more robust levels than originally
planned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Caroline Ryan, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Community Living,
telephone (202) 795–7429; email
caroline.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
this initiative, ACL is advancing the
capacity to recruit, train and retain a
high-quality, competent, and effective
direct care workforce of professionals
capable of meeting the growing needs
that older adults and people with
disabilities have for such supports. The
purpose of this program is to catalyze
change at a systems level that will
address the insufficient supply of
trained DCWs, promote promising
practices at all levels of the service
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-18F5 and CMS-287-22]
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 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 30, 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.
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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 currently approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Application for Enrollment in Medicare Part A internet
Claim (iClaim) Application Screen Modernized Claims System and
Consolidated Claim Experience Screens; Use: The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) Form ``Application for Hospital Insurance''
supports sections 1818 and 1818A of the Social Security Act (the Act)
and corresponding regulations at 42 CFR 406.6 and 406.7.
The CMS-18-F5 is used to establish entitlement to Part A and
enrollment in Part B for claimants who must file an application. The
application follows the questions and requirements used by SSA on the
electronic application. This is done not only for consistency purposes
but because certain requirements under titles II and XVIII of the act
must be met in order to qualify for Part A and Part B; including
insured status, relationship and residency. The form is owned by CMS
but is not utilized by CMS staff. SSA uses the form to collect
information and make Part A and Part B entitlement determinations on
behalf of CMS. Form Number: CMS-18F5 (OMB control number: 0938-0251);
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Number of
Respondents: 1,042,263; Total Annual Responses: 1,042,263; Total Annual
Hours: 260,566. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Carla Patterson at 410-786-8911 or [email protected]).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Home Office Cost Statement; Use: A home office/chain organization (HO/
CO) submits the home office cost statement annually as the documentary
support required for a provider that is a member of the HO/CO to be
reimbursed for HO/CO costs claimed in the provider's cost report (see
42 CFR 413.24(f)(5)(i)(E)(1) and (2)).
The relationship of the HO/CO is that of a related organization to
a provider (see 42 CFR 413.17). A HO/CO usually furnishes central
management and administrative services, e.g., centralized accounting,
purchasing, personnel services, management direction and control, and
other services. To the extent that the HO/CO furnishes services related
to patient care to a provider, the reasonable costs of such services
are included in the provider's cost report and are reimbursable as part
of the provider's costs.
CMS requires the form to determine a HO/CO's reasonable cost
incurred in furnishing management and administrative services to
Medicare providers, each of which includes the costs in their cost
report for reimbursement. A Medicare-certified provider includes costs
allocated from the home office cost statement in the provider's costs
used by CMS for rate setting; payment refinement activities, including
developing a market basket; and Medicare Trust Fund projections; and to
support program operations. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission (MedPAC) uses the cost report data to calculate Medicare
margins (a measure of the relationship between Medicare's payments and
providers' Medicare costs) and analyze data to formulate Medicare
Program recommendations to Congress. Form Number: CMS-287-22 (OMB
control number: 0938-0202); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private
Sector; Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 1,646; Total Annual Responses: 1,646; Total
Annual Hours: 767,036. (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Gail S. Duncan at (410) 786-7278.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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