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C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary and whether it
will have practical utility; whether our
estimate of the public burden of this
collection of information is accurate and
based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the Regulatory Secretariat Division by
calling 202–501–4755 or emailing
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB
Control No. 3090–0027, Contract
Administration, Quality Assurance
(GSA Forms 1678 and 308), in all
correspondence.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Fast
Track Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY:
Office of Government Ethics
(OGE).
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
After this second round
notice, the U.S. Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) intends to submit a request
for a renewed Generic Clearance for the
collection of qualitative feedback on
agency service delivery for review and
approval of a three-year extension under
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Comments: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202–
482–9216; TTY: 800–877–8339; Email:
usoge@oge.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The proposed Generic
Clearance provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the agency’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. Qualitative feedback means
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions
but is not a statistical survey that yields
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
and actionable communications
between the agency and its customers
and stakeholders. It will also allow
feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
OGE expects to use various methods
(e.g., focus groups, customer satisfaction
surveys, comment cards) to solicit
feedback. Responses will be assessed to
plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to
the public and other agency
stakeholders. If this information is not
collected, vital feedback from customers
and stakeholders on the agency’s
services will be unavailable.
The agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
Generic Clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are
noncontroversial;
• The collections are focused on the
awareness, understanding, attitudes,
preferences, or experiences of the public
or other stakeholders in order to
improve existing or future services,
products, or communication materials;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
to the public;
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• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information, and the
collections will not be designed or
expected to yield statistically reliable
results or used as though the results are
generalizable to the population of study.
Feedback collected under this Generic
Clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of Generic Clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections submitted under this
Generic Clearance will not result in any
new system of records containing
privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as
sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are
commonly considered private.
A Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period soliciting
comments on this information
collection was published on June 17,
2024 (89 FR 51344). OGE received no
comments.
OMB Number: 3209–0010.
Type of Request: Extension.
Affected Public: Individuals; Business
or Other For-Profit Institutions; Not-ForProfit Institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 91,555.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 6.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 15259.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 91,555.
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Average Minutes per Response: 56
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,030 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Request for Comments: Public
comment is invited specifically on the
need for and practical utility of this
Generic Clearance, the accuracy of
OGE’s burden estimate, the
enhancement of quality, utility and
clarity of the information collected, and
the minimization of burden (including
the use of information technology). The
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Approved: September 4, 2024.
Shelley K. Finlayson,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government
Ethics.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10141, CMS–
10913, CMS–R–290 and CMS–10443]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
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
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
November 12, 2024.
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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/PRAListing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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–10141 Medicare Prescription
Drug Benefit Program
CMS–10913 Medicare Part C
Utilization Management Annual Data
Submission and Audit Protocol Data
Request
CMS–R–290 Medicare Program:
Procedures for Making National
Coverage Decisions
CMS–10443 Transcatheter Valve
Therapy (TVT) Registry
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
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
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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 Collections
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved information collection; Title
of Information Collection: Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use:
CMS will use this information from plan
sponsors and States to approve contract
applications, monitor compliance with
contract requirements, make proper
payment to plans, and ensure that
correct information is disclosed to
potential and current enrollees. Form
Number: CMS–10141 (OMB control
number: 0938–0964); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private
Sector, State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
4,633,032; Total Annual Responses:
87,014,803; Total Annual Hours:
25,409,037. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Chad
Buskirk at 410–786–1630 or
chad.buskirk@cms.hhs.gov).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part C
Utilization Management Annual Data
Submission and Audit Protocol Data
Request; Use: Section 1857(d) of the
Act, added by the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003 and implementing
regulations at 42 CFR 422.503 and
422.504 state that CMS must oversee an
MA organization’s continued
compliance with the requirements for a
MA organization. Additionally, per
§ 422.516(a), MA organizations are
required to compile and report to CMS
information related to the utilization of
services, and other matters as CMS may
require.
The information gathered during this
annual data collection and audit will be
used by the Medicare Parts C and D
Oversight and Enforcement Group
(MOEG) within the Center for Medicare
(CM) to assess Sponsoring
organizations’ compliance with
Medicare UM requirements. CMS will
utilize the data submitted during the
annual data submission to assess the
number of items and services that have
associated internal coverage criteria,
and to develop a landscape of items and
services across the nation to assess
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Fast
Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: After this second round notice, the U.S. Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) intends to submit a request for a renewed Generic
Clearance for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service
delivery for review and approval of a three-year extension under the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Comments: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9216; TTY: 800-877-8339; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The proposed Generic Clearance provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the agency's commitment to improving service
delivery. Qualitative feedback means information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions but is not a statistical survey
that yields quantitative results that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer
or stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and expectations, provide an
early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for
ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between the
agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the improvement of program management.
OGE expects to use various methods (e.g., focus groups, customer
satisfaction surveys, comment cards) to solicit feedback. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public and other agency stakeholders.
If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the agency's services will be unavailable.
The agency will only submit a collection for approval under this
Generic Clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are noncontroversial;
The collections are focused on the awareness,
understanding, attitudes, preferences, or experiences of the public or
other stakeholders in order to improve existing or future services,
products, or communication materials;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release to the public;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information,
and the collections will not be designed or expected to yield
statistically reliable results or used as though the results are
generalizable to the population of study.
Feedback collected under this Generic Clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of Generic Clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results.
As a general matter, information collections submitted under this
Generic Clearance will not result in any new system of records
containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a
sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private.
A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on this information collection was published on June 17, 2024
(89 FR 51344). OGE received no comments.
OMB Number: 3209-0010.
Type of Request: Extension.
Affected Public: Individuals; Business or Other For-Profit
Institutions; Not-For-Profit Institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 91,555.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 6.
Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 15259.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 91,555.
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Average Minutes per Response: 56 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,030 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Request for Comments: Public comment is invited specifically on the
need for and practical utility of this Generic Clearance, the accuracy
of OGE's burden estimate, the enhancement of quality, utility and
clarity of the information collected, and the minimization of burden
(including the use of information technology). The comments will become
a matter of public record.
Approved: September 4, 2024.
Shelley K. Finlayson,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2024-20352 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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