Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 76843 [2024-21444]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 76843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21444]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-372(S) and CMS-R-284]


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 October 21, 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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Section 1915(c) 
Home and Community-Based Services Waivers and Supporting Regulations; 
Use: We use this report to compare actual data to the approved waiver 
estimates. In conjunction with the waiver compliance review reports, 
the information provided will be compared to that in the Medicaid 
Statistical Information System (MSIS) (CMS-R-284; OMB control number: 
0938-0345) report and FFP claimed on a State's Quarterly Expenditure 
Report (CMS-64; OMB control number: 0938-1265), to determine whether to 
continue the State's home and community-based services waiver. States' 
estimates of cost and utilization for renewal purposes are based upon 
the data compiled in the CMS-372(S) reports. Form Number: CMS-372(S) 
(OMB control number: 0938-0272); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 47; Total 
Annual Responses: 259; Total Annual Hours: 11,396. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact George Failla at 410-786-
7561.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Transformed--
Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS); Use: The data 
reported in T-MSIS are used by Federal, State, and local officials, as 
well as by private researchers and corporations to monitor past and 
projected future trends in the Medicaid program. The data provide the 
only national level information available on enrollees, beneficiaries, 
and expenditures. It also provides the only national level information 
available on Medicaid utilization. The information is the basis for 
analyses and for cost savings estimates for the Department's cost 
sharing legislative initiatives to Congress. The collected data are 
also crucial to our actuarial forecasts. Form Number: CMS-R-284 (OMB 
control number: 0938-0345); Frequency: Quarterly and monthly; Affected 
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 54; 
Total Annual Responses: 648; Total Annual Hours: 7,290. (For policy 
questions regarding this collection contact Connie Gibson at 410-786-
0755.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-21444 Filed 9-18-24; 8:45 am]
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