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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–R–65]
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
December 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
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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:
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–R–65 Final Peer Review
Organizations Sanction and Supporting
Regulations
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
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burden per
response
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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
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Final Peer
Review Organizations Sanction and
Supporting Regulations; Use: The Peer
Review Improvement Act of 1982
amended Title XI of the Social Security
Act (the Act), creating the Utilization
and Quality Control Peer Review
Organization Program. Section 1156 of
the Act imposes obligations on health
care practitioners and others who
furnish or order services or items under
Medicare. This section also provides for
sanction actions, if the Secretary
determines that the obligations as stated
by this section are not met. Quality
Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are
responsible for identifying violations.
The QIOs may allow practitioners or
other entities, opportunities to submit
relevant information before determining
that a violation has occurred. The
information collection requirements
contained in this information collection
request are used by the QIOs to collect
the information necessary to make their
decision. Form Number: CMS–R–65
(OMB control number: 0938–0444);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private sector—Business or other
for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 34; Total
Annual Responses: 34; Total Annual
Hours: 8,144. (For policy questions
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regarding this collection contact Cheryl
Lehane at 617–461–4888.)
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
recipients in the form of templates.
Information will inform technical
assistance to support grantees in
developing and submitting the final
reports to ACF to fulfill a grant
requirement.
Comments due December 3,
2024. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Since 2005, Congress has
authorized dedicated funding for
discretionary awards from ACF’s Office
of Family Assistance to support HMRF
programs. Per the 2020 HMRF Notice of
Funding Opportunities issued by ACF,
HMRF grant recipients that are carrying
out local evaluations are required to
submit a final evaluation report to ACF
at the end of their grant. The final
reports must document the research
questions, measures, study design,
planned and actual implementation of
the program, analytic methods for their
evaluation, and evaluation findings.
OPRE is conducting the HMRF Local
Evaluation Technical Assistance (LETA)
projects, jointly referred to as the
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Healthy Marriage and
Responsible Fatherhood Local
Evaluation Final Report (New
Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services is
requesting approval of the Healthy
Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
(HMRF) Final Report Templates. HMRF
grant programs are required to submit a
final report describing their local
evaluation analyses and findings. This
request includes guidance for grant
SUMMARY:
HMRF–LETA projects, to support
federally funded programs in evaluating
their healthy relationship and family
stability services to adult couples, adult
individuals, fathers, and youth. As part
of the HMRF–LETA project, grant
recipients receive technical assistance to
support planning and executing a local
evaluation and analyzing and reporting
local evaluation findings.
The purpose of the current
information collection request is to
provide standardized report templates
and table shells to grant recipients to
document their evaluation’s analysis
and findings. A structured final report
template will facilitate grant recipients’
efficient and consistent reporting of
evaluation findings in their final
reports. The completed draft reports
will be reviewed by the HMRF–LETA
teams to determine whether the analysis
and reports meet standards set by ACF,
and to develop recommendations for
grant recipients to improve the analysis
and reports before final submission to
ACF. Grant recipients will finalize and
submit their final reports to ACF, as
required. This request includes the time
to develop and submit the reports.
Respondents: The respondents are
HMRF grant recipients conducting a
local evaluation. There are currently 79
grant recipients conducting local
evaluations: 50 evaluations using
descriptive designs (‘‘descriptive
evaluations’’) and 29 evaluations using
impact designs (‘‘impact evaluations’’).
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respondents
(total over
request period)
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Impact Evaluation Final Report Template .......................................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,160.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
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responses per
respondent
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per response
(in hours)
Total/annual
burden
(in hours)
40
30
10
2,000
870
290
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
Pursuant to section 1009 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-R-65]
Agency 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: 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 December 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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/PRA-Listing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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-R-65 Final Peer Review Organizations Sanction and Supporting
Regulations
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 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Final Peer Review
Organizations Sanction and Supporting Regulations; Use: The Peer Review
Improvement Act of 1982 amended Title XI of the Social Security Act
(the Act), creating the Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review
Organization Program. Section 1156 of the Act imposes obligations on
health care practitioners and others who furnish or order services or
items under Medicare. This section also provides for sanction actions,
if the Secretary determines that the obligations as stated by this
section are not met. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are
responsible for identifying violations. The QIOs may allow
practitioners or other entities, opportunities to submit relevant
information before determining that a violation has occurred. The
information collection requirements contained in this information
collection request are used by the QIOs to collect the information
necessary to make their decision. Form Number: CMS-R-65 (OMB control
number: 0938-0444); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private
sector--Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 34; Total Annual Responses: 34; Total Annual
Hours: 8,144. (For policy questions
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regarding this collection contact Cheryl Lehane at 617-461-4888.)
William N. Parham, III
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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