Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of Management and Budget No.: 0970-0209), 101019-101020 [2024-29408]
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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.
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by January 13, 2025.
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/PRAListing
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
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
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Information Collection: Triennial
Network Adequacy Review for Medicare
Advantage Organizations and 1876 Cost
Plans; Use: CMS regulations at 42 CFR
417.414, 417.416, 422.112(a)(1)(i), and
422.114(a)(3)(ii) require that all
Medicare Advantage organizations
(MAOs) offering coordinated care plans,
network-based private fee-for-service
(PFFS) plans, and as well as section
1876 cost organizations, maintain a
network of appropriate providers that is
sufficient to provide adequate access to
covered services to meet the needs of
the population served. To enforce this
requirement, CMS regulations at
§ 422.116 outline network adequacy
criteria which set forth the minimum
number of providers and maximum
travel time and distance from enrollees
to providers, for required provider
specialty types in each county in the
United States and its territories.
Organizations must be in compliance
with the current CMS network adequacy
criteria guidance, which is updated and
published annually on CMS’s website.
This collection of information is
essential to appropriate and timely
compliance monitoring by CMS, in
order to ensure that all active contracts
offering network-based plans maintain
an adequate network; Form Number:
CMS–10636 (OMB control number:
0938–1346); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private sector; Number of
Respondents: 502; Number of
Responses: 2,753; Total Annual Hours:
27,470. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Jackie Ford at
410–786–7767.)
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 Children and
Families
Submission for Office of Management
and Budget Review; Intergovernmental
Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of
Management and Budget No.: 0970–
0209)
Office of Child Support
Services, Administration for Children
and Families, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
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Child Support Services (OCSS), is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the
Intergovernmental Reference Guide
(IRG) for an additional three years. The
IRG contains State and Tribal child
support information that helps State and
Tribal child support agencies (CSAs)
administer their respective programs.
Minor updates are proposed, as
described below. The current OMB
approval (OMB #: 0970–0209) expires
on February 28, 2025.
DATES: Comments due January 13, 2025.
OMB is required to decide concerning
the collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
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. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The IRG is a centralized
and automated repository of State and
Tribal profiles that contains high-level
descriptions of each CSA program.
These profiles provide State, Tribal, and
foreign country CSAs with an effective
and efficient method for updating and
accessing information needed to process
intergovernmental child support cases.
Revisions are proposed as a result of
feedback from respondents suggesting
changes, recommendations from the
program team, or from the program team
workgroup of interested partners. The
workgroup is engaged to evaluate the
efficacy of the instruments. Specifically,
the following changes are proposed:
• Minor edits to change Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to
Office of Child Support Services
(OCSS).
• Edits to the State profile based on
recommendations that were received
but not implemented in 2022 when the
current version of the profile went
through the OMB approval process.
OCSS has an overview of those
recommendations and OCSS responses
available upon request.
• Edits to clarify the State profile
questions to make it easier for
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respondents to understand and
complete them. Some of these edits
were based on the comments referenced
in the prior bullet and others based on
other feedback from program staff and
workgroup members.
• Addition of questions in the State
profile instrument that are designed to
help States establish health care
coverage and manage the financial
aspects of child support services. The
new questions pertain to policies and
procedures associated with new hire
reporting, income withholdings, lump
sum payments, medical support, and
State electronic funds transfers. The
addition of these questions slightly
increased the estimated time per
response from .3 hours to .5 hours.
Respondents: State and Tribal CSAs.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of annual
respondents
Information collection instrument
IRG: State Profile Guide (states and territories) .............................................
IRG: Tribal Profile Guide .................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 821.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7); 42
U.S.C. 666(f); 45 CFR 301.1; 45 CFR
303.7; and 45 CFR 309.120.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health
Office of Minority Health,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a
meeting conducted as a webcast on
January 16, 2025. This virtual meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: The virtual ACMH meeting will
be held on January 16, 2025, from 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m. EST. If the Committee
completes its work before 3 p.m. EST,
the meeting will adjourn early.
Registration is required for the public
to attend the meeting, provide comment,
and/or distribute material(s) to ACMH
members. Any individual who wishes to
participate in the virtual meeting should
register using the Zoom registration link
provided below by 5 p.m. EST on
January 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually and will be accessible by
webcast. Instructions regarding webcast
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access and providing written public
comments will be given after meeting
registration occurs. Information about
the meeting will be posted on the HHS
Office of Minority Health (OMH)
website: www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov.
Information about ACMH activities can
be found on the OMH website under the
heading About OMH, Committees and
Working Groups.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Violet Woo, Designated Federal Officer,
Advisory Committee on Minority
Health, OMH, HHS, Tower Building,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–
453–6816; email: OMH-ACMH@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Public Law 105–392,
the ACMH was established to provide
advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Minority Health on the development
of goals and program activities related to
OMH’s duties.
The topic to be discussed during the
virtual meeting will be finalizing
recommendations on the
implementation of the updated Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) federal
race and ethnicity data collection
standards (SPD 15) that is focused on
opportunities for engagement with
racial, ethnic, and tribal community
level organizations to support increased
awareness of OMB SPD 15 and their
intended goals within their
communities. The final
recommendations will be given to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority
Health to inform efforts related to
engagement with racial, ethnic, and
tribal community level organizations to
support increased awareness of OMB
SPD 15 and their intended goals within
their communities.
Any individual who wishes to attend
the meeting must register via the Zoom
PO 00000
Number of
annual
responses per
respondent
registration link, https://
www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/
WN_LmiIgMlgQ_ahBhwZB5-twA, by 5
p.m. EST on January 14, 2025. Each
registrant should provide their name,
affiliation, phone number, email
address, if they plan to provide either
written or verbal comment, and whether
they have requests for special
accommodations, including sign
language interpretation. After
registering, registrants will receive an
automated email response with the
meeting connection link. The meeting
connection link is unique to each
registrant and should not be shared.
Members of the public will have an
opportunity to provide comments at the
meeting.
Individuals should indicate during
registration whether they intend to
provide written or verbal comment.
Public comments will be limited to two
minutes per speaker during the time
allotted.
Individuals of the public may also
submit and distribute electronic or
printed statements or material(s) related
to this meeting’s topic. Written
statements or material(s) should be
double-spaced with one-inch margins
and not exceed two pages in length. Any
content beyond the two-page limit will
not be presented to the Committee.
Registered members of the public who
plan to submit electronic and distribute
electronic or printed public statements
or material(s) related to the meeting’s
topic should email the material to OMHACMH@hhs.gov at least two (2) business
days prior to the meeting.
Violet Woo,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory
Committee on Minority Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review;
Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of Management and
Budget No.: 0970-0209)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children
and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG)
for an additional three years. The IRG contains State and Tribal child
support information that helps State and Tribal child support agencies
(CSAs) administer their respective programs. Minor updates are
proposed, as described below. The current OMB approval (OMB #: 0970-
0209) expires on February 28, 2025.
DATES: Comments due January 13, 2025. OMB is required to decide
concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a
comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
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. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The IRG is a centralized and automated repository of
State and Tribal profiles that contains high-level descriptions of each
CSA program. These profiles provide State, Tribal, and foreign country
CSAs with an effective and efficient method for updating and accessing
information needed to process intergovernmental child support cases.
Revisions are proposed as a result of feedback from respondents
suggesting changes, recommendations from the program team, or from the
program team workgroup of interested partners. The workgroup is engaged
to evaluate the efficacy of the instruments. Specifically, the
following changes are proposed:
Minor edits to change Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE) to Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).
Edits to the State profile based on recommendations that
were received but not implemented in 2022 when the current version of
the profile went through the OMB approval process. OCSS has an overview
of those recommendations and OCSS responses available upon request.
Edits to clarify the State profile questions to make it
easier for
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respondents to understand and complete them. Some of these edits were
based on the comments referenced in the prior bullet and others based
on other feedback from program staff and workgroup members.
Addition of questions in the State profile instrument that
are designed to help States establish health care coverage and manage
the financial aspects of child support services. The new questions
pertain to policies and procedures associated with new hire reporting,
income withholdings, lump sum payments, medical support, and State
electronic funds transfers. The addition of these questions slightly
increased the estimated time per response from .3 hours to .5 hours.
Respondents: State and Tribal CSAs.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Total number annual annual burden Annual burden
Information collection instrument of annual responses per hour per hours
respondents respondent response
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IRG: State Profile Guide (states and 54 18 0.5 486
territories)...................................
IRG: Tribal Profile Guide....................... 62 18 0.3 335
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 821.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7); 42 U.S.C. 666(f); 45 CFR 301.1; 45
CFR 303.7; and 45 CFR 309.120.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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