Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 13751-13753 [2025-05089]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13751-13753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05089]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10175 and CMS-2552-10]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[[Page 13752]]

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 May 27, 2025.

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-10175 Certification Statement for Electronic File Interchange 
Organizations that Submit National Provider Identifier data to the 
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System
CMS-2552-10 Hospital and Hospital Health Care Cost Report

    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: Certification 
Statement for Electronic File Interchange Organizations (EFIOs) that 
submit National Provider Identifier (NPI) data to the National Plan and 
Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); Use: the EFI process allows 
organizations to submit NPI application information on large numbers of 
providers in a single file. Once it has obtained and formatted the 
necessary provider data, the EFIO can electronically submit the file to 
NPPES for processing. As each file can contain up to approximately 
25,000 records, or provider applications, the EFI process greatly 
reduces the paperwork and overall administrative burden associated with 
enumerating providers. It is essential to collect this information from 
the EFIO to ensure that the EFIO understands its legal responsibilities 
as an EFIO and attests that it has the authority to act on behalf of 
the providers for whom it is submitting data. In short, the 
certification statement, which must be signed by an authorized official 
of the EFIO, serves as a safeguard against EFIOs attempting to obtain 
NPIs for illicit or inappropriate purposes. Form Number: CMS-10175 (OMB 
control number 0938-0984); Frequency: Once, Annually; Affected Public: 
Private Sector, State, Business, and Not-for Profits; Number of 
Respondents: 36; Number of Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 9. (For 
questions regarding this collection contact Katie Brooks at 667-414-
0612.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of previously 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospital and 
Health Care Complex Cost Report; Use: CMS requires the Form CMS-2552-10 
to determine a hospital's reasonable cost incurred in furnishing 
medical services to Medicare beneficiaries and calculate the hospital 
reimbursement. Hospitals paid under a prospective payment system (PPS) 
may receive reimbursement in addition to the PPS for hospital-specific 
adjustments such as Medicare reimbursable bad debts, disproportionate 
share, uncompensated care, direct and indirect medical education costs, 
and organ acquisition costs. CMS uses the Form CMS-2552-10 for rate 
setting; payment refinement activities, including developing a hospital 
market basket; and Medicare Trust Fund projections; and to support 
program operations. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission (MedPAC) uses the hospital 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.
    This submission seeks to revise the information collection request. 
The changes for Form CMS-2552-10 are as follows:
     add Worksheet E-90, Payment Adjustment For Establishing 
And Maintaining Access to a Buffer Stock Of Essential Medicines
     add Worksheet E-95, Payment Adjustments For Domestic 
NIOSH-Approved Surgical N-95 Respirators
    Form Number: CMS-2552-10 (OMB control number: 0938-0050); 
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector; Business or 
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 6,044; Total Annual Responses: 6,044; Total Annual Hours: 
4,079,700. (For policy questions

[[Page 13753]]

regarding this collection contact Gail Duncan at 410-786-7278.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-05089 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P