[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56468-56469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23482]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10261]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice and withdrawal of previous 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 any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 19, 2015.
As of September 18, 2015 and as described below under ``Partial
Withdrawal of Previous Notice,'' the CMS-10261-related portion of the
notice that published on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51275) is withdrawn.
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
http://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, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
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.
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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: Part C Medicare
Advantage Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: There
are a number of information users of Part C reporting data, including
our central and regional office staff that use this information to
monitor health plans and to hold them accountable for their
performance, researchers, and other government agencies such as the
Government Accounting Office. Health plans can use this information to
measure and benchmark their performance.
Based on internal review, this notice withdraws a portion of a
prior notice (August 24, 2015) concerning the same subject matter and
corrects that notice by adding a new requirement which was
inadvertently omitted from that notice. Specifically, we propose to add
a new Payments to Providers reporting section to capture data related
to MA organizations' value-based payments. Upon OMB approval, the
Payments to Providers section would add 10 data elements.
HHS has developed four categories of value based payment: (1) Fee-
for-service with no link to quality; (2) fee-for-service with a link to
quality; (30 alternative payment models built on fee-for-service
architecture; and (4) population-based payment. To compliment HHS'
action, CMS is seeking to collect data from MA organizations about the
proportion of their payments to providers made based on these four
categories. The collected information would help us understand the
extent and use of alternate payment models in the MA industry.
Form Number: CMS-10261 (OMB Control Number 0938-1054); Frequency:
Yearly and semi-annually; Affected Public: Private sector (business or
other for-profits); Number of Respondents: 561; Total Annual Responses:
3,508; Total Annual Hours: 182,023. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Terry Lied at 410-786-8973).
Partial Withdrawal of Previous Notice
This document also withdraws a portion of a prior notice concerning
the same CMS-10261-specific subject matter.
Specifically, on page 51276, in the second column, in the second
paragraph, information collection CMS-10261 (OMB Control Number 0938-
1054) that published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2015 (80 FR
51275) is hereby withdrawn.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-23482 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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