Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 2014 / Notices 72685 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10535] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (the 

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 

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 must be received by 

February 6, 2015: 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number (OCN). 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 ll 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 the 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 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

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–10535 Employer Notification to 

HHS of Its Objection to Providing 

Coverage for Contraceptive Services 

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 Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Employer 

Notification to HHS of its Objection to 

Providing Coverage for Contraceptive 

Services; Use: The proposed rules titled 

‘‘Coverage of Certain Preventive 

Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ 

(79 FR 51118) would continue to require 

each closely-held, for-profit corporation 

seeking to be treated as an eligible 

organization to provide notification that 

it will not act as the plan administrator 

or claims administrator with respect to, 

or contribute to the funding of, coverage 

of all or a subset of contraceptive 

services. Issuers and third party 

administrators providing payments for 

contraceptive services for participants 

and beneficiaries in plans of eligible 

organizations would be required to meet 

the notice requirements as set forth in 

the 2013 final regulations. 

The interim final regulations titled 

‘‘Coverage of Certain Preventive 

Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ 

(79 FR 51092) continue to allow eligible 

organizations that have religious 

objections to providing contraceptive 

coverage to notify an issuer or third 

party administrator using EBSA Form 

700, as set forth in the July 2013 final 

regulations. In addition, the interim 

final regulations permit an alternative 

process under which an eligible 

organization could notify the Secretary 

of HHS that it will not act as the plan 

administrator or claims administrator 

with respect to, or contribute to the 

funding of, coverage of all or a subset of 

contraceptive services. Form Number: 

CMS–10535 (OMB control number: 

0938–1248); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Private Sector—For-profit and 

Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 61; Number of Responses: 

61; Total Annual Hours: 51. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Usree Bandyopadhyay at 410– 

786–6650.) 

Dated: December 2, 2014. 

Martique Jones 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–0987] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative Data 

on Tobacco Products and 

Communications 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a proposed collection of 

information has been submitted to the 

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