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adjustment, and risk corridors. The 2014 

MLR Reporting Form and instructions 

are also modified to include the 

reporting elements required under the 

risk corridors data submission 

requirements in 45 CFR 153.530. In 

2015, it is expected that issuers will 

send fewer notices and rebate checks to 

policyholders and subscribers, which 

will reduce burden on issuers. On the 

other hand, the requirement to report 

the risk corridors data will increase 

burden for QHP issuers. It is estimated 

that there will be a net reduction in total 

burden from 294,911 to 271,600. Form 

Number: CMS–10418 (OMB control 

number: 0938–1164); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Private 

Sector, Business or other for-profits and 

not-for-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 517; Number of 

Responses: 3,307; Total Annual Hours: 

271,600. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection, contact Julie McCune at 

(301) 492–4196.) 

5. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a previously 

approved information collection; Title 

of Information Collection: Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act; 

Consumer Assistance Tools and 

Programs of an Exchange and Certified 

Application Counselors; Exchange and 

Insurance Market Standards for 2015; 

Use: Section 1321(a)(1) of the Affordable 

Care Act directs and authorizes the 

Secretary to issue regulations setting 

standards for meeting the requirements 

under title I of the Affordable Care Act, 

with respect to, among other things, the 

establishment and operation of 

Exchanges. Pursuant to this authority, 

regulations have been finalized at 45 

CFR 155.215(b)(1) to require Navigators, 

as well as those non-Navigator 

personnel to whom 45 CFR 155.215 

applies, requires completion of HHS 

approved training for initial certification 

and annual recertification prior to 

providing application and enrollment 

assistance. The training will include an 

optional training quality questionnaire 

providing Navigators and non-Navigator 

assistance personnel to whom 45 CFR 

155.215 applies, an opportunity to 

provide feedback to CMS regarding the 

training and any improvements that can 

be made in the future. Form Number: 

CMS–10472 (OMB Control Number: 

0938–1220); Frequency: On Occasion; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments, Private Sector (not-forprofit institutions); individuals or 

households; Number of Respondents: 

5,610; Number of Responses: 5,610; 

Total Annual Hours: 37,036. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Heather Raeburn at 301–492– 

4224.) 

6. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a previously 

approved information collection; Title 

of Information Collection: Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act; 

Consumer Assistance Tools and 

Programs of an Exchange and Certified 

Application Counselors; Exchange and 

Insurance Market Standards for 2015; 

Use: Section 1321(a)(1) of the Affordable 

Care Act directs and authorizes the 

Secretary to issue regulations setting 

standards for meeting the requirements 

under title I of the Affordable Care Act, 

with respect to, among other things, the 

establishment and operation of 

Exchanges. Pursuant to this authority, 

regulations establishing the certified 

application counselor program have 

been finalized at 45 CFR 155.225. In 

accordance with 155.225(d)(1) and (7), 

certified application counselors in all 

Exchanges are required to be initially 

certified and recertified on at least an 

annual basis and successfully complete 

Exchange-required training. Form 

Number: CMS–10494 (OMB Control 

Number: 0938–1205); Frequency: On 

Occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments, Private Sector 

(Not-for-profit institutions); Individuals 

or Households; Number of Respondents: 

30,000; Number of Responses: 30,000; 

Total Annual Hours: 7,500. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Tricia Beckmann at 301–492– 

4328.) 

7. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Generic 

Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and 

Methodological Research for the 

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 

(MCBS); Use: The purpose of this OMB 

clearance package is to clear a Generic 

Clearance to support an effort to 

evaluate the operations and content of 

the Medicare Current Beneficiary 

Survey (MCBS). The MCBS is a 

continuous, multipurpose survey of a 

nationally representative sample of 

aged, disabled, and institutionalized 

Medicare beneficiaries. The MCBS, 

which is sponsored by the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is 

the only comprehensive source of 

information on the health status, health 

care use and expenditures, health 

insurance coverage, and socioeconomic 

and demographic characteristics of the 

entire spectrum of Medicare 

beneficiaries. 

The core of the MCBS is a series of 

interviews with a stratified random 

sample of the Medicare population, 

including aged and disabled enrollees, 

residing in the community or in 

institutions. Questions are asked about 

enrollees’ patterns of health care use, 

charges, insurance coverage, and 

payments over time. Respondents are 

asked about their sources of health care 

coverage and payment, their 

demographic characteristics, their 

health and work history, and their 

family living circumstances. In addition 

to collecting information through the 

core questionnaire, the MCBS collects 

information on special topics through 

supplements. For example, questions 

are asked about enrollees’ income and 

assets, access to health care, health and 

functional status and satisfaction with 

care. Special supplements also focus on 

emerging trends in health care. Form 

Number: CMS–10549 (OMB control 

number 0938–New); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households; Number of 

Respondents: 1,500; Total Annual 

Responses: 1,500; Total Annual Hours: 

1,117. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact William Long at 

410–786–7927.) 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10530, CMS– 

1880 and CMS–1882] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

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 

(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 

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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 March 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

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 

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: 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: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Ambulatory 

Surgical Center Quality Reporting 

Program; Use: Our quality reporting 

programs promote higher quality, more 

efficient health care for Medicare 

beneficiaries. We have implemented 

quality measure reporting programs for 

multiple settings, including for 

ambulatory surgical centers. Section 

109(b) of the Tax Relief and Health Care 

Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109–432) 

amended section 1833(i) of the Act by 

re-designating clause (iv) as clause (v) 

and adding new clause (iv) to paragraph 

(2)(D) and by adding new paragraph (7). 

Section 1833(i)(2)(D)(iv) of the Act 

authorizes, but does not require, the 

Secretary to implement the revised ASC 

payment system ‘‘in a manner so as to 

provide for a reduction in any annual 

update for failure to report on quality 

measures in accordance with paragraph 

(7).’’ Section 1833(i)(7)(A) of the Act 

states that the Secretary may provide 

that any ASC that does not submit 

quality measures to the Secretary in 

accordance with paragraph (7) will 

incur a 2.0 percentage point reduction 

to any annual increase provided under 

the revised ASC payment system for 

such year. Sections 1833(t)(17)(C)(i) and 

(ii) of the Act require the Secretary to 

develop measures appropriate for the 

measurement of the quality of care 

furnished in outpatient settings. 

Section 3014 of the Affordable Care 

Act of 2010 (ACA) modified section 

1890(b) of the Social Security Act to 

require CMS to develop quality and 

efficiency measures through a 

‘‘consensus-based entity’’. To fulfill this 

requirement, the Measure Applications 

Partnership (MAP) was formed to 

review measures consistent with these 

requirements. The MAP is convened by 

the National Quality Forum (NQF), a 

national consensus organization. In 

implementing this and other quality 

reporting programs, our overarching 

goal is to support the National Quality 

Strategy’s goals of better health for 

individuals, better health for 

populations, and lower costs for health 

care. 

This information is used to direct 

contractors, including Quality 

Improvement Organizations (QIOs), to 

focus on particular areas of 

improvement, and to develop quality 

improvement initiatives. The 

information is made available to ASCs 

for their use in internal quality 

improvement initiatives. Most 

importantly, this information is 

available to Medicare beneficiaries, as 

well as to the general public, to provide 

information to assist them in making 

decisions about their health care. Form 

Number: CMS–10530 (OMB control 

number: 0938–NEW); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Private 

sector (business or other for-profits and 

not-for-profit institutions); Number of 

Respondents: 5,250; Total Annual 

Responses: 744,816; Total Annual 

Hours: 444,790. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Anita 

Bhatia at 410–786–7236.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension without change of a 

currently approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Certification as 

a Supplier of Portable X-Ray and 

Portable X-Ray Survey Report Form and 

Supporting Regulations; Use: CMS–1880 

is initially completed by suppliers of 

portable X-ray services, expressing an 

interest in and requesting participation 

in the Medicare program. This form 

initiates the process of obtaining a 

decision as to whether the conditions of 

coverage are met as a portable X-ray 

supplier. It also promotes data reduction 

or introduction to, and retrieval from, 

the Certification and Survey Provider 

Enhanced Reporting (CASPER) by the 

CMS Regional Offices (ROs). 

The CMS–1882 is used by the State 

survey agency to provide data collected 

during an on-site survey of a supplier of 

portable X-ray services to determine 

compliance with the applicable 

conditions of participation and to report 

this information to the Federal 

Government. The form is primarily a 

coding worksheet designed to facilitate 

data reduction and retrieval into the 

ASPEN system at the CMS Regional 

Offices. The form includes basic 

information on compliance (i.e., met, 

not met, explanatory statements) and 

does not require any descriptive 

information regarding the survey 

activity itself. We have the 

responsibility and authority for 

certification decisions which are based 

on supplier compliance with the 

applicable conditions of participation. 

The information needed to make these 

decisions is available to us only through 

the use of information abstracted from 

the survey report form. Form Numbers: 

CMS–1880 and CMS–1882 (OMB 

control number: 0938–0027); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 579; Total Annual 

Responses: 86; Total Annual Hours: 

151. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact James Cowher at 410– 

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Dated: January 27, 2015. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Child Care and Development 

Fund Plan for States/Territories for FFY 

2016–2018 (ACF–118). 

OMB No.: 0970–0114. 

Description: The Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 

Plan) for States and Territories is 

required from each CCDF Lead agency 

in accordance with Section 658E of the 

Child Care and Development Block 

Grant Act of 1990, (CCDBG Act), as 

amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 

113–186), and 42 U.S.C 9858. The Plan 

provides ACF and the public with a 

description of, and assurance about, the 

States’ and Territories’ child care 

programs. States must submit Plans to 

ACF on July 1, 2015 for approval in 

order to receive funding on October 1, 

2015 for FY 2016. 

The Office of Child Care (OCC) has 

revised the FY 2016–2018 Plan to align 

with the new program requirements 

made under the CCDBG Act of 2014, 

which was signed into law on 

November 19, 2014. The revised Plan 

(ACF–118) has been organized into eight 

critical areas: 

• Define CCDF Leadership and 

Coordination with Relevant Systems 

• Promote Family Engagement through 

Outreach and Consumer Education 

• Provide Stable Child Care Financial 

Assistance to Families 

• Ensure Equal Access to High Quality 

Child Care for Children in LowIncome Families 

• Establish Standards and Monitoring 

Processes to Ensure the Health and 

Safety of Child Care Settings 

• Recruit and Retain a Qualified and 

Effective Child Care Workforce 

• Support Continuous Quality 

Improvement 

• Ensure Grantee Accountability 

In making the revisions, consideration 

was given to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. The Plan, submitted on the 

ACF–118, is now required triennially, 

and will remain in effect for three years. 

Due to the pending outcome of the 

CCDBG reauthorization bill, which was 

introduced in September and signed 

into law in November, the Office of 

Child Care (OCC) was unable to 

complete the regular Paperwork 

Reduction Act clearance process that 

calls for two Federal Register notices 

and comment periods. Given that OCC 

must consult with the CCDF 

administrators and the general public, 

and the limited amount of time before 

the States and Territories must submit 

their plans to ACF (July 1, 2015), the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has granted OCC an emergency 

clearance of the FY 2016–2018 CCDF 

State/Territory Plan Preprint. This 

emergency clearance provides for a 

single 30-day comment period. 

Consistent with the statute and 

regulations, ACF requests revision of the 

ACF–118 to align with the requirements 

of the CCDBG Act of 2014. The Tribal 

Plan (ACF–118a) will be addressed 

under a separate notice. 

Copies of the proposed collection may 

be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Respondents: State and Territory 

CCDF Lead Agencies (56). 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

ACF–118 .......................................................................................................... 56 0.50 162.50 4,550 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,550. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision 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. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7285, 

Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@

OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for 

the Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 


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