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Title: Part 25 of the Commission’s 

Rules Governing the Licensing of, and 

Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network 

Stations and Space Stations. 

Form No: FCC Form 312, FCC Form 

312–EZ, FCC Form 312–R and 

Schedules A, B and S. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities and Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 6,524 

respondents; 6,573 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–80 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

one time, and annual reporting 

requirements; third-party disclosure 

requirement; recordkeeping 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The 

Commission has statutory authority for 

the information collection requirements 

under 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 

309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721. 

Total Annual Burden: 44,988 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $16,612,586. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality 

pertaining to the information collection 

requirements in this collection. 

Needs and Uses: On March 3, 2020, 

the Commission released a Report and 

Order and Order of Proposed 

Modification, FCC 20–22, GN Docket 

No. 18–122, titled ‘‘Expanding Flexible 

Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band.’’ In this 

Report and Order and Order of Proposed 

Modification, the Commission updated 

its rules by reforming the use of the 3.7– 

4.2 GHz band, also known as the CBand. The new rules repack existing 

satellite operations into the upper 200 

megahertz of the band (and reserve a 20 

megahertz guard band), making a 

significant amount of spectrum—280 

megahertz or more than half of the 

band—available for flexible use 

throughout the contiguous United 

States. The relevant rule revisions for 

purposes of this information collection 

are the addition of sections 25.138 and 

25.147 of the Commission’s rules. In 

updating this information collection, we 

are not accounting for any changes to 

the number of respondents, burden 

hours, and annual cost related to these 

rule revisions since the addition of 

sections 25.138 and 25.147 set forth 

rules for transition of operations from 

one frequency band to another. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03321 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10752] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

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 

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 on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by March 22, 2021. 

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, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

website address at: https://

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Submissions of 

1135 Waiver Request Automated 

Process; Use: Waivers under Section 

1135 of the Social Security Act (the Act) 

and certain flexibilities allow the CMS 

to relax certain requirements, known as 

the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) or 

Conditions of Coverage to promote the 

health and safety of beneficiaries. Under 

Section 1135 of the Act, the Secretary 

may temporarily waive or modify 

certain Medicare, Medicaid, and 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(CHIP) requirements to ensure that 

sufficient health care services are 

available to meet the needs of 

individuals enrolled in Social Security 

Act programs in the emergency area and 

time periods. These waivers ensure that 

providers who provide such services in 

good faith can be reimbursed and 

exempted from sanctions. 

During emergencies, such as the 

current COVID–19 public health 

emergency (PHE), CMS must be able to 

apply program waivers and flexibilities 

under section 1135 of the Social 

Security Act, in a timely manner to 

respond quickly to unfolding events. In 


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a disaster or emergency, waivers and 

flexibilities assist health care providers/ 

suppliers in providing timely healthcare 

and services to people who have been 

affected and enables states, Federal 

districts, and U.S. territories to ensure 

Medicare and/or Medicaid beneficiaries 

have continued access to care. During 

disasters and emergencies, it is not 

uncommon to evacuate Medicareparticipating facilities and relocate 

patients/residents to other provider 

settings or across state lines, especially, 

during hurricane and tornado events. 

CMS must collect relevant information 

for which a provider is requesting a 

waiver or flexibility to make proper 

decisions about approving or denying 

such requests. Collection of this data 

aids in the prevention of gaps in access 

to care and services before, during, and 

after an emergency. CMS must also 

respond to inquiries related to a PHE 

from providers and beneficiaries. CMS 

is not collecting information from these 

inquiries; we are merely responding to 

them. 

Prior to this request, CMS did not 

have a standard process or OMB 

approval for providers/suppliers 

impacted to submit 1135 waiver/ 

flexibility requests or inquiries, as these 

were generally seen on a smaller scale 

(natural disasters) prior to the COVID– 

19 public health emergency. CMS has 

provided general guidance to Medicareparticipating facilities which can be 

viewed at https://www.cms.gov/ 

Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-andCertification/SurveyCertEmergPrep/ 

1135-Waivers. The requests and 

inquiries would be sent directly, via 

email, to the Survey Operations Group 

in each CMS Location (previously 

known as CMS Regional Offices) and 

the entity would provide a brief 

summary to CMS for a waiver/flexibility 

request or an answer to an inquiry. We 

are now developing a streamlined, 

automated process to standardize the 

1135 waiver requests and inquiries 

submitted based on lessons learned 

during COVID–19 PHE, primarily based 

on the volume of requests to ensure 

timely response to facility needs. The 

waiver request form was approved 

under an Emergency information 

collection request on October 15, 2020. 

Furthermore, the normal operations of 

a healthcare provider are disrupted by 

emergencies or disasters occasionally. 

When this occurs, State Survey 

Agencies (SA) deliver a provider/ 

beneficiary tracking report regarding the 

current status of all affected healthcare 

providers and their beneficiaries. This 

report includes demographic 

information about the provider, their 

operational status, beneficiary status, 

and planned resumption of normal 

operations. This information is provided 

whether or not a PHE has been declared. 

We are now developing a streamlined, 

automated process to standardize 

submission of this information directly 

by the provider during emergencies and 

eliminating the need for SA to provide 

it. It will consist of a public facing web 

form. 

This information will be used by CMS 

to receive, triage, respond to and report 

on requests and/or inquiries for 

Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP 

beneficiaries. This information will be 

used to make decisions about approving 

or denying waiver and flexibility 

requests and may be used to identify 

trends that inform CMS Conditions for 

Coverage or Conditions for Participation 

policies during public health 

emergencies, when declared by the 

President and the HHS Secretary. 

Subsequent to the Emergency 

information collection request, we 

revised the package to include a second 

form, Healthcare Facility Status 

Workflow, which is for operational 

status information which will be used to 

assist providers in delivering critical 

care to beneficiaries during 

emergencies. Subsequent to the 60-day 

Federal Register notice which 

published on October 21, 2020 (85 FR 

66990), we conducted user acceptance 

testing, resulting in enhancements to the 

public-facing web form that streamline 

the submission process and improve the 

flow and readability of the web form. 

These enhancements make the 

automated process easier to use for 

healthcare providers. We are also 

remediating a violation of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act by adding the 

Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver to 

this package. The initiative was 

established on November 23, 2020, in 

response to the unprecedented strain on 

hospital capacity due to the severe 

national increase in coronavirus disease 

2019 (COVID–19). There is an increase 

in burden due to adding this waiver 

initiative to this package. Form Number: 

CMS–10752 (OMB control number: 

0938–1384); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: Private Sector: Business 

or other for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions and State, Local or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

5,729; Total Annual Responses: 5,729; 

Total Annual Hours: 5,729. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Adriane Saunders at 404–562– 

7484.) 

Dated: February 16, 2021. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03419 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612] 

Notice for Public Comment on 

Administration for Native Americans’ 

Program Policies and Procedures 

AGENCY: Administration for Native 

Americans (ANA), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice for public comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 814 of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974 

(NAPA), as amended, ANA is required 

to provide members of the public an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

changes in interpretive rules and 

general statements of policy and to give 

notice of the proposed changes no less 

than 30 days before such changes 

become effective. In accordance with 

notice requirements of NAPA, ANA 

herein describes proposed interpretive 

rules and general statements of policy 

that relate to ANA’s funding 

opportunities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. 

Changes to FY 2021 funding 

opportunity announcements (FOAs) 

will be based on the following 

previously published programs: 

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement 

(ERE), HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NR–1907; 

Native American Language Preservation 

and Maintenance-Esther Martinez 

Immersion (EMI), HHS–2021–ACF– 

ANA–NB–1958; Native American 

Language Preservation and Maintenance 

(P&M), HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NL– 

1924; Social and Economic 

Development Strategies (SEDS), HHS– 

2021–ACF–ANA–NA–1906; Social and 

Economic Development StrategiesAlaska (SEDS–AK), HHS–2021–ACF– 

ANA–NK–1902; and Social and 

Economic Development StrategiesGrowing Organizations (SEDS–GO), 

HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NN–1918. 

DATES: Comments are due by March 22, 

2021. If ANA does not receive any 

significant comments within the 30-day 

comment period, ANA will proceed 

with the proposed changes in the 

respective published FOAs. The FOAs 


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