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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10450] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) requests an 

information collection request to 

support the implementation of the 

CAHPS for MIPS survey to add an item 

on telehealth to address the Public 

Health Emergency (PHE) be processed 

under the emergency clearance process 

associated with Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA). In order to address 

our stakeholders and the increased use 

of telehealth services due to the PHE for 

COVID–19, a question is being added to 

the CAHPS for MIPS survey. The 

question is being added to integrate one 

telehealth item to assess the patientreported usage of telehealth services (for 

example, phone or video visit). The 

additional question collects selfreported information from CAHPS for 

MIPS Survey respondents on the 

modalities of care (in-person, telephone 

or video visit) received during the last 

6 months. This survey item would be 

utilized for informational purposes only 

and would not be used for quality 

scoring or payment purposes. We are 

requesting Emergency Approval in order 

to make this telehealth item part of the 

survey starting in CY 2021, which is in 

alignment with what our stakeholders 

have requested. In order to do this, there 

are tasks that need to be completed by 

late spring such as vendor training, 

preparing letters and Computer Assisted 

Telephone Interviewing (CATI) scripts. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted 

within 42 days 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. Electronically. Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection can also be sent 

within 42 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 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 

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed ICR. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding our burden 

estimates or any other aspect of this ICR 

including the necessity and utility of the 

proposed ICR 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. 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following ICR. More detailed 

information can be found in the 

collection’s supporting statement and 

associated materials (see ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10450 Consumer Assessment of 

Healthcare Providers and Systems 

(CAHPS) Survey for the Merit-Based 

Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) 

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. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved Information Collection; Title 

of Information Collection: Consumer 

Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 

Systems (CAHPS) Survey for Meritbased Incentive Payment Systems 

(MIPS); Use: CMS is submitting updates 

to one information collection request 

associated with the CAHPS for MIPS 

survey. The CAHPS for MIPS survey is 

used in the Quality Payment Program 

(QPP) to collect data on fee-for-service 

Medicare beneficiaries’ experiences of 

care with eligible clinicians 

participating in MIPS and is designed to 

gather only the necessary data that CMS 

needs for assessing physician quality 

performance, and related public 

reporting on physician performance, 

and should complement other data 

collection efforts. The survey consists of 

the core Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) CAHPS Clinician & 

Group Survey, version 3.0, plus 

additional survey questions to meet 

CMS’s information and program needs. 

The survey information is used for 

quality reporting, the Care Compare 

website, and annual statistical 

experience reports describing MIPS data 

for all MIPS eligible clinicians. 

This 2021 information collection 

request addresses changes to the CAHPS 

for MIPS Survey associated with the CY 

2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final 

rule. In order to address the increased 

use of telehealth care due to the Public 

Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID–19, 

an additional question is added to the 

CAHPS for MIPS survey to integrate one 

telehealth item to assess the patientreported usage of telehealth services. In 

addition, the cover page of the CAHPS 

for MIPS Survey is revised to include a 

reference to care in telehealth settings. 

The CAHPS for MIPS survey results in 

burden to three different types of 

entities: Groups and virtual groups, 

vendors, and beneficiaries associated 

with administering the survey. Virtual 

groups are subject to the same 

requirements as groups; therefore, we 

will refer only to groups as an inclusive 

term for both unless otherwise noted. 

The estimated time to administer the 

2021 CAHPS for MIPS survey has 

increased from 12.9 minutes to 13.1 

minutes; however, there was an overall 

decrease in burden as the number of 

respondents decreased. Form Number: 

CMS–10450 (OMB control number: 

0938–1222); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Business or other for-profits and 

Not-for-profit institutions and 

Individuals and Households; Number of 

Respondents: 30,249; Total Annual 


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Responses: 30,249; Total Annual Hours: 

6,902. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Alesia Hovatter at 

410–786–6861.) 

Dated: February 23, 2021. 

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 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Charter Renewal for the Advisory 

Council on Blood Stem Cell 

Transplantation 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, HHS 

is hereby giving notice that the Advisory 

Council on Blood Stem Cell 

Transplantation (ACBSCT or Council) 

has been rechartered. The effective date 

of the recharter is February 19, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Walsh, Executive Secretary, 

Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell 

Transplantation, HRSA, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Room 08W60, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857. Phone: (301) 443– 

6839; email: ACBSCTHRSA@hrsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACBSCT 

provides advice and recommendations 

to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on 

policy, program development, and other 

matters of significance concerning the 

activities under the authority of 42 

U.S.C. 274k; Section 379 of the Public 

Health Service Act. The Council is 

governed by the provisions of Public 

Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

appendix 2), which sets forth standards 

for the formation and use of advisory 

committees. 

ACBSCT advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

matters related to the activities of the 

C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation 

Program and the National Cord Blood 

Inventory Program. One of its principal 

functions is to provide a consolidated, 

comprehensive source of expert, 

unbiased analysis and recommendations 

to the Secretary on the latest advances 

in the science of blood stem cell 

transplantation. 

The recharter for ACBSCT was 

approved on February 18, 2021, and 

filed on February 19, 2021. Recharter of 

ACBSCT gives authorization for the 

Council to operate until February 19, 

2023. 

A copy of the ACBSCT charter is 

available on the ACBSCT website at 

https://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ 

about/advisory_council/index.html. A 

copy of the charter can also be obtained 

by accessing the FACA database that is 

maintained by the Committee 

Management Secretariat under the 

General Services Administration. The 

website address for the FACA database 

is http://www.facadatabase.gov/. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, 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 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 

Diseases Special Emphasis Panel: Ancillary 

Studies Review Meeting. 

Date: March 24, 2021. 

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, One 

Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Nakia C. Brown, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 6701 

Democracy Boulevard, Room 816, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, (301) 827–4905, brownnac@

mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.846, Arthritis, 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 22, 2021. 

Miguelina Perez, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center For Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings 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 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel 

Member Conflict: Pathobiology of 

Alzheimer’s Disease. 

Date: March 19, 2021. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Aleksey Gregory 

Kazantsev, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 

Center for Scientific Review, National 

Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Room 5201, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20817, 

(301) 435–1042, aleksey.kazantsev@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Societal and 

Ethical Issues in Research. 

Date: March 24, 2021. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Benjamin Greenberg 

Shapero, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 

Center for Scientific Review, National 

Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Room 3182, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402– 

4786, shaperobg@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA–TR– 

20–001: Ethical issues in Translational 

Science Research. 

Date: March 24, 2021. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 


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