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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10320] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid 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 (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: 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 must be received by 

April 1, 2014. 

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 lll, 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 

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–10320 Health Care 

Reform Insurance Web Portal 

Requirements 45 CFR Part 159. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(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 Collections 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title: Health Care 

Reform Insurance Web Portal 

Requirements 45 CFR Part 159; Use: In 

compliance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Center for 

Consumer Information and Insurance 

Oversight, Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, Department of 

Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed information collection request 

for public comment. Interested persons 

are invited to send comments regarding 

this 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. 

This information collection is 

mandated by Sections 1103 and 10102 

of The Patient Protection and 

Affordability Care Act, Public Law 111– 

148 (ACA). Once all of the information 

is collected from insurance issuers of 

major medical health insurance (hereon 

referred to as issuers) and other affected 

parties, it will be displayed at http://

www.healthcare.gov. Issuers are 

required to provide information 

quarterly, and healthcare.gov will be 

updated on a periodic schedule during 

each quarter. The information provided 

will help the general public make 

educated decisions about organizations 

providing private health care insurance. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

the ACA referenced above, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services created a Web site called 

healthcare.gov to meet these and other 

provisions of the law, and data 

collection was conducted for six months 

based upon an emergency information 

collection request. The interim final rule 

published on May 5, 2010 served as the 

emergency Federal Register notice for 

the prior information collection request. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) reviewed the request under 

emergency processing and approved it 

on April 30, 2010. CMS will be 

submitting a new request to OMB for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

We are currently updating a system 

(hereon referred to as web portal) where 

state Departments of Insurance and 

issuers may log in using a custom user 

ID and password validation. The states 

may be asked to provide information on 

issuers in their state and various Web 

sites maintained for consumers. The 

issuers will be tasked with providing 

information on their major medical 

insurance products and plans. They will 

ultimately be given the choice to 

download a basic information template 

to enter data then upload into the web 

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portal; to manually enter data within the 

web portal itself; or to submit .xml files 

containing their information. Once the 

states and issuers submit their data, they 

will receive an email notifying them of 

any errors, and that their submission 

was received. 

CMS is mandating the issuers verify 

and update their information on a 

quarterly basis and is requesting that 

States verify State-submitted 

information on an annual basis. In the 

event that an issuer enhances its 

existing plans, proposes new plans, or 

deactivates plans, the organization 

would be required to update the 

information in the web portal. Changes 

occurring during the three month 

quarterly periods will be allowed 

utilizing effective dates for both the 

plans and rates associated with the 

plans. 

Form Number: CMS–10320 (OMB#: 

0938–1086); Frequency: Reporting— 

Annually/Quarterly; Affected Public: 

health insurance issuers in the 

individual and small group markets; 

Number of Respondents: 801; Total 

Annual Responses: 3,051; Total Annual 

Hours: 27,833. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Kim 

Heckstall at 410 786 1647.) 

Dated: January 28, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02124 Filed 1–31–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: ADP & Services Conditions for 

FFP for ACF. 

OMB No.: 0970–0417. 

Description: State child support 

agencies are required to establish and 

operate a federally approved statewide 

automated data processing and 

information retrieval system to assist in 

child support enforcement. States are 

required to submit an initial advance 

automated data processing planning 

document (APD) containing information 

to assist the Secretary of the Department 

of Health and Human Services in 

determining if the state computerized 

support enforcement system meets 

federal requirements and providing 

federal approval. States are also 

required to submit annually an updated 

APD for oversight purposes. Based on 

assessment of the information provided 

in the initial or updated APDs, states 

that do not meet federal requirement 

approval will need to complete an 

independent verification and validation. 

The Advance Planning Document 

(APD) process, established in the rules 

at 45 CFR Part 95, Subpart F, is the 

procedure by which States request and 

obtain approval for Federal financial 

participation in their cost of acquiring 

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 

equipment and services. State agencies 

that submit APD requests provide the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) with the following 

information necessary to determine the 

States’ needs to acquire the requested 

ADP equipment and/or services: 

(1) A statement of need; 

(2) A requirements analysis and 

feasibility study; 

(3) A procurement plan; 

(4) A proposed activity schedule; and, 

(5) A proposed budget. 

The proposed information collection, 

is authorized by (1) 42 U.S.C. 654A, 

which provides a state agency to have 

a single statewide automated data 

processing and information retrieval 

system and sets forth the requirements 

of that system; (2) 42 U.S.C. 654(16), 

which provides the state must submit an 

initial, and annually updated, advance 

automated data processing planning 

document for project approval; (3) 45 

CFR 307.15, which provides the 

requirements for approval of advance 

planning documents; (4) 42 U.S.C. 

652(d), which provides the Secretary 

with the authority to approve an APD 

and to assess the computerized support 

enforcement system status; 45 CFR 

95.626, which determines when an 

Independent Verification and Validation 

must be completed. 

HHS’ determination of a State 

Agency’s need to acquire requested ADP 

equipment or services is authorized at 

sections 602(a(5)), 652(a)(1), 1396(a)(4) 

and 1302 of United States Code. 

Respondents: States. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

RFP and Contract ............................................................................................ 4 1.5 4 324 

Emergency Funding Request .......................................................................... 5 .1 2 1 

Biennial Reports .............................................................................................. 54 1 1.50 81 

Advance Planning Document .......................................................................... 34 1.2 120 4,896 

Operational Advance Planning Document ....................................................... 20 1 30 600 

Independent Verification and Validation (ongoing) ......................................... 3 4 10 120 

Independent Verification and Validation (semiannually) ................................. 1 2 16 32 

Independent Verification and Validation (quarterly) ........................................ 1 4 30 120 

System Certification ......................................................................................... 1 1 240 240 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,414. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded 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. 

Email address: infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

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