Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 / Notices 57461 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–40B and CMS– 

10102] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

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 (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 

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 

October 23, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. 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, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

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–40B Application for Enrollment 

in Medicare Part B (Medical 

Insurance) 

CMS–10102 National Implementation 

of the Hospital Consumer 

Assessment of Healthcare Providers 

and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey 

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: Application for 

Enrollment in Medicare Part B (Medical 

Insurance); Use: Medicare Part B is a 

voluntary program, financed from 

premium payments by enrollees, 

together with contributions from funds 

appropriated by the Federal 

government. The Social Security Act 

(the Act) at section 226(a) provides that 

individuals who are age 65 or older and 

eligible for, or entitled to, Social 

Security or Railroad Retirement Board 

(RRB) benefits shall be entitled to 

premium-free Part A upon filing an 

application for such benefits. Section 

1836 of the Act permits individuals 

with Medicare premium-free Part A to 

enroll in Part B. 

The CMS–40B provides the necessary 

information to determine eligibility and 

to process the beneficiary’s request for 

enrollment for Medicare Part B 

coverage. This form is only used for 

enrollment by beneficiaries who already 

have Part A, but not Part B. Form CMS– 

40B is completed by the person with 

Medicare or occasionally by an SSA 

representative using information 

provided by the Medicare enrollee 

during an in-person interview. The form 

is owned by CMS, but not completed by 

CMS staff. SSA processes Medicare 

enrollments on behalf of CMS. Form 

Number: CMS–40B (OMB control 

number: 0938–1230); Frequency: Once; 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Number of Respondents: 

1,132,000; Number of Responses: 

1,132,000; Total Annual Hours: 192,440. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection, contact Candace Carter at 

410–786–8466.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension without change of 

currently approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: National 

Implementation of the Hospital 

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 

Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) 

Survey; Use: The HCAHPS (Hospital 

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 

Providers and Systems) Survey is the 

first national, standardized, publicly 

reported survey of patients’ perspectives 

of their hospital care. HCAHPS is a 29- 

item survey instrument and data 

collection methodology for measuring 

patients’ perceptions of their hospital 

experience. Since 2008, HCAHPS has 

allowed valid comparisons to be made 

across hospitals locally, regionally and 

nationally. 

Three broad goals have shaped 

HCAHPS. First, the standardized survey 

and implementation protocol produce 

data that allow objective and 

meaningful comparisons of hospitals on 

topics that are important to consumers. 

Second, public reporting of HCAHPS 

results creates new incentives for 

hospitals to improve quality of care. 

Third, public reporting enhances 

accountability in health care by 

increasing transparency of the quality of 

hospital care provided in return for the 

public investment. Form Number: CMS– 

10102 (OMB control number: 0938– 

0981); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: Private Sector, Business 

or other for-profits, Not-for-profits 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 


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2,304,450; Number of Responses: 

2,304,450; Total Annual Hours: 282,366. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection, contact William G. Lehrman 

at 410–786–1037.) 

Dated: August 18, 2023. 

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–10809] 

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 September 22, 

2023. 

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, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

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: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Ambulatory 

Surgical Center Covered Procedures List 

(ASC CPL); Use: The ASC CPL 

(Ambulatory Surgical Center Covered 

Procedures List) was authorized in 

accordance with section 1833(i)(1) of 

the Social Security Act, which requires 

the Secretary to specify surgical 

procedures which are appropriately 

performed on an inpatient basis in a 

hospital but which also can be 

performed safely on an ambulatory basis 

in an ASC, critical access hospital, or 

hospital outpatient department. The 

statute also requires the Secretary to 

regularly review and update the ASC 

CPL. 

During rulemaking, CMS receives 

surgical procedure code nominations 

from a variety of external interested 

parties and evaluates them for inclusion 

to the CPL in the OPPS/ASC proposed 

rule. After reviewing the nominations 

and evaluating them against the criteria, 

CMS proposes the list of procedures that 

they will add to the CPL for the 

following calendar year. The public has 

60 days to comment on the proposals, 

CMS takes these perspectives into 

account, and the final list of procedure 

nominations are finalized in the OPPS/ 

ASC final rule. 

The information collected in this 

request will be used by CMS annually 

to determine what covered surgical 

procedures should be added to the ASC 

CPL. Specifically, the policy analysts 

and medical officers in the Division of 

Outpatient Care will individually 

review each procedure nomination, as 

well as any supporting evidence 

(clinical studies, literature, data or 

letters of support) submitted. The 

agency will use this information to 

propose a list of covered surgical 

procedures for the OPPS/ASC Proposed 

Rule starting with the CY 2025 Proposed 

Rule. Form Number: CMS–10809 (OMB 

control number: 0938–New); Frequency: 

Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, 

Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 15; Total Annual 

Responses: 100; Total Annual Hours: 

50. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Nate Vercauteren at 

Nathan.Vercauteren@cms.hhs.gov.) 

Dated: August 18, 2023. 

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 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2023–N–2462] 

Workshop To Enhance Clinical Study 

Diversity; Public Workshop; Request 

for Comments 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshop; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA, the Agency, or 

we) is announcing a public workshop 

entitled ‘‘Workshop To Enhance 

Clinical Study Diversity.’’ This public 

workshop will satisfy a mandate of the 

Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 

2022 (FDORA) for FDA to convene one 


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