[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62088-62089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19359]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10525 and CMS-10866]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 November 7, 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 
https://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: __, 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/PRA-Listing.

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-10525 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) PACE 
Quality Data Monitoring and Reporting
CMS-10866 CMS Health Equity Award--Call for Nominations

    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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Programs of All-
Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) PACE Quality Data Monitoring and 
Reporting; Use: The Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly 
(PACE) program is a unique model of managed care service delivery for 
the frail elderly, most of whom are dually-eligible for Medicare and 
Medicaid benefits. To be eligible to enroll in PACE, an individual 
must: be 55 or older, live in the service area of a PACE organization 
(PO), need a nursing home-level of care (as certified by the state in 
which he or she lives), and be able to live safely in the community 
with assistance from PACE.
    PACE organizations are responsible for providing all required 
Medicare and Medicaid covered services, and any other service that the 
interdisciplinary team (IDT) determines necessary to improve and 
maintain a participant's overall health condition (42 CFR 460.92). POs 
must also comply with the quality monitoring and reporting requirements 
outlined in Sec. Sec.  460.140, 460.200(b)(1), 460.200(c) and 460.202. 
POs are also required to report certain unusual incidents to other 
Federal and State agencies consistent with applicable statutory or 
regulatory requirements (see 42 CFR 460.136(a)(5)). Form Number: CMS-
10525 (OMB control number: 0938-1264); Frequency: Occasion; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profits institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 152; Total Annual Responses: 1,279; Total Annual 
Hours: 1471. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Donna Williamson at 410 786 4647.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
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for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease; Use: CMS Office of Minority 
Health (OMH) is going to announce a call for nominations for the 2024 
CMS Health Equity Award. This award will recognize organizations who 
demonstrate they have advanced health equity by designing, 
implementing, and operationalizing policies and programs that support 
health for all the people served by our programs, reducing avoidable 
differences in health outcomes experienced by people who are 
underserved, and provided the care and support that CMS enrollees need 
to thrive.
    The goals of the award are to encourage organizations to identify 
and address their health disparities, to disseminate best practices, 
and to show that progress is possible by having a results-oriented 
focus. By identifying organizations who are successfully closing gaps 
and reducing disparities, CMS can show our stakeholders how health 
equity work can be initiated, targeted, measured, and successfully 
reduce disparities among communities nationwide.
    CMS Representatives collect Company Name, Point of Contact 
Information (email, phone# & name) along with information from the 
organizations regarding their programs to improve the health quality, 
outcomes, and access to care for the communities that they serve. The 
CMS selection committee uses a scoring rubric to score the applicants 
on demonstrated measurable results in reducing a disparity in one or 
more of the CMS priority populations. Form Number: CMS-10866 (OMB 
control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Federal Government, Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 50; Number of Responses: 50; Total 
Annual Hours: 100. (For policy questions regarding this collection, 
contact Ashley Peddicord-Austin at 410-786-0757.)

    Dated: September 1, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-19359 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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