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with the Privacy Act, approved by the 

Data Integrity Board of each source and 

recipient federal agency, provided to 

Congress and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), and made available 

to the public, as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4). 

2. Notify the individuals whose 

information will be used in the 

matching program that the information 

they provide is subject to verification 

through matching, as required by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D). 

3. Verify match findings before 

suspending, terminating, reducing, or 

making a final denial of an individual’s 

benefits or payments or taking other 

adverse action against the individual, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p). 

4. Report the matching program to 

Congress and the OMB, in advance and 

annually, as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o) (2)(A)(i), (r), and (u)(3)(D). 

5. Publish advance notice of the 

matching program in the Federal 

Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(12). 

This matching program meets these 

requirements. 

Barbara Demopulos, 

Privacy Act Officer, Division of Security, 

Privacy Policy and Governance, Office of 

Information Technology, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

Participating Agencies 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is the 

recipient agency, and the Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) is the 

source agency. 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

The principal authority for the 

matching program is 42 U.S.C. 18001, et 

seq. 

Purpose(s) 

The purpose of the matching program 

is to provide CMS with OPM data which 

CMS and state Administering Entities 

(AEs) need to determine individuals’ 

eligibility for financial assistance in 

paying for private health insurance 

coverage, under provisions of the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act. In this matching program, OPM 

provides CMS with monthly data 

identifying each active federal 

employee’s status as enrolled in or 

eligible for coverage under an OPM 

Health Benefit Plan, and an annual 

premium spread index file identifying 

the lowest premium available to a 

federal employee in each of 32 premium 

localities. CMS and AEs use the OPM 

data to verify whether an individual 

who is applying for or is enrolled in 

private health insurance coverage under 

a qualified health plan through a 

federally-facilitated or state-based 

health insurance exchange is eligible for 

coverage under an OPM health benefit 

plan, for the purpose of determining if 

the individual is eligible for financial 

assistance (including an advance tax 

credit and cost sharing reduction, which 

are types of insurance affordability 

programs) in paying for the private 

coverage. OPM health benefit plans 

provide minimum essential coverage, 

and eligibility for such plans precludes 

eligibility for financial assistance in 

paying for private coverage. 

Categories of Individuals 

The categories of individuals whose 

information is involved in the matching 

program are: (1) active federal 

employees, and (2) consumers who 

apply for or are enrolled in a qualified 

health plan through an exchange 

established under the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act and receive 

determinations of eligibility for 

insurance affordability programs. 

Categories of Records 

The categories of records used in the 

matching program are identity 

information about the above consumers, 

which are maintained by CMS, and 

identity information and minimum 

essential coverage period records about 

all active federal employees, and annual 

premium information, maintained by 

OPM. The data elements provided to 

CMS by OPM are as follows: 

• Monthly status file: 

a. Record type; 

b. Record number; 

c. Unique person ID; 

d. Social security number; 

e. Last name; 

f. Middle name; 

g. First name; 

h. Last name suffix; 

i. Gender; 

j. Date of birth; and 

k. Health plan code. 

• Annual Premium Spread Index File: 

a. State; 

b. Plan; 

c. Option; 

d. Enrollment code; 

e. Current total bi-weekly premium; 

f. Future total bi-weekly premium; 

g. Future government pays bi-weekly 

premium; 

h. Future employee pays bi-weekly 

premium 

i. Future change in employee payment 

bi-weekly premium; 

j. Current total monthly premium; 

k. Future total monthly premium; 

l. Future government pays monthly 

premium; 

m. Future employee pays monthly 

premium; and 

n. Future change in employee 

payment monthly premium. 

CMS will not send any data about 

individual applicants or enrollees to 

OPM in order to receive this data from 

OPM. 

System(s) of Records 

The records used in the matching 

program are maintained in these 

systems of records: 

A. System of Records Maintained by 

CMS 

CMS Health Insurance Exchanges 

System (HIX), System No. 09–70–0560, 

last published in full at 78 FR 63211 

(Oct. 23, 2013), and amended at 83 FR 

6591 (Feb. 14, 2018). 

B. System of Records Maintained by 

OPM 

OPM/GOVT–1 General Personnel 

Records, last published in full at 77 FR 

79694 (Dec. 11, 2012), and amended at 

80 FR 74815 (Nov. 30, 2015) and 87 FR 

5874 (Feb. 2, 2022). The disclosures of 

OPM data to CMS are authorized by 

Routine Use ‘‘rr’’. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10558] 

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 


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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 

January 2, 2024. 

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–10558 Machine Readable Data 

for Provider Network and 

Prescription Formulary Content for 

FFM QHPs 

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 currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Machine 

Readable Data for Provider Network and 

Prescription Formulary Content for FFM 

QHPs; Use: Under 45 CFR 

156.122(d)(1)(2), 156.230(b), and 

156.230(c), as finalized in the rule, the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment 

Parameters for 2018 (CMS–9934–F), 

established standards for qualified 

health plan (QHP) issuers for the 

submission of provider and formulary 

data in a machine-readable format to the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. (HHS) and for posting the data 

on issuer websites. These standards 

provide greater transparency for 

consumers, including by allowing 

software developers to access formulary 

and provider data to create innovative 

and informative tools. On September 30, 

2015, the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) granted approval to the 

data collection Information Collection 

for Machine Readable Data for Provider 

Network and Prescription Formulary 

Content for FFE QHPs under OMB 

control number 0938–1284. OMB 

approval was granted again on 

November 3, 2017 and March 22, 2021. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is continuing that 

information collection request (ICR) in 

connection with these machine-readable 

standards. This ICR serves as a formal 

request for the renewal of the data 

collection clearance. The burden 

estimate for the ICR included in this 

package reflects the time and effort for 

QHP and SADP issuers to update and 

publish the appropriate data and submit 

it to CMS. Form Number: CMS–10558 

(OMB control number: 0938–1284); 

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 

Private Sector, State, Business, and Notfor Profits; Number of Respondents: 434; 

Number of Responses: 434; Total 

Annual Hours: 39,126. (For questions 

regarding this collection, contact Ana 

Alza at (667) 290–8569, ext. 70008569). 

Dated: October 31, 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 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Public Comment Request; 

Assessment and Evaluation of ACL’s 

American Indian, Alaska Natives, and 

Native Hawaiian Programs Older 

Americans Act Title VI (OMB Control 

Number 0985–0059) 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living is announcing that 

the proposed collection of information 

listed above has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance as 

required under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day 

notice collects comments on the 

information collection requirements 

related to the Assessment and 

Evaluation of ACL’s American Indian, 

Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian 

Programs Older Americans Act Title VI 

(OMB Control Number 0985–0059). 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

collection of information by December 

4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. By mail to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office 

Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for ACL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Cash at Amanda.Cash@

acl.hhs.gov or (202) 795–7369. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the 

Administration for Community Living 

(ACL) has submitted the following 


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