[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75597-75598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24371]


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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.

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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

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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: __, 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-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 Not-for 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-24371 Filed 11-2-23; 8:45 am]
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