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be collected; and (4) 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 5, 2015. 

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 llll, 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–10527 Annual Eligibility 

Redetermination, Product 

Discontinuation and Renewal Notices 

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: Annual 

Eligibility Redetermination, Product 

Discontinuation and Renewal Notices; 

Use: Section 1411(f)(1)(B) of the 

Affordable Care Act directs the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

(the Secretary) to establish procedures 

to redetermine the eligibility of 

individuals on a periodic basis in 

appropriate circumstances. Section 

1321(a) of the Affordable Care Act 

provides authority for the Secretary to 

establish standards and regulations to 

implement the statutory requirements 

related to Exchanges, QHPs and other 

components of title I of the Affordable 

Care Act. Under section 2703 of the PHS 

Act, as added by the Affordable Care 

Act, and sections 2712 and 2741 of the 

PHS Act, enacted by the Health 

Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996, health 

insurance issuers in the group and 

individual markets must guarantee the 

renewability of coverage unless an 

exception applies. 

The final rule ‘‘Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act; Annual Eligibility 

Redeterminations for Exchange 

Participation and Insurance 

Affordability Programs; Health 

Insurance Issuer Standards Under the 

Affordable Care Act, Including 

Standards Related to Exchanges’’ (79 FR 

52994), provides that an Exchange may 

choose to conduct the annual 

redetermination process for a plan year 

(1) in accordance with the existing 

procedures described in 45 CFR 

155.335; (2) in accordance with 

procedures described in guidance 

issued by the Secretary for the coverage 

year; or (3) using an alternative 

proposed by the Exchange and approved 

by the Secretary. The guidance 

document ‘‘Guidance on Annual 

Redeterminations for Coverage for 

2015’’ contains the procedures that the 

Secretary is specifying for the 2015 

coverage year, as noted in (2) above. 

These procedures will be adopted by the 

Federally-facilitated Exchange. Under 

this option, the Exchange will provide 

three notices. These notices may be 

combined. 

The final rule also amends the 

requirements for product renewal and 

re-enrollment (or non-renewal) notices 

to be sent by Qualified Health Plan 

(QHP) issuers in the Exchanges and 

specifies content for these notices. The 

accompanying guidance document 

‘‘Form and Manner of Notices When 

Discontinuing or Renewing a Product in 

the Group or Individual Market’’ 

provides standard notices for product 

discontinuation and renewal to be sent 

by issuers of individual market QHPs 

and issuers in the individual market. 

Issuers in the small group market may 

use the draft Federal standard small 

group notices released in the June 26, 

2014 bulletin ‘‘Draft Standard Notices 

When Discontinuing or Renewing a 

Product in the Small Group or 

Individual Market,’’ or any forms of the 

notice otherwise permitted by 

applicable laws and regulations. States 

that are enforcing the Affordable Care 

Act may develop their own standard 

notices, for product discontinuances, 

renewals, or both, provided the Statedeveloped notices are at least as 

protective as the Federal standard 

notices. Form Number: CMS–10527; 

Frequency: Annual; Affected Public: 

Private Sector, State Governments; 

Number of Respondents: 2,945; Number 

of Responses: 12,224; Total Annual 

Hours: 149,186. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection, contact Usree 

Bandyopadhyay at 410–786–6650.) 

Dated: October 29, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10522] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 


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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 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. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by December 4, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

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: 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: Executive 

Summary Form for Research Identifiable 

Data; Use: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible 

for administering the Medicare, 

Medicaid and State Children’s Health 

Insurance Programs. We collect data to 

support the Agency’s mission and 

operations. These data include 

information about Medicare 

beneficiaries, Medicare claims, 

Medicare providers, and Medicaid 

eligibility and claims. We disclose the 

identifiable data consistent with the 

routine uses identified in the Privacy 

Act Systems of Records notices that are 

published in the Federal Register and 

the limitations on uses and disclosures 

that are set out in the HIPAA Privacy 

Rule. 

All requests for identifiable data are 

received and reviewed by the Division 

of Privacy Operations & Compliance 

(DPOC) in the Office of E-Health 

Standards and Services. The DPOC staff 

and the CMS Privacy Officer review the 

requests to determine if there is legal 

authorization for disclosure of the data. 

If legal authorization exists, the request 

is reviewed to ensure that the minimal 

data necessary is requested and 

approved for the project. Requests for 

identifiable data for research purposes 

must be submitted to and approved by 

the CMS Privacy Board. To assist the 

CMS Privacy Board with its review of 

research data requests, OIPDA has 

developed the Executive Summary (ES) 

forms. The ES collects all the 

information that the CMS Privacy Board 

needs to review and make a 

determination on whether the request 

meets the requirements for release of 

identifiable data for research purposes. 

We currently have three versions of the 

ES Form and an ES Supplement for 

Requestors of the National Death Index 

(NDI) Causes of Death Variables. Each 

meets the need for a different type of 

requestor. Form Number: CMS–10522 

(OMB control number: 0938–New); 

Frequency: On occasion; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

325; Total Annual Responses: 325; Total 

Annual Hours: 650. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Kim Elmo at 410–786–0161). 

Dated: October 29, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Family Violence Prevention and 

Services: Grants to States; Native 

American Tribes and Alaskan Native 

Villages; and State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions. 

OMB No.: 0970–0280. 

Description: The Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), 

42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq., authorizes the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services to award grants to States, 

Territories, Tribes or Tribal 

Organizations, and State Domestic 

Violence Coalitions for family violence 

prevention and intervention activities. 

The proposed information collection 

activities will be used to make grant 

award decisions and to monitor grant 

performance. 

Respondents: State Agencies and 

Territories Administering FVPSA 

Grants; Tribal Governments and Tribal 

Organizations; and State Domestic 

Violence Coalitions. 


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