[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7398-7399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10185]


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

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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 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 April 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-10185 Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements

    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: Medicare Part D 
Reporting Requirements; Use: Section 1860D-12(b)(3)(D) of the Act 
provides broad authority for the Secretary to add terms to the 
contracts with Part D sponsors, including terms that require the 
sponsor to provide the Secretary with information as the Secretary may 
find necessary and appropriate. Pursuant to our statutory authority, we 
codified these information collection requirements for Part D sponsors 
in regulation at 42 CFR 423.514(a).
    Data collected via the Medicare Part D reporting requirements will 
be an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance, and 
auditing activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the 
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. For all reporting 
sections (Enrollment and Disenrollment, Medication Therapy Management 
(MTM) Programs, Grievances, Improving Drug Utilization Review Controls, 
Coverage Determinations and Redeterminations, and Employer/Union 
Sponsored Sponsors, and Medicare Prescription Payment Plan), data are 
reported electronically to CMS. The data collected via the MTM and 
Grievances reporting sections are used in the Medicare Part C and D 
Star Ratings and Display Measures. The other reporting sections' data 
are analyzed for program oversight to ensure the availability, 
accessibility, and acceptability of sponsors' services, such as 
coverage determinations and appeals processes, and opioid safety edits 
at the time of dispensing. Form Number: CMS-10185 (OMB Control Number: 
0938-0992); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profits; Number of Respondents: 1,019; Number of Responses: 14,325; 
Total Annual Hours: 19,900. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Abigale Sanft at 410-786-6068.)

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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