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whole. Supported activities will 

includes development of standards for 

national immunization programs, 

development of national immunization 

program capacity to prevent, detect and 

respond to VPDs, and maintain the 

status of polio eradication; rubella, 

measles, and neonatal tetanus 

elimination; and support the 

elimination of Hepatitis B. To achieve 

these strategies, the recipient will 

provide direct technical cooperation to 

Member States through both its regional 

headquarters and country offices. 

PAHO is in a unique position to 

conduct this work, as it functions as the 

lead specialized health agency within 

the inter-American system and operates 

as the regional office for the Americas 

on behalf of the World Health 

Organization (WHO), the UN’s 

specialized health agency, with 

headquarters in Washington DC. 

Through their presence in the 35 

member countries in the region, PAHO 

promotes technical cooperation between 

countries and works in partnership with 

ministries of health and other 

government agencies, civil society 

organizations, other international 

agencies, universities, social security 

agencies, community groups, and other 

partners. During nearly three decades of 

partnership with CDC’s Global 

Immunization Division, PAHO has 

made outstanding progress towards 

strengthening routine immunization and 

surveillance systems for polio, measles, 

rubella, and congenital rubella 

syndrome; including maintaining the 

revolving fund for the bulk purchase of 

vaccines for member countries; 

developing a strong platform for 

strengthening surveillance of other 

VPDs; and maintaining its polio-free 

certification since 1994, as well as 

verification of regional rubella and CRS 

elimination since 2015 and regional 

measles elimination since 2016. 

Summary of the award: 

Recipient: Pan-American Health 

Organization (PAHO). 

Purpose of the Award: The purpose of 

this award is to support strengthening 

immunization systems; ensuring polio 

free certification status; maintaining 

measles, rubella, and neonatal tetanus 

elimination; and prevention of other 

VPDs in the Americas region, in 

alignment with the US Government 

endorsed Global Polio Eradication 

Initiative, the Immunization Agenda 

2030 and CDC’s Global Immunization 

Strategic Framework 2021–2030. 

Additionally, this NOFO supports 

CDC’s Global Health Strategy which 

focuses on protecting and improving the 

health, safety, security, and well-being 

of Americans by reducing morbidity and 

mortality worldwide; improving 

capabilities to prepare for and respond 

to infectious diseases and other 

emerging health threats and public 

health emergencies; and maximizing 

potential of CDC’s global programs to 

achieve public health impact. 

Amount of Award: $8,000,000 in 

Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 funds, 

with a total estimated $ 50,000,000 for 

the 5-year period of performance, 

subject to availability of funds. Funding 

amounts for years 2–5 will be set at 

continuation. 

Authority: This program is authorized 

under Section 307 of the PHS Act (42 

U.S.C 242); section 317(k)(1) and (2) of 

the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1) and 

(2). 

Period of Performance: May 1, 2024, 

through April 30, 2029. 

Dated: January 24, 2024. 

Jamie Legier, 

Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, 

Acting Chief Grants Management Officer, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10448] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; 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 

(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 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 on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by March 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

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 Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Essential Health 

Benefits Benchmark Plans; Use: On 

March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act (PPACA; Pub. 

L. 111–148) was signed into law, and on 

March 30, 2010, the Health Care and 

Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–152) was signed into law. 


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The two laws implement various health 

insurance policies, including the 

essential health benefits (EHB). 

Beginning in 2014, all nongrandfathered health plans in the 

individual and small group market must 

cover EHB, as defined by the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services. 

In the final rule entitled HHS Notice 

of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 

2023 (2023 Payment Notice; CMS– 

9911–F),2 we repealed the ability for 

States to permit between category 

substitution of the EHBs at 45 CFR 

156.115. Thus, we revise this 

Supporting Statement to remove any 

burden associated with States opting to 

permit between category substitution of 

the EHBs and remove the form Essential 

Health Benefits (EHB) State Substitution 

Notification (Appendix F) from this 

collection. 

For annual reporting of state 

mandates, in the final rule entitled HHS 

Notice of Benefit and Payment 

Parameters for 2021 (2021 Payment 

Notice; CMS–9916–F),3 we finalized 

amendments to § 156.111(d) and adding 

new § 156.111(f) to require states to 

annually notify HHS in a format and 

manner specified by HHS, and by a date 

determined by HHS, of any staterequired benefits applicable to QHPs in 

the individual and/or small group 

market that are considered to be ‘‘in 

addition to EHB’’ in accordance with 

§ 155.170(a)(3). 

In the final rule entitled HHS Notice 

of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 

2023 (2023 Payment Notice; CMS– 

9911–F), we repealed the annual 

reporting requirement at § 156.111(d) 

and (f), including revising the section 

heading to § 156.111 to instead read, 

‘‘State selection of EHB benchmark plan 

for PYs beginning on or after January 1, 

2020.’’ Thus, we have revised this 

Supporting Statement to reflect that 

States are no longer required to annually 

notify HHS of any State-required 

benefits applicable to QHPs in the 

individual or small group market that 

are considered to be ‘‘in addition to 

EHB’’ or any benefits the State has 

identified as not in addition to EHB and 

not subject to defrayal. We also remove 

the forms State Annual Report on StateRequired Benefits (Appendix G) and 

State Certification of Annual Report on 

State-Required Benefits (Appendix H) 

from this collection. 

This information collection also 

previously included estimates for the 

burden on issuers to report their intent 

to offer SADPs. We no longer collect 

this information from issuers; we revise 

this Supporting Statement to remove the 

burden associated with this report. In 

this package, we make minimum 

required revisions to reflect only the 

regulatory changes that have occurred 

since it was last authorized in 2021. No 

comments were received in response to 

the 60-day FR Notice (September 27, 

2023 (88 FR 66452). Form Number: 

CMS–10448 (OMB control number: 

0938–1174); Frequency: Annually; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

10; Number of Responses: 10; Total 

Annual Hours: 470. (For questions 

regarding this collection, contact Ken 

Buerger at 410–786–1190). 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Division of Information Collections 

and Regulatory Impacts, 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–10711 and 

CMS–10725] 

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 

(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 8, 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–10711 Prior Authorization 

Process and Requirements for Certain 

Hospital Outpatient Department 

(OPD) Services 

CMS–10725 Pharmacy Benefit 

Manager Transparency for Qualified 

Health Plans 

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 


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