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application materials to illustrate the 

process applicants use to apply for 

exemptions from the shared 

responsibility payment. This 

information collection requests seeks 

approval for the requirements associated 

with the collection of information 

associated with these four appendices. 

No comments were received in response 

to the 60-day comment period. Form 

Number: CMS–10466 (OMB control 

number 0938–1190); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Individuals 

and Households—State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

849; Total Annual Responses: 849; Total 

Annual Hours: 1,962. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact John Kenna at 301–492–4452.) 

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 Identifier: CMS–10662 and CMS– 

10219] 

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 21, 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: Administrative 

Simplification HIPAA Compliance 

Review; Use: Section 1173 of the Social 

Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 1320d– 

2, and section 264 of HIPAA require the 

Secretary to adopt a number of national 

standards to facilitate the exchange of 

certain health information and to 

protect the privacy and security of such 

information. 

The Secretary promulgated rules that 

relate to compliance with, and 

enforcement of, the HIPAA rules, which 

are codified at 45 CFR part 160, subparts 

C, D, and E and collectively referred to 

as the Enforcement Rule. The Secretary 

first issued an interim final rule 

promulgating the procedural 

requirements for imposition of civil 

money penalties on violations of the 

privacy standards on April 17, 2003, 

Civil Money Penalties: Procedures for 

Investigations, Imposition of Penalties 

(68 FR 18896). The Secretary 

subsequently proposed a rule on April 

18, 2005, HIPAA Administrative 

Simplification: Enforcement; Proposed 

Rule (70 FR 20224), proposing the 

amendment of 45 CFR part 160, 

subparts A (General Provisions), C 

(Compliance and Enforcement), and E 

(Procedures for Hearing), and proposing 

a new subpart D (Imposition of Civil 

Money Penalties) that addressed the 

substantive issues related to the 

imposition of civil money penalties and 

proposing the above provisions be 

applied to all HIPAA rules. 

The purpose of this collection is to 

retrieve information necessary to 

conduct a compliance review and carry 

out the authority delegated to CMS as 

described in CMS–0014–N (68 FR 

60694). These forms will be submitted 

to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), National Standards 

Group, from entities covered by HIPAA 

Administrative Simplification 

regulations. This collection is not 

applicable to HIPAA Privacy and 

Security Rules. Form Number: CMS– 

10662 (OMB Control Number: 0938– 

1390); Frequency: Weekly; Affected 

Public: Private, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments, Federal Government, 

Business or other for-profits, Not-forprofits institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 50; Total Annual 

Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours: 

500. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Kevin Stewart at (410) 

786–6149.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: HEDIS Data 

Collection for Medicare Advantage; Use: 

Sections 422.152 and 422.516 of title 42 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

specify that MAOs must submit quality 

performance measures as specified by 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services and by 

CMS. These quality performance 

measures include HEDIS®. HEDIS® 

data are used in the Medicare Part C 

Star Ratings which are used to 

determine Quality Bonus Payments to 

Medicare Advantage contracts. 


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CMS requires MAOs, § 1876 cost 

contracts, and Medicare Medicaid Plans 

(MMPs or demonstrations) to submit 

HEDIS® data on an annual basis to (1) 

assess care that is provided to Medicare 

beneficiaries and (2) to provide 

information to Medicare beneficiaries to 

make more informed decisions when 

choosing a health plan. 

The HEDIS® data collection supports 

the CMS strategic goals of advancing 

health equity and improving health 

outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. 

The HEDIS® measures are part of the 

Medicare Part C Star Ratings as 

described at §§ 422.160, 422.162, 

422.164, and 422.166. CMS publishes 

the Medicare Part C Star Ratings each 

year to: (1) incentivize quality 

improvement in Medicare Advantage 

(MA); and (2) assist beneficiaries in 

finding the best plan for them. The Star 

Ratings are used to determine MA 

Quality Bonus Payments. Form Number: 

CMS–10219 (OMB control number: 

0938–1028); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector, Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profits 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

808; Total Annual Responses: 808; Total 

Annual Hours: 258,560. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Lori Luria at Lori.Luria@

cms.hhs.gov). 

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 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Public Comment 

Request; Health Professions Student 

Loan Program, Loans for 

Disadvantaged Students Program, 

Primary Care Loan Program, and 

Nursing Student Loan Program 

Administrative Requirements, OMB No. 

0915–0047—Revision 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

HRSA submitted an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. Comments 

submitted during the first public review 

of this ICR will be provided to OMB. 

OMB will accept further comments from 

the public during the review and 

approval period. OMB may act on 

HRSA’s ICR only after the 30-day 

comment period for this notice has 

closed. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than March 21, 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 Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the clearance requests 

submitted to OMB for review, email 

Joella Roland, the HRSA Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443– 

3983. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) 

Program, Loans for Disadvantaged 

Students (LDS) Program, Primary Care 

Loan (PCL) Program, and Nursing 

Student Loan (NSL) Program 

Administrative Requirements, OMB No. 

0915–0047—Revision. 

Abstract: This clearance request is for 

approval of the HPSL Program, LDS 

Program, PCL Program, and NSL 

Program Administrative Requirements. 

The HPSL Program, authorized by 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act 

sections 721–722 and 725–735, is a 

grant program where recipients provide 

long-term, low-interest loans to students 

attending schools of medicine, 

osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 

veterinary medicine, optometry, 

podiatric medicine, and pharmacy. The 

LDS Program, authorized by PHS Act 

sections 721–722 and 724–735, is a 

grant program where recipients provide 

long-term, low interest loans to certain 

students attending schools of allopathic 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, 

podiatric medicine, dentistry, 

optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary 

medicine. The PCL Program, authorized 

by PHS Act sections 721–723 and 725– 

735, is a grant program where recipients 

provide long-term, low interest loans to 

students attending schools of allopathic 

medicine and osteopathic medicine to 

practice primary health care. The NSL 

Program, authorized by PHS Act 

sections 835–842, is a grant program 

where recipients provide long-term, 

low-interest loans to students who 

attend eligible schools of nursing in 

programs leading to a diploma degree, 

an associate degree, a baccalaureate 

degree, or a graduate degree in nursing. 

These programs have a number of 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements for academic institutions 

and loan applicants. The applicable 

program regulations are found in 42 

CFR 57.201–218 and 57.301–318. HRSA 

proposes revisions to the Annual 

Operating Report (AOR)-HRSA Form 

501 completed by institutions 

participating in the HPSL, LDS, PCL, 

and NSL Programs to obtain additional 

information about those institutions and 

their student borrowers. 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register on September 7, 2023, 

vol. 88, No. 172; pp. 61602–04. There 

were no public comments. 

There was a miscalculation of the 

total burden hours as previously 

reported in the 60-day FRN, which is 

updated below to properly account for 

the 25,080 HPSL/LDS/PCL and NSL 

Recordkeeping Requirement total hours 

that were shown but not added in the 

overall total. The total burden hours are 

now 353,059, which represents a 7.6 

percent increase when compared to the 

total burden reported in the last ICR. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: Participating HPSL, LDS, 

PCL, and NSL schools are responsible 

for determining the eligibility of 

applicants, making loans, and collecting 

monies owed by borrowers on their 

outstanding loans. Participating schools 

include schools that are no longer 

disbursing loans but are required to 

report and maintain program records, 

student records, and repayment records 

until all student loans are repaid in full, 

and all monies due to the federal 

government are returned. The 

Deferment Form, HRSA Form 519, 

provides the schools with 

documentation of a borrower’s 

deferment status, as detailed for the 

HPSL Program under 42 CFR 57.210 and 

NSL under 42 CFR 57.310, and is 

included with minor revisions. The 

proposed revisions to the AOR are to 

modify the options selected for gender 

identification consistent with Executive 

Order 14075 and best practices in data 

collection recommended by the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

Additionally, the Deferment Form is 

being updated to provide specific 

directions for the submission 

requirements to notify students that the 

deferment request must be submitted to 

the institution 30 days prior to the 

payment due date. The institution must 

respond to the student 30 days after 

receipt of the student request. 


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