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V. Response to Public Comments 

Because of the large number of public 

comments we normally receive on 

Federal Register documents, we are not 

able to acknowledge or respond to them 

individually. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date and 

time specified in the DATES section of 

this preamble, and, when we proceed 

with a subsequent document, we will 

respond to the comments in the 

preamble to that document. 

The Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

authorizes Vanessa Garcia, who is the 

Federal Register Liaison, to 

electronically sign this document for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Vanessa Garcia, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10387 and CMS– 

10500] 

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 27, 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: Minimum Data 

Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed 

Prospective Payment System (PPS) For 

the collection of data related to the 

Patient Driven Payment Model and the 

Skilled Nursing Facility Quality 

Reporting Program (QRP); Use: We are 

requesting to implement the MDS 3.0 

v1.19.1 beginning October 1, 2024 in 

order to meet the requirements of 

policies finalized in the Federal Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility 

(SNF) Prospective Payment System 

(PPS) final rule (CMS–1779–F, RIN 

0938–AV02). Specifically, CMS adopted 

two new measures and removed three 

measures from the SNF QRP. As a result 

of these changes, the total annual hour 

burden across facilities has decreased, 

and the annual cost burden across 

facilities has decreased. Form Number: 

CMS–10387 (OMB control number: 

0938–1140); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: Business or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 15,471; Total 

Annual Responses: 3,469,183; Total 

Annual Hours: 2,861,351. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Heidi Magladry at 410–786– 

6034). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension without change of 

the previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: National 

Implementation of the Outpatient and 

Ambulatory Surgery Consumer 

Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 

Systems (OAS CAHPS) Survey; Use: As 

documented in the CY 2022 OPPS/ASC 

Final Rule (86 FR 63863 through 63866), 

OAS CAHPS Survey data will be linked 

to reimbursement beginning with CY 

2024 for HOPDs and CY 2025 for ASCs. 

ASCs will continue with voluntary 

implementation of the OAS CAHPS 

Survey throughout CY 2024. 

HOPDs and ASCs contract with a 

CMS-approved, independent third-party 

survey vendor to implement the survey 

on their behalf and to submit the OAS 

CAHPS data to CMS. CMS publicly 

reports comparative results from OAS 

CAHPS after each facility has conducted 

data collection for 4 quarters. Data from 

OAS CAHPS enable consumers to make 

more informed decisions when choosing 

an outpatient surgery facility, aid 

facilities in their quality improvement 

efforts, and help CMS monitor the 

performance of outpatient surgery 

facilities. Considering the increasing 

Medicare expenditures for outpatient 

surgical services from HOPDs and ASCs, 

the implementation of OAS CAHPS 

provides CMS with much-needed 

statistically valid data from the patient 

perspective to inform quality 

improvement and comparative 

consumer information about specific 

facilities. The information collected in 

the OAS CAHPS survey will be used for 

the following purposes: To provide a 

source of information from which 

patient experience of care measures can 

be publicly reported to beneficiaries to 

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outpatient surgery facility selection; To 

aid facilities with their internal quality 

improvement efforts and external 

benchmarking with other facilities; and 

to provide CMS with information for 

monitoring and public reporting 

purposes. Form Number: CMS–10500 

(OMB control number: 0938–1240); 

Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profits institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 2,534,643; Total Annual 

Responses: 2,534,643; Total Annual 

Hours: 614,976. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Memuna Ifedirah at 410–786–6849). 

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 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Family Violence Prevention 

and Services Grants to States; Native 

American Tribes and Alaskan Native 

Villages; and State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions (Office of Management and 

Budget #0970–0280) 

AGENCY: Office of Family Violence 

Prevention and Services; 

Administration for Children and 

Families; U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) 

program within the Office of Family 

Violence Prevention and Services 

(OFVPS) plans to extend data collection 

for the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Grants to States; Native 

American Tribes and Alaskan Native 

Villages; and State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions (Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) #0970–0280; Expiration 

Date: May 31, 2024). Minor changes are 

proposed to the existing information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing info

collection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Under the FVPSA, 

OFVPS has a legislative requirement for 

grantees to report on activities carried 

out throughout their grant period and 

provide an evaluation on the 

effectiveness of the activities in 

achieving the purposes of the grant. 

Grantees must collect unduplicated data 

and only share non-personally 

identifying information, in the 

aggregate, regarding services to their 

clients in order to comply with Federal, 

State, or Tribal reporting, evaluation, or 

data collection requirements (42 U.S.C. 

10406(c)(5)(D)). Client-level data shall 

not be shared with a third party, 

regardless of encryption, hashing, or 

other data security measures, without a 

written, time-limited release as 

described in 42 U.S.C. 10406(c)(5). 

Respondents: FVPSA-funded 

grantees. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Annual burden 

hours 

FVPSA State Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity .......... 52 1 10 520 173 

FVPSA Tribes/Tribal Organizations Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity ................................................................. 143 1 10 1,430 500 

FVPSA State Domestic Violence Coalitions Grants Notice 

of Funding Opportunity ..................................................... 56 1 10 560 187 

State FVPSA Grant Performance Progress Report ............ 52 3 8 1,248 416 

Tribal FVPSA Grant Performance Progress Report ............ 143 3 8 3,432 1,144 

State Domestic Violence Coalition Performance Progress 

Report ............................................................................... 56 3 8 1,344 448 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,868 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: The Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act, 42 U.S.C. 

10401. 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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