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C. Public Comments 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary and whether it 

will have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate and 

based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; and ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 3090–0027, Contract 

Administration, Quality Assurance 

(GSA Forms 1678 and 308), in all 

correspondence. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–61–P 

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Information Collection 

Renewal; Comment Request; Fast 

Track Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics 

(OGE). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: After this second round 

notice, the U.S. Office of Government 

Ethics (OGE) intends to submit a request 

for a renewed Generic Clearance for the 

collection of qualitative feedback on 

agency service delivery for review and 

approval of a three-year extension under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Comments: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of 

Government Ethics; telephone: 202– 

482–9216; TTY: 800–877–8339; Email: 

usoge@oge.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The proposed Generic 

Clearance provides a means to garner 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with the agency’s 

commitment to improving service 

delivery. Qualitative feedback means 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions 

but is not a statistical survey that yields 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences, and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative, 

and actionable communications 

between the agency and its customers 

and stakeholders. It will also allow 

feedback to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

OGE expects to use various methods 

(e.g., focus groups, customer satisfaction 

surveys, comment cards) to solicit 

feedback. Responses will be assessed to 

plan and inform efforts to improve or 

maintain the quality of service offered to 

the public and other agency 

stakeholders. If this information is not 

collected, vital feedback from customers 

and stakeholders on the agency’s 

services will be unavailable. 

The agency will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

Generic Clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections are 

noncontroversial; 

• The collections are focused on the 

awareness, understanding, attitudes, 

preferences, or experiences of the public 

or other stakeholders in order to 

improve existing or future services, 

products, or communication materials; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

to the public; 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information, and the 

collections will not be designed or 

expected to yield statistically reliable 

results or used as though the results are 

generalizable to the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this Generic 

Clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of Generic Clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, information 

collections submitted under this 

Generic Clearance will not result in any 

new system of records containing 

privacy information and will not ask 

questions of a sensitive nature, such as 

sexual behavior and attitudes, religious 

beliefs, and other matters that are 

commonly considered private. 

A Federal Register Notice with a 60- 

day comment period soliciting 

comments on this information 

collection was published on June 17, 

2024 (89 FR 51344). OGE received no 

comments. 

OMB Number: 3209–0010. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals; Business 

or Other For-Profit Institutions; Not-ForProfit Institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 91,555. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 6. 

Average Number of Respondents per 

Activity: 15259. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 91,555. 


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Average Minutes per Response: 56 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 4,030 hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Request for Comments: Public 

comment is invited specifically on the 

need for and practical utility of this 

Generic Clearance, the accuracy of 

OGE’s burden estimate, the 

enhancement of quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collected, and 

the minimization of burden (including 

the use of information technology). The 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Approved: September 4, 2024. 

Shelley K. Finlayson, 

Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government 

Ethics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10141, CMS– 

10913, CMS–R–290 and CMS–10443] 

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 

November 12, 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/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–10141 Medicare Prescription 

Drug Benefit Program 

CMS–10913 Medicare Part C 

Utilization Management Annual Data 

Submission and Audit Protocol Data 

Request 

CMS–R–290 Medicare Program: 

Procedures for Making National 

Coverage Decisions 

CMS–10443 Transcatheter Valve 

Therapy (TVT) Registry 

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 Collections 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved information collection; Title 

of Information Collection: Medicare 

Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use: 

CMS will use this information from plan 

sponsors and States to approve contract 

applications, monitor compliance with 

contract requirements, make proper 

payment to plans, and ensure that 

correct information is disclosed to 

potential and current enrollees. Form 

Number: CMS–10141 (OMB control 

number: 0938–0964); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Private 

Sector, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

4,633,032; Total Annual Responses: 

87,014,803; Total Annual Hours: 

25,409,037. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Chad 

Buskirk at 410–786–1630 or 

chad.buskirk@cms.hhs.gov). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare Part C 

Utilization Management Annual Data 

Submission and Audit Protocol Data 

Request; Use: Section 1857(d) of the 

Act, added by the Medicare Prescription 

Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 

Act of 2003 and implementing 

regulations at 42 CFR 422.503 and 

422.504 state that CMS must oversee an 

MA organization’s continued 

compliance with the requirements for a 

MA organization. Additionally, per 

§ 422.516(a), MA organizations are 

required to compile and report to CMS 

information related to the utilization of 

services, and other matters as CMS may 

require. 

The information gathered during this 

annual data collection and audit will be 

used by the Medicare Parts C and D 

Oversight and Enforcement Group 

(MOEG) within the Center for Medicare 

(CM) to assess Sponsoring 

organizations’ compliance with 

Medicare UM requirements. CMS will 

utilize the data submitted during the 

annual data submission to assess the 

number of items and services that have 

associated internal coverage criteria, 

and to develop a landscape of items and 

services across the nation to assess 


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