Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 187 / Thursday, September 26, 2024 / Notices 78875 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–2744] 

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 25, 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: lll, 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–2744—End Stage Renal Disease 

Annual Facility Survey Form 

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: Reinstatement with change of a 

previously approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: End Stage Renal 

Disease Annual Facility Survey Form; 

Use: The Program Management and 

Medical Information System (PMMIS) 

collects provider-specific and aggregate 

patient population data on ESRD 

beneficiaries treated by dialysis and 

transplant providers. Each facility 

certification/survey record represents 

one provider. The CMS–2744 captures 

certification and other information 

about ESRD facilities approved by 

Medicare to provide kidney dialysis and 

transplant services. Additionally, the 

CMS–2744 captures activities performed 

during the calendar year, as well as 

aggregate year-end population counts 

for both Medicare beneficiaries and nonMedicare patients. The data elements 

include basic provider information such 

as provider certification and type of 

ownership; aggregated dialysis patient 

data such as the number of patients, 

number of deaths, and number of 

patients receiving different types of 

dialysis; dialysis treatment data; kidney 

transplant data such as number of 

transplants, type of transplants, and 

number of patients awaiting transplants; 

and the total number of each method 

used to obtain kidneys for transplants. 

The CMS–2744 collects data on 

hemodialysis patients dialyzing, 

vocational rehabilitation, and staffing. 

The accuracy of the Facility Survey 

depends on complete reporting by each 

facility. 

Modifications to the CMS–2744 are (a) 

collection of days the dialysis facility is 

open; (b) shifts dialysis is provided; (c) 

adding ‘‘failed’’ to ‘‘return after 

transplant’’ for clarity; (d) removing 

questions related to vocational 

rehabilitation; and (e) aligning 

instructions with revisions. Form 

Number: CMS–2744 (OMB control 

number: 0938–0447); Frequency: Yearly; 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 7,726; Total 

Annual Responses: 7,726; Total Annual 

Hours: 15,452. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Christina Goatee at 410–786–6689.) 

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–10856] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 


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78876 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 187 / Thursday, September 26, 2024 / Notices 

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 October 28, 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: Medicaid 

Managed Care and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: The collection of 

information request pertains to the 

attestation collection requirement at 42 

CFR 438.6(c)(2)(ii)(H), which requires 

that providers receiving payment under 

a State directed payment attest that they 

do not participate in any hold harmless 

arrangement for any health care-related 

tax as specified in § 433.68(f)(3) in 

which the State or other unit of 

government imposing the tax provides 

for any direct or indirect payment, 

offset, or waiver such that the provision 

of the payment, offset, or waiver directly 

or indirectly guarantees to hold the 

taxpayer harmless for all or any portion 

of the tax amount, and ensure either that 

(upon CMS request) such attestations 

are available, or that the State provides 

an explanation that is satisfactory to 

CMS about why specific providers are 

unable or unwilling to make such 

attestations. Form Number: CMS–10856 

(OMB control number: 0938–1453); 

Frequency: Yearly and once; Affected 

Public: Private sector and State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 1,088,094; Total Annual 

Responses: 1,088,138; Total Annual 

Hours: 145,523. (For questions regarding 

this collection contact Abigail Walker at 

410–786–1725.) 

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 Community Living 

Announcing the Intent To Award a 

Single-Source Supplement for the 

Alternatives to Guardianship Youth 

Resource Center Cooperative 

Agreement 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) announces the 

intent to award a single-source 

supplement to the current cooperative 

agreement held by the University of 

Massachusetts for the Alternatives to 

Guardianship Youth Resource Center 

cooperative agreement. The purpose of 

this project is to divert high school 

students with intellectual and 

developmental disabilities (I/DD) away 

from guardianship to less restrictive 

decisional supports. The target audience 

for this information includes youth with 

I/DD, families and caregivers of high 

school students with I/DD, teachers, 

education administrators, advocates, 

vocational rehabilitation counselors, 

guidance counselors, and school district 

officials. The administrative supplement 

for FY 2024 will amount to $200,000, 

bringing the total award for FY 2024 to 

$500,000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dana Fink, 202–795–7604, dana.fink@

acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

supplementary funding will expand the 

Alternatives to Guardianship Youth 

Resource Center’s engagement and 

education efforts around diverting high 

school students with I/DD away from 

guardianship to less restrictive 

decisional supports. As a result of 

funding this Center, ACL expects that: 

• More students with I/DD will have 

more decisional options, such as Powers 

of Attorney, supported-decision-making, 

joint bank accounts, bill paying services, 

and medical or educational release 

forms, on completion of high school; 

• Fewer young adults with I/DD will 

be subject to guardianship; 

• The public will become more 

knowledgeable of alternatives to 

guardianship; and 

• Youth will become more 

independent by gaining job experience 

and personal responsibilities. 

This supplement will fund: 

• Support to enhance the engagement 

of youth advisory board members, 

including (1) a dedicated staff member 

for facilitation and administrative 


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