84154 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices 

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–10171] 

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 

December 20, 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–10171 Part D Coordination of 

Benefits Data 

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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Part D 

Coordination of Benefits Data; Use: 

Sections 1860D–23 and 1860D–24 of the 

Act require the Secretary to establish 

requirements for prescription drug plans 

to promote effective coordination 

between Part D plans and SPAPs and 

other payers. These Part D Coordination 

of Benefits (COB) requirements have 

been codified into the Code of Federal 

Regulations at 42 CFR 423.464. In 

particular, CMS’ requirements relate to 

the following elements: (1) enrollment 

file sharing; (2) claims processing and 

payment; (3) claims reconciliation 

reports; (4) application of the 

protections against high out-of-pocket 

expenditures by tracking TrOOP 

expenditures; and (5) other processes 

that the Secretary determines. 

This information collection request 

assists CMS, pharmacists, Part D plans, 

and other payers coordinate 

prescription drug benefits at the pointof-sale and track beneficiary True outof-pocket (TrOOP) expenditures using 

the Part D Transaction Facilitator 

(PDTF). Form Number: CMS–10171 

(OMB control number: 0938–0978); 

Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 

State, Local, or Tribal Government; 

Number of Respondents: 67,043; Total 

Annual Responses: 935,730,342; Total 

Annual Hours: 1,011,740. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Chad Buskirk at 410–786–1630 

or chad.buskirk@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 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10114 and CMS– 

10147] 

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 


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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 November 20, 

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: Reinstatement without change 

to a previously approved information 

collection; Title of Information 

Collection: National Provider Identifier 

(NPI) Application and Update Form and 

Supporting Regs in 45 CFR 142.408, 45 

CFR 162.408, 45 CFR 162.406; Use: The 

adoption by the Secretary of HHS of the 

standard unique health identifier for 

health care providers is a requirement of 

the Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). 

The unique identifier is to be used on 

standard transactions and may be used 

for other lawful purposes in the health 

care system. The CMS Final Rule 

published on January 23, 2004, adopts 

the National Provider Identifier (NPI) as 

the standard unique health identifier for 

health care providers. Health care 

providers that are covered entities under 

HIPAA must apply for and use NPIs in 

standard transactions. Other health care 

providers are eligible for NPIs but are 

not required by regulation to apply for 

them or use them. Health care providers 

began applying for NPIs on May 23, 

2005. 

The National Provider Identifier 

Application and Update Form is used 

by health care providers to apply for 

NPIs and furnish updates to the 

information they supplied on their 

initial applications. The form is also 

used to deactivate their NPIs if 

necessary. The original application form 

was approved in February 2005 and has 

been in use since May 23, 2005. The 

form is available on paper or can be 

completed via a web-based process. 

Health care providers can mail a paper 

application, complete the application 

via the web-based process via the 

National Plan and Provider 

Enumeration System (NPPES), or have a 

trusted organization submit the 

application on their behalf via the 

Electronic File Interchange (EFI) 

process. The Enumerator uses the 

NPPES to process the application and 

generate the NPI. NPPES is the Medicare 

contractor tasked with issuing NPIs, and 

maintaining and storing NPI data. Form 

Number: CMS–10114 (OMB control 

number: 0938–0931); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Business 

or other for-profits, Not for-profits and 

Federal Government; Number of 

Respondents: 1,275,912; Number of 

Responses: 1,275,912; Total Annual 

Hours: 298,777. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Da’Vona Boyd at 410–786–7483). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved information collection; Title 

of Information Collection: Medicare 

Drug Coverage and Your Rights; Use: 

Section 423.562(a)(3) and an associated 

regulatory provision at 

§ 423.128(b)(7)(iii) require that Part D 

plan sponsors’ network pharmacies 

provide Part D enrollees with a printed 

copy of our standardized pharmacy 

notice ‘‘Medicare Drug Coverage and 

Your Rights’’ (hereafter, ‘‘notice’’) if an 

enrollee’s prescription cannot be filled. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

provide enrollees with information 

about how to contact their Part D plans 

to request a coverage determination, 

including a request for an exception to 

the Part D plan’s formulary. The notice 

reminds enrollees about certain rights 

and protections related to their 

Medicare prescription drug benefits, 

including the right to receive a written 

explanation from the drug plan about 

why a prescription drug is not covered. 

Through delivery of this standardized 

notice, a Part D plan sponsor’s network 

pharmacies are in the best position to 

inform enrollees at point of sale about 

how to contact their Part D plan if the 

prescription cannot be filled. Form 

Number: CMS–10147 (OMB control 

number: 0938–0975); Frequency: Yearly; 

Affected Public: Private Sector, Business 

or other for-profits, Not for-profits; 

Number of Respondents: 72,900; 

Number of Responses: 55,215,940; Total 

Annual Hours: 919,898. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Sabrina Edmonston at 410–786– 

3209 or Sabrina.edmonston@

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 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Federal Tax Refund Offset, 

Administrative Offset, and Passport 

Denial 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services, Administration for Children 

and Families, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), is 

requesting the federal Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the Federal Tax Refund Offset, 

Administrative Offset, and Passport 

Denial with minor edits to change 


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