[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87374-87375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25505]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10520]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention 
to collect

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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 31, 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/PRA-Listing.

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-10520 Marketplace Quality Standards

    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 collection; Title of Information Collection: Marketplace 
Quality Standards; Use: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
establishes requirements to support the delivery of quality health care 
coverage for health insurance issuers offering QHPs in Exchanges. 
Section 1311(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
directs the Secretary to develop a system to rate QHPs on the basis of 
quality and price and requires Exchanges to display this quality rating 
information on their respective websites. Section 1311(c)(4) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to 
develop an enrollee satisfaction survey system to assess enrollee 
experience with each QHP (with more than 500 enrollees in the previous 
year) offered through an Exchange. Section 1311(h) requires QHPs to 
contract with certain hospitals that meet specific patient safety and 
health care quality standards beginning January 1, 2015.
    This collection of information is necessary to provide adequate and 
timely health care quality information for consumers, regulators, and 
Exchanges in the initial years of Exchange implementation. It is also 
necessary to collect information to appropriately monitor and provide a 
process for a survey vendor to appeal HHS' decision to not approve a 
QHP Enrollee Survey vendor application. Form Number: CMS-10114 (OMB 
control number: 0938-1249); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Public sector (Individuals and Households), Private sector (Business or 
other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of 
Respondents: 380; Total Annual Responses: 380; Total Annual Hours: 
138,112. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Preeti 
Hands at 301-492-5144.)

William N. Parham III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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