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investigation. The minimum 

background investigation is Tier 1 and 

the Office of Personnel Management 

offers a Tier 1C for child care. 

However, there is no requirement in 

the law or HSPD–12 that requires 

childcare employees to be subject to the 

Tier 1C since employees of childcare 

providers are neither government 

employees nor government contractors. 

The childcare providers are required to 

complete the criminal history 

background checks mandated in the 

Crime Control Act of 1990, Public Law 

101–647, dated November 29, 1990, as 

amended by Public Law 102–190, dated 

December 5, 1991. These statutes 

require that each employee of a 

childcare center located in a federal 

building or in leased space must 

undergo a background check. 

According to GSA policy, childcare 

workers (as described above) will need 

to submit the following: 

1. An original signed copy of a Basic 

National Agency Check Criminal 

History, GSA Form 176; and 

2. Two sets of fingerprints on FBI 

Fingerprint Cards, for SF–87 and/or 

electronic prints from an enrollment 

center. 

3. Electronically submit the e-qip 

(SF85) application for completion of the 

Tier 1C. 

This is not a request to collect new 

information; this is a request to change 

the form that is currently being used to 

collect this information. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 1,200. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Hours per Response: 1. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,200. 

C. Public Comments 

A 60-day notice published in the 

Federal Register at 89 FR 59099 on July 

22, 2024. One comment was received. 

Comment: There have been 

suggestions that the child care provider 

keep form 176 on file for each 

employee—seems redundant—since 

HSPD and OPM have these files 

requiring the provider is over kill and 

really these clearance documents that 

the federal government require should 

not be in a private company’s file as 

many of the questions asked are not 

things the private sector employers can 

ask for and by having them it can lead 

to the suggestion that we have used 

these question to dismiss employees or 

used to not hire them based on answers 

to clearance questions. 

Response: There is no requirement to 

keep a Form 176 on file for each 

employee. However, the childcare 

provider must comply with applicable 

requirements and adequately 

demonstrate such compliance, if 

necessary. 

Lois Mandell, 

Director, Regulatory Secretariat Division, 

General Services Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10829] 

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 December 6, 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 an approved 

collection; Title of Information 

Collection: Improper Payment PreTesting and Assessment (IPPTA) Data 

Request Form; Use: To comply with the 

Payment Integrity Information Act of 

2019 (PIIA), HHS finalized the IPPTA to 

prepare State Exchanges for the 

measurement of improper payments of 

advance payments of the premium tax 

credit (APTC), to test processes and 

procedures that support HHS’s review 

of determinations of APTC made by 

State Exchanges, and to provide a 

mechanism for HHS and State 

Exchanges to share information that 

would aid in developing an efficient 

measurement process. The PIIA requires 

executive agencies to report on Federal 

programs susceptible to significant 

improper payments. The APTC program 

was identified as a Federal program 

susceptible to significant improper 

payments. Currently in operation are 19 

State Exchanges, which do not use the 

Federal platform to perform eligibility 

and enrollment determinations. Each 

State Exchange was selected to 

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for a period of 2 calendar years, which 

began in 2024 or will begin in 2025 

depending on which group the State 

Exchange is assigned. HHS has revised 

the approved data request form to 

include new instructions and a data 

mapping tool to aid State Exchanges in 

their understanding and collecting of 

necessary data. This collection of data 

and data documentation is intended to 

allow HHS to test the data elements as 

specified in the scenarios provided to 

each State Exchange in the pre-testing 

and assessment data request form to 

enable HHS to comply with the 

requirements of the Payment Integrity 

Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) and 

implementing guidance. Form Number: 

CMS–10829 (OMB control number: 

0938–1439); Frequency: Annually; 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Federal Government; Number of 

Respondents: 11; Number of Responses: 

11; Total Annual Hours: 265. (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Halina DeSantis at 

410–786–1000). 

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 Identifiers: CMS–R–71 and 

CMS–R–262] 

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 

January 6, 2025. 

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: ll, 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–R–71 Quality Improvement 

Organization (QIO) Assumption of 

Responsibilities and Supporting 

Regulations 

CMS–R–262 CMS Plan Benefit 

Package (PBP) and Formulary CY 

2026 

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: Quality 

Improvement Organization (QIO) 

Assumption of Responsibilities and 

Supporting Regulations; Use: The Peer 

Review Improvement Act of 1982 

amended Title XI of the Social Security 

Act to create the Utilization and Quality 

Control Peer Review Organization (PRO) 

program which replaces the Professional 

Standards Review Organization (PSRO) 

program and streamlines peer review 

activities. The term PRO has been 

renamed Quality Improvement 

Organization (QIO). This information 

collection describes the review 

functions to be performed by the QIO. 

It outlines relationships among QIOs, 

providers, practitioners, beneficiaries, 

intermediaries, and carriers. Form 

Number: CMS–R–71 (OMB control 

number: 0938–0445); Frequency: Yearly; 

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

Number of Respondents: 6,120; Total 

Annual Responses: 502,246; Total 

Annual Hours: 1,091,597. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Cheryl Lehane at 617–461– 

4888.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: CMS Plan 

Benefit Package (PBP) and Formulary 

CY 2026; Use: Under the Medicare 

Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare 

Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug 

Plan (PDP) organizations are required to 

submit plan benefit packages for all 

Medicare beneficiaries residing in their 

service area. The plan benefit package 

submission consists of the Plan Benefit 

Package (PBP) software, formulary file, 

and supporting documentation, as 

necessary. MA and PDP organizations 


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