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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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use the PBP software to describe their 

organization’s plan benefit packages, 

including information on premiums, 

cost sharing, authorization rules, and 

supplemental benefits. They also 

generate a formulary to describe their 

list of drugs, including information on 

prior authorization, step therapy, 

tiering, and quantity limits. 

CMS requires that MA and PDP 

organizations submit a completed PBP 

and formulary as part of the annual 

bidding process. During this process, 

organizations prepare their proposed 

plan benefit packages for the upcoming 

contract year and submit them to CMS 

for review and approval. CMS uses this 

data to review and approve the benefit 

packages that the plans will offer to 

Medicare beneficiaries. This allows 

CMS to review the benefit packages in 

a consistent way across all submitted 

bids during with incredibly tight 

timeframes. This data is also used to 

populate data on Medicare Plan Finder, 

which allows beneficiaries to access and 

compare Medicare Advantage and 

Prescription Drug plans. Form Number: 

CMS–R–262 (OMB control number: 

0938–0763); Frequency: Annually; 

Affected Public: Public sector 

(Individuals and Households), Private 

sector (Business or other for-profits and 

Not-for-profit institutions); Number of 

Respondents: 785; Total Annual 

Responses: 8,337; Total Annual Hours: 

46,026. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Kristy Holtje at 

410–786–2209 or kristy.holtje@

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–R–308] 

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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Children’s 

Health Insurance Program and 

Supporting Regulations; Use: States 

must submit title XXI plans and 

amendments for approval by the 

Secretary. We use the plan and its 

subsequent amendments to determine if 

the state has met the requirements of 

title XXI. Information provided in the 

state plan, state plan amendments, and 

from the other information we are 

collecting will be used by advocacy 

groups, beneficiaries, applicants, other 

governmental agencies, providers 

groups, research organizations, health 

care corporations, health care 

consultants. States will use the 

information collected to assess state 

plan performance, health outcomes and 

an evaluation of the amount of 

substitution of private coverage that 

occurs as a result of the subsidies and 

the effect of the subsidies on access to 

coverage. Form Number: CMS–R–308 

(OMB control number: 0938–0841); 

Frequency: Yearly, once, and 

occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 51; Total Annual 

Responses: 16,024,071; Total Annual 

Hours: 803,280. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Joyce 

Jordan at 410–786–3413.) 

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 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: Public 

Comment Request; Information 

Collection Request Title: Medicare 

Rural Hospital Flexibility Program 

Performance 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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