Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / Notices 93607 

For Further Information Contact: 

Aisha L. Wilkes, M.P.H., Scientific 

Review Officer, National Center for 

Injury Prevention and Control, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop 

S106–9, Atlanta, Georgia 30341. 

Telephone: (404) 639–6473; Email: 

AWilkes@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Office of Strategic 

Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10891] 

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 27, 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: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid 

Program; Medicare Savings Program 

Application and Eligibility 

Determinations; Use: The provisions in 

this collection of information request 

are necessary for helping to enroll 

individuals into the Medicare Savings 

Programs (MSPs) as directed by the 

Medicare Improvements for Patients and 

Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) and for 

implementing the September 21, 2023 

(88 FR 65230) final rule entitled, 

‘‘Streamlining Medicaid: Medicare 

Savings Program Eligibility 

Determination and Enrollment’’ 

(hereinafter ‘‘MSP final rule’’) (CMS– 

2421–F; RIN 0938–AU00). 

CMS did not previously estimate 

several costs for implementing the 

provisions of MIPPA related to MSPs as 

well as costs related to MSPs that were 

longstanding costs inherent to the 

Medicaid program that predated MIPPA. 

To address that oversight, we estimate 

such burden in this collection of 

information request. We also estimate 

burden and savings associated with the 

provisions in the MSP final rule. Such 

burden was set out in the Regulatory 

Impact Analysis section of the final rule. 

The MSPs are essential to the health 

and well-being of those enrolled, 

promoting access to care and helping 

free up individuals’ limited income for 

food, housing, and other life necessities. 

Through the MSPs, Medicaid pays 

Medicare Part B premiums each month 

for over 10 million individuals and Part 

A premiums for over 700,000 

individuals. State Medicaid agencies 

receive applications and adjudicate 

eligibility for MSP coverage. 

MIPPA created new requirements for 

states to leverage the Medicare Part D 

Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program to 

help enroll likely-eligible individuals in 

MSPs, and the MSP final rule expanded 

those requirements. States use 

information collected by the Social 

Security Administration on the LIS 

application (transmitted to states with 

the consent of an individual completing 

an application) to determine eligibility 

for the MSPs. Under the MSP final rule, 

the state Medicaid agency accepts and 

verifies the information provided on the 

LIS application (to the extent allowable 

under the MSP final rule); 

communicates with the applicant or the 

authorized representative about any 

additional information needed to make 

an MSP determination; makes the MSP 

eligibility determination; enrolls the 

individual in an MSP, if eligible; and 

informs the individual about the rights 

and responsibilities for applying for full 

Medicaid eligibility. Applicants include 

anyone who chooses to apply for LIS 

and provides consent for their 

application to be considered for MSPs. 

In addition to building on MIPPA and 

strengthening the LIS pathway for 

enrolling in MSPs, the MSP final rule 

streamlined MSP eligibility and 

enrollment processes, reduced 

administrative burden on states and 

applicants, and increased enrollment 

and retention of eligible individuals. 


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93608 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / Notices 

Form Number: CMS–10891 (OMB 

control number: 0938–TBD); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments and 

Individuals or households; Number of 

Respondents: 3,460,750; Total Annual 

Responses: 3,460,750; Total Annual 

Hours: 5,517,157. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact: 

Melissa Heitt at 410–786–2484.) 

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 

[CMS–3471–N] 

Medicare Program; Public Meeting for 

Air Ambulance Quality & Patient Safety 

Advisory Committee—December 12, 

2024, February 18, 2025, and May 8, 

2025 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces virtual 

public meetings of the Air Ambulance 

Quality and Patient Safety (AAQPS) 

Advisory Committee. The AAQPS 

Advisory Committee will review 

options to establish quality, patient 

safety, and clinical capability standards 

for each clinical capability level of air 

ambulances. 

DATES: Virtual Meeting Dates: The 

AAQPS Advisory Committee will hold 

virtual meetings on December 12, 2024, 

February 18, 2025, and May 8, 2025, 

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern 

Time (E.T.). 

Deadline for Submitting Requests for 

Special Accommodations: Requests for 

special accommodations must be 

received at least 2 weeks before each 

meeting. 

Registration Link: The virtual 

meetings will be open to the public and 

held via the Zoom webinar platform. 

Virtual attendance information will be 

provided upon registration. To register 

for the virtual meeting, please visit: 

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/ 

regulations-guidance/advisorycommittees/advisory-committee-airambulance-quality-and-patient-safety. 

Attendance is open to the public subject 

to any technical or capacity limitations. 

Deadline for Registration: All 

individuals who plan to attend the 

virtual public meeting must register to 

attend. Request to provide oral 

comments are due at least fourteen (14) 

calendar days prior to the meeting date. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

register as far in advance of the meeting 

as possible. 

A detailed agenda and materials will 

be available prior to the meeting on the 

AAQPS Advisory Committee website at: 

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/ 

regulations-guidance/advisorycommittees/advisory-committee-airambulance-quality-and-patient-safety. 

A recording and a summary of the 

meeting will be made available on the 

AAQPS Advisory Committee website 

approximately 45 calendar days after 

the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Virtual Meeting Location: 

All meetings are open to the public and 

instructions to view will be posted on 

the AAQPS Advisory Committee 

website, and upon registration. If you 

wish to provide oral comments during 

the meetings you must complete a 

registration form on the AAQPS 

Advisory Committee website at: https:// 

www.cms.gov/medicare/regulationsguidance/advisory-committees/ 

advisory-committee-air-ambulancequality-and-patient-safety, and submit a 

written copy of your remarks to 

AAQPS@cms.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Spence, CMS, at (410) 786–2000 

or via email at AAQPS@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) and 

the Secretary of Transportation 

established the Air Ambulance Quality 

and Patient Safety (AAQPS) Advisory 

Committee on August 22, 2023, in 

response to section 106 of the No 

Surprises Act, enacted as part of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

div. BB, tit. I, Public Law 116–260 

(December 27, 2020). The AAQPS 

Advisory Committee will be tasked with 

reviewing options to establish quality, 

patient safety, and clinical capability 

standards for each clinical capability 

level of air ambulances. 

The AAQPS Advisory Committee is 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463 (Oct. 6, 

1972), as amended by 5 U.S.C. app. 2. 

II. Advisory Committee Membership 

Roster 

On June 2, 2023, HHS published an 

Invitation for Member Nominations in 

the Federal Register for the AAQPS 

Advisory Committee (88 FR 37253). 

This notice also announces the members 

of the AAQPS Advisory Committee. 

• Jeff Richey—HHS Secretary’s 

Designee/Representative. 

• Robert Reckert—DoT Secretary’s 

Designee/Representative. 

• Ben Clayton—DoT Representative. 

• Colonel Steven L. Coffee—Patient 

Advocate. 

• Dr. Jordan Pritzker—Group Health 

Plans and Health Insurance Issuers. 

• Dr. Mark Gamber—HHS 

Representative. 

• Dr. William Hinckley—Healthcare 

Provider. 

• Eileen Frazer—Accrediting bodies. 

• Grace Arnold—State Insurance 

Regulator. 

• Jason Clark—HHS Representative. 

• Jason Quisling—DoT 

Representative. 

• Jeff Houser—DoT Representative. 

• Paul Julander—DoT Representative. 

• Thomas Judge—DoT 

Representative. 

III. Summary of the Agenda 

During the December 12, 2024, 

February 18, 2025, and May 8, 2025 

meetings, the AAQPS Advisory 

Committee will review options to 

establish quality, patient safety, and 

clinical capability standards for each 

clinical capability level of air 

ambulances. A more detailed agenda 

and meeting materials will be made 

available 3 days before the meetings on 

the AAQPS Advisory Committee 

website at https://www.cms.gov/ 

medicare/regulations-guidance/ 

advisory-committees/advisorycommittee-air-ambulance-quality-andpatient-safety. 

IV. Public Participation 

The meetings will be open to the 

public for virtual attendance on a firstcome, first-served basis, as there may be 

capacity or technical limitations. Please 

see the ADDRESSES section to view the 

meeting link. 

The Department is committed to 

providing equal access to this meeting 

for all participants. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, such as sign language 

interpreter, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section no later than 2 weeks 

before each meeting. 

The Department will accept oral 

comments, which must be limited to the 

objectives of the committee and limited 

to three (3) minutes per person. 

Individual members of the public who 

wish to present oral comments must 

register and provide a written copy of 

prepared remarks for inclusion in the 

meeting records and for circulation to 


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