[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1414-1415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00343]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10790]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 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 February 10, 2022.

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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, you may make 
your request using one of the following:
    1. Access CMS' website address at: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.

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: 
Medicare-Funded GME Residency Positions in accordance with Section 126 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-93); Use: 
Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 (Pub. L. 
116-93), enacted December 20, 2020, included a key provision affecting 
Medicare payments for Graduate Medical Education (GME). Section 126(a) 
of the CAA amended section 1886(h) of the Act by adding a new section 
1886(h)(9) requiring the distribution of additional residency positions 
(slots) to qualifying hospitals. Section 1886(h)(9)(A) makes an 
additional 1,000 Medicare funded residency slots available to be phased 
in beginning in FY 2023 until the aggregate number of 1,000 full-time 
equivalent residency positions are distributed.
    This approval request is for CMS to receive electronic applications 
for Medicare-Funded GME Residency Positions submitted in accordance 
with Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The 
electronic applications will be submitted by the applicants in CMS' new 
Medicare Electronic Application Request Information System<SUP>TM</SUP> 
(MEARIS<SUP>TM</SUP>). There is no existing, hard copy version of the 
application. The applications will provide CMS with the critical 
information necessary for CMS to process and score the applications in 
accordance with the policies finalized in the upcoming final rule to 
determine the disbursement of the slots and to announce the awardees by 
the January 31, 2023 required statutory deadline. Form Number: CMS-
10790 (OMB control number: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 
Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profits and Not-for-
profit institutions), State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 1,325; Total Annual Responses: 1,325; Total Annual Hours: 
10,600. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Noel 
Manlove at 410-786-5161.)

    Dated: January 6, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-00343 Filed 1-10-22; 8:45 am]
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