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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 8, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

5806 OR, Email: OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

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 following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

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: Reinstatement without change 

of a previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: Grants 

to States for Rate Review and Effective 

Rate Review Program; Use: Section 

2794(c) directs the Secretary to carry out 

a program to award grants to states, 

which are to serve the following 

purposes: (1) Establish or enhance rate 

review programs, referred to as ‘‘Rate 

Review’’ activities; (2) Help states to 

provide data to the Secretary regarding 

trends in rate increases as well as 

recommendations regarding plan 

participation in the Exchange, referred 

to as ‘‘Required Rate Reporting’’ 

activities; (3) Establish or enhance Data 

Centers that collect, analyze, and 

disseminate health care pricing data to 

the public, referred to as ‘‘Data Center’’ 

activities. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) has released Premium 

Review Grants in four funding 

opportunity cycles. Grant recipients 

must states submit the following to the 

Secretary for each grant cycle, as 

applicable: Quarterly reports—30 days 

after the quarter has ended for the entire 

duration of the grant; Annual report— 

This report does not contain data, but 

instead documents the progress toward 

establishing or enhancing an Effective 

Rate Review Program and/or a Data 

Center; Final report—This report is due 

at the end of the grant period. 

The final rule ‘‘Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance 

Market Rules; Rate Review’’ (78 FR 

13406, February 27, 2013) modified 

criteria and factors for states to have an 

Effective Rate Review Program. These 

changes were necessary to reflect market 

reform provisions and to fulfill the 

statutory requirement that the Secretary, 

in conjunction with the states, monitor 

premium increases of health insurance 

coverage offered through an Exchange 

and outside of an Exchange. 

CMS is authorized under 45 CFR 

154.301(d) to evaluate whether, and to 

what extent, a state’s circumstances 

have changed such that it has begun to 

or has ceased to satisfy the Effective 

Rate Review Program criteria. States 

respond to a questionnaire annually via 

the Health Insurance Oversight System 

(HIOS), a web-based data collection 

system commonly used on a regular 

basis. All submissions are made 

electronically and no paper submissions 

are required. CMS is not requesting any 

changes to the questionnaire at this 

time. Form Number: CMS–10380 (OMB 

control number: 0938–1121); Frequency: 

Quarterly and Yearly; Affected Public: 

State governments; Number of 

Respondents: 51; Total Annual 

Responses: 571; Total Annual Hours: 

15,415. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Lisa Cuozzo at 

410–786–1746.) 

Dated: January 4, 2018. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, 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–209 and CMS– 

29] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid 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 (the 

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. 


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DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 12, 2018. 

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, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William 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–209 Laboratory Personnel 

Report (CLIA) and Supporting 

Regulations 

CMS–29 Verification of Clinic 

Data—Rural Health Clinic Form and 

Supporting Regulations 

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 Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Laboratory 

Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: The information 

collected on this survey form is used in 

the administrative pursuit of the 

Congressionally-mandated program 

with regard to regulation of laboratories 

participating in CLIA. The surveyor will 

provide the laboratory with the CMS– 

209 form. While the surveyor performs 

other aspects of the survey, the 

laboratory will complete the CMS–209 

by recording the personnel data needed 

to support their compliance with the 

personnel requirements of CLIA. The 

surveyor will then use this information 

in choosing a sample of personnel to 

verify compliance with the personnel 

requirements. Information on personnel 

qualifications of all technical personnel 

is needed to ensure the sample is 

representative of the entire laboratory. 

Form Number: CMS–209 (OMB control 

number 0938–0151); Frequency: 

Biennially; Affected Public: Private 

Sector—State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; and Federal Government; 

Number of Respondents: 19,051; Total 

Annual Responses: 9,592; Total Annual 

Hours: 4,796. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Kathleen Todd at 410–786–3385.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Verification of 

Clinic Data—Rural Health Clinic Form 

and Supporting Regulations; Use: The 

form is utilized as an application to be 

completed by suppliers of Rural Health 

Clinic (RHC) services requesting 

participation in the Medicare program. 

This form initiates the process of 

obtaining a decision as to whether the 

conditions for certification are met as a 

supplier of RHC services. It also 

promotes data reduction or introduction 

to and retrieval from the Automated 

Survey Process Environment (ASPEN) 

and related survey and certification 

databases by the CMS Regional Offices. 

Should any question arise regarding the 

structure of the organization, this 

information is readily available. Form 

Number: CMS–29 (OMB control number 

0938–0074); Frequency: Occasionally 

(initially and then every six years); 

Affected Public: Private Sector (Business 

or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 

institutions); Number of Respondents: 

820; Total Annual Responses: 820; Total 

Annual Hours: 137. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Shonte ́ Carter at 410–786–3532.) 

Dated: January 4, 2018. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, 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: Small Health 

Care Provider Quality Improvement 

Program, OMB No. 0915–0387— 

Revision. 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement for opportunity for public 

comment on proposed data collection 

projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, HRSA announces plans to 

submit an Information Collection 

Request (ICR), described below, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to 

OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 

public regarding the burden estimate, 

below, or any other aspect of the ICR. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than March 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and draft 

instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov 

or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

at (301) 443–1984. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 


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