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The RFA requires agencies to analyze 

options for regulatory relief of small 

businesses. For purposes of the RFA, 

small entities include small businesses, 

nonprofit organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. Most 

hospitals and most other providers and 

suppliers are small entities, either by 

nonprofit status or by having revenues 

of less than $9 million to $47 million in 

any 1 year. Individuals and States are 

not included in the definition of a small 

entity. As we stated in the RIA for the 

February 2, 2011 final rule (76 FR 5952), 

we do not believe that the application 

fee will have a significant impact on 

small entities. 

In addition, section 1102(b) of the Act 

requires us to prepare an RIA if a rule 

(notice) may have a significant impact 

on the operations of a substantial 

number of small rural hospitals. This 

analysis must conform to the provisions 

of section 604 of the RFA. For purposes 

of section 1102(b) of the Act, we define 

a small rural hospital as a hospital that 

is located outside of a metropolitan 

statistical area and has fewer than 100 

beds. We are not preparing an analysis 

for section 1102(b) of the Act, because 

the Secretary has certified that this 

notice will not have a significant impact 

on the operations of a substantial 

number of small rural hospitals. 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 also 

requires that agencies assess anticipated 

costs and benefits before issuing any 

rule whose mandates require spending 

in any 1 year of $100 million in 1995 

dollars, updated annually for inflation. 

In 2024, that threshold is approximately 

$183 million. This notice would not 

impose a mandate that will result in the 

expenditure by State, local, and Tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of more than $183 

million in any 1 year. 

Executive Order 13132 establishes 

certain requirements that an agency 

must meet when it promulgates a 

proposed rule (and subsequent final 

rule) (in this case a notice) that imposes 

substantial direct requirement costs on 

State and local governments, preempts 

State law, or otherwise has federalism 

implications. Since this notice does not 

impose substantial direct costs on State 

or local governments, the requirements 

of Executive Order 13132 are not 

applicable. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Executive Order 12866, this notice was 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

The Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

authorizes Chyana Woodyard, who is 

the Federal Register Liaison, to 

electronically sign this document for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Chyana Woodyard, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10371] 

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 31, 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–10371 State-based Exchange, 

SBE, SBE Budget Template, SBE 

Enrollment Metrics, Open Enrollment 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State-based 

Exchange, SBE, SBE Budget Template, 

SBE Enrollment Metrics, Open 

Enrollment; Use: The Patient Protection 


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and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 

111–148, enacted on March 23, 2010, 

and the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111– 

152, enacted on March 30, 2010 

collectively, ‘‘Affordable Care Act’’, 

expanded access to health insurance for 

individuals and employees of small 

businesses through the establishment of 

new Affordable Insurance Exchanges 

(Exchanges), including the Small 

Business Health Options Program 

(SHOP). Beginning January 1, 2014, the 

Exchanges became operational. The 

Exchanges enhance competition in the 

health insurance market, expand access 

to affordable health insurance for 

millions of Americans, and provide 

consumers with a place to easily 

compare and shop for health insurance 

coverage. 

States can choose to establish and 

operate a State-based Exchange (SBE) or 

a State-based Exchange on the Federal 

Platform (SBE–FP). States electing to 

operate as an SBE–FP rely on the 

Federal Healthcare.gov platform to carry 

out eligibility and enrollment functions. 

For states that do not elect to operate 

either an SBE or SBE–FP, the Secretary 

of the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) will establish 

and operate a Federally-facilitated 

Exchange (FFE) in those states. Form 

Number: CMS–10371 (OMB control 

number: 0938–1119; Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local or Tribal Government; Number of 

Respondents: 23; Total Annual 

Responses: 343; Total Annual Hours: 

7,317. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Tiffany Y. 

Animashaun at Tiffany.Animashaun@

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 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

Performance Data Form (Office of 

Management and Budget #0970–0449) 

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) Office of 

Community Services (OCS) within the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is requesting an 

extension without change to the current 

version of the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

Performance Measures (Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) #0970– 

0449) for use through June 30,2025, and 

for approval of a revised version to use 

beginning July 1, 2025. 

DATES: Comments due January 31, 2025. 

In compliance with the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: OCS administers LIHEAP at 

the Federal level. The LIHEAP 

Performance Data Form (LPDF) is an 

annual report in response to section 

2610(b) of the Low-Income Home 

Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 

U.S.C. 8629(b)(2))(LIHEAP statute), 

which requires the Secretary of HHS to 

submit, no later than June 30 of each 

Federal fiscal year, a report to Congress 

on LIHEAP for the prior Federal fiscal 

year. The completeness, accuracy, 

consistency, and timeliness of responses 

to data collections are needed for HHS 

to do the following: 

• Provide reliable and complete fiscal 

and household data to Congress in the 

Department’s LIHEAP Report to 

Congress for the Federal fiscal year; and 

• Respond to questions from the 

Congress, Department, OMB, White 

House, and other interested parties in a 

timely manner; and 

• Report LIHEAP performance results 

as part of the Administration’s annual 

Congressional Justification. 

In response to the 2010 Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) report, Low 

Income Home Energy Assistance 

Program—Greater Fraud Prevention 

Controls are Needed (GAO–10–621), 

and in consideration of the 

recommendations issued by the LIHEAP 

Performance Measures Implementation 

Work Group, OCS required the 

collection and reporting of these 

performance measures by State LIHEAP 

grant recipients, including the District 

of Columbia. The original LPDF was 

approved by OMB in November 2014 

and has been in use since. The LPDF 

provides for the collection of data on 

State grant recipients’ sources and uses 

of LIHEAP funds, including average 

benefit amounts, as well as data for the 

following performance measures: 

1. The benefit targeting index for high 

burden households receiving LIHEAP 

fuel assistance; 

2. The burden reduction targeting 

index for high burden households 

receiving LIHEAP fuel assistance; 

3. The number of households where 

LIHEAP prevented a potential home 

energy crisis; and 

4. The number of households where 

LIHEAP benefits restored home energy. 

All State LIHEAP grant recipients, 

including the District of Columbia, are 

required to complete the LPDF on an 

annual basis through ACF’s web-based 

data collection and reporting system, 

the Online Data Collection, which is 

available at the GrantSolutions 

homepage (https://

home.grantsolutions.gov/home). The 

reporting requirements will be 

described through the LIHEAP Forms 

and Funding Applications page (https:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/form/liheapforms-and-funding-applications) of 

ACF’s website. 

This request will (1) continue 

approval to collect information using 

the currently approved version of the 

LPDF through June 30, 2025; and (2) 

incorporate changes to the LPDF 

designed to collect performance data on 

the impacts of supplemental Federal 

LIHEAP funds and to improve form 

fields and language. The changes 

proposed would go into effect in July 

2025 and consist of (1) changing the 

name of Module 1 of the form from 

‘‘Grantee Survey’’ to ‘‘Grant Recipient 

Survey’’; (2) adding an item for 

reporting carryover of Residential 

Energy Assistance Challenge (REACH) 

funds to the following FY; (3) adding an 

item for reporting non-administrative 

information technology enhancements; 

(4) removing maximum income cutoffs 

from funding uses; (5) replacement of 

sources and uses of Coronavirus Aid, 

Relief, and Economic Security Act 

(CARES Act) funds and American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funds 

with the Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act (IIJA) funds; and (6) minor 

wording and structural changes. 

Module 1 Grant Recipient Survey 

Module 1 of the LPDF will continue 

to require the following data from each 

State for the Federal fiscal year: 

• Grant recipient information. 

• Sources and uses of LIHEAP funds, 

by funding type. 


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