Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2024 / Notices 97009 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10398 #84] 

Medicaid and Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic 

Information Collection Activities: 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On May 28, 2010, the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

guidance related to the ‘‘generic’’ 

clearance process. Generally, this is an 

expedited process by which agencies 

may obtain OMB’s approval of 

collection of information requests that 

are ‘‘usually voluntary, low-burden, and 

uncontroversial collections,’’ do not 

raise any substantive or policy issues, 

and do not require policy or 

methodological review. The process 

requires the submission of an 

overarching plan that defines the scope 

of the individual collections that would 

fall under its umbrella. This Federal 

Register notice seeks public comment 

on one or more of our collection of 

information requests that we believe are 

generic and fall within the scope of the 

umbrella. Interested persons are invited 

to submit 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 

December 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the applicable form number 

(CMS–10398 #84) and the OMB control 

number (0938–1148). 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: CMS–10398 #84/OMB 

control number: 0938–1148, 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/ 

medicare/regulations-guidance/ 

legislation/paperwork-reduction-act1995/pra-listing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at 410–786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following 

is a summary of the use and burden 

associated with the subject information 

collection(s). More detailed information 

can be found in the collection’s 

supporting statement and associated 

materials (see ADDRESSES). 

Generic Information Collection 

1. Title of Information Collection: 

PACE Medicaid Capitation Rate Setting 

Guide; Type of Information Collection 

Request: New information collection 

request information request; Use: The 

Program of All-inclusive Care for the 

Elderly (PACE) is a fully integrated 

Medicare program and Medicaid state 

plan option that provides communitybased care and services to individuals 

aged 55 or older who meet a state’s 

nursing home level of care criteria. 

PACE organizations must provide all 

Medicare and Medicaid covered 

services. The financing of this model is 

accomplished through prospective 

capitation of both Medicare and 

Medicaid payments. 

The PACE Medicaid Capitation Rate 

Setting Guide provides technical 

assistance to states for their PACE rate 

setting, and the information to include 

when submitting rate packages to CMS 

for review and approval. The guide also 

includes a template cover sheet to be 

used by states for their rate package 

submissions as streamlined submission 

forms which will improve the efficiency 

of CMS reviews. 

Form Number: CMS–10398 #84 (OMB 

control number: 0938–1148); Frequency: 

Annual and on occasion; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

34; Total Annual Responses: 34; Total 

Annual Hours: 17. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact: Angela 

Cimino at 410–786–2638.) 

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–10767] 

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 January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 


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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: Reinstatement without change 

of a previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: Patient 

Access through Application 

Programming Interfaces (API); Use: This 

final rule is the first phase of policies 

centrally focused on advancing 

interoperability and patient access to 

health information using the authority 

available to the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS). We believe 

this is an important step in advancing 

interoperability, putting patients at the 

center of their health care, and ensuring 

they have electronic access to their 

health information. We are committed 

to working with stakeholders to solve 

the issue of interoperability and getting 

patients access to information about 

their health care, and we are taking an 

active approach to move participants in 

the health care market toward 

interoperability and the secure and 

timely exchange of electronic health 

information by adopting policies for the 

Medicare and Medicaid programs, the 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(CHIP), and qualified health plan (QHP) 

issuers on the individual market 

Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs). 

For purposes of this rule, references to 

QHP issuers on the FFEs excludes 

issuers offering only stand-alone dental 

plans (SADPs). Likewise, we are also 

excluding QHP issuers only offering 

QHPs in the Federally-facilitated Small 

Business Health Options Program 

Exchanges (FF–SHOPs) from the 

provisions of this rule. This rule 

requires these impacted payers to 

maintain and use standards-based APIs 

to make certain information available to 

enrollees. CMS regulations at 42 CFR 

417.414, 417.416, 422.112(a)(1)(i), and 

422.114(a)(3)(ii) require that all 

Medicare Advantage organizations 

(MAOs) offering coordinated care plans, 

network-based private fee-for-service 

(PFFS) plans, and as well as section 

1876 cost organizations, maintain a 

network of appropriate providers that is 

sufficient to provide adequate access to 

covered services to meet the needs of 

the population served. To enforce this 

requirement, CMS regulations at 

§ 422.116 outline network adequacy 

criteria which set forth the minimum 

number of providers and maximum 

travel time and distance from enrollees 

to providers, for required provider 

specialty types in each county in the 

United States and its territories. 

Organizations must be in compliance 

with the current CMS network adequacy 

criteria guidance, which is updated and 

published annually on CMS’s website. 

This collection of information is 

essential to appropriate and timely 

compliance monitoring by CMS, in 

order to ensure that all active contracts 

offering network-based plans maintain 

an adequate network. 

This notice originally published on 

August 22, 2024 (89 FR 67943), but CMS 

was delayed in submitting it to OMB. 

For that reason, we are republishing this 

notice and the associated information 

collection request will be submitted 

upon to OMB upon publication of this 

notice. Form Number: CMS–10767 

(OMB control number: 0938–1412); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: Private sector; Number of 

Respondents: 345; Number of 

Responses: 345; Total Annual Hours: 

589,950. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Lorraine Doo at 

410–786–6597.) 

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 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Review; Healthy Marriage 

and Responsible Fatherhood Local 

Evaluation Final Report (New 

Collection) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services is 

requesting approval of the Healthy 

Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood 

(HMRF) Final Report Templates. HMRF 

grant programs are required to submit a 

final report describing their local 

evaluation analyses and findings. This 

request includes guidance for grant 

recipients in the form of templates. 

Information will inform technical 

assistance to support grantees in 

developing and submitting the final 

reports to ACF to fulfill a grant 

requirement. 

DATES: Comments due January 6, 2025. 

OMB must decide about the collection 

of information between 30 and 60 days 

after publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

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. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 


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