51572 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 168 / Friday, August 29, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: August 26, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–R–245] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

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. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates or any other aspect of 

this collection of information, including 

any of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

We are, however, requesting an 

emergency review of the information 

collection referenced below. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. We 

are, however, requesting an emergency 

review of the information collection 

reference below. In compliance with the 

requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we have submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) the 

following requirements for emergency 

review. This is necessary to ensure 

compliance with an initiative of the 

Administration. We are requesting an 

emergency review under 5 CFR part 

1320(a)(2)(i) because public harm is 

reasonably likely to result if the normal 

clearance procedures are followed. We 

are seeking emergency approval for 

modifications to the ICR currently 

approved under Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number 

0938–0760, entitled Medicare and 

Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection 

Requirements as Part of the CoPs for 

HHAs and Supporting Regulations. The 

revisions contained in this request 

pertain only to the Outcome Assessment 

and Information Set, C–1/ICD–9 Version 

(OASIS–C1/ICD–9 Version); therefore 

all other requirements in the currently 

approved PRA package are not being 

revised. The approval of this data 

collection instrument is essential 

because OASIS data is used in the 

calculation of provider payment as well 

as for measurement of the quality of care 

provided by Home Health Agencies 

(HHAs). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number (OCN). 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–245/OMB Control 

Number 0938–0760, 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’ Web site address at 

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

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

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: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

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–R–245 Medicare and Medicaid 

Programs OASIS Collection 

Requirements as Part of the CoPs for 

HHAs 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. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. 

This is necessary to ensure compliance 

with an initiative of the Administration. 

We are requesting an emergency review 

under 5 CFR Part 1320(a)(2)(i) because 

public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if the normal clearance 

procedures are followed. 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare and 

Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection 

Requirements as Part of the CoPs for 

HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use: 

The Outcome and Assessment 

Information Set (OASIS) data set is 

currently mandated for use by Home 

Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition 

of participation (CoP) in the Medicare 

program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs 

have mandated that HHAs use the 

OASIS data set when evaluating adult 

non-maternity patients receiving skilled 

services. The OASIS is a core standard 

assessment data set that agencies 

integrate into their own patient-specific, 

comprehensive assessment to identify 

each patient’s need for home care that 

meets the patient’s medical, nursing, 

rehabilitative, social, and discharge 

planning needs. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approved the OASIS–C1 

information collection request on 

February 6, 2014. We originally planned 


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to use OASIS–C1 to coincide with the 

original implementation of ICD–10 on 

October 1, 2014. However, on April 1, 

2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare 

Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113–93) 

was enacted. This legislation prohibits 

CMS from adopting ICD–10 coding prior 

to October 1, 2015. Because OASIS–C1 

is based on ICD–10 coding, it is not 

possible to implement OASIS–C1 prior 

to October 1, 2015, when ICD–10 is 

implemented. The passage of the PAMA 

Act left us with the dilemma of how to 

collect OASIS data in the interim, until 

ICD–10 is implemented. 

The OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version is an 

interim version of the OASIS–C1 data 

item set that was created in response to 

the legislatively mandated ICD–10 

delay. There are five items in OASIS–C1 

that require ICD–10 codes. In the 

OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version, these items 

have been replaced with the 

corresponding items from OASIS–C that 

use ICD–9 coding. The OASIS–C1/ICD– 

9 version also incorporates updated 

clinical concepts, modified item 

wording and response categories and 

improved item clarity. In addition, the 

OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version includes a 

significant decrease in provider burden 

that was accomplished by the deletion 

of a number of non-essential data items 

from the OASIS–C data item set. 

Form Number: CMS–R–245 (OMB 

control number: 0938–0760); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Private 

Sector (Business or other for-profit and 

Not-for-profit institutions); Number of 

Respondents: 12,014; Total Annual 

Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual 

Hours: 15,305,484. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Caroline Gallaher at 410–786–8705.) 

We are requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by September 

17, 2014, with a 180-day approval 

period. Written comments and 

recommendations will be considered 

from the public if received by the date 

and address noted below. 

Copies of the supporting statement 

and any related forms can be found at: 

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

PaperworkReductionActof1995 or can 

be obtained by emailing your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and CMS document 

identifier, to: Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 

or by calling the Reports Clearance at: 

410–786–1326. 

Dated: August 26, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth 

Management Information System 

(RHYMIS) Version 3.0. 

OMB No.: 0970–0123. 

Description: The Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act, as amended by 

Public Law 106–71 (42 U.S.C. 5701 et 

seq.), mandates that the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

report regularly to Congress on the 

status of HHS-funded programs serving 

runaway and homeless youth. Such 

reporting is similarly mandated by the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act. Organizations funded under the 

Runaway and Homeless Youth program 

are required by statute (42 U.S.C. 5712, 

42 U.S.C. 5714–2) to meet certain data 

collection and reporting requirements. 

These requirements include 

maintenance of client statistical records 

on the number and the characteristics of 

the runaway and homeless youth, and 

youth at risk of family separation, who 

participate in the project, and the 

services provided to such youth by the 

project. 

Respondents: States localities, private 

entities and coordinated networks of 

such entities. Typical respondents are 

non-profit community based 

organizations who are reporting on the 

youth that they serve through their 

Basic Center, Transitional Living and 

Street Outreach programs. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents * 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Youth Profile: Basic Center Program (one for each youth) ............................ 321 115 0.20 7383 

Youth Profile: Transitional Living Program (one for each youth) .................... 205 19 0.250 974 

Youth Profile: Street Outreach Program (one for each youth) ........................ 138 524 0.073 5279 

Brief Agency Contacts Report ** (3 data elements per youth) ........................ 664 865 0.05 28718 

Data Transfer ................................................................................................... 664 2 0.50 664 

* Number of respondents and response estimates are based on FY 2013 grantee award and annual youth service volumes (the number of 

grantees awarded and their service volumes change from year to year but not greatly). 

** Brief Agency Contacts Report is a new report that combines the elements of the Street Outreach Contacts, Turnaway/Waitlist and Brief Contacts reports that were previously in place. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 43,018. 

Additional Information 

Copies of the proposed collection may 

be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, 

Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. Email 

address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment 

OMB is required to make a decision 

concerning 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. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

directly to the following: Office of 

Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn: 


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