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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

          - [Document Identifiers: CMS-10105]

# 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 February 11, 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                         *https://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: __, 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/​PRA-Listing*

# 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-10105 National Implementation of the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey

                    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:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection;                     *Title of Information Collection:*                     National Implementation of the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey;                     *Use:*                     The national implementation of the ICH CAHPS Survey is designed to allow third-party, CMS-approved survey vendors to administer the ICH CAHPS Survey using mail-only, telephone-only, or mixed (mail with telephone follow-up) modes of survey administration. Experience from previous CAHPS surveys shows that mail, telephone, and mail with telephone follow-up data collection modes work well for respondents, vendors, and health care providers. Any additional forms of information technology, such as web surveys, is under investigation as a potential survey option in this population.                          ( print page 101018)    

Data collected in the national implementation of the ICH CAHPS Survey are used for the following purposes:

To provide a source of information from which selected measures can be publicly reported to beneficiaries as a decision aid for dialysis facility selection.

To aid facilities with their internal quality improvement efforts and external benchmarking with other facilities.

To provide CMS with information for monitoring and public reporting purposes. To support the ESRD Quality Improvement Program.

*Form Number:*                     CMS-10105 (OMB control number: 0938-0926);                     *Frequency:*                     Annually;                     *Affected Public:*                     Individuals and Households;                     *Number of Respondents:*                     95,000;                     *Number of Responses:*                     95,000;                     *Total Annual Hours:*                     51,300. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Lauren Popham at 410-786-8568 or                     *Lauren.popham@cms.hhs.gov.*)                

William N. Parham, III,

Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2024-29392 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]

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