101018 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10398 #83] 

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 27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the applicable form number 

(CMS–10398 #83) 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 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: CMS–10398 #83/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 SPA Preprint; Type of 

Information Collection Request: New 

information collection request 

information request; Use: The 

information, collected by CMS from the 

state on a one-time basis is needed in 

order to determine if the state has 

properly elected to cover PACE services 

as a Medicaid state plan option. Outside 

of the one-time requirement, states 

would need to update their SPA 

whenever they make changes to their 

eligibility section or rate setting 

methodology. 

This iteration proposes to move our 

non-generic collection of information 

requirements/burden (CMS–10227, 

OMB 0938–1027) with change under 

our generic umbrella (CMS–10398, OMB 

0938–1148). If approved by OMB, we 

will formally discontinue OMB control 

number 0938–1027 (CMS–10227). 

Form Number: CMS–10398 #83 (OMB 

control number: 0938–1148); Frequency: 

Once and on occasion; Affected Public: 

State, Local, or Tribal Governments; 

Number of Respondents: 34; Total 

Annual Responses: 40; Total Annual 

Hours: 5,560. (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–10636] 

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 


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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 13, 2025. 

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. 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Triennial 

Network Adequacy Review for Medicare 

Advantage Organizations and 1876 Cost 

Plans; Use: 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; Form Number: 

CMS–10636 (OMB control number: 

0938–1346); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private sector; Number of 

Respondents: 502; Number of 

Responses: 2,753; Total Annual Hours: 

27,470. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Jackie Ford at 

410–786–7767.) 

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; Intergovernmental 

Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of 

Management and Budget No.: 0970– 

0209) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

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 

Child Support Services (OCSS), is 

requesting the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to approve the 

Intergovernmental Reference Guide 

(IRG) for an additional three years. The 

IRG contains State and Tribal child 

support information that helps State and 

Tribal child support agencies (CSAs) 

administer their respective programs. 

Minor updates are proposed, as 

described below. The current OMB 

approval (OMB #: 0970–0209) expires 

on February 28, 2025. 

DATES: Comments due January 13, 2025. 

OMB is required to decide 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. 

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 infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The IRG is a centralized 

and automated repository of State and 

Tribal profiles that contains high-level 

descriptions of each CSA program. 

These profiles provide State, Tribal, and 

foreign country CSAs with an effective 

and efficient method for updating and 

accessing information needed to process 

intergovernmental child support cases. 

Revisions are proposed as a result of 

feedback from respondents suggesting 

changes, recommendations from the 

program team, or from the program team 

workgroup of interested partners. The 

workgroup is engaged to evaluate the 

efficacy of the instruments. Specifically, 

the following changes are proposed: 

• Minor edits to change Office of 

Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to 

Office of Child Support Services 

(OCSS). 

• Edits to the State profile based on 

recommendations that were received 

but not implemented in 2022 when the 

current version of the profile went 

through the OMB approval process. 

OCSS has an overview of those 

recommendations and OCSS responses 

available upon request. 

• Edits to clarify the State profile 

questions to make it easier for 


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