Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices 102149 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10765] 

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 

February 18, 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: 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–10765 Review Choice 

Demonstration for Inpatient 

Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Services 

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: Review Choice 

Demonstration for Inpatient 

Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Services; 

Use: Section 402(a)(1)(J) of the Social 

Security Amendments of 1967 (42 

U.S.C. 1395b–1(a)(1)(J)) authorizes the 

Secretary to ‘‘develop or demonstrate 

improved methods for the investigation 

and prosecution of fraud in the 

provision of care or services under the 

health programs established by the 

Social Security Act (the Act).’’ Pursuant 

to this authority, the CMS will continue 

the implementation of a Medicare 

demonstration project, which CMS 

believes will help assist in developing 

improved procedures for the 

identification, investigation, and 

prosecution of Medicare fraud occurring 

among IRFs providing services to 

Medicare beneficiaries. 

This demonstration will assist in 

developing improved procedures for the 

identification, investigation, and 

prosecution of potential Medicare fraud. 

The demonstration will ensure that 

payments for IRF services are 

appropriate through either pre-claim or 

postpayment review, thereby working 

towards the prevention and 

identification of potential fraud, waste, 

and abuse, as well as protecting the 

Medicare Trust Funds from improper 

payments while reducing Medicare 

appeals. CMS plans to continue the 

demonstration in Alabama and 

Pennsylvania, then expand to Texas, 

and California. After the initial four 

states, CMS will expand the 

demonstration to include the IRFs in 

any state that bill to Medicare 

Administrative Contractor (MAC) 

jurisdictions JJ, JL, JH, and JE. Form 

Number: CMS–10765 (OMB Control 

Number: 0938–1420); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Private 

Sector (Business or other for-profits and 

Not-for-profits); Number of 

Respondents: 526; Number of 

Responses: 179,910; Total Annual 

Hours: 89,955. (For questions regarding 

this collection contact Jaclyn Gray (410) 

786–3744.) 

William N. Parham, III 

Director, Division of Information Collections 

and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 

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