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CAHPS data to CMS. CMS publicly 

reports comparative results from OAS 

CAHPS after each facility has conducted 

data collection for 12 months. OAS 

CAHPS measures, enable consumers to 

make more informed decisions when 

choosing an outpatient surgery facility, 

aid facilities in their quality 

improvement efforts, and help CMS 

monitor the performance of outpatient 

surgery facilities. Form Number: CMS– 

10500 (OMB control number: 0938– 

1240); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Individuals and Households, 

Business or other for-profits, Not-forprofit institutions and State, Local and 

Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 993,300; Total Annual 

Responses: 993,300; Total Annual 

Hours: 221,100. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Memuna Ifedirah at 410–786–6849.) 

Dated: July 26, 2021. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10701 and CMS– 

10757] 

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 August 30, 2021. 

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, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

website address at: https://

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html. 

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: New Collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare 

Beneficiary Experiences with Care 

Survey (MBECS) System; Use: The 

MBECS system is designed to conduct 

population specific surveys that will be 

administered to the group of interest, 

fielded one time. This means that over 

the three-year period, two individual 

surveys will be administered. This will 

allow CMS OMH to respond quickly to 

the data needs of stakeholders with 

interests in these underrepresented 

groups. Data collected through the 

MBECS system will be used to better 

understand—and thus serve the needs 

of—Medicare beneficiaries in minority 

populations. The core questionnaire 

will collect information on 

communication with medical 

professionals, coordination of health 

care, experiences getting needed health 

care, experiences with personal doctors 

and specialists, and key demographics. 

Data will be compared to benchmarks 

from the FFS CAHPS, MA CAHPS, and 

NAM CAHPS surveys. The populationspecific questionnaire module described 

and submitted via a specific collection 

request will collect information about 

issues most relevant for that particular 

group of interest. 

The goal of this umbrella data 

collection effort is to gather data via 

separate surveys on a variety of minority 

Medicare beneficiaries’ experiences. 

Topics and questions of interest may ask 

about beneficiaries’ communication 

with medical professionals, 

coordination of health care, experiences 

getting needed health care, and 

experiences with personal doctors and 

specialists. CMS OMH will compare 

survey data to benchmarks from the 

general population of Medicare 

beneficiaries while controlling for 

population characteristics, as 

appropriate. 

Survey respondents will have the 

opportunity to respond to an MBECS 

survey via a self-administered webbased survey (also called computerassisted web interview or CAWI). CAWI 

technology minimizes respondent 

burden by (1) automatically providing 

text fills within questions and handling 

skip patterns based on responses to each 

question; (2) allowing respondents to 

complete the survey at a convenient 

time; (3) allowing respondents to stop 

and re-enter the survey if needed; and 

(4) capturing data in real-time, thereby 

eliminating the need for manual data 

entry. Form Number: CMS–10701 (OMB 

Control number: 0938–New); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Individuals 

and Households; Number of 

Respondents: 13,000; Total Annual 

Responses: 13,000; Total Annual Hours: 

4,290 (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Luis Pons Perez 

at 410–786–8557). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved information collection; Title 


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of Information Collection: CLIA 

Collection of Information Requirements 

Related to SARS–CoV–2 Test Results 

Reporting; Use: In order to be in 

compliance with the new CLIA 

mandatory SARS–CoV–2 test results 

reporting requirements, laboratories will 

need to develop a mechanism to track, 

collect, and report test results as well as 

update policies and procedures. In 

addition, Accreditation Organizations 

(AOs) and Exempt States (ESs) will need 

to update laboratory standards to reflect 

the reporting requirements and update 

policies and procedures related to 

reporting laboratories that do not report 

test results as required. 

The CDC has an information 

collection request (OMB Control 

Number 0920–1299) in order to collect 

laboratory data related to the COVID–19 

Pandemic Response. The CMS package 

(ICR) is for laboratory implementation 

and CMS monitoring of compliance 

with the CMS–3401–IFC CLIA-certified 

laboratory reporting requirements. 

The information collected by the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) or its designee, such as 

a CMS agent or CMS approved 

laboratory accreditation organization, 

when conducting inspections will be 

used to determine a laboratory’s 

compliance with the CLIA SARS–CoV– 

2 test result reporting requirements. 

During an on-site survey, the Conditionlevel laboratory requirement at 42 CFR 

493.41and 493.1100(a) are assessed for 

compliance. The information is used by 

CMS in determining appropriate Civil 

Money Penalties (CMPs) when 

laboratories fail to report as required. 

Form Number: CMS–10757 (OMB 

control number: 0938–1391); Frequency: 

Daily; Affected Public: Private Sector 

Not-for-profit institutions and State, 

Local and Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 77,033; Total Annual 

Responses: 308,114; Total Annual 

Hours: 1,386,873 (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Sarah 

Bennett at 410–786–3354.) 

Dated: July 26, 2021. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Public Comment Request; 

State Annual Long-Term Care 

Ombudsman Report-National 

Ombudsman Reporting System; OMB 

#0985–0005 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living is announcing that 

the proposed collection of information 

listed above has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance as 

required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

This 30-Day notice collects comments 

on the information collection 

requirements related to the State Annual 

Long-Term Care Ombudsman ReportNational Ombudsman Reporting System 

[OMB #0985–0005]. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

collection of information by August 30, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. By mail to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office 

Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for ACL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Louise Ryan, Administration for 

Community Living, Washington, DC 

20201, (206) 615–2299 or by email: 

louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL 

has submitted the following proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

review and clearance. 

The Administration for Community 

Living (ACL) is requesting approval to 

collect data for the State Annual LongTerm Care Ombudsman Report-National 

Ombudsman Reporting System [OMB 

#0985–0005]. This request covers minor 

changes and corrections to the current 

information collection, with a total of 

11,154 annual burden hours. The data 

collection tool will enhance ACL’s 

ability to understand and report on 

Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) 

program operations, experiences of 

long-term care facility residents and will 

reflect changes in LTCO program 

operations and long-term supports and 

services policies, research, and 

practices. States will continue to 

provide the following data and narrative 

information in the report: 

1. Numbers and descriptions of cases 

filed and complaints made on behalf of 

long-term care facility residents to the 

statewide ombudsman program; 

2. Major issues identified impacting 

on the quality of care and life of longterm care facility residents; 

3. Statewide program operations; 

4. Ombudsman activities in addition 

to complaint investigation; and 

5. Organizational conflict of interest 

reporting as required by 45 CFR part 

1324.21. 

Comments in Response to the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register on March 10, 2021 (86 FR 

13720). There were four public 

comments received during the 60-day 

FRN. Please see ACLs response to 

comment listed below. 

Two of the four respondents 

(Maryland Ombudsman program and 

the National Association of State 

Ombudsman Programs (NASOP)) 

recommended adding a new complaint 

code ‘‘infection control.’’ 

Response: ACL agrees to add one 

complaint code ‘‘infection control’’ and 

corresponding definition, examples and 

reporting tips. The Iowa Ombudsman 

program recommended adding 

clarifying information to the Code I05 

(Housekeeping) to be inclusive of 

infection control, ACL will incorporate 

its suggestion into the new ‘‘Infection 

control’’ code. Two of the four 

respondents (Maryland Ombudsman 

program and NASOP) recommended 

changes to the ‘‘examples and reporting 

tips’’ under complaint code J01. 

Response: ACL agrees to modify the 

‘‘examples and reporting tips’’ on 

Complaint Code J01 ‘‘Administrative 

oversight’’ to incorporate problems with 

a facility planning and responding to an 

emergency. 

ACL received the following comments 

and did not accept them for inclusion in 

NORS. 

The Maryland Ombudsman proposed 

adding more detail and examples in the 

description fields in the following cells: 

S02, S06, S08, S09, S12.1, and S13 

stating that this would give the State 

Ombudsman more guidance on how to 

approach the narratives and to help 

ensure greater consistency across the 

country. 


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