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contractors to furnish additional bond 

security under certain circumstances. 

This clause is used both for construction 

and other than construction contracts. 

(SF 1415, Consent of Surety and 

Increase of Penalty). 

FAR 52.228–13, Alternative Payment 

Protections. This clause requires 

contractors to submit one of the 

payment protections listed in the clause 

by the contracting officer, in 

construction contracts greater than 

$35,000 but not exceeding $150,000. 

FAR 52.228–14, Irrevocable Letter of 

Credit. This clause requires offerors or 

contractors to provide certain 

information when they intend to use an 

irrevocable letter of credit (ILC) in lieu 

of a required bid bond, or to secure 

other types of required bonds such as 

performance and payment bonds. This 

clause is required in solicitations and 

contracts when a bid guarantee, or 

performance bond, or performance and 

payment bonds are required. 

FAR 52.228–15, Performance and 

Payment Bonds-Construction. This 

clause requires contractors to provide 

performance and payment bonds in 

construction contracts exceeding 

$150,000 (SF 25, Performance Bond; SF 

25–A, Payment Bond; SF 25–B, 

Continuation Sheet (for SF’s 24, 25, and 

25–A); SF 273, Reinsurance Agreement 

for a Bonds Statute Performance Bond; 

SF 274, Reinsurance Agreement for a 

Bonds Statute Payment Bond). 

FAR 52.228–16, Performance and 

Payment Bonds-Other Than 

Construction. This clause requires 

contractors to furnish performance and 

payment bonds for other than 

construction contracts exceeding the 

simplified acquisition threshold only in 

certain circumstances. (SF 35, Annual 

Performance Bond; SF 275, Reinsurance 

Agreement in Favor of the United 

States; SF 1416, Payment Bond for 

Other Than Construction Contracts; SF 

1418, Performance Bond for Other Than 

Construction Contracts). 

The bid guarantees, bonds, or 

alternative payment protections are 

retained by the Government until the 

contractor’s obligation is fulfilled. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 6,279. 

Total Annual Responses: 6,279. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,279. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0045, Bid Guarantees, 

Performance and Payment Bonds, and 

Alternative Payment Protection. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10052] 

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 (the 

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 

June 28, 2022. 

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: ll, 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’ website address at 

website address at 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–10052 Recognition of PassThrough Payment for Additional 

(New) Categories of Devices under the 

Outpatient Prospective Payment 

System 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. 

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 Collection 

1. Title of Information Collection: 

Recognition of Pass-Through Payment 

for Additional (New) Categories of 

Devices under the Outpatient 

Prospective Payment System and 


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Supporting Regulations; Type of 

Information Collection Request: 

Revision with change of a currently 

approved collection; Use: The 

transitional pass-through provision 

provides a way for ensuring appropriate 

payment for new technologies whose 

use and costs are not adequately 

represented in the base year claims data 

on which the outpatient PPS is 

constructed as required by law. 

Categories of medical devices will 

receive transitional pass-through 

payments for 2 to 3 years from the date 

payments are initiated for the category. 

However, the underlying provision is 

permanent and provides an on-going 

mechanism for reflecting timely 

introduction of new items into the 

payment structure. 

Interested parties such as hospitals, 

device manufacturers, pharmaceutical 

companies, and physicians apply for 

transitional pass-through payment for 

certain items used with services covered 

in the outpatient PPS. After we receive 

all requested information, we evaluate 

the information to determine if the 

creation of an additional category of 

medical devices for transitional passthrough payments is justified. We may 

request additional information related to 

the proposed new device category, as 

needed. We advise the applicant of our 

decision, and update the outpatient PPS 

during its next scheduled quarterly 

payment update cycle to reflect any 

newly approved device categories. We 

list below the information that we 

require from all applicants. The 

following information is required to 

process requests for additional 

categories of medical devices for 

transitional pass-through payments. 

Form Number: CMS–10052 (OMB 

control number: 0938–0857); Frequency: 

Annually; Affected Public: Private 

Sector, Business or other for-profits; 

Number of Respondents: 10; Number of 

Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 

160. (For questions regarding this 

collection contact Kimberly A. 

Campbell at 410–786–2289.) 

Dated: April 25, 2022. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09167 Filed 4–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10631] 

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 May 31, 2022. 

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/Paperwork

ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: The PACE 

Organization Application Process in 42 

CFR part 460; Use: The Programs of AllInclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) 

consist of pre-paid, capitated plans that 

provide comprehensive health care 

services to frail, older adults in the 

community who are eligible for nursing 

home care according to State standards. 

PACE organizations (PO) must provide 

all Medicare and Medicaid covered 

services; financing of this model is 

accomplished through prospective 

capitation of both Medicare and 

Medicaid payments. Upon approval of a 

PACE application, CMS executes a 

3-way program agreement with the 

applicant entity and the applicable State 

Administering Agency (SAA). CMS 

regulations at 42 CFR 460.98(b)(2) 

require a PO to provide PACE services 

in at least the PACE center, the home, 

and inpatient facilities. The PACE 

center is the focal point for the delivery 

of PACE services; the center is where 

the interdisciplinary team (IDT) is 

located, services are provided, and 

socialization occurs with staff that is 

consistent and familiar to participants. 

Collection of this information is 

mandated by statute under sections 

1894(f) and 1934(f) of the Act and at 42 

CFR part 460, subpart B, which 

addresses the PO application and 

waiver process. In general, PACE 

services are provided through a PO. An 

entity wishing to become a PO must 


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