[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26358-26359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09572]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10398 #59]


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.

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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

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overarching plan that defines the scope of the individual collections 
that would fall under its umbrella. On October 23, 2011, OMB approved 
our initial request to use the generic clearance process under control 
number 0938-1148 (CMS-10398). It was last approved on April 26, 2021, 
via the standard PRA process which included the publication of 60- and 
30-day Federal Register notices. The scope of the April 2021 umbrella 
accounts for Medicaid and CHIP State plan amendments, waivers, 
demonstrations, and reporting. 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 May 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the applicable form number 
(see below) 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 
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: CMS-10398 (#59)/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, you may 
access CMS' website at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.

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 Collections

    1. Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Section 1115 Severe 
Mental Illness and Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance 
Demonstrations; Type of Information Collection Request: Revised; Use: 
As part of the meta-analysis, this April 2022 iteration proposes to add 
virtual interviews with leaders in the state Medicaid Agency and/or the 
single state agency for behavioral health in the states that have 
approved section 1115 SMI demonstrations. Otherwise, there are no 
changes to the active collection of information requirements that are 
associated with the Implementation Plan, the Monitoring Protocol, the 
Monitoring Report, and the Initial Availability Assessment. Form 
Number: CMS-10398 (#59) (OMB control number: 0938-1148); Frequency: 
Yearly, quarterly, once, and occasionally; Affected Public: State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 10; Total Annual 
Responses: 114; Total Annual Hours: 3,314. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Danielle Daly at 443-379-3289.)

    Dated: April 29, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-09572 Filed 5-3-22; 8:45 am]
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