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applying AO’s requirements for 

accreditation; survey procedures; 

resources for conducting required 

surveys; capacity to furnish information 

for use in enforcement activities; 

monitoring procedures for provider 

entities found not in compliance with 

the conditions or requirements; and 

ability to provide CMS with the 

necessary data for validation. 

Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act 

further requires that we publish, within 

60 days of receipt of an organization’s 

complete application, a notice 

identifying the national accrediting 

body making the request, describing the 

nature of the request, and providing at 

least a 30-day public comment period. 

We have 210 days from the receipt of a 

complete application to publish notice 

of approval or denial of the application. 

The purpose of this notice is to inform 

the public of NDAC’s request for 

continued CMS-approval of its ESRD 

facility accreditation program. This 

notice also solicits public comment on 

whether NDAC’s requirements meet or 

exceed the Medicare conditions for 

coverage (CfCs) for ESRDs. 

III. Evaluation of Deeming Authority 

Request 

NDAC submitted all the necessary 

materials to enable us to make a 

determination concerning its request for 

continued CMS-approval of its ESRD 

facility accreditation program. This 

application was determined to be 

complete on March 14, 2022. Under 

section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our 

regulations at § 488.5 (Application and 

re-application procedures for national 

accrediting organizations), our review 

and evaluation of NDAC will be 

conducted in accordance with, but not 

necessarily limited to, the following 

factors: 

• The equivalency of NDAC’s 

standards for ESRD facilities as 

compared with CMS’ ESRD facility 

CfCs. 

• NDAC’s survey process to 

determine the following: 

++ The composition of the survey 

team, surveyor qualifications, and the 

ability of the organization to provide 

continuing surveyor training. 

++ The comparability of NDAC’s 

processes to those of state agencies, 

including survey frequency, and the 

ability to investigate and respond 

appropriately to complaints against 

accredited facilities. 

++ NDAC’s processes and procedures 

for monitoring an ESRD facility out of 

compliance with NDAC’s program 

requirements. These monitoring 

procedures are used only when NDAC’s 

identifies noncompliance. If 

noncompliance is identified through 

validation reviews or complaint 

surveys, the state agency (SA) monitors 

corrections as specified at § 488.9. 

++ NDAC’s capacity to report 

deficiencies to the surveyed facilities 

and respond to the facility’s plan of 

correction in a timely manner. 

++ NDAC’s capacity to provide CMS 

with electronic data and reports 

necessary for effective validation and 

assessment of the organization’s survey 

process. 

++ The adequacy of NDAC’s staff and 

other resources, and its financial 

viability. 

++ NDAC’s capacity to adequately 

fund required surveys. 

++ NDAC’s policies with respect to 

whether surveys are announced or 

unannounced, to assure that surveys are 

unannounced. 

++ NDAC’s policies and procedures 

to avoid conflicts of interest, including 

the appearance of conflicts of interest 

involving individuals who conduct 

surveys or participate in accreditation 

decisions. 

++ NDAC’s agreement to provide 

CMS with a copy of the most current 

accreditation survey together with any 

other information related to the survey 

as we may require (including corrective 

action plans). 

IV. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection requirements, 

that is, reporting, recordkeeping or 

third-party disclosure requirements. 

Consequently, there is no need for 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

V. Response to Public Comments 

Because of the large number of public 

comments we normally receive on 

Federal Register documents, we are not 

able to acknowledge or respond to them 

individually. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date and 

time specified in the DATES section of 

this preamble, and, when we proceed 

with a subsequent document, we will 

respond to the comments in the 

preamble to that document. 

The Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

authorizes Lynette Wilson, who is the 

Federal Register Liaison, to 

electronically sign this document for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: May 18, 2022. 

Lynette Wilson, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10999 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10398 #7] 

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. 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 


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of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

June 6, 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 (#7)/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/PRAListing. 

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: 

CHIPRA Connecting Kids to Coverage 

Outreach and Enrollment Grants; Type 

of Information Collection Request: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection; Use: In this April 2022 

iteration of GenIC#7, regarding MACRA 

Cycle Vb. Round III, the Cycle Vb. 

Connecting Kids to Coverage Final 

Report Template for the Round III AI/ 

AN cooperative agreement is being 

removed because the data collection is 

completed. This April 2022 iteration of 

GenIC#7 also sets out to revise the 

currently approved templates for the 

Semi-Annual Report and Final Report 

Templates and the Monthly Progress 

Report Templates. The revision changes 

the template format from a Microsoft 

Excel spreadsheet to an Adobe pdf. This 

revision makes the reporting templates 

user-friendly for the grantees and easier 

to complete than with the Excel 

spreadsheet format. The content of the 

reporting information continues without 

change as collected through the SemiAnnual Report, Final Report and 

Monthly Progress Report Templates of 

this current package. Form Number: 

CMS–10398 (#7) (OMB control number: 

0938–1148); Frequency: Yearly, 

quarterly, once, and occasionally; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

47; Total Annual Responses: 1,973; 

Total Annual Hours: 10,102. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Joyce Jordan at 410–786–.) 

Dated: May 17, 2022. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10954 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; The National Adult 

Maltreatment Reporting System; OMB 

#0985–0054 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

the proposed revision of information 

collection requirements for the National 

Maltreatment Reporting System 

(NAMRS) OMB Control Number 0985– 

0054. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by July 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to Stephanie Whittier 

Eliason, Administration for Community 

Living, Washington, DC 20201, at 

Stephanie.WhittierEliason@acl.hhs.gov. 

Submit written comments on the 

collection of information to 

Administration for Community Living, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attention: to 

Stephanie Whittier Eliason. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Whittier Eliason, 

Administration for Community Living, 

Washington, DC 20201, at 202.795.7467 

and Stephanie.WhittierEliason@

acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ includes 

agency requests or requirements that 

members of the public submit reports, 

keep records, or provide information to 

a third party. The PRA requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, ACL is publishing a notice 

of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, ACL invites 

comments on our burden estimates or 

any other aspect of this collection of 

information, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of ACL’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used 

to determine burden estimates; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

This data collection effort is in 

response to the Elder Justice Act of 

2009, which amended Title XX of the 

Social Security Act [42.U.S.C. 13976 et 

seq.]. These provisions require that the 

Secretary of HHS ‘‘collects and 

disseminates data annually relating to 

the abuse, exploitation, and neglect of 

elders in coordination with the 

Department of Justice’’ [Sec. 


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