[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31242-31243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10954]


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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.

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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 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/PRA-Listing.

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 Semi-
Annual 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]
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