Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 08 April 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-07415 |
| Citation | 89 FR 24479 |
| Court | Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services,Health And Human Services Department |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 24479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07415]
[[Page 24479]]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10549]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 8, 2024.
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, please access
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.
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: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research
for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS); Use: The purpose of
this OMB clearance package is to extend the approval of the current
generic clearance for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).
The MCBS Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research encompasses
development and testing of MCBS questionnaires, instrumentation, and
data collection protocols, as well as a mechanism for conducting
methodological experiments. The current clearance includes six types of
potential research activities: (1) cognitive interviewing, (2) focus
groups, (3) usability testing, (4a) field testing within the MCBS
production environment, (4b) field testing as a separate data
collection effort outside of the MCBS production environment, (5)
respondent debriefings, and (6) research about incentives.
The MCBS is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a nationally
representative sample of aged, disabled, and institutionalized Medicare
beneficiaries. The MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS), is the only comprehensive source of
information on the health status, health care use and expenditures,
health insurance coverage, and socioeconomic and demographic
characteristics of the entire spectrum of Medicare beneficiaries. The
core of the MCBS is a series of interviews with a stratified random
sample of the Medicare population, including aged and disabled
enrollees, residing in the community or in institutions. Questions are
asked about enrollees' patterns of health care use, charges, insurance
coverage, and payments over time. Respondents are asked about their
sources of health care coverage and payment, their demographic
characteristics, their health and work history, and their family living
circumstances. In addition to collecting information through the core
questionnaire, the MCBS collects information on special topics. Form
Number: CMS-10549 (OMB control number: 0938-1275); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Number of
Respondents: 11,655; Total Annual Responses: 11,655; Total Annual
Hours: 3,947. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
William Long at 410-786-7927.)
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-07415 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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