Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 19 February 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-03419 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services,Health And Human Services Department |
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Title: Part 25 of the Commission’s
Rules Governing the Licensing of, and
Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network
Stations and Space Stations.
Form No: FCC Form 312, FCC Form
312–EZ, FCC Form 312–R and
Schedules A, B and S.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-
profit entities and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 6,524
respondents; 6,573 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–80
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one time, and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure
requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory authority for
the information collection requirements
under 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307,
309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721.
Total Annual Burden: 44,988 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $16,612,586.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
pertaining to the information collection
requirements in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On March 3, 2020,
the Commission released a Report and
Order and Order of Proposed
Modification, FCC 20–22, GN Docket
No. 18–122, titled ‘‘Expanding Flexible
Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band.’’ In this
Report and Order and Order of Proposed
Modification, the Commission updated
its rules by reforming the use of the 3.7–
4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-
Band. The new rules repack existing
satellite operations into the upper 200
megahertz of the band (and reserve a 20
megahertz guard band), making a
significant amount of spectrum—280
megahertz or more than half of the
band—available for flexible use
throughout the contiguous United
States. The relevant rule revisions for
purposes of this information collection
are the addition of sections 25.138 and
25.147 of the Commission’s rules. In
updating this information collection, we
are not accounting for any changes to
the number of respondents, burden
hours, and annual cost related to these
rule revisions since the addition of
sections 25.138 and 25.147 set forth
rules for transition of operations from
one frequency band to another.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10752]
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 March 22, 2021.
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-and-
Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/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: Submissions of
1135 Waiver Request Automated
Process; Use: Waivers under Section
1135 of the Social Security Act (the Act)
and certain flexibilities allow the CMS
to relax certain requirements, known as
the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) or
Conditions of Coverage to promote the
health and safety of beneficiaries. Under
Section 1135 of the Act, the Secretary
may temporarily waive or modify
certain Medicare, Medicaid, and
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(CHIP) requirements to ensure that
sufficient health care services are
available to meet the needs of
individuals enrolled in Social Security
Act programs in the emergency area and
time periods. These waivers ensure that
providers who provide such services in
good faith can be reimbursed and
exempted from sanctions.
During emergencies, such as the
current COVID–19 public health
emergency (PHE), CMS must be able to
apply program waivers and flexibilities
under section 1135 of the Social
Security Act, in a timely manner to
respond quickly to unfolding events. In
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a disaster or emergency, waivers and
flexibilities assist health care providers/
suppliers in providing timely healthcare
and services to people who have been
affected and enables states, Federal
districts, and U.S. territories to ensure
Medicare and/or Medicaid beneficiaries
have continued access to care. During
disasters and emergencies, it is not
uncommon to evacuate Medicare-
participating facilities and relocate
patients/residents to other provider
settings or across state lines, especially,
during hurricane and tornado events.
CMS must collect relevant information
for which a provider is requesting a
waiver or flexibility to make proper
decisions about approving or denying
such requests. Collection of this data
aids in the prevention of gaps in access
to care and services before, during, and
after an emergency. CMS must also
respond to inquiries related to a PHE
from providers and beneficiaries. CMS
is not collecting information from these
inquiries; we are merely responding to
them.
Prior to this request, CMS did not
have a standard process or OMB
approval for providers/suppliers
impacted to submit 1135 waiver/
flexibility requests or inquiries, as these
were generally seen on a smaller scale
(natural disasters) prior to the COVID–
19 public health emergency. CMS has
provided general guidance to Medicare-
participating facilities which can be
viewed at https://www.cms.gov/
Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-
Certification/SurveyCertEmergPrep/
1135-Waivers. The requests and
inquiries would be sent directly, via
email, to the Survey Operations Group
in each CMS Location (previously
known as CMS Regional Offices) and
the entity would provide a brief
summary to CMS for a waiver/flexibility
request or an answer to an inquiry. We
are now developing a streamlined,
automated process to standardize the
1135 waiver requests and inquiries
submitted based on lessons learned
during COVID–19 PHE, primarily based
on the volume of requests to ensure
timely response to facility needs. The
waiver request form was approved
under an Emergency information
collection request on October 15, 2020.
Furthermore, the normal operations of
a healthcare provider are disrupted by
emergencies or disasters occasionally.
When this occurs, State Survey
Agencies (SA) deliver a provider/
beneficiary tracking report regarding the
current status of all affected healthcare
providers and their beneficiaries. This
report includes demographic
information about the provider, their
operational status, beneficiary status,
and planned resumption of normal
operations. This information is provided
whether or not a PHE has been declared.
We are now developing a streamlined,
automated process to standardize
submission of this information directly
by the provider during emergencies and
eliminating the need for SA to provide
it. It will consist of a public facing web
form.
This information will be used by CMS
to receive, triage, respond to and report
on requests and/or inquiries for
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP
beneficiaries. This information will be
used to make decisions about approving
or denying waiver and flexibility
requests and may be used to identify
trends that inform CMS Conditions for
Coverage or Conditions for Participation
policies during public health
emergencies, when declared by the
President and the HHS Secretary.
Subsequent to the Emergency
information collection request, we
revised the package to include a second
form, Healthcare Facility Status
Workflow, which is for operational
status information which will be used to
assist providers in delivering critical
care to beneficiaries during
emergencies. Subsequent to the 60-day
Federal Register notice which
published on October 21, 2020 (85 FR
66990), we conducted user acceptance
testing, resulting in enhancements to the
public-facing web form that streamline
the submission process and improve the
flow and readability of the web form.
These enhancements make the
automated process easier to use for
healthcare providers. We are also
remediating a violation of the
Paperwork Reduction Act by adding the
Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver to
this package. The initiative was
established on November 23, 2020, in
response to the unprecedented strain on
hospital capacity due to the severe
national increase in coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID–19). There is an increase
in burden due to adding this waiver
initiative to this package. Form Number:
CMS–10752 (OMB control number:
0938–1384); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business
or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions and State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
5,729; Total Annual Responses: 5,729;
Total Annual Hours: 5,729. (For policy
questions regarding this collection,
contact Adriane Saunders at 404–562–
7484.)
Dated: February 16, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612]
Notice for Public Comment on
Administration for Native Americans’
Program Policies and Procedures
AGENCY
: Administration for Native
Americans (ANA), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION
: Notice for public comment.
SUMMARY
: Pursuant to Section 814 of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974
(NAPA), as amended, ANA is required
to provide members of the public an
opportunity to comment on proposed
changes in interpretive rules and
general statements of policy and to give
notice of the proposed changes no less
than 30 days before such changes
become effective. In accordance with
notice requirements of NAPA, ANA
herein describes proposed interpretive
rules and general statements of policy
that relate to ANA’s funding
opportunities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
Changes to FY 2021 funding
opportunity announcements (FOAs)
will be based on the following
previously published programs:
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
(ERE), HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NR–1907;
Native American Language Preservation
and Maintenance-Esther Martinez
Immersion (EMI), HHS–2021–ACF–
ANA–NB–1958; Native American
Language Preservation and Maintenance
(P&M), HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NL–
1924; Social and Economic
Development Strategies (SEDS), HHS–
2021–ACF–ANA–NA–1906; Social and
Economic Development Strategies-
Alaska (SEDS–AK), HHS–2021–ACF–
ANA–NK–1902; and Social and
Economic Development Strategies-
Growing Organizations (SEDS–GO),
HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NN–1918.
DATES
: Comments are due by March 22,
2021. If ANA does not receive any
significant comments within the 30-day
comment period, ANA will proceed
with the proposed changes in the
respective published FOAs. The FOAs
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