Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services (HHS)
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2022-09572 · Document Identifier CMS-10398 #59

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 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.

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]