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OMB Control No: 0938-1205	ICR Reference No: 201407-0938-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-0938-016
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 20316
Title: Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel; Consumer Assistance Tools and Programs of an Exchange and Certified Application Counselors
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/21/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/03/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments. Prior terms remain in effect: This approval adds the training registration for CAC applicants. Consistent with the prior terms, this control number extends only to the collections described in the supporting statement and burden estimates. For other information collections associated with this program, CMS will submit a revision to this control number to obtain approval. Consistent with 5 CFR Part 1320, such provisions will not be effective until OMB approves them.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2016
Responses	4,596,000	0	4,596,000
Time Burden (Hours)	667,740	0	667,740
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Section 1413 of the Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary of HHS to establish, subject to minimum requirements, a streamlined enrollment system for qualified health plans offered through the Exchange and insurance affordability programs. In addition, section 1321(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act directs and authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations setting standards for meeting the requirements under title I of the Affordable Care Act, with respect to, among other things, the establishment and operation of Exchanges. Pursuant to this authority, regulations establishing the certified application counselor program are being finalized at 45 CFR 155.225. Specifically, 45 CFR 155.225(a) requires an Exchange to establish a certified application counselor program that complies with the requirements of the rule. Section155.225(b)(1) allows each Exchange to designate certain organizations, including organizations designated by state Medicaid or CHIP agencies, which will certify their staff and volunteers to act as certified application counselors. In accordance with 45 CFR 155.225(b)(2), Exchanges may choose to certify directly individuals who seek to act as certified application counselors, designate certain organizations which will certify staff or volunteers to perform application services, or do both.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1413 Name of Law: Streamlining of procedures for enrollment through an exchange
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1321(a)(1)(A) and (D) Name of Law: State Flexibility in Operation and Enforcement of Exchanges and Related Requirements

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1321(A) and (D) Name of Law: State Flexibility in Operation and Enforcement of Exchanges and Related Requirements
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1413 Name of Law: Streamlining of procedures for enrollment through an exchange

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0938-AS02	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 15854	03/21/2014

Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 36518	06/27/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revised collection related to the requirements of §155.225 to include an additional burden associated with proposed §155.225(d)(7) which, as finalized, require CACs to be recertified on an annual basis and take training. We solicited public comments for this proposed regulation in conjunction with this revised collection. We have previously obtained OMB control number for certain collections related to §155.225 under OMB control number 0938-1205. This revised collection increased the total time burden by 19,610.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jamaa Hill 301 492-4190

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