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OMB Control No: 0938-0786	ICR Reference No: 202307-0938-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0938-011
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CMCS
Title: External Quality Review (EQR) of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care, EQR Protocols, and Supporting Regulations (CMS-R-305)
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: 09/19/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2023
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.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	6,049	0	6,049
Time Burden (Hours)	448,551	0	448,551
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Our May 3, 2023 (88 FR 28092) NPRM (CMS-2439-P; RIN 0938-AU99) would revise the EQR activities to remove the requirement for PCCM entities to conduct EQR, and to add a new optional activity to support states in conducting quality-related evaluations, as well as a few other technical changes to the way EQR results are reported, and the timing of EQR. We are also proposing to require states to maintain a 5-year archive of EQR reports on their websites and to require states notify CMS via email or other electronic correspondence when they have posted their EQR reports to their websites, and to share a link. For the private sector burden, our currently approved annualized time and cost increased. Our annualized total cost increased by $870,037 (from $6,713,741 to $7,583,778). Our annualized total time increased by 14,880 hours from (116,624 hours to 131,504 hours). For the public sector burden, our currently approved annualized time and cost increased. Our annualized total cost increased by $1,942,919 (from $26,262,930 to $28,205,849). Our annualized total time increased by 20,353 hours (from 331,927 hours to 352,280 hours).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,540,976

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

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? No

Agency Contact: Mitch Bryman 410 786-5258 Mitch.Bryman@cms.hhs.gov

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