Federal Register #2026-21151

CMS Seeks Comments on Two Proposed Information Collections

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking public input on two proposed revisions to existing information collections, not soliciting products or services. - Government buyer: CMS, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - Information collections: - CMS-10494 — Annual State Report on CMS Value Based Purchasing Arrangements (VBP) Supplemental Rebate Agreements: Supports certification and recordkeeping related to Navigators, Certified Application Counselors, and designated organizations serving consumers using Health Insurance Exchanges. The notice lists 275,089 respondents and 857,046 annual burden hours. - CMS-10710 — Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience: Supports voluntary customer research, feedback collection, and service testing to improve federal services. The notice lists 1,001,750 respondents and 51,175 annual burden hours. - Requested input: Comments on the collections’ necessity and usefulness, burden estimates, information quality and clarity, and ways to reduce the burden on respondents. - OEMs, vendors, products, and services: None identified; this is a public-comment notice, not a procurement.

Description

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is inviting public comments on two proposed information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collections are a revision of the Annual State Report on CMS Value Based Purchasing Arrangements (VBP) Supplemental Rebate Agreements and a revision of the Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience. The notice invites comments on the collections’ necessity and utility, burden estimates, ways to improve the information collected, and methods to reduce burden. Comments must be received by December 15, 2026.

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