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FERC-725E: Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council (RD26-5)

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RD26-5 Retirement of BAL-002-WECC-3 (Contingency Reserve) - requires balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups to document compliance with the contingency reserve requirements described in the standard. The retirement of Regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-3 would increase the availability of reserves currently held as excess Contingency Reserves to better support system operations and manage variable generation concerns.30 Retirement would also increase the restoration timeframe for Contingency Reserves after a contingency event occurs and increase an entity’s ability to secure additional resources. Bulk-Power System reliability would continue to be maintained through the continent-wide Reliability Standard BAL-002-3 by requiring sufficient Contingency Reserves are maintained and a restoration timeframe that is compatible with market scheduling practices. FERC-725E is the information collection that is required to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the Commission's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the interstate grid through the grant of new authority by providing for a system of mandatory Reliability Standards developed by the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). The FERC 725E information collection pertains specifically to the Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC). WECC promotes bulk electric system reliability in the Western Interconnection. WECC is the Regional Entity responsible for compliance monitoring and enforcement. In addition, WECC provides an environment for the development of Reliability Standards and the coordination of the operating and planning activities of its members as set forth in the WECC Bylaws. For the purposes of the extension, the following standards will remain unchanged: BAL-004-WECC-3 (Automatic Time Error Correction) - requires balancing authorities to document that time error corrections and primary inadvertent interchange payback were conducted according to the requirements in the standard. FAC-501-WECC-2 (Transmission Maintenance) - requires transmission owners with certain transmission paths to have a transmission maintenance and inspection plan and to document maintenance and inspection activities according to the plan. IRO-006-WECC-3 (Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF) Relief) - requires balancing authorities and reliability coordinators to document actions taken to mitigate unscheduled flow. VAR-501-WECC-4 (Power System Stabilizers (PSS)) requires the Western Interconnection is operated in a coordinated manner under normal and abnormal conditions by establishing the performance criteria for WECC power system stabilizers.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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Application for Designation as National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail

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The purpose of this information collection is to assist the National Park Service (NPS) in submitting suitable trails or trail systems to the Secretary of the Interior for designation as National Recreation Trails (NRTs), and in recommending exemplary water trails to the Secretary of the Interior for designation as National Water Trails (NWTs) to be included in the National Water Trails System (NWTS). The NPS administers the NRT program by authority of section 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 USC 1243). Secretarial Order No. 3319 established National Water Trails as a class of National Recreation Trails and directed that such trails collectively be considered in a National Water Trails System. National Recreation Trail designation provides national recognition to local and regional trails or trail systems, acknowledging local and state efforts to build and maintain viable trails and trail systems. This recognition function is shared by the Secretary of Agriculture (for trails on National Forest lands and waters) and the Secretary of the Interior (for all other trails). The National Water Trails System is focused on building a national network of exceptional water trails that can be sustained by an ever growing and vibrant water trail community. The NWTS connects Americans to the nation’s waterways and strengthens the conservation and restoration of those waterways. Best management practices provide high quality water-based outdoor recreational opportunities.

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16 USC 1243	View Law

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Education Award Transfer Forms

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This information collection consists of forms AmeriCorps members use to request a transfer of their education award or revoke a transfer, and forms that transfer recipients use to accept or decline the transfer or rescind their acceptance. The information collected identifies those qualified to transfer their award, the transfer award amount, and those qualified to receive the award transfer, as well as establish a trust account for the transfer recipient.

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42 USC 12501 et seq.	View Law

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Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program: Communications and Marketing Provisions (CMS-10837)

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The statutory provisions help ensure Medicare beneficiaries are informed and protected when making an election to enroll in an MA (including MAPD) or Part D plan. We believe the regulations strengthen CMS’ ability to ensure that MA and Part D marketing to beneficiaries is not misleading, inaccurate, or confusing. Additionally, under 42 CFR 417.428, most marketing requirements in subpart V of part 422 also apply to section 1876 cost plans.

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42 USC 1851(h) and (j)	View Law

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42 USC 1857(e)(1)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-1(b)(1)(B)(vi)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-4(a)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-4(l)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-12(b)(3)(D)	View Law

42 USC 1876(i)(3)(D)	View Law

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Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation

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A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership. This proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving customer service delivery as discussed in Section 280 of OMB Circular A-11. As discussed in OMB guidance, agencies should identify their highest-impact customer journeys (using customer volume, annual program cost, and/or knowledge of customer priority as weighting factors) and select touchpoints/transactions within those journeys to collect feedback. These results will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will also provide government-wide data on customer experience that can be displayed on www.performance.gov to help build transparency and accountability of Federal programs to the customers they serve. As a general matter, these information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. Social Security Administration will only submit collections if they meet the criteria listed in Section 280 of OMB Circular A-11. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency, its customers and stakeholders, and OMB as it monitors agency compliance on Section 280. These responses will inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on services will be unavailable. The respondents are Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.

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Report of Adult Functioning-Employer

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Under the authority provided in sections 205(a), 223(d)(5)(A), 1631(d)(1), and 1631(e)(1) of the Act, the agency may collect information from each applicant for, or recipient of (collectively referred to as ‘‘claimant’’), disability insurance benefits (DIB) or SSI payments. We use this information as evidence to help us determine eligibility or continued eligibility for DIB or SSI. These sections of the Act grant us the authority to establish procedures for collecting and verifying this evidence. Sections 20 CFR 404.1512 and 20 CFR 416.912 of the Code of Federal Regulations provide detailed requirements for the types of evidence we request claimants provide showing how their impairment(s) affects their ability to work (e.g., medical, work experience, daily activities, efforts to work). When SSA’s Disability Determination Service adjudicative team determines that SSA needs additional information to process an applicant’s or claimant’s case, we use Form SSA-3385, Report of Adult Functioning – Employer, to collect information from a claimant’s current or former employer on an as needed basis, to collect information regarding the claimant’s job performance as evidence to help inform the disability eligibility for the claimant. We send the SSA-3385 with a pre addressed and stamped envelope to a claimant’s direct supervisor, or another person who has direct knowledge of the claimant’s job performance and ask that individual to provide information about the claimant’s day-to-day functioning in a work setting. The respondent completes Form SSA-3385 and sends it back to SSA in the enclosed envelope. Once SSA receives the SSA-3385, the field office scans the form into the claimant’s electronic folder. Then the Disability Determination Service adjudicative team uses this information to evaluate the claimant’s impairment-related functional limitations to determine eligibility or continued eligibility for SSDI or SSI. The respondents are current or former employers who are contacted only when the adjudicative team decides additional information is necessary and the employer may be a good source for the information.

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42 USC 423	View Law

42 USC 405	View Law

42 USC 1381	View Law

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Certificate of Election for Reduced Widow(er)’s and Surviving Divorced Spouse’s Benefits

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To elect reduced widow(er) benefits, a recipient completes Form SSA-4111, and mails it back to SSA. SSA uses the information to pay a qualified dually entitled widow(er) (or surviving divorced spouse) who elects to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit. The respondents are qualified dually entitled widow(er)s (or surviving divorced spouse) who elect to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit.

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42 USC 402	View Law

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Data for Payment of Retired Personnel

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To collect information needed to establish a retired/retainer pay account for members of the Uniformed Services who are retiring or reaching the age of eligibility to receive retired pay. This includes designation of beneficiaries for unpaid retired pay, state tax withholding election, lump sum of retired pay election, information on dependents, and election of Survivor Benefit Plan coverage.

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10 USC Section 1415	View Law

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Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order

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Claimants who disagree with a judge’s hearing decision, or dismissal of a hearing request on Title II and Title XVI claims have the right under current SSA regulations to request Appeals Council (AC) review. Claimants may request Appeals Council review by filing a written request using paper Form HA-520; uploading the fillable static PDF of Form HA-520 through SSA’s Upload Documents portal (OMB No. 0960-0830), or submitting the Internet application, i520. In addition, they may submit additional evidence or arguments to support their request for review at the same time. SSA uses the information gathered on Form HA-520 to establish that the claimant filed the request for review within the prescribed time and to ensure the claimant completed the requisite steps permitting the AC review. The AC uses the information to: (1) document the claimant’s reason(s) for disagreeing with the hearing decision or dismissal order; (2) determine whether the claimant has additional evidence to submit; (3) determine whether the claimant is requesting an extension of time, and (4) help determine whether the claimant has a representative or wants to appoint one, regardless of if they had a representative for their hearing request. In situations where the respondent submits the HA-520 or i520 without providing additional evidence or argument, or requesting an EOT, the AC reviews the request based on the existing file. The respondents are claimants, or their appointed representative, guardian, parent of a minor claimant, or representative payee, requesting review of a hearing decision or order of dismissal.

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42 USC 1383	View Law

42 USC 405	View Law

Pub.L. 106 - 169 251	View Law

Pub.L. 106 - 169 809	View Law

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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 20-10206)

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VA Form 20-10206 is used by VA to gather the necessary information to fulfill claimants’ requests to access Federal agency records and requests for access to records based on name or another personal identifier. Without this information, VA would not be able to efficiently process FOIA and PA requests in a standardized manner. As such, requests from claimants and stakeholders vary in nature and in scope.

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Data Elements for Bureau-Funded Schools

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The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is required by the Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13), Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301), Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001), Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 6301) to provide educational services to federally recognized Indians and Alaska Natives. In addition, 25 CFR 43, Maintenance and Control of Student Records in Bureau Schools, contain regulations governing the maintenance, control, and accessibility of student records. BIE’s Student Enrollment Application is utilized by schools operated or funded by BIE. The information is collected by school registrars to determine the student’s eligibility for enrollment in a bureau-operated school, and if eligible, is shared with appropriate school officials to identify the student’s base and supplemental educational and/or residential program needs. The information is compiled into a national database by the Bureau of Indian Education to facilitate budget requests and the allocation of congressionally appropriated funds.

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99 Stat. 1747

25 USC 2001	View Law

25 USC 5301	View Law

20 USC 6301 et seq	View Law

25 USC 13	View Law

20 USC 6301	View Law

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) is established by statute under 35 U.S.C. Section 6. This statute directs that PTAB "shall on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patent and shall determine priority and patentability of invention in interferences." PTAB has the authority, under pre-AIA sections of the Patent Act, i.e. 35 U.S.C. Sections 134, 135, 306, and 315, to decide ex parte and inter partes appeals and interferences. The information in this information collection can be submitted in paper or electronically. In this renewal, the USPTO is adding the Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3 into the information collection, in addition to adjusting the responses, burden hours, and annual (non-hour) costs. The USPTO expects that businesses or other for-profits and non-profit institutions will mainly respond to this information collection, in addition to individuals or households.

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35 USC 134 and 135	View Law

35 USC 6	View Law

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Medicare Part D Subsidies

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The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) established the Medicare Part D program for voluntary prescription drug coverage of premium, deductible, and co-payment costs for certain low-income individuals. The MMA also mandated the provision of subsidies for those individuals who qualify for the program and who meet eligibility criteria for help with premium, deductible, or co-payment costs. This law requires SSA to make eligibility determinations and to provide a process for appealing SSA's determinations. Regulation sections 418.3625(c), 418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670 contain public reporting requirements pertaining to administrative review hearings. Respondents are applicants for the Medicare Part D subsidies who request an administrative review hearing.

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Pub.L. 108 - 173 101	View Law

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Service Request Form

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FMCS’ authorizing statute requires private sector parties whose collective bargaining contract is unsettled or being modified to file a form which FMCS uses to proffer services. However, no form is statutorily required by similarly-situated parties in the public or federal sectors. Prior to this, the requests for services in these sectors came to various people at FMCS in various departments by various methods, leading to sometimes inefficient administration of services. This form is required to allow FMCS to streamline services and to receive sufficient information to proffer services.

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29 USC 173	View Law

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Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions (CMS-10198)

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Information collection requirements will ensure that entities that currently provide prescription drug benefits to any Medicare Part D eligible individual disclose to CMS whether the prescription drug benefit that they offer is creditable coverage. The disclosure is required to be provide annually and upon any change that affects whether the coverage is creditable prescription drug coverage. This collection also provides creditable coverage disclosure instructions for entities complying with these infromation collection request.

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1 Stat. 1860

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Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting (REHQR) (CMS-10870)

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, was signed into law in December 2020. In this legislation, Congress established a new Medicare provider type: Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). Section 125 of Division CC of the CAA, 2021 added section 1861(kkk) to the Social Security Act (the Act). This section defines an REH as a facility that, in relevant part, was as of December 27, 2020: (1) a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) or a subsection (d) hospital with not more than 50 beds located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area (defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Act); or (2) was a subsection (d) hospital with not more than 50 beds that was treated as being in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of the Act. Under section 1861(kkk)(7) of the Act, as added by section 125 of Division CC of the CAA, 2021, the Secretary is required to establish quality measurement reporting requirements for REHs, which may include the use of a small number of claims-based measures or patient experience surveys. An REH must submit quality measure data to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall establish procedures to make the data available to the public on a CMS website.

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Pub.L. 116 - 260 125	View Law

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National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Reviewer Request Form

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This information collection will enable the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate within the National Science Foundation to recruit reviewers for its programs.

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42 USC 1861, et seq.	View Law

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Animal Disease Traceability

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This information collection enables APHIS to document the movement history of an animal throughout its life. Knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are -- as well as where they have been and when -- is indispensable during an emergency response and for ongoing disease programs.

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Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program (CMS-10250)

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Section 109(a) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection (17) that affects the payment rate update applicable to Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payments for services furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings on or after January 1, 2009. Section 1833(t)(17)(A) of the Social Security Act, which applies to hospitals as defined under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, requires that hospitals that fail to report data required for quality measures selected by the Secretary in the form and manner required by the Secretary under section 1833(t)(17)(B) of the Social Security Act will incur a reduction in their annual payment update (APU) factor to the hospital outpatient department fee schedule by 2.0 percentage points. Hospital OQR Program payment determinations are made based on Hospital OQR Program quality measure data reported and supporting forms submitted by hospitals as specified through rulemaking. To reduce burden, a variety of different data collection mechanisms are employed, with every consideration taken to employ existing data and data collection systems.

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Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(a)	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 148 3014	View Law

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Information Collections contained in Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material Interim Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 110 and NRC Form 7

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INTERIM FINAL RULE- Information Collections contained in Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material Interim Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 110 and NRC Form 7 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations which govern the export of nuclear equipment and materials as part of the wholesale effort to review and revise its regulations under Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” This revision includes expanding the scope of an existing general license to include exports of components for all reactor types, making technical clarifications for advanced reactors, incorporating recent updates to the Nuclear Suppliers Group export control guidelines, and revising the list of restricted countries based on updated foreign policy guidance from the U.S. Department of State. NOTE: Because this rule results in a net burden reduction, the data fields in the submission reflect a nominal entry of 1 hour and 1 response. Please refer to the supporting statement and burden tables for the actual burden estimates.

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Spongy Moth Identification Worksheet

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The identification worksheet is needed to evaluate and control Spongy Moth infestations from entering the United States.

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7 USC 7701-et seq.	View Law

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Request Voucher for Grant Payment and Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) Voice Response System Access

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Payment request vouchers for distribution of grant funds using the automated Voice Response System (VRS). An authorization form is submitted to establish access to the voice activated payment system.

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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program (CMS-10530)

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Section 109(a) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection (17) that affects the payment rate update applicable to Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payments for services furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings on or after January 1, 2009. Section 1833(t)(17)(A) of the Social Security Act, which applies to hospitals as defined under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, requires that hospitals that fail to report data required for quality measures selected by the Secretary in the form and manner required by the Secretary under section 1833(t)(17)(B) of the Social Security Act will incur a reduction in their annual payment update (APU) factor to the hospital outpatient department fee schedule by 2.0 percentage points. Hospital OQR Program payment determinations are made based on Hospital OQR Program quality measure data reported and supporting forms submitted by hospitals as specified through rulemaking. To reduce burden, a variety of different data collection mechanisms are employed, with every consideration taken to employ existing data and data collection systems.

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Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(b)	View Law

42 USC 1395	View Law

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Special Needs Request Under the Plant Protection Act

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The purpose of this information collection is to allow a State, or political subdivision of a State, to request approval to impose prohibitions for the dissemination of plant pest and noxious weeds within their State.

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7 USC 7701 et seq.	View Law

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Importation of Gypsy Moth Host Materials from Canada

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The purpose of this collection is to implement regulations that are necessary to prevent injurious inspect pests and plant diseases from entering the United States.

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7 USC 7701-et seq	View Law

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