Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
CMS-10463 - Navigator FOA Supporting Statement (Final OMB) .docx Supporting Statement A	2014-11-14
Appendix A - Response to Comments 071414.docx Supplementary Document	2014-07-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
212550	Weekly Reporting	New
212437	Monthly Progress Report Submissions	New
208330	Bi-Annual Prevention Fund Reports	Removed
208329	Quarterly Progress Reports	Modified
208328	Navigator Annual Progress Report	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1215	ICR Reference No: 201407-0938-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-0938-022
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 20350
Title: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/17/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2016
Responses	6,831	0	1,848
Time Burden (Hours)	46,537	0	308,352
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,414,268	0	6,491,232

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Abstract: On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. On March 30, 2010, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was also signed into law. The two laws collectively are referred to as the Affordable Care Act . The Affordable Care Act created State-based health insurance Exchanges (Marketplaces), competitive marketplaces where consumers and small businesses can purchase private health insurance. Consumers who access health insurance coverage through a Marketplace can receive direct assistance from Navigators authorized to help consumers through the registration, eligibility determination, and plan selection process as they enroll in coverage. Section 1311(i) requires that a Marketplace establish a Navigator program under which it awards grants to individuals or entities who satisfy the requirements to be Exchange Navigators. Navigators will assist consumers by providing education about and facilitating selection of qualified health plans (QHPs) within Exchanges, as well as other required duties. For Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs) and State Partnership Marketplaces (SPMs), CMS will be awarding these grants.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1311(i) Name of Law: Navigator
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 20211	04/11/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 43474	07/25/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Weekly Reporting
Navigator Annual Progress Report
Quarterly Progress Reports
Monthly Progress Report Submissions
Bi-Annual Prevention Fund Reports

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6,831	1,848	0	-528	5,511	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	46,537	308,352	0	-1,584	-260,231	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,414,268	6,491,232	0	-55,968	-3,020,996	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: CMS has required additional reporting requirements (weekly and monthly) that should result in minimal burden adjustments. The burden adjustments have been modified to accommodate more time for data collection for the weekly and monthly reporting requirements. The Navigator Prevention Fund Bi-Annual Report was a one-time data collection during the 2013 grant cycle. The bi-annual reports are no longer being collected and therefore, the associated burden has been removed. The overall burden has decreased due to a reduction in the number of respondents, from 264 to 99 respondents, to more accurately reflect the number of applications anticipated for review.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $37,356

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/31/2014

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