The Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act, Public Law 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, and the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111-152,
enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively, "Affordable Care Act"),
expand access to health insurance for individuals and employees of
small businesses through the establishment of new Affordable
Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), including the Small Business
Health Options Program (SHOP). The Exchanges, which will become
operational by January 1, 2014, will enhance competition in the
health insurance market, expand access to affordable health
insurance for millions of Americans, and provide consumers with a
place to easily compare and shop for health insurance coverage. The
reporting requirements and data collection in the Exchange rule
address Federal requirements that States must meet with respect to
the establishment and operation of an Exchange; minimum
requirements that health insurance issuers must meet with respect
to participation in a State based or Federally-facilitated
Exchange; and requirements that employers must meet with respect to
participation in the SHOP and compliance with other provisions of
the Affordable Care Act. The submission seeks OMB approval of the
regulatory PRA requirements associated with 45 CFR parts 155, 156,
and 157.
Several ICRs previously
included in this collection are also included in other collections
with different OMB control numbers and have been removed from this
collection. One requirement is being discontinued because it has
not been implemented. In addition, in order to consolidate similar
requirements in the same collection, some ICRs previously included
in this collection will now be included under separate collections
for which we are seeking OMB approval under new OMB Control
Numbers. The burden estimates for the remaining ICRs have also been
updated based on recent data. As a result, the burden hours are
reduced from 1,232,237 hours to 55,776 for a total reduction of
1,176,461.
$10,365
No
No
Yes
No
No
Uncollected
William Parham
4107864669
No
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:
(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;
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.
CMS-10400.FINAL-Supporting_Statement_Part_A.docx
Employers