Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (FSRR) (CMS-906)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-906 The Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (CMS-906)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Supporting Statement - Part A_.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-03-04	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
8094	The Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (CMS-906)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0469	ICR Reference No: 202202-0938-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201904-0938-013
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-FFS
Title: Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (FSRR) (CMS-906)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/07/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2022
Responses	1,958	1,589
Time Burden (Hours)	653	530
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The collection instrument information is used by the financial review team to establish whether Medicare Health Plans (Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs), and 1876 Cost Plans), Prescription Drug Plan sponsors (PDPs), and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly organizations are demonstrating a fiscally sound operation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1857
  

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:
	86 FR 71502	12/16/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 12456	03/04/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
The Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (CMS-906)	CMS-906	Health Plan Management System (HPMS)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	1,958	1,589	0	0	369	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	653	530	0	0	123	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The growth in the number of Medicare Advantage (MA) and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) contracting organizations and growth in the number of MA and PACE contracting organizations needing to report annually and quarterly has increased responses, which has increased the annual hours burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $55,127

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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

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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: 03/07/2022

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