# 2026-07851: CMS requests comments on standard info submission process

2026-07851, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published 2026-04-22, effective Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by May 22, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07851
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Citation: 91 FR 21504
- Published: 2026-04-22
- Effective: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by May 22, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-05-22
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

CMS requests comments on standard info submission process

## Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect info from the public. This helps make sure the questions they ask aren’t too much work and actually useful. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until May 22, 2026, to speak up—no cost to comment, just your time!

## Abstract

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

## Effects PRIA read

- Annual Quality Reviews Posted Publicly: benefit, low. States must provide information for annual External Quality Reviews (EQR) of Medicaid and CHIP managed care. The EQR results are publicly posted so Medicaid/CHIP enrollees and potential enrollees can see quality information and use it when choosing plans or providers.
- Reporting Burden on States and Private Sector: cost, high. CMS is renewing/revising an information collection to support annual EQRs and estimates 681 respondents, 7,236 responses, and 887,086 total annual hours to provide the requested information. This imposes time and resource costs on the affected state agencies and private-sector organizations that mu…

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## Sources
- [2026-07851 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07851/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2026-07851 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07851.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07851 (as of 2026-06-08).