# 2026-12328: Medicare Agency Seeks Routine Data Collection Feedback

2026-12328, 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 2026-06-18, effective Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by July 20, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12328
- 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 36840
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by July 20, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-20
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

Medicare Agency Seeks Routine Data Collection Feedback

## Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to keep collecting important info from the public. This helps them do their job better while making sure the process isn’t too much work for anyone. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until July 20, 2026, to share them—no cost, just your voice!

## 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

- Reporting Burden for 1135 Waivers: cost, low. If you are a health care provider or a state/local agency submitting Section 1135 waiver requests, CMS is revising its approved information collection (OMB control number 0938-1384, expiring August 31, 2026). The notice estimates 4,829 respondents, 4,829 total annual responses, and 4,016 total annu…
- Keeps Emergency Waivers Available: benefit, medium. CMS will continue collecting information to support Section 1135 waivers that let the Secretary temporarily waive or modify Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP requirements during emergencies so that health care services remain available. These waivers help ensure providers can be reimbursed and exempted…
- Expanded Emergency & Cyber Reporting: mixed, medium. CMS is enhancing the automated 1135 waiver submission process to capture the emergency date, simplify ongoing status updates, and expand reporting on cybersecurity incidents by reporting patient and operational impacts. The system will continue to allow a public web form and CSV/Excel extracts via…

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## Sources
- [2026-12328 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12328/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2026-12328 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12328.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12328 (as of 2026-06-25).