# 2026-14699: CMS Asks Public to Comment on Comment Process

2026-14699, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published 2026-07-21, effective 2026-10-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14699
- As of: 2026-07-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-14699
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Citation: 91 FR 45818
- Published: 2026-07-21
- Effective: 2026-10-01
- Comments close: 2026-09-21
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-28

## In one line

CMS Asks Public to Comment on Comment Process

## Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your thoughts on their plan to collect some info from the public. This is part of a routine check to make sure the questions they ask aren’t too much work and really help them do their job. If you have ideas or concerns, speak up by September 21, 2026—your input could shape how they gather info and save time and money!

## 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 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates 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

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- Dialysis Patient Survey Mode Expansion: benefit, low. CMS plans annual national administration of the In‑Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment (ICH CAHPS) for about 211,770 respondents using mail-only, telephone-only, or mixed (mail with telephone follow-up) modes; web surveys are under investigation. The collected survey data will be publicly repor…

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## Sources
- [2026-14699 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/21/2026-14699/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request)
- [2026-14699 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-21/pdf/2026-14699.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14699 (as of 2026-07-28).