# 2026-22794: CMS Seeks Comments on Yet Another Information Collection

2026-22794, 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 2026-11-09, effective Comments must be received by January 8, 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22794
- 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 70889
- Published: 2026-11-09
- Effective: Comments must be received by January 8, 2027.
- Comments close: 2027-01-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

CMS Seeks Comments on Yet Another Information Collection

## Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect info from the public. They’re asking for comments by January 8, 2027, to make sure the process is clear, useful, and not too much work. This affects anyone who might provide info to CMS and aims to keep things smooth and efficient without extra costs.

## 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

- CMS continues form to withhold Medicare payments: cost, medium. CMS is seeking an extension of the approved information collection using Form CMS-R-21 (OMB Control No. 0938-0287) that state Medicaid agencies use to request withholding of a provider's Medicare payments to recover Medicaid overpayments. The collection is listed as "occasionally" used, affects Sta…

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## Sources
- [2026-22794 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22794/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request)
- [2026-22794 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-09/pdf/2026-22794.pdf)

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- [Next: 2026-22795, National Coal Council](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22795)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22794 (as of 2026-11-11).