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Part 63, Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, Accelerating Network Modernization, WC Docket Nos. 25-208, 25-209, FCC 26-19

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In the Report and Order for Implementation of Section 402(b)(2)(A) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (214 Streamlining Order), released on June 30, 1999, the Commission modified Part 63 to eliminate information submission requirements entirely for some categories of communications carriers and to reduce the submission requirements for other categories. As part of the 214 Streamlining Order, the Commission created a streamlined process to allow carriers’ affected customers to object to the proposed discontinuance, and, in the absence of sufficient grounds for denial, to automatically grant an application to discontinue service thirty-one (31) days after the Commission releases public notice of an application for non-dominant carriers, and sixty (60) days after release of public notice of an application for dominant carriers. In 2009, the Commission extended to providers of interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service the discontinuance obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant telecommunications carriers under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. To reduce burdens on carriers, the 2016 Technology Transitions Order revised the rules governing the section 214(a) discontinuance process to provide streamlined treatment for applications to discontinue a service for which the requesting carrier has had no customers or reasonable requests for service during the 180-day period immediately preceding submission of the application. On November 16, 2017, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154 (2017 Wireline Infrastructure Order), which modified the rules governing the section 214 discontinuance process to further streamline the discontinuance process or otherwise reduce the barriers to discontinuance in order to accelerate broadband deployment. On June 7, 2018, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, FCC 18-74 (2018 Wireline Infrastructure Second Report and Order), which further modified certain recordkeeping, recording, and/or filing requirements identified below that relate to the obligations of carriers seeking to discontinue a service. On March 26, 2026, the Commission adopted the Network and Services Modernization Order, which further modified certain recordkeeping, recording, and/or filing requirements identified below that relate to the obligations of carriers seeking to discontinue a service. More specifically, the Network and Services Modernization Order: (1) adopted one consolidated rule applicable to all technology transitions discontinuance applications; (2) granted blanket section 214(a) authority for carriers to grandfather legacy voices services, lower-speed data telecommunications services (defined as those operating at speeds below 25/3 Mbps), and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provisioned over copper wire; (3) adopted new requirements for providers seeking to discontinue a service supporting interconnection trunks or the exchange of traffic to ensure seamless 911 connectivity; (4) granted conditional forbearance relief from section 214(a) discontinuance requirements for resellers in specific situations; (5) applied the 31-day automatic grant period to all discontinuance applications; (6) adopted content requirements for discontinuance applications; and (7) permitted permanent discontinuance of services under specific circumstances after grant of emergency discontinuance authorization.

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47 USC 214	View Law

47 USC 402	View Law

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Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, Accelerating Network Modernization, WC Docket Nos. 25-209, 25-208

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In April 1996, the Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning certain provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“1996 Act”), including section 251, which is designed to accelerate private sector development and deployment of telecommunications technologies and services by spurring competition. The Commission adopted rules and regulations designed to implement certain provisions of section 251, and to eliminate operational barriers to competition in the telecommunications services market. In November 2017, the Commission adopted new rules concerning certain information collection requirements implemented under section 251(c)(5) of the Act, pertaining to network change disclosures. Most of the changes to those rules applied specifically to a certain subset of network change disclosures, namely notices of planned copper retirements. In addition, the changes removed a rule that prohibits incumbent LECs from engaging in useful advanced coordination with entities affected by network changes. one of rules pertaining to network change disclosures to include appropriate titles for public notices of copper retirement. In June 2018, the Commission revised its network change disclosure rules to (1) revise the types of network changes that trigger an incumbent LEC’s public notice obligation, and (2) extend the force majeure provisions applicable to copper retirements to all types of network changes. On March 26, 2026, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that modified certain recordkeeping or recording requirements that relate to the obligations of ILECs planning to retire copper communications facilities or make other changes to their networks that might impact interoperability. Specifically, the Commission: 1) eliminated all filing requirements in the Commission’s network change disclosure rules and the Commission’s process of issuing public notices for short-term network changes and copper retirements and the associated objection process for interconnected service providers, (2) required that the method of notice the incumbent LEC uses be publicly accessible, and (3) expanded the direct notice requirement for copper retirements and short-term network changes to include 911 service providers and directly interconnecting LECs that support essential functions within 911 networks, including providers delivering 911 traffic to selective routers for transmission to public safety answering points.

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47 USC 151, 153, 154, 201, 222, 251	View Law

47 USC 1, 3, 4,	View Law

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Part 61, Tariffs (Other than Tariff Review Plan)

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Part 61 is designed to ensure that all tariffs filed by common carriers are formally sound, well organized, and provide the Commission and the public with sufficient information to determine the justness and reasonableness as required by the Act, of the rates, terms and conditions in those tariffs.

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47 USC 251-271, 403, 502, 503	View Law

47 USC 151-155, 201-205, 208	View Law

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Evaluation of the Next Generation Child Support Employment Services Demonstration

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The Office of Child Support Enforcement is seeking approval to collect information for performance management and the implementation and outcomes studies of ten child support-led employment services demonstration programs. These activities, funded as part of the Next Generation Child Support Employment Services Demonstration, aim to support the operation of the programs and understand the demonstration programs' populations; services provided; implementation of those services; and employment, child support, and other relevant outcomes for parents who participate in the demonstration programs. This package requests clearance for three data collection activities as part of these studies: - Management Information System to track program enrollment, gather baseline information, and track program participation. - Staff and community partners topic guide to conduct semi-structured interviews with child support program staff and administrators, and partner programs staff. - Participant interviews or focus groups topic guide to conduct semi-structured interviews with participants in the NextGen programs.

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42 USC 651 et. seq.	View Law

42 USC 1315	View Law

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Procedures for the Notification of New Technology and Requests for Waivers

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To collect information related to the notification of the use of new technology in meat, poultry, and egg product establishments and requests for waivers.

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21 USC 451, et seq.	View Law

21 USC 1031, et seq.	View Law

21 USC 601, et seq.	View Law

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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic-Expansion (CCBHC-E)

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The evaluation presents an opportunity to provide SAMHSA, policymakers, and the wider behavioral health community with new information about how these grants support adoption of the CCBHC model, how they influence sustainable expansion of CCBHC capacities beyond the grant period, and how implementation of the model influences client-level outcomes. An evaluation of the IA and PDI grantees specifically provides an opportunity to examine implementation successes and challenges within each area of the certification criteria among a larger and more diverse group of clinics operating in different state and community contexts. By carefully measuring these contexts and how they change over time, the evaluation can provide new information about how factors such as alternative sources of funding and state/community support for the model influence implementation and outcomes. Finally, this evaluation will assess changes in the quality of care and longitudinal client-level health, behavioral health, and functional outcomes.

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Grazing Management: Range Improvements Agreements and Permits (43 CFR Subpart 4120)

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The Bureau of Land Management collects the required information to approve and manage range improvements on the public lands. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on September 30, 2026. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three (3) years

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43 USC 1752(g)	View Law

43 USC 1901 et seq.	View Law

43 USC 315, 515a through 315r	View Law

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Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Allotments (43 CFR 2569)

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TUnder this OMB Control Number the BLM collects information related to Native veteran land allotment applications. The authority for this Program is section 1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of March 12, 2019, Public Law 116-9, codified at 43 U.S.C. 1629g-1. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on July 31, 2026. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three (3) years.

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Pub.L. 116 - 9 119	View Law

43 USC 1629g-1(b)(2)	View Law

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Nutrition Labeling

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To collect information for the use of consumers related to nutritional labeling of meat, poultry, and egg products.

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21 USC 461, et seq.	View Law

21 USC 601, et seq.	View Law

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Child and Family Services Plan, Annual Progress and Services Report, and Annual Budget Expenses Request and Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101s)

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This request is for the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR), and the CFS-101, Parts I, II and III. This information collection requirement incorporates many reporting requirements established by various statutes, as discussed below. Federal regulations implementing the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101 are codified at 45 CFR 1357.15. States, territories, and tribes are required to submit the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101’s in order to receive funding under title IV-B, subparts 1 and/or 2 (section 422 of title IV-B, subpart 1 [42 U.S.C. 622] and section 432 of title IV-B, subpart 2 [42 U.S.C. 629b] of the Social Security Act (the Act) respectively.) States and tribes, as applicable, that receive funding through the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee Program), and/or the Chafee Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) have additional reporting requirements that are incorporated into the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101’s to ease the collection burden on grantees. Tribes are not eligible to receive funding under CAPTA and, therefore, do not have to meet its reporting requirements. CAPTA requires states to submit a CAPTA State Grant Program Plan that remains in effect for the duration of the state's participation in the grant program. The CAPTA plan is to be coordinated “to the maximum extent practicable” with the title IV-B state plan (section 106(b)(2)(A) of the CAPTA, as amended). States are also required to prepare and submit an annual update describing how the funds provided under CAPTA were used to address the purpose and achieve the objectives of the grant program (section 108(e)). In addition, section 477 of title IV-E of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 677], authorizing the Chafee and ETV programs, requires the submission of a state/tribal program plan every five years describing how the state/tribe intends to “design and deliver programs to achieve the purposes of the section” (section 477(b) of the Act). In order to help states and tribes plan comprehensively for the full array of child welfare services and minimize the collection burden, applicants (states and tribes, as applicable) are required to report updates on the progress in achieving stated goals and service delivery under title IV-B, CAPTA, Chafee, and ETV in the CFSP and APSR (45 CFR 1357.15(a)). The CFSP and the CAPTA plans were consolidated in FY 2000 and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Chafee) was incorporated in the CFSP beginning in FY 2001. ETV was added in FY 2004. The current request includes the following updates: • Minor revisions to the CFS-101 forms to streamline data entry and to update fields. • Creation of a stand-alone CFS-101 Part I for a reallotment request, in response to feedback.

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42 USC 622	View Law

42 USC 677	View Law

42 USC 5106a and 5106d	View Law

42 USC 629b	View Law

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Contractor Safety

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The information collected in these documents is used to track and manage contractor safety programs and ensure that all safety measures are in place for work that is inherently risky. This collection is necessary to comply with OSHA safety regulations for contracted workforce.

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42 USC Chapter 84, Section 7101	View Law

16 USC 832a	View Law

29 USC Chapter 15, sections 657	View Law

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Application for Standard Government Headstone or Marker for Installation in Private or State Veterans Cemetery

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VA Form 40-1330 is used by the public to apply for Government-provided headstones or markers for unmarked graves of eligible veterans in accordance with 38 USC 2306. It is the source of information used to evaluate the applicant’s claim for the benefit. The information is requested under 38 CFR 38.632 and represents the minimum requirement by VA to properly determine the veteran’s eligibility for, and entitlement to, this benefit. VA Form 40-1330M is used by the public to apply for Government-provided medallions to be affixed to privately purchased headstones or markers of veterans that died on or after November 1, 1990. It is the source of information used to evaluate the applicant’s claim for the benefit. The information is requested under 38 CFR 38.632 and represents the minimum requirement by VA to properly determine the veteran’s eligibility for, and entitlement to, this benefit.

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38 USC Section 2411	View Law

38 USC Section 2306	View Law

Pub.L. 107 - 103 501 and 502	View Law

Pub.L. 110 - 157 201	View Law

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Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application, and Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form

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The Refugee Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-212, 8 U.S.C. 1522, amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a domestic refugee resettlement program that provides assistance and services to refugees resettling in the United States. With the enactment of this legislation, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) established comprehensive requirements for a State-administered refugee resettlement program including child welfare services to unaccompanied refugee minors. The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program currently operates in 14 states and the District of Columbia and provides the same range of child welfare benefits and services available to other foster children in those states as well as services required by ORR regulation and policy guidance. Originally, the URM Program provided services for refugee minors arriving from overseas unaccompanied by a parent or adult relative. Over the years, Congress passed laws making other special populations already in the United States eligible for the URM Program. A completed URM Program application must be submitted to ORR for eligibility determination, initiation of placement efforts, and approval to enter the URM Program. The current OMB expiration date for this information collection is July 31, 2026. We are requesting approval for a three-year extension with proposed revisions to the information collection. The proposed revisions are intended to improve the data collection through streamlining, clarification, and updates to ensure the request is up-to-date. See section A15 for additional information on the changes. We are proposing a 12-month implementation timeframe for executing revisions, during which time we will continue to use the currently approved forms. The implementation timeframe is necessary to allow the database contractor sufficient time to build, test, and execute the form revisions.

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8 USC 1522(d)	View Law

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Exhibit B to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents)

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Form is used to augment the registration statement of foreign agents as required by the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 611, et seq., within 10 days of the date a contract is made or when initial activity occurs, whichever is first.

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22 USC 611	View Law

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Amendment to Registration or Supplemental Statements (Foreign Agents)

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Form is used in registration of foreign agents when changes are required under provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611, et.seq,

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22 USC 611	View Law

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The Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures Rule

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Section 110(a)(2) of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2301, et seq.) directed the Commission to prescribe rules setting forth the minimum requirements for any informal dispute settlement procedure that the warrantor requires the consumer to use before pursuing any legal action in court. On December 31, 1975, the Commission issued its Rule on Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures, 16 C.F.R. 703 (the Rule or Rule 703), which sets minimum standards for informal dispute settlement mechanisms (IDSMs) established to resolve consumer warranty disputes. The purpose of the Rule is to carry out Congress's intent to encourage the fair and expeditious handling of consumer disputes through the use of alternative dispute resolution methods. Rule 703 applies only to those warrantors who (1) provide a written warranty, (2) on a consumer product, and (3) place a prior resort requirement in their warranty (i.e., require consumers to use a dispute resolution mechanism before exercising their legal remedies in court). Neither the Act nor Rule 703 requires warrantors to set up IDSMs. Furthermore, a warrantor is free to set up an IDSM that does not comply with Rule 703 as long as the warranty does not contain a prior resort requirement. Rule 703 contains procedural standards that must be followed by every IDSM that is incorporated, through a prior resort clause, into the terms of a written consumer product warranty. These standards include requirements concerning the mechanism's structure, the qualifications of staff or decision makers, the mechanism's procedures for resolving disputes, recordkeeping, and annual audits.

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15 USC 2301 et seq.	View Law

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Exhibit A to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents)

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Form used to register foreign agents as required by 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq., and must be utilized within 10 days of date contract is made or when initial activity occurs, whichever is first.

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22 USC Section 612	View Law

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Short-form Registration Statement of Individuals (Foreign Agents)

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Form is used to register foreign agents as required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611, et seq.

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22 USC 611	View Law

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Supplemental Registration Statement of Individuals (Foreign Agents)

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Form contains supplemental registration and information used in registering foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611, et seq.

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22 USC 611	View Law

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Registration Statement of Individuals (Foreign Agents)

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Form contains registration statement and information used for registering foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S. Section 611, et seq.

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22 USC 611	View Law

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[NCHS] The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Detectives Camp

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Federal statistical agencies are tasked with disseminating relevant and timely statistical information nationwide. To engage students and promote statistical literacy, STEM-focused enrichment opportunities such as the Data Detectives Camp are conducted by NCHS. The Camp is a week-long summer camp for rising 6th and 7th grade students to promote data science literacy through hands-on, project-based learning, enabling students to explore and understand the real-world implications of statistical data. The camp’s curriculum integrates data from NCHS to familiarize students with essential federal statistical data and other resources.

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42 USC 242k	View Law

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Nomination Request Form - Animal Disease Training

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The purpose of this collection is to obtain information needed to select and prioritize applicants for Veterinary Services (VS)training of State, industry, and academic personnel to prepare them to respond to an animal disease event.

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7 USC 8301	View Law

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Premarket Approval of Medical Devices

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This information collection supports implementation of statutory requirements that govern premarket approval of medical devices. Premarket approval (PMA) is the FDA process of scientific and regulatory review to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Class III medical devices. Respondents to the information collection are PMA applicants, or persons who own the rights, or otherwise have authorized access, to the data and other information to be submitted in support of FDA approval. This person may be an individual, partnership, corporation, association, scientific or academic establishment, government agency or organizational unit, or other legal entity.

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21 USC 360e, 360e-1	View Law

21 USC 351(f)	View Law

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Drug Establishment Registration and Drug Listing Requirements for Establishments Engaged in Distributed Manufacturing and Certain Foreign Establishments

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This proposed rule, if finalized, would revise the current registration regulations in part 207 to provide clear instructions specific to registering a distributed manufacturing establishment (DME). The proposed rule would eliminate duplicate submission of registration information by not treating distributed manufacturing units (DMUs) within a DME as individual establishments requiring separate registrations. The proposed rule, if finalized, would also clarify the requirement of registration of foreign establishments that manufacture, prepare, propagate, compound, or process a drug that is imported or offered for import into the United States, regardless of whether the drug first undergoes further manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing at a separate establishment outside the United States. The proposed rule would also clarify that such foreign establishments must list such drugs.

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21 USC 360(i)	View Law

21 USC 360(j)	View Law

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Prior Authorization Process and Requirements for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services (CMS-10711)

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for adding an additional service category to the established prior authorization process and requirements for certain outpatient department (OPD) services. This process is under the authority of §1833(t)(2)(F) which authorizes the Secretary to develop a method for controlling unnecessary increases in the volume of covered OPD services. In the CY 2020 OPPS/ASC final rule, CMS established criteria for identifying a list of outpatient department services requiring prior authorization and focused on five groups of OPD services – blepharoplasty, botulinum toxin injections, panniculectomy, rhinoplasty, vein ablation, and their related services. As part of the CY 2021 OPPS/ASC Final Rule (CMS -1736-FC), we added two more service categories to the prior authorization process - cervical fusion with disc removal and implanted spinal neurostimulators. Through the CY 2023 OPPS/ASC Final Rule (CMS-1772-FC), CMS added eighth service category to the list of OPD services requiring prior authorization- facet joint interventions. As part of the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC rule, CMS is expanding prior authorization requirements to include additional Botulinum Toxin Injection services. This addition would be incorporated into the existing list of OPD services requiring prior authorization at § 419.83(a) for dates of service provided on or after July 1, 2027. CMS recently completed an analysis of the volume of covered OPD services furnished and recognized significant increases in the utilization volume of these additional services. CMS believes a prior authorization process for these additional services would ensure beneficiaries receive medically necessary care while protecting the Medicare Trust Funds from improper payments and unnecessary utilization.

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42 USC 1895I	View Law

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