Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Required Under the Affordable Care Act

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1210-0147 SBC DOL PRA supporting statement 4.6.22.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-04-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198891	Modifications	Modified
198890	Glossary Other-Uniform Glossary- November 2019	Modified
198888	Summary of Benefits and Coverage Other-SBC template-Nov 2019	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1210-0147	ICR Reference No: 202202-1210-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-1210-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Required Under the Affordable Care Act
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/07/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2022
Responses	80,182,298	72,826,994
Time Burden (Hours)	313,490	328,265
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,605,988	7,040,366

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Abstract: Section 2715 of the PHS Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and a working group comprised of stakeholders, to "develop standards for use by a group health plan and a health insurance issuer in compiling and providing to applicants, enrollees, and policyholders and certificate holders a summary of benefits and coverage explanation that accurately describes the benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage. To implement these disclosure requirements, collection of information requests relate to the provision of the following: • Summary of benefits and coverage, which includes coverage examples. • A uniform glossary of health coverage and medical terms. • Notice of modifications.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 2715 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 70866	12/13/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 20468	04/07/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Glossary
Modifications
Summary of Benefits and Coverage

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	80,182,298	72,826,994	0	0	7,355,304	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	313,490	328,265	0	0	-14,775	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,605,988	7,040,366	0	0	565,622	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden estimates have been adjusted to account for new estimates of the number of issuers, plans, participants and beneficiaries affected by the information collection, as well as updated data on labor rates and an updated assumption on the usage of electronic distribution. These updated data inputs decrease the hour burden by 14,775 hours compared with the prior submission and increase the cost burden by $565,622 compared with the prior submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/07/2022

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