MBES/CBES is a financial reporting system that produces Budget and expenditures for Medical Assistance and Children's Health Insurance Program. All forms (CMS-21, -21B, -37, and -64) are to be filed on a quarterly basis and need to be certified by the States to the CMS.
While this is a new package, it responds to the Terms of Clearance issued on July 2, 2013, under OCN 0938-0067 (CMS-64). The Terms state:
"Approved consistent with the understanding that, within 18 months, CMS plans to obtain approval for the electronic MBES system. Once the MBES is approved, CMS will discontinue the following OMB control numbers and incorporate the data collection instruments into MBES: 0938-0101, 0938-0067, and 0938-0731."
In this regard, this package seeks to consolidate CMS-21 and -21B (OMB# 0938-0731), CMS-37 (OMB# 0938-0101), and CMS-64 (OMB# 0938-0067) under a new control number while keeping the individual forms as separate instruments using their original CMS identification numbers. The consolidated package's CMS identification number is CMS-10529.
We acknowledge that the control numbers for CMS-21 and -21B (OMB# 0938-0731), CMS-37 (OMB# 0938-0101), and CMS-64 (OMB# 0938-0067) will be formally discontinued upon the approval of CMS-10529.
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:
(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;
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.