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B-335846 Jan 05, 2024 1 (2024-01-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaopsk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335846 January 5, 2024 The Honorable Bernard Sanders Chairman The Honorable Bill Cassidy Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman The Honorable Bobby Scott Ranking Member Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subject: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services: Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; and the Department of Health and Human Services (the Departments) entitled Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges (RINs: 0938-AV39, 1210-AC24, and 1545-BQ94). We received the rule on December 27, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as final rules on December 21, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 88494. The stated effective date is January 22, 2024. The final rule relates to fees for the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, as established by the No Surprises Act of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, div. BB § 109 (Dec. 27, 2020). Specifically, the final rule amends existing regulations to provide that the administrative fee amount charged by the Departments to participate in the federal IDR process, and the ranges for certified IDR entity fees for single and batched determinations, will be set by the Departments through notice and comment rulemaking. The final rule also finalizes the amount of the administrative fee for disputes initiated on or after the effective date of the rule. Additionally, the final rule finalizes the certified IDR entity fee ranges for disputes initiated on or after the effective date of the final rule. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The Congressional Record does not yet reflect receipt by the Senate, but the Departments provided documentation showing receipt by both

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