[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4105]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration


Submitted for Collection of Public Comment: Submission for OMB 
Review

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
proposals for the collection of information. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to 
Private Nonprofit Accreditation Organizations and the Clinical 
Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) Exemption Under State Laboratory 
Programs; Form No.: HCFA R-185; Use: The information required is 
necessary to determine whether a private accreditation organization/
State licensure program standards and accreditation/licensure process 
is equal to or more stringent than those of CLIA; Frequency: Other 
(initial application/as needed); Affected Public: Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, local, or tribal government.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced 
above, E-mail your request, including your address, to 
P[email protected], or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-
1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections should be sent within 30 days of this notice directly to 
the OMB Desk Officer designated at the following address: OMB Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-4105 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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