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paper comment to the Commission by 

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Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal 

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are subject to delays due to heightened 

security precautions. Thus, comments 

instead should be sent by facsimile to 

(202) 395–5167. 

Willard K. Tom, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32574 Filed 12–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: 

Voluntary Relinquishment From HSMS 

Patient Safety Organization 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Delisting. 

SUMMARY: AHRQ has accepted a 

notification of voluntary relinquishment 

from the HSMS Patient Safety 

Organization of its status as a Patient 

Safety Organization (PSO). The Patient 

Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 

2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 

109–41, 42 U.S.C. 299b–21–b–26, 

provides for the formation of PSOs, 

which collect, aggregate, and analyze 

confidential information regarding the 

quality and safety of health care 

delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality 

Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety 

Rule), 42 CFR part 3, authorizes AHRQ, 

on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list 

as a PSO an entity that attests that it 

meets the statutory and regulatory 

requirements for listing. A PSO can be 

‘‘delisted’’ by the Secretary if it is found 

to no longer meet the requirements of 

the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule, including when a PSO chooses to 

voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO for any reason. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight 

ET (2400) on December 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http:// 

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Grinder, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; Email: 

pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity is to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. 

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to 

implement the Patient Safety Act. 

AHRQ administers the provisions of the 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF Help) 

relating to the listing and operation of 

PSOs. Section 3.108(d) of the Patient 

Safety Rule requires AHRQ to provide 

public notice when it removes an 

organization from the list of federally 

approved PSOs. AHRQ has accepted a 

notification from the HSMS Patient 

Safety Organization, PSO number 

P0077, which is a component entity of 

Healthcare Safety Management Systems, 

Inc., to voluntarily relinquish its status 

as a PSO. Accordingly, the HSMS 

Patient Safety Organization was delisted 

effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on 

December 6, 2011. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/ 

index.html. 

Dated: December 14, 2011. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32578 Filed 12–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: 

Voluntary Relinquishment From the 

Georgia Hospital Association 

Research and Education Foundation 

Patient Safety Organization (GHA– 

PSO) 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of delisting. 

SUMMARY: AHRQ has accepted a 

notification of voluntary relinquishment 

from The Georgia Hospital Association 

Research and Education Foundation 

Patient Safety Organization (GHA–PSO) 

of its status as a Patient Safety 

Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety 

and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 

(Patient Safety Act), Pub. L. 109–41, 42 

U.S.C. 299b–21—b–26, provides for the 

formation of PSOs, which collect, 

aggregate, and analyze confidential 

information regarding the quality and 

safety of health care delivery. The 

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement 

Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR 

part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of 

the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO 

an entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by 

the Secretary if it is found to no longer 

meet the requirements of the Patient 

Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, 

including when a PSO chooses to 

voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO for any reason. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight 

ET (2400) on December 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http:// 

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Grinder, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; Email: 

pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity is to 


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