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to accreditation organizations. The AOA 

policy sets forth the actions the 

organization takes when laboratories it 

accredits do not comply with its 

requirements and standards for 

accreditation. When appropriate, the 

AOA will deny, suspend, or, revoke 

accreditation in a laboratory accredited 

by the AOA and report that action to 

CMS within 30 days. The AOA also 

provides an appeal process for 

laboratories that have had accreditation 

denied, suspended, or revoked. 

We have determined that the AOA’s 

laboratory enforcement and appeal 

policies are equal to or more stringent 

than the requirements of part 493 

subpart R as they apply to accreditation 

organizations. 

IV. Federal Validation Inspections and 

Continuing Oversight 

The Federal validation inspections of 

AOA accredited laboratories may be 

conducted on a representative sample 

basis or in response to substantial 

allegations of noncompliance (that is, 

complaint inspections). The outcome of 

those validation inspections, performed 

by CMS or its agents, or the State survey 

agencies, will be our principal means 

for verifying that the laboratories 

accredited by the AOA remain in 

compliance with CLIA requirements. 

This Federal monitoring is an ongoing 

process. 

V. Removal of Approval as an 

Accrediting Organization 

Our regulations provide that we may 

rescind the approval of an accreditation 

organization, such as that of the AOA, 

for cause, before the end of the effective 

date of approval. If we determine that 

the AOA failed to adopt requirements 

that are equal to, or more stringent than, 

the CLIA requirements, or that systemic 

problems exist in its inspection process, 

we may give it a probationary period, 

not to exceed 1 year, to allow the AOA 

to adopt comparable requirements. 

Should circumstances result in our 

withdrawal of the AOA’s approval, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register explaining the basis for 

removing its approval. 

VI. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This notice does not impose any 

information collection and record 

keeping requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

Consequently, it does not need to be 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the authority 

of the PRA. The requirements associated 

with the accreditation process for 

clinical laboratories under the Clinical 

Laboratory Improvement Amendments 

of 1988 (CLIA) program, codified in 42 

CFR part 493 subpart E, are currently 

approved by OMB under OMB approval 

number 0938–0686. 

Authority: Section 353 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263a). 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Charlene Frizzera, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families/National Directory of New 

Hires Match Results Report. 

OMB No.: 0970–0311. 

Description: Section 453(j)(3) of the 

Social Security Act (the Act) allows for 

matching between the National 

Directory of New Hires (maintained by 

the Federal Office of Child Support 

Enforcement (OCSE)) and State TANF 

Agencies for purposes of carrying out 

responsibilities under programs funded 

under part A of Title IV of the Act. To 

assist OCSE and the Office of Family 

Assistance (OFA) in measuring savings 

to the TANF program attributable to the 

use of NDNH data matches, the State 

TANF Agencies have agreed to provide 

OCSE with a written description of the 

performance outputs and outcomes 

attributable to the State TANF Agency’s 

use of NDNH match results. This 

information will help OCSE 

demonstrate how the NDNH supports 

the OCSE’s mission and strategic goals. 

Respondents: State TANF Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

TANF/NDNH Match Results Report ................................................................ 40 4 0.17 27.20 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 27.20. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: March 23, 2009. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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