Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to Private Nonprofit Accreditation Organizations and of State Exemption under State Laboratory Programs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.551
ICR 199812-0938-004
OMB: 0938-0686
Federal Form Document
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Granting and Withdrawal of
Deeming Authority to Private Nonprofit Accreditation Organizations
and of State Exemption under State Laboratory Programs and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.551
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
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.
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.