AGENCY:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS.

ACTION:

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announce the extension of the comment period for the proposed rule entitled “Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Fees; Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories.”

DATES:

The comment period for the proposed rule published July 26, 2022 (87 FR 44896), is extended through September 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-3326-P.

Comments, including mass comment submissions, must be submitted in one of the following three ways (please choose only one of the ways listed):

1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the “Submit a comment” instructions.

2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3326-P, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016.

Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period.

3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3326-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Bennett, CMS, (410) 786-3531, Serafina Brea, CMS, (410) 786-3531, or Heather Stang, CDC, 404-498-2769.