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Coverage of Certain Preventive Services
Under the Affordable Care Act (78 FR
39870, July 2, 2013).
James Macrae,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Inspector General
Announcement of Updated
Requirements and Registration for
‘‘The Simple Extensible Sampling Tool
Challenge’’
Office of Inspector General
(OIG), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
On September 29, 2016, OIG
announced ‘‘The Simple Extensible
Sampling Tool Challenge’’. This notice
serves as an update to the original
notice which stated that upon receipt of
an updated submission the previous
submission would be excluded in its
entirety from the competition. This
updated notice removes this restriction
for entries from teams that have been
previously identified as finalists. Any
finalist may update their entry without
losing their finalist designation. Updates
from the finalists will be accepted until
5:00 p.m. EST on the fourteenth day
after the fifth finalist has been identified
or May 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EST,
whichever comes first. The newest entry
from each team will be used for all
judging purposes unless otherwise
requested by the team. Other than the
above change, all rules and
requirements outlined in the September
29, 2016, Federal Register notice remain
in effect.
SUMMARY:
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Dated: December 21, 2016.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Inspector General
Announcement of Updated Requirements and Registration for ``The
Simple Extensible Sampling Tool Challenge''
AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On September 29, 2016, OIG announced ``The Simple Extensible
Sampling Tool Challenge''. This notice serves as an update to the
original notice which stated that upon receipt of an updated submission
the previous submission would be excluded in its entirety from the
competition. This updated notice removes this restriction for entries
from teams that have been previously identified as finalists. Any
finalist may update their entry without losing their finalist
designation. Updates from the finalists will be accepted until 5:00
p.m. EST on the fourteenth day after the fifth finalist has been
identified or May 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EST, whichever comes first. The
newest entry from each team will be used for all judging purposes
unless otherwise requested by the team. Other than the above change,
all rules and requirements outlined in the September 29, 2016, Federal
Register notice remain in effect.
Dated: December 21, 2016.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
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