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The '''[[Information]] Quality Act''' ("IQA"), located in Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, directs the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to issue guidelines that provide "policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies ..."<ref>Pub. L. No. 106-554, § 1(a)(3) [Title V, § 515] (Dec. 21, 2000) (published at 44 U.S.C. § 3516 note)</ref>.

The '''[[Information]] Quality Act''' ("IQA"), located in Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, directs the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to issue guidelines that provide "policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies ...".<ref>Pub. L. No. 106-554, § 1(a)(3) [Title V, § 515] (Dec. 21, 2000) (published at 44 U.S.C. § 3516 note)</ref>  

The IQA also directs OMB to include three specific requirements in its guidelines:<ref>§ 515(b)(2)</ref>  

The IQA also directs OMB to include three specific requirements in its guidelines:<ref>§ 515(b)(2)</ref>  

The HHS guidelines also establish a process for information correction requests and appeals. Id. at § VI. HHS reminds complainants that they bear the burden of proof to establish the need for and the type of correction sought. Id. A correction request must include specific reasons for asserting that the information at issue violates OMB, HHS, or agency-specific guidelines and "specific recommendations for correcting the information." Id. The agency aims to respond to correction requests within 60 days of receipt, and a party may appeal the agency's decision within 30 days after that. The agency aims to decide any appeals within 60 days. Id.

The HHS guidelines also establish a process for information correction requests and appeals. Id. at § VI. HHS reminds complainants that they bear the burden of proof to establish the need for and the type of correction sought. Id. A correction request must include specific reasons for asserting that the information at issue violates OMB, HHS, or agency-specific guidelines and "specific recommendations for correcting the information." Id. The agency aims to respond to correction requests within 60 days of receipt, and a party may appeal the agency's decision within 30 days after that. The agency aims to decide any appeals within 60 days. Id.

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