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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices
Dated: September 2, 2005
Michael W. Carleton,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–19165 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces meetings of
the Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group (the Working Group) mandated
by section 1014 of the Medicare
Modernization Act.
DATES: A business meeting of the
Working Group will be held on
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 from 10:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
in the Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
200 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201 in Room 425–A.
The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or
ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodation for a disability is
needed, please contact Mr. Donald L.
Inniss, Director, Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity Program,
Program Support Center, on (301) 443–
1144.
The agenda for this Working Group
meeting will be available on the
Citizens’ Working Group Web site,
https://www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also
available at that site is a roster of
Working Group members. When a
transcript of the Group’s October 5th
meeting is completed, it will also be
available on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as
the Medicare Modernization Act) directs
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, to
establish a Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group (Citizen Group). This
statutory provision, codified at 42
U.S.C. 299n., directs the Working Group
to: (1) Identify options for changing our
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health care system so that every
American has the ability to obtain
quality, affordable health care coverage;
(2) provide for a nationwide public
debate about improving the health care
system; and (3) submit its
recommendations to the President and
the Congress.
The Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group is composed of 15 members: The
Secretary of DHHS is designated as a
member by statute and the Comptroller
General of the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) was
directed to name the remaining 14
members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group business meeting
on October 5 will be devoted to ongoing
Working Group business. Topics to be
addressed are expected to include:
introductions to Working Group
contractors, reports from Working
Group Committees, and plans for
community meetings and other
activities to engage the public.
Submission of Written Information
The Working Group invites written
submissions on those topics to be
addressed at the Working Group
business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations
wishing to provide written information
for consideration by the Citizens’ Health
Care Working Group should submit
information electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all
electronic submissions will be posted
on the Working Group Web site,
separate submissions by topic will
facilitate review of ideas submitted on
each topic by the Working Group and
the public.
This notice is published less than 15
days in advance of the meeting due to
logistical difficulties.
Dated: September 20, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–05–0213]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–371–5983 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited 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)
ways to enhance 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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
The National Vital Statistics Report
Forms—(OMB No. 0920–0213)—
Revision—National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Background and Brief Description:
The National Vital Statistics Report
Forms project (0920–0213) is an
approved collection and compilation of
national vital statistics. This collection
dates back to the beginning of the 20th
century and has been conducted since
1960 by the Division of Vital Statistics
of the National Center for Health
Statistics, CDC. The collection of the
data is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 242k.
The National Vital Statistics Report
forms provide counts of monthly
occurrences of births, deaths, infant
deaths, marriages, and divorces. Similar
data have been published since 1937
and are the sole source of these data at
the national level. The data are used by
the Department of Health and Human
Services and by other government,
academic, and private research and
commercial organizations in tracking
changes in trends of vital events.
Respondents for the National Vital
Statistics Report form (CDC 64.146) are
registration officials in each State and
Territory, the District of Columbia, and
New York City. In addition, 33 local
(county) officials in New Mexico who
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting of the Citizens' Health Care Working Group
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, this notice announces meetings of the Citizens' Health
Care Working Group (the Working Group) mandated by section 1014 of the
Medicare Modernization Act.
DATES: A business meeting of the Working Group will be held on
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201 in Room
425-A. The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Taplin, Citizens' Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443-1514 or ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language
interpretation or other reasonable accommodation for a disability is
needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity Program, Program Support Center, on (301) 443-
1144.
The agenda for this Working Group meeting will be available on the
Citizens' Working Group Web site, https://www.citizenshealthcare.gov.
Also available at that site is a roster of Working Group members. When
a transcript of the Group's October 5th meeting is completed, it will
also be available on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1014 of Public Law 108-173, (known
as the Medicare Modernization Act) directs the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to establish a Citizens'
Health Care Working Group (Citizen Group). This statutory provision,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 299n., directs the Working Group to: (1) Identify
options for changing our health care system so that every American has
the ability to obtain quality, affordable health care coverage; (2)
provide for a nationwide public debate about improving the health care
system; and (3) submit its recommendations to the President and the
Congress.
The Citizens' Health Care Working Group is composed of 15 members:
The Secretary of DHHS is designated as a member by statute and the
Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
was directed to name the remaining 14 members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group business meeting on October 5 will be devoted to
ongoing Working Group business. Topics to be addressed are expected to
include: introductions to Working Group contractors, reports from
Working Group Committees, and plans for community meetings and other
activities to engage the public.
Submission of Written Information
The Working Group invites written submissions on those topics to be
addressed at the Working Group business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations wishing to provide written
information for consideration by the Citizens' Health Care Working
Group should submit information electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all electronic submissions will be
posted on the Working Group Web site, separate submissions by topic
will facilitate review of ideas submitted on each topic by the Working
Group and the public.
This notice is published less than 15 days in advance of the
meeting due to logistical difficulties.
Dated: September 20, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-19171 Filed 9-21-05; 2:46 am]
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