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provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
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would constitute a clearly unwarranted
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Name of Committee: National Center for
Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel,
ARRA STRB FEB MTG.
Date: February 16–19, 2010.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contact Person: Barbara J. Nelson, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Office of Review,
National Center for Research Resources, 6701
Democracy Blvd. Room 1080, 1 Democracy
Plaza, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–0806,
nelsonbj@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Center for
Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel.
Date: February 17–18, 2010.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To provide concept review of
proposed grant applications.
Place: Hilton Rockville, 1750 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
Contact Person: Mohan Viswanathan, PhD,
Deputy Director, Office of Review, National
Center for Research Resources, National
Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd.,
Dem. 1, Room 1084, MSC 4874, Bethesda,
MD 20892–4874, 301–435–0829,
mv10f@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Center for
Research Resources Initial Review Group,
Comparative Medicine Review Committee.
Date: February 18, 2010.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Hilton Rockville, 1750 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD.
Contact Person: Bonnie B. Dunn, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, National Center for
Research Resources, or National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd., 1 Democracy
Plaza, Room 1074, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD
20892–4874, 301–435–0824,
dunnbo@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Center for
Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel.
Date: February 23–24, 2010.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Hilton Rockville, 1750 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
Contact Person: Guo Zhang, PhD, Scientific
Review Officer, National Center for Research
Resources, or National Institutes of Health,
6701 Democracy Blvd., 1 Democracy Plaza,
Room 1064, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD 20892–
4874, 301–435–0812, zhanggu@mail.nih.gov.
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Medicare Program; Meeting of the
Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education; Cancellation of the
February 3, 2010 Meeting and
Announcement of the March 31, 2010
Meeting
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
cancellation of the meeting of the
Advisory Panel on Medicare Education
(the Panel) that was published in the
December 18, 2009 Federal Register (74
FR 67240–67241). This notice also
announces a public meeting on March
31, 2010. The Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the
Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services on
opportunities to enhance the
effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare
program. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday,
March 31, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
eastern daylight time (e.d.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration,
Presentations and Comments:
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 5 p.m.,
e.d.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special
Accommodations: Wednesday, March
17, 2010, 5 p.m., e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton
Washington Hotel Embassy Row, 2015
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036, (202) 265–6800.
Meeting Registration, Presentations,
and Written Comments: Cindy Falconi,
Acting Designated Federal Official,
Division of Forum and Conference
Development, Office of External Affairs,
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Services, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Mailstop S1–13–05, Baltimore, MD
21244–1850 or contact Ms. Falconi via
e-mail at Cindy.Falconi@cms.hhs.gov.
Registration: The meeting is open to
the public, but attendance is limited to
the space available. Persons wishing to
attend this meeting must register by
contacting the Acting Designated
Federal Official at the address listed in
the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section of this notice or
by telephone at the number listed in the
‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’
section of this notice by the date listed
in the ‘‘DATES’’ section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Falconi, 410–786–6452. Please
refer to the CMS Advisory Committees’
Information Line (1–877–449–5659 toll
free)/(410–786–9379 local) or the
Internet (https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
FACA/04_APME.asp) for additional
information and updates on committee
activities. Press inquiries are handled
through the CMS Press Office at (202)
690–6145.
Section
9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act authorizes the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) to establish an advisory panel
if the Secretary determines that the
panel is ‘‘in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed * * * by law.’’ Such
duties are imposed by section 1804 of
the Social Security Act (the Act),
requiring the Secretary to provide
informational materials to Medicare
beneficiaries about the Medicare
program, and section 1851(d) of the Act,
requiring the Secretary to provide for
‘‘activities * * * to broadly disseminate
information to [M]edicare beneficiaries
* * * on the coverage options provided
under [Medicare Advantage] in order to
promote an active, informed selection
among such options.’’
The Panel is also authorized by
section 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1311(f)) and section 222 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). The
Secretary signed the charter establishing
this Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR
7899, February 17, 1999) and approved
the renewal of the charter on January 21,
2009 (74 FR 13442, March 27, 2009).
The Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary and
the Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on
opportunities to enhance the
effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare
program.
The goals of the Panel are as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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• To provide recommendations on
the development and implementation of
a national Medicare education program
that describes benefit options under
Medicare.
• To enhance the Federal
government’s effectiveness in informing
the Medicare consumer.
• To make recommendations on how
to expand outreach to vulnerable and
underserved communities, including
racial and ethnic minorities, in the
context of a national Medicare
education program.
• To assemble an information base of
best practices for helping consumers
evaluate benefit options and build a
community infrastructure for
information, counseling, and assistance.
The current members of the Panel are:
Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/SHIP
Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE
Program; Dr. Yanira Cruz, President and
Chief Executive Officer, National
Hispanic Council on Aging; Stephen L.
Fera, Vice President, Social Mission
Programs, Independence Blue Cross;
Clayton Fong, President and Chief
Executive Officer, National Asian
Pacific Center on Aging; Nan Kirsten´
Forte, Executive Vice President,
Consumer Services, WebMD; Richard
Frank, M.D., Director Cancer Research,
Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk
Hospital; Dr. Carmen R. Green, Director,
Pain Research Division, Associate
Professor, Anesthesiology, University of
Michigan Health System; Dr. Jessie C.
Gruman, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Center for the Advancement of
Health; Cindy Hounsell, J.D., President,
Women’s Institute for a Secure
Retirement; Kathy Hughes, Vice
Chairwoman, Oneida Nation; Gail Hunt,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
National Alliance for Caregiving;
Deeanna Jang, Policy Director, Asian
and Pacific Islander American Health
Forum; Warren Jones, M.D., Executive
Director, Mississippi Institute for
Improvement of Geographic Minority
Health; Dr. Andrew M. Kramer,
Professor of Medicine, University of
Colorado, Denver; John Lui, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, Stout Vocational
Rehabilitation Institute; Sandy
Markwood, Chief Executive Officer,
National Area Agencies on Aging; David
Roberts, M.P.A., Vice President,
Government Relations, Healthcare
Information and Management Systems
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Society; Julie Boden Schmidt, Associate
Vice President, Training and Technical
Assistance Department, National
Association of Community Health
Centers; Rebecca Snead, Executive Vice
President and Chief Executive Officer,
National Alliance of State Pharmacy
Associations; Donna Yee, Ph.D., Chief
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Executive Officer, Asian Community
Center of Sacramento Valley.
The agenda for the March 31, 2010
meeting will include the following:
• Recap of the previous (October 20,
2009) meeting.
• Subgroup Committee Work
Summary.
• Medicare Outreach and Education
Strategies.
• Public Comment.
• Listening Session with CMS
Leadership.
• Next Steps.
Individuals or organizations that wish
to make a 5-minute oral presentation on
an agenda topic should submit a written
copy of the oral presentation to the
Acting Designated Federal Official at the
address listed in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’
section of this notice by the date listed
in the ‘‘DATES’’ section of this notice. The
number of oral presentations may be
limited by the time available.
Individuals not wishing to make a
presentation may submit written
comments to the Acting Designated
Federal Official at the address listed in
the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section of this notice
by the date listed in the ‘‘DATES’’ section
of this notice.
Individuals requiring sign language
interpretation or other special
accommodations should contact the
Acting Designated Federal Official at the
address listed in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’
section of this notice by the date listed
in the ‘‘DATES’’ section of this notice.
Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a)
of Public Law 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec.
10(a) and 41 CFR 102–3).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: January 20, 2010.
Charlene Frizzera,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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Medicare Program; Meeting of the
Practicing Physicians Advisory
Council, March 8, 2010
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a
quarterly meeting of the Practicing
Physicians Advisory Council (the
Council). The Council will meet to
discuss certain proposed changes in
regulations and manual instructions
related to physicians’ services, as
identified by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. This meeting is open
to the public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Monday, March 8,
2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., eastern
standard time (e.s.t.).
Deadline for Registration without Oral
Presentation: Thursday, March 4, 2010,
12 noon, e.s.t.
Deadline for Registration of Oral
Presentations: Friday, February 19,
2010, 12 noon, e.s.t.
Deadline for Submission of Oral
Remarks and Written Comments:
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12
noon, e.s.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special
Accommodations: Tuesday, March 2,
2010, 12 noon, e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The
meeting will be held in the
Multipurpose Room, at the CMS Single
Site campus, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244.
Submission of Testimony:
Testimonies should be mailed to Kelly
Buchanan, Designated Federal Official
(DFO), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail
stop C4–13–07, Baltimore, MD 21244–
1850, or contact the DFO via e-mail at
PPAC_hhs@cms.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Buchanan, DFO, (410) 786–6132,
or e-mail PPAC_hhs@cms.hhs.gov.
News media representatives must
contact the CMS Press Office, (202) 690–
6145. Please refer to the CMS Advisory
Committees’ Information Line (1–877–
449–5659 toll free), (410) 786–9379
local) or the Internet at https://
www.cms.hhs.gov/home/
regsguidance.asp for additional
information and updates on committee
activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with section 10(a) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
this notice announces the quarterly
meeting of the Practicing Physicians
Advisory Council (the Council). The
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) is mandated by section
1868(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (the
Act) to appoint a Practicing Physicians
Advisory Council based on nominations
submitted by medical organizations
representing physicians. The Council
meets quarterly to discuss certain
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-7017-N2]
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education; Cancellation of the February 3, 2010 Meeting and
Announcement of the March 31, 2010 Meeting
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the cancellation of the meeting of the
Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the Panel) that was published in
the December 18, 2009 Federal Register (74 FR 67240-67241). This notice
also announces a public meeting on March 31, 2010. The Panel advises
and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
on opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare program. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3
p.m., eastern daylight time (e.d.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments:
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 5 p.m., e.d.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Wednesday, March
17, 2010, 5 p.m., e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton Washington Hotel Embassy Row, 2015
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 265-6800.
Meeting Registration, Presentations, and Written Comments: Cindy
Falconi, Acting Designated Federal Official, Division of Forum and
Conference Development, Office of External Affairs, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1-13-
05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or contact Ms. Falconi via e-mail at
Cindy.Falconi@cms.hhs.gov.
Registration: The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is
limited to the space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting
must register by contacting the Acting Designated Federal Official at
the address listed in the ``ADDRESSES'' section of this notice or by
telephone at the number listed in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT'' section of this notice by the date listed in the ``DATES''
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Falconi, 410-786-6452. Please
refer to the CMS Advisory Committees' Information Line (1-877-449-5659
toll free)/(410-786-9379 local) or the Internet (https://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/04_APME.asp) for additional information and
updates on committee activities. Press inquiries are handled through
the CMS Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) to establish an advisory panel if the Secretary
determines that the panel is ``in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed * * * by law.'' Such duties are
imposed by section 1804 of the Social Security Act (the Act), requiring
the Secretary to provide informational materials to Medicare
beneficiaries about the Medicare program, and section 1851(d) of the
Act, requiring the Secretary to provide for ``activities * * * to
broadly disseminate information to [M]edicare beneficiaries * * * on
the coverage options provided under [Medicare Advantage] in order to
promote an active, informed selection among such options.''
The Panel is also authorized by section 1114(f) of the Act (42
U.S.C. 1311(f)) and section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 217a). The Secretary signed the charter establishing this Panel
on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) and approved the
renewal of the charter on January 21, 2009 (74 FR 13442, March 27,
2009). The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary and
the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
on opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare program.
The goals of the Panel are as follows:
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To provide recommendations on the development and
implementation of a national Medicare education program that describes
benefit options under Medicare.
To enhance the Federal government's effectiveness in
informing the Medicare consumer.
To make recommendations on how to expand outreach to
vulnerable and underserved communities, including racial and ethnic
minorities, in the context of a national Medicare education program.
To assemble an information base of best practices for
helping consumers evaluate benefit options and build a community
infrastructure for information, counseling, and assistance.
The current members of the Panel are: Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/
SHIP Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE Program; Dr. Yanira Cruz, President
and Chief Executive Officer, National Hispanic Council on Aging;
Stephen L. Fera, Vice President, Social Mission Programs, Independence
Blue Cross; Clayton Fong, President and Chief Executive Officer,
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging; Nan Kirsten-Fort[eacute],
Executive Vice President, Consumer Services, WebMD; Richard Frank,
M.D., Director Cancer Research, Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk
Hospital; Dr. Carmen R. Green, Director, Pain Research Division,
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health
System; Dr. Jessie C. Gruman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Center for the Advancement of Health; Cindy Hounsell, J.D., President,
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement; Kathy Hughes, Vice
Chairwoman, Oneida Nation; Gail Hunt, President and Chief Executive
Officer, National Alliance for Caregiving; Deeanna Jang, Policy
Director, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum; Warren
Jones, M.D., Executive Director, Mississippi Institute for Improvement
of Geographic Minority Health; Dr. Andrew M. Kramer, Professor of
Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver; John Lui, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute; Sandy Markwood,
Chief Executive Officer, National Area Agencies on Aging; David
Roberts, M.P.A., Vice President, Government Relations, Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society; Julie Bod[euml]n Schmidt,
Associate Vice President, Training and Technical Assistance Department,
National Association of Community Health Centers; Rebecca Snead,
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance
of State Pharmacy Associations; Donna Yee, Ph.D., Chief Executive
Officer, Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley.
The agenda for the March 31, 2010 meeting will include the
following:
Recap of the previous (October 20, 2009) meeting.
Subgroup Committee Work Summary.
Medicare Outreach and Education Strategies.
Public Comment.
Listening Session with CMS Leadership.
Next Steps.
Individuals or organizations that wish to make a 5-minute oral
presentation on an agenda topic should submit a written copy of the
oral presentation to the Acting Designated Federal Official at the
address listed in the ``ADDRESSES'' section of this notice by the date
listed in the ``DATES'' section of this notice. The number of oral
presentations may be limited by the time available. Individuals not
wishing to make a presentation may submit written comments to the
Acting Designated Federal Official at the address listed in the
``ADDRESSES'' section of this notice by the date listed in the
``DATES'' section of this notice.
Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special
accommodations should contact the Acting Designated Federal Official at
the address listed in the ``ADDRESSES'' section of this notice by the
date listed in the ``DATES'' section of this notice.
Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
217a) and sec. 10(a) of Public Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec.
10(a) and 41 CFR 102-3).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.733,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: January 20, 2010.
Charlene Frizzera,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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