Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings, 8078-8079 [2010-3547]

Download as PDF 8078 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices B. The Petition The Petition seeks to broaden the filing exemption to cover those instances where an NVOCC has individually negotiated rates with its shipping customers and memorialized those rates in writing.9 In other words, while the NSA rule exempts formal contracts from tariff publication and enforcement requirements, the Petition’s request would cover short-term ‘‘spot market’’ rate agreements between NVOCCs and shippers, by far the most common transaction for NVOCCs. Other parties interested in this proceeding have submitted comments requesting that the Commission further expand the requested exemption to apply to service terms negotiated in conjunction with rates (i.e., vessel capacity, cargo loss and damage rules, equipment needs and delivery requirements). mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES C. The Department Supports the Petition The proposed elimination of the NVOCC tariff publication requirements is an appropriate exercise of the Commission’s exemption authority under 46 U.S.C. 40103(a), which allows the Commission to exercise its exemption authority if the exemption ‘‘will not result in a substantial reduction in competition or be detrimental to commerce.’’ That standard is clearly met here. As the Department explained in prior comments, ‘‘exempting all NVOCCs from all tariff publication requirements would produce the greatest competitive benefits.’’10 Even the more limited approach set-forth in the Petition would create important benefits. The current tariff filing requirement hampers an NVOCC’s ability to respond quickly in the marketplace. The proposed exemption will allow NVOCCs to be more flexible in a dynamic contractual environment, thereby allowing them to be more responsive to their shippers’ needs. It would likely promote competition and commerce by eliminating substantial regulatory costs to NVOCCs, a savings that could be 9 The proposed exemption would incorporate the following principles: (1) The exemption would be voluntary, (2) the exemption would apply only to rate tariffs, not rules tariffs, (3) disputes concerning negotiated rates would be governed solely by contract law, (4) NSAs would continue to be filed with the FMC and NSA essential terms would continue to be published, (5) all negotiated rates would be required to be memorialized in writing, (6) the FMC would retain access to the negotiated agreements and any underlying written communications, (7) the exemption would not be construed to convey antitrust immunity to NVOCCs, and (8) the exemption would only apply to licensed or registered NVOCCs. NCBFAA Petition at 11. 10 DOJ Comments in P3–03 at 1–2. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:25 Feb 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 passed on to its shipper customers in the form of lower shipping rates. The costs associated with the tariff publication requirement greatly exceed any benefits. As the NCBFAA noted, tariffs are rarely, if ever, reviewed or consulted by shippers to determine ocean shipping rates.11 When even the purported beneficiaries of tariff publication requirements find little value in them, the cost of requiring publication of those tariffs clearly exceeds any competitive or commercial benefits. Moreover, if tariff publications were of value to shippers, any NVOCC would remain free to publish them. Conclusion In conclusion, the Department supports the goal of the relief requested in the Petition to further exempt NVOCCs from tariff publishing and enforcement requirements. U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Transportation, Energy & Agriculture Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Michele B. Cano, Attorney. [FR Doc. 2010–3325 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; HIT Policy Committee’s Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meetings. This notice announces forthcoming subcommittee meetings of a Federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meetings will be open to the public via dial-in access only. Name of Committees: HIT Policy Committee’s Workgroups: Meaningful Use, Privacy & Security Policy, Strategic Plan, Adoption/Certification, and Nationwide Health Information Infrastructure (NHIN) workgroups. General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information as is 11 NCBFAA PO 00000 Petition at 9, note 11. Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 consistent with the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that includes recommendations on the areas in which standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria are needed. Date and Time: The HIT Policy Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during March 2010: March 4th Meaningful Use Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time; March 9th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time; March 16th NHIN Workgroup, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m./Eastern Time; March 25th Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, 2 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; and March 29th Adoption/Certification Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: All workgroup meetings will be available via webcast; for instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web visit https:// healthit.hhs.gov. Please check the ONC Web site for additional information as it becomes available. Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, email: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov Please call the contact person for up-to-date information on these meetings. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that effect a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Agenda: The workgroups will be discussing issues related to their specific subject matter, e.g., meaningful use, the NHIN, privacy and security policy, adoption/certification, or strategic planning. If background materials are associated with the workgroup meetings, they will be posted on ONC’s Web site prior to the meeting at https://healthit.hhs.gov. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the workgroups. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before two days prior to the workgroups’ meeting date. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled at the conclusion of each workgroup meeting. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business on that day. E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). Dated: February 5, 2010. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2010–3547 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; HIT Standards Committee’s Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meetings. This notice announces forthcoming subcommittee meetings of a Federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meetings will be open to the public via dial-in access only. Name of Committees: HIT Standards Committee’s Workgroups: Clinical Operations Vocabulary, Clinical Quality, Implementation, and Privacy & Security workgroups. General Function of the Committee: to provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in accordance with policies developed by the HIT Policy Committee. Date and Time: The HIT Standards Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during March 2010: March 8th Implementation Workgroup, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; March 22nd Implementation Workgroup, 3 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; March 23rd Clinical Operations Vocabulary, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; March 26th Privacy & Security VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:25 Feb 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 Workgroup, 2 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; March 30th Implementation Workgroup, 9 to 11 a.m./Eastern Time; March 31st Clinical Quality Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: All workgroup meetings will be available via webcast; visit https://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web. Please check the ONC Web site for additional information as it becomes available. Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, email: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact person for up-to-date information on these meetings. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that effect a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Agenda: The workgroups will be discussing issues related to their specific subject matter, e.g., clinical operations vocabulary standards, and privacy and security standards activities. If background materials are associated with the workgroup meetings, they will be posted on ONC’s Web site prior to the meeting at https:// healthit.hhs.gov. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the workgroups. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before two days prior to the workgroups’ meeting date. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled at the conclusion of each workgroup meeting. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business on that day. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8079 Dated: February 5, 2010. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2010–3548 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES President’s Advisory Council on FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships announces the following meetings: Name: President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Council Meetings. Time and Date: Tuesday, March 9th 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (EST). Place: Meeting will be held at a location to be determined in the White House complex, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Space is extremely limited. Photo ID and RSVP are required to attend the event. Please RSVP to Mara Vanderslice to attend the meeting no later than March 3rd, 2010 at: mvanderslice@who.eop.gov. There will also be a conference call line available for those who cannot attend the meeting in person. The call-in line is: 800– 857–8628, Passcode: 5091968. Status: Open to the public, limited only by space available. Conference call limited only by lines available. Purpose: The Council brings together leaders and experts in fields related to the work of faith-based and neighborhood organizations in order to: Identify best practices and successful modes of delivering social services; evaluate the need for improvements in the implementation and coordination of public policies relating to faith-based and other neighborhood organizations; and make recommendations for changes in policies, programs, and practices. Contact Person for Additional Information: Please contact Mara Vanderslice for any additional information about the President’s Advisory Council meeting at mvanderslice@who.eop.gov. Agenda: Presentation of the Council’s final report to government officials, including six areas of focus: Economic Recovery and Domestic Poverty, Reform of the Office, Environment and Climate Change, InterReligious Cooperation, Fatherhood and Healthy Families and Global Poverty and Development. For copies of these reports, please contact Mara Vanderslice at mvanderslice@who.eop.gov. Please visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/ partnerships for further updates on the Agenda for the meeting. Public Comment: There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of the meeting. E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8078-8079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup Meetings; Notice of 
Meetings

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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    This notice announces forthcoming subcommittee meetings of a 
Federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meetings will be open to 
the public via dial-in access only.
    Name of Committees: HIT Policy Committee's Workgroups: Meaningful 
Use, Privacy & Security Policy, Strategic Plan, Adoption/Certification, 
and Nationwide Health Information Infrastructure (NHIN) workgroups.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to 
the National Coordinator on a policy framework for the development and 
adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure 
that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information as 
is consistent with the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that 
includes recommendations on the areas in which standards, 
implementation specifications, and certification criteria are needed.
    Date and Time: The HIT Policy Committee Workgroups will hold the 
following public meetings during March 2010: March 4th Meaningful Use 
Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time; March 9th Strategic Plan 
Workgroup, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time; March 16th NHIN Workgroup, 
2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m./Eastern Time; March 25th Privacy & Security Policy 
Workgroup, 2 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; and March 29th Adoption/
Certification Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time.
    Location: All workgroup meetings will be available via webcast; for 
instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web visit https://healthit.hhs.gov. Please check the ONC Web site for additional 
information as it becomes available.
    Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator, 
HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-205-4528, Fax: 202-
690-6079, e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov Please call the contact person 
for up-to-date information on these meetings. A notice in the Federal 
Register about last minute modifications that effect a previously 
announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly 
enough to provide timely notice.
    Agenda: The workgroups will be discussing issues related to their 
specific subject matter, e.g., meaningful use, the NHIN, privacy and 
security policy, adoption/certification, or strategic planning. If 
background materials are associated with the workgroup meetings, they 
will be posted on ONC's Web site prior to the meeting at https://healthit.hhs.gov.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the workgroups. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before two 
days prior to the workgroups' meeting date. Oral comments from the 
public will be scheduled at the conclusion of each workgroup meeting. 
Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. 
If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be 
reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public session, ONC 
will take written comments after the meeting until close of business on 
that day.

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    If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting.
    ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov for 
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).

    Dated: February 5, 2010.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-3547 Filed 2-22-10; 8:45 am]
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