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Download as PDF 16126 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 31, 2010 / Notices Associated Infections at the National level. Given OHQ’s objective, entities which have similar goals and consistent interests, appropriate expertise and resources, and which would like to pursue a Co-Sponsorship opportunity with OHQ, are encouraged to reply to this notice with a program proposal. Working together, these partnerships will provide opportunities to promote the prevention and reduction of healthcare-associated infections. Dated: March 22, 2010. Don Wright, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Quality, Office of Healthcare Quality, Office of Public Health and Science. [FR Doc. 2010–7227 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: HIT Policy Committee. 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 meeting will be held on April 21, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC. The hotel telephone number is 202– 234–0700. 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:40 Mar 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 the contact person for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Agenda: The committee will hear reports from its workgroups, including the Meaningful Use Workgroup, the Certification/Adoption Workgroup, the NHIN Workgroup, the Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, and the Strategic Plan Workgroup. ONC intends to make background material available to the public no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posed on ONC’s Web site after 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 committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before April 13, 2010. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between approximately 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation is limited to three minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business. Persons attending ONC’s advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. 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 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: March 18, 2010. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2010–6601 Filed 3–30–10; 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 Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: HIT Standards Committee. 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 meeting will be held on April 28, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC. The hotel telephone number is 202– 234–0700. 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 this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Agenda: The committee will hear reports from its workgroups, including the Clinical Operations, Clinical Quality, Privacy & Security, and Implementation Workgroups. ONC intends to make background material available to the public no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the background E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 31, 2010 / Notices material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posed on ONC’s Web site after 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 committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before April 20, 2010. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between approximately 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m./Eastern Time. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes each. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business. Persons attending ONC’s advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. 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: March 18, 2010. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2010–6600 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Establishment of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:40 Mar 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 Authority: Executive Order 13251, dated November 24, 2009. The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues will be governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces establishment of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the ‘‘Commission’’), as directed by Executive Order 13521. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane M. Gianelli, Acting Executive Director, Presidential Commission on the Study of Bioethical Issues; Department of Health and Human Services; and/or Ms. Judith E. Crawford, Administrative Director, Presidential Commission on the Study of Bioethical Issues; Department of Health and Human Services. Both Ms. Gianelli and Ms. Crawford work in the Commission’s office located at: 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Suite C100; Washington, DC 20005; Telephone: (202) 233–3960; Fax: (202) 233–3990. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Executive Order 13521, the President directed that the Commission shall be established within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). To comply with the authorizing directive and guidelines under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), a charter has been filed with the Committee Management Secretariat in the General Services Administration (GSA), the appropriate committees in the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and the Library of Congress to establish the Commission as a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee. The charter was filed on March 10, 2010. Objectives and Scope of Activities. The Commission shall advise the President on bioethical issues that may emerge as consequences of advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. The Commission shall pursue its work with the goal of identifying and promoting policies and practices that ensure scientific research, healthcare delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in an ethically responsible manner. The Commission shall not be responsible for the review and approval of specific projects. The Commission may accept suggestions of issues for consideration from executive departments and agencies and the public as it deems appropriate to support its mission. Membership and Designation. The Commission shall be an expert panel composed of not more than 13 members, PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 16127 who will be drawn from fields of bioethics, science, medicine, technology, engineering, law, philosophy, theology, and other areas of the humanities or social sciences. Commission members shall be appointed by the President. The President shall designate a Chair and Vice Chair from among the members of the Commission. At least one, and not more than three members, may be bioethicists or scientists drawn from the executive branch, as designated by the President; members who are selected from the Federal sector to fill these positions on the Commission will be classified as regular government employees. The Commission members who are selected from the public and/ or private sector will be classified as special government employees. Administrative Management and Support. HHS will provide funding and administrative support for the Commission to the extent permitted by law within existing appropriations. Staff will be assigned to a program office established to support the activities of the Commission. Management and oversight for support services provided to the Commission will be the responsibility of the Office of Public Health and Science, which is a staff division within HHS Office of the Secretary. All executive departments and agencies and all entities within the Executive Office of the President shall provide information and assistance to the Commission as the Chair may request for purposes of carrying out the Commission’s functions, to the extent permitted by law. The Commission has been established to replace the President’s Council on Bioethics. The Council was established by Executive Order 13237, dated November 28, 2001. Council operations were terminated on September 30, 2009. The authorizing directive for the Commission, Executive Order 13521, supersedes Executive Order 13237. A copy of the Commission charter can be obtained from the designated contacts or by accessing the FACA database that is maintained by the GSA Committee Management Secretariat. The Web site for the FACA database is https://fido.gov/facadatabase/. Dated: March 25, 2010. Howard K. Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Public Health and Science. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16126-16127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6600]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; HIT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory 
committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology (ONC). The meeting will be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: HIT Standards Committee.
    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 meeting will be held on April 28, 2010, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time.
    Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., 
Washington, DC. The hotel telephone number is 202-234-0700.
    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 this meeting. A notice in the Federal 
Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously 
announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly 
enough to provide timely notice.
    Agenda: The committee will hear reports from its workgroups, 
including the Clinical Operations, Clinical Quality, Privacy & 
Security, and Implementation Workgroups. ONC intends to make background 
material available to the public no later than two (2) business days 
prior to the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the background

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material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly 
available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the 
background material will be posed on ONC's Web site after 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 committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
April 20, 2010. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m./Eastern Time. Time allotted for each 
presentation will be limited to three minutes each. If the number of 
speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably 
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, ONC will 
take written comments after the meeting until close of business.
    Persons attending ONC's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every 
effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special 
needs. 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: March 18, 2010.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-6600 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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