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security program in writing that is
reasonably designed to protect the
security, confidentiality, and integrity of
personal information collected from or
about consumers. The security program
must contain administrative, technical,
and physical safeguards appropriate to
Dave & Buster’s size and complexity, the
nature and scope of its activities, and
the sensitivity of the personal
information collected from or about
consumers. Specifically, the order
requires Dave & Buster’s to:
∑ Designate an employee or
employees to coordinate and be
accountable for the information security
program.
∑ Identify material internal and
external risks to the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of personal
information that could result in the
unauthorized disclosure, misuse, loss,
alteration, destruction, or other
compromise of such information, and
assess the sufficiency of any safeguards
in place to control these risks.
∑ Design and implement reasonable
safeguards to control the risks identified
through risk assessment, and regularly
test or monitor the effectiveness of the
safeguards’ key controls, systems, and
procedures.
∑ Develop and use reasonable steps to
select and retain service providers
capable of appropriately safeguarding
personal information they receive from
respondents, and require service
providers by contract to implement and
maintain appropriate safeguards.
∑ Evaluate and adjust its information
security program in light of the results
of the testing and monitoring, any
material changes to its operations or
business arrangements, or any other
circumstances that it knows or has
reason to know may have a material
impact on the effectiveness of its
information security program.
Part II of the proposed order requires
that Dave & Buster’s obtain within 180
days, and on a biennial basis thereafter
for ten (10) years, an assessment and
report from a qualified, objective,
independent third-party professional,
certifying, among other things, that it
has in place a security program that
provides protections that meet or exceed
the protections required by Part I of the
proposed order; and its security
program is operating with sufficient
effectiveness to provide reasonable
assurance that the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of
consumers’ personal information is
protected.
Parts III through VII of the proposed
order are reporting and compliance
provisions. Part III requires Dave &
Buster’s to retain documents relating to
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its compliance with the order. For most
records, the order requires that the
documents be retained for a five-year
period. For the third-party assessments
and supporting documents, Dave &
Buster’s must retain the documents for
a period of three years after the date that
each assessment is prepared. Part IV
requires dissemination of the order now
and in the future to principals, officers,
directors, and managers at corporate
headquarters, regional offices, and at
each store having responsibilities
relating to the subject matter of the
order. Part V ensures notification to the
FTC of changes in corporate status. Part
VI mandates that Dave & Buster’s submit
an initial compliance report to the FTC,
and make available to the FTC
subsequent reports. Part VII is a
provision ‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after
twenty (20) years, with certain
exceptions.
The purpose of the analysis is to aid
public comment on the proposed order.
It is not intended to constitute an
official interpretation of the proposed
order or to modify its terms in any way.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark
Secretary
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Call for Co-Sponsors for Office of
Healthcare Quality’s Programs to
Strengthen Coordination and Impact
National Efforts in the Prevention of
Healthcare-Associated Infections
(HAIs)
AGENCY: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science,
Office of Healthcare Quality.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
Office of Public Health and Science
(OPHS), Office for Healthcare Quality
(OHQ) announces the opportunity to
collaborate with the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS
invites public and private professional
health related organizations to
participate as collaborating co-sponsors
in the development and implementation
of an innovative program that advances
the goals enumerated in the HHS Action
Plan to prevent Healthcare-Associated
Infections.
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DATES: Expressions of interest for FY
2010–11 must be received no later than
cob April 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest,
comments, and questions may be
submitted by e-mail to ohq@hhs.gov; by
regular mail to Office of Healthcare
Quality, Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence
Ave., SW., Room 716G, Washington, DC
20201, or via fax to 202–401–9547.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Gallardo via electronic mail to
Daniel.Gallardo@hhs.gov; or by phone
at 202–690–2470.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
exact a significant toll on human life.
They are among the leading causes of
preventable death in the United States,
accounting for an estimated 1.7 million
infections and 99,000 associated deaths
in 2002. In hospitals, they are a
significant cause of morbidity and
mortality. In addition to the substantial
human suffering caused by healthcareassociated infections, the financial
burden attributable to the infections is
staggering. It is estimated that
healthcare-associated infections cause
$28 to $33 billion in excess healthcare
costs each year. For these reasons, the
prevention and reduction of healthcareassociated infections is a top priority for
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
The HHS Steering Committee for the
Prevention of Healthcare-Associated
Infections, led by Dr. Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Healthcare Quality, was established in
July 2008. The Steering Committee was
charged with developing a
comprehensive strategy to prevent and
reduce healthcare-associated infections
and issuing a plan which establishes
national goals for healthcare-associated
infection prevention and outlines key
actions for achieving identified shortand long-term objectives. The plan,
released in January 2009 as the HHS
Action Plan, is also intended to enhance
collaboration with external stakeholders
to strengthen coordination and impact
of national efforts.
Therefore, OHQ is interested in
establishing partnerships with private
and public professional health
organizations in order to further the
efforts in the prevention of HealthcareAssociated Infections. As partners with
OHQ, professional health related
organizations can bring their ideas,
expertise, administrative capabilities,
and resources in the development of a
program(s) that promotes the reduction
and prevention of Healthcare-
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology; HIT
Policy Committee Advisory Meeting;
Notice of Meeting
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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
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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).
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Dated: March 18, 2010.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office
of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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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.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Call for Co-Sponsors for Office of Healthcare Quality's Programs
to Strengthen Coordination and Impact National Efforts in the
Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Healthcare
Quality.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office
of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office for Healthcare Quality
(OHQ) announces the opportunity to collaborate with the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS invites public and private
professional health related organizations to participate as
collaborating co-sponsors in the development and implementation of an
innovative program that advances the goals enumerated in the HHS Action
Plan to prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections.
DATES: Expressions of interest for FY 2010-11 must be received no later
than cob April 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest, comments, and questions may be
submitted by e-mail to ohq@hhs.gov; by regular mail to Office of
Healthcare Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, 200
Independence Ave., SW., Room 716G, Washington, DC 20201, or via fax to
202-401-9547.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gallardo via electronic mail to
Daniel.Gallardo@hhs.gov; or by phone at 202-690-2470.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
exact a significant toll on human life. They are among the leading
causes of preventable death in the United States, accounting for an
estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths in 2002.
In hospitals, they are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.
In addition to the substantial human suffering caused by healthcare-
associated infections, the financial burden attributable to the
infections is staggering. It is estimated that healthcare-associated
infections cause $28 to $33 billion in excess healthcare costs each
year. For these reasons, the prevention and reduction of healthcare-
associated infections is a top priority for the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
The HHS Steering Committee for the Prevention of Healthcare-
Associated Infections, led by Dr. Don Wright, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Healthcare Quality, was established in July 2008. The
Steering Committee was charged with developing a comprehensive strategy
to prevent and reduce healthcare-associated infections and issuing a
plan which establishes national goals for healthcare-associated
infection prevention and outlines key actions for achieving identified
short- and long-term objectives. The plan, released in January 2009 as
the HHS Action Plan, is also intended to enhance collaboration with
external stakeholders to strengthen coordination and impact of national
efforts.
Therefore, OHQ is interested in establishing partnerships with
private and public professional health organizations in order to
further the efforts in the prevention of Healthcare-Associated
Infections. As partners with OHQ, professional health related
organizations can bring their ideas, expertise, administrative
capabilities, and resources in the development of a program(s) that
promotes the reduction and prevention of Healthcare-
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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]
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