Establishment of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board, 35816 [2010-15223]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Establishment of the Consumer
Operated and Oriented Plan (CO–OP)
Advisory Board
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of Consumer
Information & Insurance Oversight.
ACTION: Federal Register Notice.
AGENCY:
Membership and Designation
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Authority: The Consumer Operated
and Oriented Plan (CO–OP) Advisory
Board is required under section 1322 of
The Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (PPACA) that calls for the
establishment of the Consumer
Operated and Oriented Plans (CO–OP)
Program, which will foster the creation
of qualified nonprofit health insurance
issuers to offer qualified health plans in
the individual and small group markets.
The Advisory Board is governed by
provisions of Public Law 92–463, as
amended, (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 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 Consumer
Operated and Oriented Plan (CO–OP)
Advisory Board, as directed by section
1322 of PPACA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roman Gurule, Office of Consumer
Information & Insurance Oversight,
Department of Health and Human
Services; Telephone 202–260–6053; Fax
202–260–6108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 111–148–Section 1322 of PPACA
establishes the Advisory Board 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
Advisory Board as a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee. The charter
was filed on June 18, 2010.
Objectives and Scope of Activities
The Consumer Operated and Oriented
Plan (CO–OP) Advisory Board is the
Department’s statutory public advisory
body to foster the creation of qualified
nonprofit health insurance issuers. The
Advisory Board will assist and advise
the Secretary and Congress through the
Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight
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(OCIIO) on the Department’s strategy to
foster the creation of qualified nonprofit
health insurance issuers. Specifically,
the Committee shall advise the
Secretary and Congress concerning the
award of grants and loans related to the
CO–OP Program.
PPACA gave the Comptroller General
of the United States responsibility for
appointing the Advisory Board’s 15
members from among individuals with
qualifications described in section
1805(c)(2) of the Social Security Act.
Any individual appointed under the
board shall meet ethics and conflict of
interest standards protecting against
insurance industry involvement and
interference. Any vacancy on the
advisory board shall be filled in the
same manner as the original
appointment. All members, while so
serving away from their homes or
regular places of business, may be
allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same
manner as such expenses are authorized
by subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
Administrative Management and
Support
HHS will provide funding and
administrative support for the Advisory
Board to the extent permitted by law
within existing appropriations.
Management and oversight for support
services provided to the Advisory Board
will be the responsibility of the Office
of Consumer Information & Insurance
Oversight, which is a staff division
within HHS. Staff will be assigned to
support the activities of the Advisory
Board.
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
website for the FACA database is
https://fido.gov/facadatabase/.
Dated: June 17, 2010.
Jay Angoff,
Director, Office of Consumer Information &
Insurance Oversight.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation Advisory Committee on
Head Start Research and Evaluation
AGENCY: Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the reestablishment of the Advisory
Committee on Head Start Research and
Evaluation. The Secretary is required by
section 649(g)(1) of Public Law 92–463
to convene an expert committee to
review and make recommendations on
the design of the study or studies that
provide national analysis of the impact
of Head Start programs. This committee
will also advise on the progress of the
study, and comment, if so desired, on
the interim and final study reports of
the organization(s) selected for carrying
out the independent research.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Brooks, Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation, e-mail
jennifer.brooks@acf.hhs.gov or (202)
205–8212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Secretary is required by section
649(g)(1) of Public Law 92–463 to
convene an expert advisory committee
to review and make recommendations
on the design of the study or studies
that provide national analysis of the
impact of Head Start programs. An
Advisory Committee for Head Start
Research and Evaluation was first
chartered on March 23, 1999 for two
years. It was rechartered in November
2001, again in November 2003, and
finally on November 4, 2005. The
charter expired on November 6, 2007.
This notice pertains to the reestablishment of an Advisory
Committee for Head Start Research and
Evaluation.
The Advisory Committee for Head
Start Research and Evaluation will
provide feedback on the published final
report for the Head Start Impact Study,
offering interpretations of the findings,
discussing implications for practice and
policy, and providing recommendations
on follow-up research, including
additional analysis of the Head Start
Impact Study. The Committee will also
be asked to provide recommendations to
the Secretary regarding how to improve
Head Start and other early childhood
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Establishment of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP)
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Consumer
Information & Insurance Oversight.
ACTION: Federal Register Notice.
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Authority: The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory
Board is required under section 1322 of The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that calls for the establishment of the
Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OP) Program, which will foster
the creation of qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers to offer
qualified health plans in the individual and small group markets. The
Advisory Board is governed by provisions of Public Law 92-463, as
amended, (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 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 Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP)
Advisory Board, as directed by section 1322 of PPACA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roman Gurule, Office of Consumer
Information & Insurance Oversight, Department of Health and Human
Services; Telephone 202-260-6053; Fax 202-260-6108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 111-148-Section 1322 of PPACA
establishes the Advisory Board 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 Advisory Board as a non-discretionary Federal advisory
committee. The charter was filed on June 18, 2010.
Objectives and Scope of Activities
The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board is
the Department's statutory public advisory body to foster the creation
of qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. The Advisory Board
will assist and advise the Secretary and Congress through the
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Consumer Information
and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster
the creation of qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers.
Specifically, the Committee shall advise the Secretary and Congress
concerning the award of grants and loans related to the CO-OP Program.
Membership and Designation
PPACA gave the Comptroller General of the United States
responsibility for appointing the Advisory Board's 15 members from
among individuals with qualifications described in section 1805(c)(2)
of the Social Security Act. Any individual appointed under the board
shall meet ethics and conflict of interest standards protecting against
insurance industry involvement and interference. Any vacancy on the
advisory board shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment. All members, while so serving away from their homes or
regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as such expenses
are authorized by subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code.
Administrative Management and Support
HHS will provide funding and administrative support for the
Advisory Board to the extent permitted by law within existing
appropriations. Management and oversight for support services provided
to the Advisory Board will be the responsibility of the Office of
Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight, which is a staff division
within HHS. Staff will be assigned to support the activities of the
Advisory Board.
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 website for
the FACA database is https://fido.gov/facadatabase/.
Dated: June 17, 2010.
Jay Angoff,
Director, Office of Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2010-15223 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]
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