HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings, 14974-14975 [2011-6406]

Download as PDF 14974 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2011 / Notices For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative, or Renee Chapman, Contact Representative, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H– 303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326– 3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–6180 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding a public meeting. The meeting is open to the public. SUMMARY: The NBSB will hold a public meeting on April 28–29, 2011. 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The Board shall provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary on scientific, technical, and other matters of special interest to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding current and future chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate. The Board may also provide advice and guidance to the Secretary and/or the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response on other Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:30 Mar 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 Dated: March 10, 2011. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. [FR Doc. 2011–6327 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–37–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Policy Committee’s Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: mail: NBSB@HHS.GOV. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: matters related to public health emergency preparedness and response. Background: The majority of this public meeting will be dedicated to a discussion of the findings of the NBSB’s All Hazard Science Response Working Group and of their recommendations for consideration and vote by the members of the Board. Subsequent agenda topics will be added as priorities dictate. Any additional agenda topics will be available on the Board’s April meeting Web page no later than April 15, 2011. Availability of Materials: The meeting agenda and materials will be posted prior to the meeting on the NBSB’s April meeting Web page at https:// www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/ boards/nbsb/meetings/Pages/ 110428meeting.aspx. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Any member of the public providing oral comments at the meeting must signin at the registration desk and provide his/her name, address, and affiliation. All written comments must be received by April 25, 2011 and should be sent by e-mail to NBSB@HHS.GOV with ‘‘NBSB Public Comment’’ as the subject line. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should e-mail NBSB@HHS.GOV. 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 Tiger Team, Enrollment, Governance, Adoption/ Certification, PCAST Report, and Information Exchange workgroups. General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on a policy PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 April 2011: April 5th Meaningful Use Workgroup, hearing—Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m./ET; April 6th Privacy & Security Tiger Team Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET; April 8th Information Exchange Workgroup, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m/ET; April 18th Privacy & Security Tiger Team, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m./ET; April 21st Certification/ Adoption Workgroup, hearing—location TBD, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./ET. 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 or revised schedules 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 affect 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, information exchange, privacy and security, enrollment, governance, or adoption/certification. 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 workgroup’s 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 E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2011 / Notices 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). Dated: March 11, 2011. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2011–6406 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Standards Committee’s Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meetings. Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: 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 Task Force, Clinical Quality, Implementation, and Privacy & Security Standards 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 April 2011: April 6th Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup, 11 a.m. to 1:30 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:30 Mar 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 p.m./ET; April 7th Clinical Quality Workgroup, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m./ET; April 18th Clinical Quality Workgroup, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m./ET; April 27th Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m./ET; and TBD Clinical Operations Workgroup. 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, e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact person for up-todate information on these meetings. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that affect 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, clinical quality, implementation opportunities and challenges, 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 dates. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14975 Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). Dated: March 11, 2011. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2011–6409 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: 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 13, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: TBD. For up-to-date information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov. 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 Meaningful Use Workgroup, the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, the Information Exchange Workgroup, the PCAST Report Workgroup and the E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14974-14975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6406]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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 Tiger Team, Enrollment, Governance, Adoption/
Certification, PCAST Report, and Information Exchange 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 April 2011: April 5th Meaningful Use 
Workgroup, hearing--Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC, 9 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m./ET; April 6th Privacy & Security Tiger Team 
Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET; April 8th Information Exchange 
Workgroup, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m/ET; April 18th Privacy & Security 
Tiger Team, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m./ET; April 21st Certification/Adoption 
Workgroup, hearing--location TBD, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./ET.
    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 or revised schedules 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 affect 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, information exchange, 
privacy and security, enrollment, governance, or adoption/
certification. 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 workgroup's 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

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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).

    Dated: March 11, 2011.
Judith Sparrow,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-6406 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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