Announcement of Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, 16777-16778 [2011-7074]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2011 / Notices Health (the ‘‘Advisory Group’’). The meeting will be open to the public. Information about the Advisory Group and the meeting agenda can be obtained by accessing the following Web site: https://www.healthcare.gov/center/ councils/nphpphc/. DATES: The meeting will be held on April 12–13, 2011. ADDRESSES: Federal Trade Commission Conference Center; 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Surgeon General, 200 Independence Ave., SW., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 701H, Washington, DC 20001; 202–205–4867; prevention.council@hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 10, 2010, the President issued Executive Order 13544 to comply with the statutes under Section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111–148. 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The membership shall include a diverse group of licensed health professionals, including integrative health practitioners who have expertise in (1) worksite health promotion; (2) community services, including community health centers; (3) preventive medicine; (4) health coaching; (5) public health education; (6) geriatrics; and (7) rehabilitation medicine. On January 27, 2011, the President appointed 13 individuals to serve as members of the Advisory Group. This will be the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Group. Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. To ensure adequate seating is available to accommodate public attendance, members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should register. Individuals should notify the designated VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:16 Mar 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 contact to register for public attendance. 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[FR Doc. 2011–7026 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Announcement of Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the provision of 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 (HHS) announces the next federal advisory committee meeting regarding the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020. This meeting will be open to the public and will be held online via WebEx software. The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 (Committee) will address efforts to implement the nation’s health promotion and disease prevention objectives and strategies to improve the health status and reduce health risks for PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16777 Americans by the year 2020. The Committee will provide to the Secretary of Health and Human Services advice and consultation for implementing Healthy People 2020, the nation’s health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives, and provide recommendations for initiatives to occur during the implementation phase of the goals and objectives. HHS will use the recommendations to inform the implementation of Healthy People 2020. DATES: The Committee will meet on April 13, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online via WebEx software. For detailed instructions about how to make sure that your windows computer and browser is set up for WebEx, please visit the ‘‘Secretary’s Advisory Committee’’ Web page of the Healthy People Web site (https://www.healthypeople.gov/ 2020/about/advisory/default.aspx) and click on ‘‘Register to Attend.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal Officer, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–8259 (telephone), (240) 453–8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the Internet at https:// www.healthypeople.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: The Committee will review the Institute of Medicince’s recommendations for the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators and HHS’ current and proposed plans for Implementing Healthy People 2020. Background: Every 10 years, through the Healthy People initiative, HHS leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, along with the new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations to develop the next iteration of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives. Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encouraged collaborations across sectors, guided individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measured the impact of our prevention and health promotion activities. On December 2, 2010, the HHS launched Healthy People 2020 and E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 16778 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2011 / Notices its 42 topic areas. Healthy People 2020 reflects assessments of major risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, and emerging issues related to our nation’s health, preparedness, and prevention. Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited to listen to the online Committee meeting. There will be no opportunity for oral public comments during the online Committee meeting. Written comments, however, can be e-mailed to healthypeople@nhic.org. To listen to the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register to attend at the Healthy People Web site located at https://www.healthypeople.gov. Participation in the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until maximum WebEx capacity is reached and must be completed by 9 a.m. EDT on April 12, 2011. A waiting list will be maintained should registrations exceed WebEx capacity. Individuals on the waiting list will be contacted as additional space for the meeting becomes available. Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634– 9374 (phone) or (301) 634–9301 (fax). Dated: March 21, 2011. Carter Blakey, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [FR Doc. 2011–7074 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–32–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ‘‘Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.’’ In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:16 Mar 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on January 12th, 2011 and allowed 60 days for public comment. One comment was received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 25, 2011. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer). Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by e-mail at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) re-approve generic pre-testing clearance 0935–0124 for three years to facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) Employ evaluation-type methods and techniques to improve AHRQ’s current data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop new collections and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections and procedures. AHRQ uses techniques to simplify data collection and estimation procedures, reduce respondent burden, and improve efficiencies to meet the needs of individuals and small business respondents who may have reduced budgets and staff. AHRQ believes that developing, testing, and evaluating data collection and estimation procedures using survey methods and other techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its information collection efforts and the products it develops and allow AHRQ to be more responsive to fast-changing developments in the healthcare research field. This clearance request is limited to research on data collection, toolkit development, and estimation procedures and reports and does not extend to the collection of data for public release or policy formation. The PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 current clearance was granted on April 3rd, 2008 and expires on April 30th, 2011. This generic clearance will allow AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey instruments and other data collection and estimation procedures more quickly and with greater lead time, thereby managing project time more efficiently and improving the quality of the data AHRQ collects. In some instances, the ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data collection and estimation procedures in anticipation of work or early in a project may result in the decision not to proceed with additional activities, thereby saving both public and private resources and effectively eliminating respondent burden. Many of the tools AHRQ develops are made available to the private sector to assist in improving health care quality. The health and health care environment changes rapidly and requires a quick response from AHRQ to provide refined tools. This generic clearance will facilitate AHRQ’s response to this changing environment. These preliminary research activities will not be used by AHRQ to regulate or sanction its customers. They will be entirely voluntary and the confidentiality of respondents and their responses will be preserved. Proposed information collections submitted under this generic clearance will be reviewed and acted upon by OMB within 14 days of submission to OMB. Method of Collection The information collected through preliminary research activities will be used by AHRQ to employ techniques to (1) Improve AHRQ’ s current data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop new collections and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections and procedures in anticipation or in response to changes in the health or health care field. The end result will be improvement in AHRQ’s data collections and procedures and the quality of data collected, a reduction or minimization of respondent burden, increased agency efficiency, and improved responsiveness to the public. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours, over the full 3 years of this clearance, for the respondents’ time to participate in the research activities that may be conducted under this generic clearance. Mail surveys will be conducted with about 6,000 persons (2,000 per year for 3 years) and are estimated to average 20 minutes. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16777-16778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7074]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the provision of 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 (HHS) 
announces the next federal advisory committee meeting regarding the 
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020. 
This meeting will be open to the public and will be held online via 
WebEx software. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health 
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 (Committee) will 
address efforts to implement the nation's health promotion and disease 
prevention objectives and strategies to improve the health status and 
reduce health risks for Americans by the year 2020. The Committee will 
provide to the Secretary of Health and Human Services advice and 
consultation for implementing Healthy People 2020, the nation's health 
promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives, and provide 
recommendations for initiatives to occur during the implementation 
phase of the goals and objectives. HHS will use the recommendations to 
inform the implementation of Healthy People 2020.

DATES: The Committee will meet on April 13, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online via WebEx software. For 
detailed instructions about how to make sure that your windows computer 
and browser is set up for WebEx, please visit the ``Secretary's 
Advisory Committee'' Web page of the Healthy People Web site (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/advisory/default.aspx) and click on 
``Register to Attend.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 
Officer, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion 
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8259 (telephone), 
(240) 453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the 
Internet at https://www.healthypeople.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: The Committee will review the Institute of 
Medicince's recommendations for the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health 
Indicators and HHS' current and proposed plans for Implementing Healthy 
People 2020.
    Background: Every 10 years, through the Healthy People initiative, 
HHS leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, 
along with the new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations 
to develop the next iteration of national health promotion and disease 
prevention objectives. Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year 
national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 
1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives 
to meet a broad range of health needs, encouraged collaborations across 
sectors, guided individuals toward making informed health decisions, 
and measured the impact of our prevention and health promotion 
activities. On December 2, 2010, the HHS launched Healthy People 2020 
and

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its 42 topic areas. Healthy People 2020 reflects assessments of major 
risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, and 
emerging issues related to our nation's health, preparedness, and 
prevention.
    Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited 
to listen to the online Committee meeting. There will be no opportunity 
for oral public comments during the online Committee meeting. Written 
comments, however, can be e-mailed to healthypeople@nhic.org.
    To listen to the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register 
to attend at the Healthy People Web site located at https://www.healthypeople.gov. Participation in the meeting is limited. 
Registrations will be accepted until maximum WebEx capacity is reached 
and must be completed by 9 a.m. EDT on April 12, 2011. A waiting list 
will be maintained should registrations exceed WebEx capacity. 
Individuals on the waiting list will be contacted as additional space 
for the meeting becomes available.
    Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at 
HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone) or (301) 634-9301 
(fax).

    Dated: March 21, 2011.
Carter Blakey,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion.
[FR Doc. 2011-7074 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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