HIT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting, 2727-2728 [2012-1013]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Notices Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090–0080, Contract Financing Final Payment; (GSAR Part 532 and 552.232–72; GSA Form 1142, Release of Claims), in all correspondence. Dated: January 6, 2012. Joseph A. Neurauter, Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive. [FR Doc. 2012–903 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–61–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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 February 1, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: Washington Marriot Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW., Washington, DC, 20005. For up-to-date information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov Contact Person: Mary Jo Deering, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 260–1944, Fax: (202) 690– 6079, email: maryjo.deering@hhs.gov Please call the contact person for up-todate information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:21 Jan 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 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, and updates from ONC and other Federal agencies. 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 posted 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 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 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. 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 Mary Jo Deering 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: January 11, 2012. Mary Jo Deering, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2012–1012 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2727 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Standards 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 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 February 29, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW., Washington, US, 20008. For up-to-date information, go to the ONC Web site, https:// healthit.hhs.gov. Contact Person: Mary Jo Deering, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 260–1944, Fax: (202) 690– 6079, email: maryjo.deering@hhs.gov. Please call the contact person for up-todate 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, Vocabulary Task Force, Clinical Quality, Implementation, and Enrollment 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 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 posted on ONC’s Web site after the meeting, at https://healthit.hhs.gov. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1 2728 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Notices orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before October 17, 2011. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between approximately 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 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 Mary Jo Deering 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: January 11, 2012. Mary Jo Deering, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2012–1013 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] NTP also invites the nomination of additional substances. DATES: The deadline for submission of public comments on the nominated substances is February 28, 2012; comments submitted after this date will be considered as time permits. There is no deadline for submission of new nominations. Comments should be sent to Dr. Ruth Lunn, Director, Office of the RoC, DNTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD K2–14, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone (919) 316–4637; Fax: (919) 541–0144; lunn@niehs.nih.gov. Courier address: NIEHS, Room 2138, 530 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ruth Lunn (telephone: (919) 316–4637 or email lunn@niehs.nih.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: Background Information on the RoC The RoC is a congressionally mandated document that identifies and discusses substances that may pose a hazard to human health by virtue of their carcinogenicity. Substances are listed in the report as either known or reasonably anticipated human carcinogens. The NTP prepares the RoC on behalf of the Secretary of Health and Human Services following a formal, multi-step process for review and evaluation of selected substances. The evaluation process was recently revised and the final process is available on the RoC Web site (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ go/rocprocess). Information about the RoC is available on the RoC Web site (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc) or by contacting Dr. Lunn (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). BILLING CODE 4150–45–P Request for Public Comment on Nominations to the RoC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES The NTP requests public comment on the substances listed below that have been nominated for possible review for future editions of the RoC (for more information, see https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/rocnom). Specifically, the NTP requests information on each substance for the following topics: (1) Data on current production, use patterns, and human exposure, where relevant; (2) information about published, ongoing, or planned studies related to evaluating carcinogenicity; (3) scientific issues important for assessing carcinogenicity of the substance; and (4) names of scientists with expertise or knowledge about the substance. Please include any available bibliographic citations for the information. The NTP will use this information for identifying nominated Request for Public Comment on Nominations and Call for Additional Nominations to the Report on Carcinogens Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH). ACTION: Request for Public Comment and Call for Nominations. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The NTP requests comments on several substances, mixtures, and exposure circumstances (collectively referred to as ‘‘substances’’) nominated for possible review for future editions of the Report on Carcinogens (RoC). The SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:21 Jan 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 substances to propose for formal evaluation for the RoC. Persons submitting public comments are asked to include their name, contact information, affiliation, and sponsoring organization (if any) and to send them to Dr. Lunn (see ADDRESSES above). All information received will be posted on the RoC Web site and the submitter identified by name, affiliation, and sponsoring organization, if applicable. The deadline for submission of public comment is February 28, 2012. Comments and information received after that date will be added to the public record and used by the NTP, as time permits, in considering whether to propose a substance for evaluation for the RoC. Some Substances Nominated to the RoC* • alkenylbenzenes (selected dietary: estragole, myristicin, isosafrole) • 1-bromopropane • carbon black • cumene • diesel exhaust particulates • ethylbenzene • Helicobacter pylori • indium compounds • iron (excess) or iron overload • pentachlorophenol • shiftwork involving light at night • ortho-toluidine • trichloroethylene • uranium (depleted) • viruses (selected): Kaposi’s sarcoma—associated herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV–1), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Merkel cell polyomavirus * Nominations to the RoC may seek to list a new substance in the report, reclassify the listing status of a substance already listed, or remove a listed substance. Request for Additional Nominations to the RoC The NTP solicits and encourages the broadest participation possible from interested individuals or parties in nominating substances for the RoC. A nomination may seek to list a new substance in the report, reclassify the listing status of a substance already listed, or remove a listed substance. Nominations should contain (1) a rationale or reason for the RoC review and, if possible, appropriate background information and relevant data to support the rationale (e.g., journal articles, NTP Technical Reports, International Agency for Research on Cancer listings, exposure surveys, or release inventories) and (2) the nominator’s name, affiliation, contact information, and E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2727-2728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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 February 29, 2012, from 
9 a.m. to 3 p.m./Eastern Time.
    Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW., Washington, 
US, 20008. For up-to-date information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov.
    Contact Person: Mary Jo Deering, Office of the National 
Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 260-
1944, Fax: (202) 690-6079, email: maryjo.deering@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, Vocabulary Task Force, Clinical 
Quality, Implementation, and Enrollment 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 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 posted on ONC's Web site 
after the meeting, at https://healthit.hhs.gov.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views,

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orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written 
submissions may be made to the contact person on or before October 17, 
2011. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 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 Mary Jo Deering 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: January 11, 2012.
Mary Jo Deering,
Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator 
for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-1013 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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