Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC), 41188-41189 [2012-17024]

Download as PDF 41188 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 134 / Thursday, July 12, 2012 / Notices FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR DOC #2012–14579) published on page 35680 of this issue for Thursday, June 14, 2012. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta heading, the entry for Robert Roschman and the Robert Roschman Revocable Trust, Robert Roschman trustee, all of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is revised to read as follows: A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Robert Roschman Revocable Trust, Robert Roschman, trustee; the Lorrie Lei Roschman Revocable Trust, Lorrie Roschman, trustee; the Revocable Trust Created by Jeffrey S. Roschman, Jeffrey Roschman, trustee; CT Foundation, Betty Roschman, Roschman Restaurant Administration, and Kerry Roschman, all of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to collectively retain 25 percent or more of the shares and thereby control of Giant Holdings, Inc., and Landmark Bank, N.A., both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Comments on this application must be received by August 1, 2012. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 6, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2012–16984 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P BILLING CODE 6210–01–P pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested 15:39 Jul 11, 2012 Jkt 226001 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 6, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2012–16982 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am] FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM VerDate Mar<15>2010 persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than August 2, 2012. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: 1. First Security Bancorp, Searcy, Arkansas, to increase its ownership from 9.6 percent to 9.9 percent through the purchase of additional common member units in CrossFirst Holdings, LLC, and thereby acquire shares of Cross First Bank, both of Leawood Kansas. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Yorktown Financial Holdings, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the voting shares of CNBO Bancorp, Inc., parent of Century Bank of Oklahoma, both in Pryor, Oklahoma. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Notice of Charter Renewal This gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463) of October 6, 1972, that the Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has been renewed for a 2-year period through June 17, 2014. For information, contact Temeika L. Fairley, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Breast PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Cancer in Young Women, HHS, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop K52, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, telephone 770/488–4518, fax 770/488–4760. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: July 6, 2012. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–17043 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee: Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., August 29, 2012. 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., August 30, 2012. Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, Building 19, Room 232, Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Online Registration Required: All CLIAC attendees are required to register for the meeting online at least 5 business days in advance for U.S. citizens and at least 10 business days in advance for international registrants. Register at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/ default.aspx by scrolling down and clicking the appropriate link under ‘‘Meeting Registration’’ (either U.S. Citizen Registration or Non-U.S. Citizen Registration) and completing all forms according to the instructions given. Please complete all the required fields before submitting your registration and submit no later than August 22, 2012, for U.S. registrants and August 15, 2012, for international registrants. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people. Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and technical advice and guidance to the Secretary, E:\FR\FM\12JYN1.SGM 12JYN1 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 134 / Thursday, July 12, 2012 / Notices Department of Health and Human Services; the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, CDC; the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The advice and guidance pertain to general issues related to improvement in clinical laboratory quality and laboratory medicine practice and specific questions related to possible revision of the CLIAC standards. Examples include providing guidance on studies designed to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, equity, and patient-centeredness of laboratory services; revisions to the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the impact of proposed revisions to the standards on medical and laboratory practice; and the modification of the standards and provision of non-regulatory guidelines to accommodate technological advances, such as new test methods and the electronic transmission of laboratory information. Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include agency updates from the CDC, the CMS, and the FDA; and presentations and discussions addressing activities of the Clinical Laboratory Integration into Health Care Collaborative (CLIHC); the Laboratory Medicine Best Practices (LMBP) Initiative; the Communication in Informatics Workgroup; and the topic of usability of electronic health records. Also discussed will be the potential need for educational materials and resources for sites that test under a Provider-performed Microscopy Certificate; and the increased use of culture-independent microbiology diagnostics and the impact on public health. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral public comments whenever possible. Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting to make an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of five minutes (unless otherwise indicated). Speakers must also submit their comments in writing for inclusion in the meeting’s Summary Report. To assure adequate time is scheduled for public comments, individuals or groups planning to make an oral presentation should, when possible, notify the contact person below at least one week prior to the meeting date. Written Comments: For individuals or groups unable to attend VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:39 Jul 11, 2012 Jkt 226001 the meeting, CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated). However, it is requested that comments be submitted at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Committee for their consideration and public distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original signature, should be provided to the contact person below. Written comments will be included in the meeting’s Summary Report. Availability of Meeting Materials: To support the green initiatives of the federal government, the CLIAC meeting materials will be made available to the Committee and the public in electronic format (PDF) on the internet instead of by printed copy. Refer to the CLIAC Web site on the day of the meeting for materials. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/ cliac_meeting_all_documents.aspx. Note: If using a mobile device to access the materials, please verify the device’s browser is able to download the files from the CDC’s Web site before the meeting. Alternatively, the files can be downloaded to a computer and then emailed to the portable device. An internet connection, power source and limited hard copies may be available at the meeting location, but cannot be guaranteed. Contact Person for Additional Information: Nancy Anderson, Chief, Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory Science and Standards, Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop F–11, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; telephone (404) 498– 2741; fax (404) 498–2219; or via email at NAnderson@cdc.gov. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register Notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: July 2, 2012. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–17024 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41189 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting for the aforementioned subcommittee: Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Eastern Time, August 6, 2012. Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395 Progress Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41018, Telephone: (859) 334–4611, Fax: (859) 334–4619. Status: Open to the public, but without an oral public comment period. To access by conference call dial the following information: 1 (866) 659– 0537, Participant Pass Code 9933701. Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines that have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on methods of dose reconstruction, which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule; advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation program; and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority to CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2013. Purpose: The Advisory Board is charged with (a) Providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific E:\FR\FM\12JYN1.SGM 12JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
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[Pages 41188-41189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17024]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., August 29, 2012. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m., August 30, 2012.
    Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Tom Harkin Global Communications 
Center, Building 19, Room 232, Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Online Registration Required: All CLIAC attendees are required to 
register for the meeting online at least 5 business days in advance for 
U.S. citizens and at least 10 business days in advance for 
international registrants. Register at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/default.aspx by scrolling down and clicking the appropriate link under 
``Meeting Registration'' (either U.S. Citizen Registration or Non-U.S. 
Citizen Registration) and completing all forms according to the 
instructions given. Please complete all the required fields before 
submitting your registration and submit no later than August 22, 2012, 
for U.S. registrants and August 15, 2012, for international 
registrants.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
    Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and 
technical advice and guidance to the Secretary,

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Department of Health and Human Services; the Assistant Secretary for 
Health; the Director, CDC; the Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA); and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services (CMS). The advice and guidance pertain to general 
issues related to improvement in clinical laboratory quality and 
laboratory medicine practice and specific questions related to possible 
revision of the CLIAC standards. Examples include providing guidance on 
studies designed to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, 
timeliness, equity, and patient-centeredness of laboratory services; 
revisions to the standards under which clinical laboratories are 
regulated; the impact of proposed revisions to the standards on medical 
and laboratory practice; and the modification of the standards and 
provision of non-regulatory guidelines to accommodate technological 
advances, such as new test methods and the electronic transmission of 
laboratory information.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include agency updates 
from the CDC, the CMS, and the FDA; and presentations and discussions 
addressing activities of the Clinical Laboratory Integration into 
Health Care Collaborative (CLIHC); the Laboratory Medicine Best 
Practices (LMBP) Initiative; the Communication in Informatics 
Workgroup; and the topic of usability of electronic health records. 
Also discussed will be the potential need for educational materials and 
resources for sites that test under a Provider-performed Microscopy 
Certificate; and the increased use of culture-independent microbiology 
diagnostics and the impact on public health.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to 
accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral 
public comments whenever possible.
    Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting to 
make an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of five 
minutes (unless otherwise indicated). Speakers must also submit their 
comments in writing for inclusion in the meeting's Summary Report. To 
assure adequate time is scheduled for public comments, individuals or 
groups planning to make an oral presentation should, when possible, 
notify the contact person below at least one week prior to the meeting 
date. Written Comments: For individuals or groups unable to attend the 
meeting, CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting 
(unless otherwise stated). However, it is requested that comments be 
submitted at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the 
comments may be made available to the Committee for their consideration 
and public distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original 
signature, should be provided to the contact person below. Written 
comments will be included in the meeting's Summary Report.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: To support the green initiatives 
of the federal government, the CLIAC meeting materials will be made 
available to the Committee and the public in electronic format (PDF) on 
the internet instead of by printed copy. Refer to the CLIAC Web site on 
the day of the meeting for materials. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/cliac_meeting_all_documents.aspx.

    Note:  If using a mobile device to access the materials, please 
verify the device's browser is able to download the files from the 
CDC's Web site before the meeting. Alternatively, the files can be 
downloaded to a computer and then emailed to the portable device. An 
internet connection, power source and limited hard copies may be 
available at the meeting location, but cannot be guaranteed.

    Contact Person for Additional Information: Nancy Anderson, Chief, 
Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory Science 
and Standards, Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office, 
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop F-
11, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; telephone (404) 498-2741; fax (404) 498-
2219; or via email at NAnderson@cdc.gov.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register Notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: July 2, 2012.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-17024 Filed 7-11-12; 8:45 am]
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