Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green Building Advisory Committee; Notification of Upcoming Conference Calls, 29003-29004 [2015-12210]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 97 / Wednesday, May 20, 2015 / Notices By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Dated: May 15, 2015. Karen V. Gregory, Secretary. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 14, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–12235 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P [FR Doc. 2015–12136 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD 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.) 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Justine Hurry, Glenbrook, Nevada; to acquire control of PB Financial Group, Inc., and thereby acquire control of Premier Bank, both in Denver, Colorado. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 14, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–12137 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Notice–MG–2015–03; Docket No. 2015– 0002; Sequence No. 14] Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green Building Advisory Committee; Notification of Upcoming Conference Calls Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Meeting notice. AGENCY: Notice of these conference calls is being provided according to the requirements of the Federal Advisory SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29003 Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). This notice provides the schedule for a series of conference calls, supplemented by Web meetings, for two task groups of the Committee. The conference calls are open for the public to listen in. Interested individuals must register to attend as instructed below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: Task group conference call dates: The conference calls will be held according to the following schedule: The Portfolio Prioritization task group will hold conference calls on Mondays as needed from June 8, 2015 to September 28, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight time. The Energy Use Index task group will hold conference calls on Mondays as needed from June 8, 2015 to September 28, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ken Sandler, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Federal HighPerformance Green Buildings, Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202–219–1121 (Note: This is not a tollfree number). Additional information about the Committee, including meeting materials and updates on the task groups and their schedules, will be available on-line at https://www.gsa.gov/ gbac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Procedures for Attendance Contact Mr. Ken Sandler at ken.sandler@gsa.gov to register to listen in to any or all of these conference calls. To attend the conference calls, submit your full name, organization, email address, and phone number. Requests to listen in to the calls must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight time on Thursday, June 4, 2015. (GSA will be unable to provide technical assistance to any listener experiencing technical difficulties. Testing access to the Web meeting site in advance of calls is recommended.) Background The Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration established the Committee on June 20, 2011 (Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 118) pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, 42 U.S.C. 17123). Under this authority, the Committee advises GSA on the rapid transformation of the Federal building portfolio to sustainable technologies and practices. The Committee reviews strategic plans, products and activities of the Office of Federal High- E:\FR\FM\20MYN1.SGM 20MYN1 29004 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 97 / Wednesday, May 20, 2015 / Notices Performance Green Buildings and provides advice regarding how the Office can accomplish its mission most effectively. The Portfolio Prioritization task group is pursuing the motion of two committee members to ‘‘propose a process for Federal agencies to consistently incorporate green building and resilience requirements into their capital investment criteria and strategies.’’ The Energy Use Index task group is pursuing the motion of a committee member to ‘‘develop guidelines for creating a new energy intensity metric [to reflect impacts of] densified facilities, centrally located workplace sites . . . and expansion of telework and hoteling.’’ Both groups have met previously and had their work endorsed by the full Committee at its April 23, 2015 meeting. The conference calls will focus on how the task groups can further refine these motions into final consensus recommendations of each group to the full Committee, which will in turn decide whether to proceed with formal advice to GSA based upon these recommendations. Additional background information and updates will be posted on GSA’s Web site at https://www.gsa.gov/gbac. Dated: May 14, 2015. Kevin Kampschroer, Federal Director, Office of Federal HighPerformance Green Buildings, General Services Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–12210 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–14–P GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Appointment to the Methodology Committee of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Government Accountability Office (GAO). ACTION: Notice of appointment. AGENCY: The Methodology Committee assists PCORI in developing and updating methodological standards and guidance for comparative clinical effectiveness research. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act directs the Comptroller General to appoint up to 15 members to PCORI’s Methodology Committee. This notice announces the appointment of a new member, Adam Wilcox, Ph.D., Director of Medical Informatics at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. DATES: The appointment is effective May 2015. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:50 May 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 GAO: 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20548. PCORI: 1828 L Street NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO: Office of Public Affairs, (202) 512–4800. PCORI: Joe Selby, MD, MPH, (202) 827–7700. [Sec. 6301, Pub. L. 111–148]. representative of health care providers opening. 42 U.S.C. 300jj-12. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADDRESSES: Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States. [FR Doc. 2015–11957 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610–02–M [FR Doc. 2015–11955 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610–02–M Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Appointments to the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee AGENCY: Government Accountability Office (GAO). ACTION: Notice of appointments. AGENCY: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requires the Comptroller General of the United States to appoint 13 of 20 members to the HIT Policy Committee. As of April 2015, new appointees to the HIT Policy Committee are Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, an expert in health care quality measurement and reporting; Donna Cryer, JD, an advocate for patients or consumers; and Brent Snyder, Esq., a representative of health care providers. DATES: Appointments are effective as of April 2015. ADDRESSES: GAO: 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20548. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO: Office of Public Affairs, (202) 512–4800. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information about the new appointees is provided below. Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, is Vice President for Performance Improvement at the American Medical Association (AMA) and resides in Chicago, Illinois, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was appointed to fill the health care quality measurement and reporting opening. Donna Cryer, JD, is Founder and President of the Global Liver Institute in Washington, DC, which facilitates collaboration among patient advocates, policymakers, regulators, health systems, and payers to solve challenges to advancing liver health and treating liver diseases. She was appointed to fill the patients or consumers advocate opening. Brent Snyder, Esq. is Chief Information Officer at Adventist Health System (AHS) and lives in Springfield, Tennessee. He was appointed to fill the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS. ACTION: Notice. 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 changes to the currently approved information collection project: ‘‘Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component and the MEPS Medical Provider Component.’’ In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 20, 2015. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 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 email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Proposed Project Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (HC) For over thirty years, results from the MEPS and its predecessor surveys (the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey, the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey and the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey) have been used by OMB, DHHS, Congress and a wide number of health services researchers to analyze health care use, expenses and health policy. E:\FR\FM\20MYN1.SGM 20MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29003-29004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12210]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MG-2015-03; Docket No. 2015-0002; Sequence No. 14]


Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Green 
Building Advisory Committee; Notification of Upcoming Conference Calls

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of these conference calls is being provided according 
to the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 
App. 10(a)(2). This notice provides the schedule for a series of 
conference calls, supplemented by Web meetings, for two task groups of 
the Committee. The conference calls are open for the public to listen 
in. Interested individuals must register to attend as instructed below 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: Task group conference call dates: The conference calls will be 
held according to the following schedule:
    The Portfolio Prioritization task group will hold conference calls 
on Mondays as needed from June 8, 2015 to September 28, 2015 from 11:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight time.
    The Energy Use Index task group will hold conference calls on 
Mondays as needed from June 8, 2015 to September 28, 2015 from 3:00 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ken Sandler, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, Office of 
Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-219-1121 (Note: This is not a 
toll-free number). Additional information about the Committee, 
including meeting materials and updates on the task groups and their 
schedules, will be available on-line at https://www.gsa.gov/gbac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Procedures for Attendance

    Contact Mr. Ken Sandler at ken.sandler@gsa.gov to register to 
listen in to any or all of these conference calls. To attend the 
conference calls, submit your full name, organization, email address, 
and phone number. Requests to listen in to the calls must be received 
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight time on Thursday, June 4, 2015. (GSA will 
be unable to provide technical assistance to any listener experiencing 
technical difficulties. Testing access to the Web meeting site in 
advance of calls is recommended.)

Background

    The Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration 
established the Committee on June 20, 2011 (Federal Register/Vol. 76, 
No. 118) pursuant to Section 494 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (EISA, 42 U.S.C. 17123). Under this authority, the 
Committee advises GSA on the rapid transformation of the Federal 
building portfolio to sustainable technologies and practices. The 
Committee reviews strategic plans, products and activities of the 
Office of Federal High-

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Performance Green Buildings and provides advice regarding how the 
Office can accomplish its mission most effectively.
    The Portfolio Prioritization task group is pursuing the motion of 
two committee members to ``propose a process for Federal agencies to 
consistently incorporate green building and resilience requirements 
into their capital investment criteria and strategies.'' The Energy Use 
Index task group is pursuing the motion of a committee member to 
``develop guidelines for creating a new energy intensity metric [to 
reflect impacts of] densified facilities, centrally located workplace 
sites . . . and expansion of telework and hoteling.''
    Both groups have met previously and had their work endorsed by the 
full Committee at its April 23, 2015 meeting. The conference calls will 
focus on how the task groups can further refine these motions into 
final consensus recommendations of each group to the full Committee, 
which will in turn decide whether to proceed with formal advice to GSA 
based upon these recommendations. Additional background information and 
updates will be posted on GSA's Web site at https://www.gsa.gov/gbac.

    Dated: May 14, 2015.
Kevin Kampschroer,
Federal Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 
General Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-12210 Filed 5-19-15; 8:45 am]
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