Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, 24825-24826 [2016-09762]

Download as PDF 24825 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS Number of respondents Form name Number of responses per respondent Total responses Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours Participant Information ......................................................... Event Record ....................................................................... 114,423 14,445 1 1 114,423 14,445 0.07 0.14 8,009.61 2,022.30 Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 10,031.91 Number of respondents Responses per respondent Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours 8 1 8 29 232 The Estimated Annual Burden to AETCs is as follows: Aggregate Data Set ............................................................. The total burden hours are 10,263.91 hours. HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Jackie Painter, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2016–09705 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 ACTION: Notice of public meeting. This notice announces the meeting date for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Committee’’) on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Washington, DC. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Table of Contents Dates Addresses Meeting Registration For Further Information Contact Supplementary Information I. Purpose VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 II. Agenda III. Meeting Attendance IV. Security and Building Guidelines V. Special Accommodations VI. Copies of the Charter I. Purpose The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (‘‘the Committee’’) is required by the Medicare Access and CHIP DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 12:00 Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 1395ee. This Committee is also (EDT) and it is open to the public. governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in U.S.C App.), which sets forth standards Room 800 of the Hubert H. Humphrey for the formation and use of federal Building, 200 Independence Ave. SW., advisory committees. In accordance Washington, DC, 20201. with its statutory mandate, the Meeting Registration Committee is to review physicianThe public may attend the meeting in- focused payment model proposals and prepare recommendations regarding person or listen by phone via audio whether such models meet criteria that teleconference. Space is limited and registration is required in order to attend will be established through rulemaking in-person or by phone. Registration may by the Secretary of Health and Human be completed online at https:// Services (the Secretary). The Committee www.regonline.com/ is composed of 11 members appointed PTACMeetingsRegistration. All the by the Comptroller General with following information must be staggered terms of 1, 2, and 3 years. submitted when registering: II. Agenda Name. Company name. The Committee will have initial Postal address. discussions about how physicianfocused payment models proposals will Email address. If sign language interpretation or other be submitted and reviewed by the Committee after the Secretary reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact Scott establishes criteria for physicianfocused payment models through R. Smith, no later than April 25, 2016 rulemaking. There will be time allocated at the contact information listed below. for public comment on a draft proposal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: review document. This document will Scott R. Smith, Ph.D., Designated be posted on the Committee Web site Federal Officer, at the Office of Health and distributed on the Committee Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning listserv prior to the public meeting. The and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Committee will also discuss its Health and Human Services, 200 activities in preparation for submission Independence Ave. SW., Washington, of proposals once the Secretarial criteria DC 20201, (202) 690–6870. are finalized. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1 24826 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices III. Meeting Attendance The May 4, 2016 meeting is open to the public; however, in-person attendance is limited to space available. Priority to attend the meeting in-person will be given to those who pre-register. If the meeting venue reaches its seating capacity, other registrants will be limited to participating by telephone. Persons wishing to attend this meeting, which is located on federal property, must register by following the instructions in the ‘‘Meeting Registration’’ section of this notice. A confirmation email will be sent to the registrants shortly after completing the registration process. IV. Security and Building Guidelines V. Special Accommodations Individuals requiring special accommodations must include the request for these services during registration. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VI. Copies of the Charter The Secretary’s Charter for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee is available on the ASPE Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/medicare-accessand-chip-reauthorization-act-2015. Information about how to subscribe to the Committee’s email listserv is found at https://aspe.hhs.gov/contactphysician-focused-payment-modeltechnical-advisory-committee. 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 [FR Doc. 2016–09762 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] Dated: April 21, 2016. Wilma Robinson, Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services. BILLING CODE 4150–05–P [FR Doc. 2016–09842 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA): Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Assessing Interoperability for MACRA; Corrections Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), HHS. AGENCY: Request for information; corrections. ACTION: The following are the security and building guidelines: Persons attending the meeting, including presenters, must be preregistered and on the attendance list by the prescribed date. Individuals who are not pre-registered in advance may not be permitted to enter the building and may be unable to attend the meeting. Attendees must present a governmentissued photo identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service personnel before entering the building. Without a current, valid photo ID, persons may not be permitted entry to the building. All persons entering the building must pass through a metal detector. All items brought into the Humphrey Building including personal items, for example, laptops and cell phones, are subject to physical inspection. The public may enter the building 30 to 45 minutes before the meeting convenes. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Dated: April 8, 2016. Richard G. Frank, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold a meeting that will be open to the public. Information about SACHRP and the full meeting agenda will be posted on the SACHRP Web site at: https:// www.dhhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/mtgings/ index.html. SUMMARY: This document corrects an error in the request for information entitled ‘‘Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Assessing Interoperability for MACRA.’’ SUMMARY: This correction is effective on April 27, 2016. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Talisha Searcy, Office of Policy, Evaluation & Analysis, ONC, 202–205– 8417, talisha.searcy@hhs.gov Vaishali Patel, Office of Policy, Evaluation & Analysis, ONC, 202–603– 1239, vaishali.patel@hhs.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Following the publication of Federal Register document 2016–08134 of April 8, 2016 (81 FR 20651), request for information (RFI) entitled ‘‘Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Assessing Interoperability for MACRA,’’ we identified an error in the final RFI. We summarize and correct this error in the ‘‘Summary of Errors’’ and ‘‘Corrections of Errors’’ sections below. II. Summary of Errors 1. In the ADDRESSES section we failed to identify the ONC file code necessary for submission of comments. III. Correction of Errors 1. On page 20651 change ‘‘refer to file code ONC xxxx’’ to ‘‘refer to file code ONC 2016–08134’’ PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 19, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Fishers Lane Conference Center, Terrace Level, 5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Gorey, J.D., Executive Secretary, SACHRP; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852; telephone: 240–453– 8141; fax: 240–453–6909; email address: SACHRP@hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, SACHRP was established to provide expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human research subjects. The meeting will open to the public at 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 18, followed by opening remarks from Dr. Jerry Menikoff, Director, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), and Dr. Jeffrey Botkin, SACHRP Chair. OHRP staff will begin the meeting by presenting a summary of public DATES: E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24825-24826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09762]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting date for the Physician-
Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred 
to as ``the Committee'') on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Dates
Addresses
Meeting Registration
For Further Information Contact
Supplementary Information
I. Purpose
II. Agenda
III. Meeting Attendance
IV. Security and Building Guidelines
V. Special Accommodations
VI. Copies of the Charter

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 12:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and it is open to the 
public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 800 of the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, 20201.

Meeting Registration

    The public may attend the meeting in-person or listen by phone via 
audio teleconference. Space is limited and registration is required in 
order to attend in-person or by phone. Registration may be completed 
online at https://www.regonline.com/PTACMeetingsRegistration. All the 
following information must be submitted when registering:
    Name.
    Company name.
    Postal address.
    Email address.
    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact Scott R. Smith, no later 
than April 25, 2016 at the contact information listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott R. Smith, Ph.D., Designated 
Federal Officer, at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-
6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee 
(``the Committee'') is required by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C 1395ee. This Committee is also 
governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C App.), which sets forth standards for the formation 
and use of federal advisory committees. In accordance with its 
statutory mandate, the Committee is to review physician-focused payment 
model proposals and prepare recommendations regarding whether such 
models meet criteria that will be established through rulemaking by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary). The Committee 
is composed of 11 members appointed by the Comptroller General with 
staggered terms of 1, 2, and 3 years.

II. Agenda

    The Committee will have initial discussions about how physician-
focused payment models proposals will be submitted and reviewed by the 
Committee after the Secretary establishes criteria for physician-
focused payment models through rulemaking. There will be time allocated 
for public comment on a draft proposal review document. This document 
will be posted on the Committee Web site and distributed on the 
Committee listserv prior to the public meeting. The Committee will also 
discuss its activities in preparation for submission of proposals once 
the Secretarial criteria are finalized.

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III. Meeting Attendance

    The May 4, 2016 meeting is open to the public; however, in-person 
attendance is limited to space available. Priority to attend the 
meeting in-person will be given to those who pre-register. If the 
meeting venue reaches its seating capacity, other registrants will be 
limited to participating by telephone.
    Persons wishing to attend this meeting, which is located on federal 
property, must register by following the instructions in the ``Meeting 
Registration'' section of this notice. A confirmation email will be 
sent to the registrants shortly after completing the registration 
process.

IV. Security and Building Guidelines

    The following are the security and building guidelines:
    Persons attending the meeting, including presenters, must be pre-
registered and on the attendance list by the prescribed date.
    Individuals who are not pre-registered in advance may not be 
permitted to enter the building and may be unable to attend the 
meeting.
    Attendees must present a government-issued photo identification to 
the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service personnel before 
entering the building. Without a current, valid photo ID, persons may 
not be permitted entry to the building. All persons entering the 
building must pass through a metal detector.
    All items brought into the Humphrey Building including personal 
items, for example, laptops and cell phones, are subject to physical 
inspection.
    The public may enter the building 30 to 45 minutes before the 
meeting convenes.

V. Special Accommodations

    Individuals requiring special accommodations must include the 
request for these services during registration.

VI. Copies of the Charter

    The Secretary's Charter for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee is available on the ASPE Web site at 
https://aspe.hhs.gov/medicare-access-and-chip-reauthorization-act-2015. 
Information about how to subscribe to the Committee's email listserv is 
found at https://aspe.hhs.gov/contact-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee.

    Dated: April 8, 2016.
Richard G. Frank,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2016-09762 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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