National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting, 58946 [2016-20512]

Download as PDF 58946 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 166 / Friday, August 26, 2016 / Notices 16N38B, Maryland 20857; phone number: (301) 594–4300. Jason E. Bennett, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2016–20533 Filed 8–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting. Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full Committee and Subcommittee Meetings. Dates and Times: Tuesday, September 27, 2016: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.— Population Health Subcommittee Workshop; Wednesday, September 28, 2016: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.—Full Committee Meeting; Thursday, September 29, 2016; 8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m.—Full Committee Meeting. Place: The public workshop on September 27, 2016 will be held at the Marriott Courtyard Washington, 1325 2nd Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. The public meeting on September 28 and September 29 will be held at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 705–A, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024. Status: Open. Purpose: On September 27, 2016, the Population Health Subcommittee will hold a workshop, Using Sub-county Data to Promote Multi-sector Approaches for Community Health and Well-being: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities to help NCVHS advance recommendations to HHS in three areas: (1) Enhance public/private collaboration to increase availability of sub-county level data; (2) improve HHS data collection to focus on sub-county data; and (3) better align federal small area data generation initiatives. Workshop participants will include leaders of multi-sectoral partnerships focused on sub-county health and well-being improvement projects, key staff of federal and statistical agencies, and scholars, data scientists, and those with special interest in data-centered approaches to improving community health and well-being. At the September 28–29, 2016 meeting the Committee will hear presentations and hold discussions on several health data policy topics. The Committee will receive updates from VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:17 Aug 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 the Department, including from the Office of the National Coordinator and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Committee will discuss and take action on three items: (1) A report from NCVHS’s ACA Review Committee that will focus on findings from its June 2015 hearing on Adopted Transaction Standards, Operating Rules, Code Sets & Identifiers; (2) a recommendation letter created from testimonies heard at the Minimum Necessary hearing held in June 16, 2016 by the Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality and Security; and (3) a recommendation letter based on the June 17, 2016 hearing on Claims-based Databases for Policy Development and Evaluation. In addition, the Committee will discuss the future of vital statistics data with a briefing from NCHS’s Division of Vital and Health Statistics. Subcommittees of the NCVHS will finalize action items for full Committee approval on day two of the meeting and plan for future initiatives. The Committee will further review its strategic plan for 2016 and all Subcommittees will report on work plans and next steps. After the plenary session adjourns, the Work Group on HHS Data Access and Use will continue strategic discussions on building a framework for guiding principles for data access and use. Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–4715. Summaries of meetings and a roster of committee members are available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including an agenda and information for remote audio access to the meetings will be posted. Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria; Correction Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice; correction. The Department of Health and Human Services published a document in the Federal Register of August 18, 2016, containing language indicating that a meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria (Advisory Council) on September 19, 2016. The DATES AND TIMES section contained incorrect language. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayah Wali by email at CARB@hhs.gov. Correction In the Federal Register of August 18, 2016, Vol. 81, No. 160, on page 55205, in the second column, DATES AND TIMES, correct to read: The meeting is scheduled to be held on September 19, 2016, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET (times are tentative and subject to change). The confirmed times and agenda items for the meeting will be posted on the Web site for the Advisory Council at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ carb/ when this information becomes available. Pre-registration for attending the meeting in person is required to be completed no later than September 14, 2016; public attendance at the meeting is limited to the available space. DATES AND TIMES: Dated: August 22, 2016. Bruce Gellin, Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health. [FR Doc. 2016–20524 Filed 8–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–44–P Dated: August 12, 2016. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), 
Full Committee and Subcommittee Meetings.
    Dates and Times: Tuesday, September 27, 2016: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.--
Population Health Subcommittee Workshop; Wednesday, September 28, 2016: 
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.--Full Committee Meeting; Thursday, September 29, 
2016; 8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m.--Full Committee Meeting.
    Place: The public workshop on September 27, 2016 will be held at 
the Marriott Courtyard Washington, 1325 2nd Street NE., Washington, DC 
20002. The public meeting on September 28 and September 29 will be held 
at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, Room 705-A, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20024.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: On September 27, 2016, the Population Health Subcommittee 
will hold a workshop, Using Sub-county Data to Promote Multi-sector 
Approaches for Community Health and Well-being: Identifying Gaps and 
Opportunities to help NCVHS advance recommendations to HHS in three 
areas: (1) Enhance public/private collaboration to increase 
availability of sub-county level data; (2) improve HHS data collection 
to focus on sub-county data; and (3) better align federal small area 
data generation initiatives. Workshop participants will include leaders 
of multi-sectoral partnerships focused on sub-county health and well-
being improvement projects, key staff of federal and statistical 
agencies, and scholars, data scientists, and those with special 
interest in data-centered approaches to improving community health and 
well-being.
    At the September 28-29, 2016 meeting the Committee will hear 
presentations and hold discussions on several health data policy 
topics. The Committee will receive updates from the Department, 
including from the Office of the National Coordinator and the Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Committee will discuss and take 
action on three items: (1) A report from NCVHS's ACA Review Committee 
that will focus on findings from its June 2015 hearing on Adopted 
Transaction Standards, Operating Rules, Code Sets & Identifiers; (2) a 
recommendation letter created from testimonies heard at the Minimum 
Necessary hearing held in June 16, 2016 by the Subcommittee on Privacy, 
Confidentiality and Security; and (3) a recommendation letter based on 
the June 17, 2016 hearing on Claims-based Databases for Policy 
Development and Evaluation. In addition, the Committee will discuss the 
future of vital statistics data with a briefing from NCHS's Division of 
Vital and Health Statistics. Subcommittees of the NCVHS will finalize 
action items for full Committee approval on day two of the meeting and 
plan for future initiatives. The Committee will further review its 
strategic plan for 2016 and all Subcommittees will report on work plans 
and next steps.
    After the plenary session adjourns, the Work Group on HHS Data 
Access and Use will continue strategic discussions on building a 
framework for guiding principles for data access and use.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, Executive Secretary, 
NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, 
telephone (301) 458-4715. Summaries of meetings and a roster of 
committee members are available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web 
site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including an 
agenda and information for remote audio access to the meetings will be 
posted.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC 
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) as soon 
as possible.

    Dated: August 12, 2016.
 James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2016-20512 Filed 8-25-16; 8:45 am]
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