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1 item, 1 temporary item). Records
related to the Organic Certification Cost
Share Program, including participant
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to 2010; rulings, orders, complaints,
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ongoing; and all reparations and
enforcement cases from circa 1950 to
1988.
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Intelligence, National Counterterrorism
Center (N1–576–15–1, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Source data used to
determine whether individuals are
engaged in or suspected of involvement
in terrorist activities.
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items, 4 temporary items). Master files
of an electronic information system
used for collecting and reviewing public
financial disclosure reports, including
periodic public reports of certain
financial transactions, and supporting
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Health Information Technology
Research and Development (HITRD)
Interagency Working Group (IWG)
The Networking and
Information Technology Research and
Development, National Coordination
Office, National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
With this notice, the
Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development
(NITRD) National Coordination Office
(NCO) requests comments from the
public regarding the draft Federal
Health Information Technology
Research and Development Strategic
Framework. The draft Strategic
Framework is posted at: https://
www.nitrd.gov/drafts/HITRD_
StrategicFramework_Draft.pdf.
SUMMARY:
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The deadline for submissions
under this request for comments (RFC)
is June 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
D Email: hitrdframework2017@
nitrd.gov, comments submitted by email
should be machine-readable and should
not be copy-protected;
D Fax (703) 292–9097, Attn: Health
Information Technology R&D; or
D Mail: Attn: Health Information
Technology R&D, NCO, Suite II–405,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA
22230.
Submissions must not exceed 3 pages
in 12 point or larger font, with a page
number provided on each page.
Responders should include the name of
the person(s) or organization(s) filing
the comment.
Responses to this RFC may be posted
online at https://www.nitrd.gov.
Therefore, the Health IT R&D IWG
requests that no business proprietary
information or copyrighted information
be submitted in response to this RFC.
In accordance with FAR 15.202(3),
responses to this notice are not offers
and cannot be accepted by the
Government to form a binding contract.
Responders are solely responsible for all
expenses associated with responding to
this RFC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth
Linas at blinas@nsf.gov or (703) 292–
4871. Information about the NITRD Web
site may be found at: https://
www.nitrd.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of the Draft Strategic
Framework
The rapid development of Health
Information Technology (health IT) has
made it possible to improve human
health in ways that were previously
unimaginable. For example, imagine a
world in which every individual carries
a medical identification bracelet or
token that enables them to safely and
securely share their up-to-date and
accurate medical record information as
they wish. This will allow people to
avoid the danger of not being able to
remember or communicate their
important health information (e.g.,
medications, conditions, and treatment
history) in times of crisis. This vision
for the future will become reality with
strategic research and development
(R&D) in data management, including
data quality and transmission,
accessibility, usability, security and
privacy, validation, verification,
standards, and infrastructure. For data
to be useful, advanced analytics, such as
machine learning, artificial intelligence,
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statistics and data mining, and
networking, and communications are
also required.
Health IT investments will do far
more than facilitate ease of access for
medical records. This paradigm shift
within health and medicine will also
allow people to unobtrusively monitor
their health, receive the information
they want when they need it, and have
treatments targeted to their individual
profile, prioritizing personal preferences
and culture, including those in rural or
resource-limited environments.
Improvements in health IT will also
influence how we prevent, diagnose,
and treat disease, as well as how we
shift the focus to wellness. These
changes should have a cascading effect:
People will have increased access to
health services and be healthier and
more productive. Because of the
efficiencies afforded by advanced health
IT, this enhanced quality will be
realized while reducing cost and
adapting to the coming changes in the
population and workforce.
This R&D Framework lays out a clear,
comprehensive, structured description
of the current state of a field of research,
organized and explained in a way that
facilitates understanding of the field by
all stakeholders, and that supports R&D
coordination and cooperation by
participating Federal agencies. This
health IT R&D Strategic Framework will
improve medical, functional, and
societal health outcomes through R&D
in the use of data and IT for advanced
health IT applications. Health IT R&D
includes, but is not limited to, the use
of digital information, data, and
technology across the human lifespan in
the areas of screening, diagnosis,
treatment and surveillance; preventable
medical error reduction; disease
prevention; self-management of health
behavior and wellness; healthcare; and
disaster and emergency response that
support improved individual and
community health outcomes. It does not
include research in basic biological
sciences (e.g., computational biology) or
approaches that enhance health
indirectly (e.g., technologies to enhance
transportation).
This Strategic Framework is designed
to provide an overview of the salient
issues, needs and ongoing federal
investments in health IT R&D. This
Framework aligns with the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology’s (ONC’s)
Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015–
2020 by focusing on Federal R&D
investments. This Framework
summarizes the motivators and
challenges, needs, mechanisms of
collaboration, and the ongoing research,
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in order to identify gaps and allow for
enhanced coordination and planning of
Federal agency health IT R&D.
The Central Goals that motivate this
strategy are to:
• Understand motivators and
challenges in health IT R&D;
• Accelerate health IT innovation and
infrastructure development;
• Facilitate cross-sector collaboration
and bridge existing silos;
• Boost innovation and promote U.S.
global leadership; and
• Focus on people-centered solutions
that support safety and effectiveness
and enhance economic competitiveness.
A key objective of this plan is to
identify priorities for federally funded
research and development (R&D) as well
as capacity-building to help transform
health IT R&D and improve our
Country’s health. To do so, the Strategic
Priorities identified herein are to:
• Accelerate fundamental R&D for
health IT;
• Facilitate accurate, secure and
resilient health IT infrastructure,
systems, and services;
• Foster health IT R&D innovation
through data and knowledge sharing,
best practices, and collaboration; and
• Enable evaluation of progress and
long-term growth of health IT.
This plan envisions Federal agencies
working together and engaging with
academia, industry, civil society, and
other key stakeholders. The aim is to
accelerate the development and
implementation of new discoveries and
innovations that in turn enable health IT
R&D to address our Country’s most
important challenges. Therefore, the
Collaboration Opportunities in Health
IT R&D identified in this Strategic
Framework include, through the health
IT R&D Working Group, promoting
interagency coordination and
collaboration; and, engaging academic,
industry and medical communities to
collect feedback on and enable
continued refinement of this Strategic
Framework and future efforts.
Questions for Commenters
The Health IT Working Group invites
comments on the draft strategic
framework. In particular, commenters
should consider the following questions
as they develop their responses:
• Are the central motivations
appropriate and/or are there other issues
that should be considered?
• Are the strategic needs appropriate
and/or are there other priorities that
should be considered?
• Are the collaboration opportunities
identified in the draft framework
appropriate and/or are there others that
should be considered?
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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issuance of an amendment to Renewed
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issued to Exelon Generation Company,
LLC, for operation of the James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The
proposed amendment would change the
Emergency Action Level (EAL) HU1.5.
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Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
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document.
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nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–
0128 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0128.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
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email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
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document referenced (if it is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
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Accession No. ML17139C739.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
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Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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Please include Docket ID NRC–2017–
0128 in your comment submission.
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identifying or contact information that
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comment submissions into ADAMS.
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comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
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inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
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Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of an
amendment to Facility Operating
License No. DPR–59, issued to Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, for operation
of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear
Power Plant, located in Oswego, New
York.
The proposed amendment would
change the EAL HU1.5, pursuant to
section 50.54(q) of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
Before any issuance of the proposed
license amendment, the NRC will need
to make the findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and NRC’s regulations.
The NRC has made a proposed
determination that the license
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Under
the NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR 50.92,
this means that operation of the facility
in accordance with the proposed
amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously
evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of
a new or different kind of accident from
any accident previously evaluated; or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented below:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve
a significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed changes to EAL HU1.5 do
not reduce the capability to meet the
emergency planning requirements
established in 10 CFR 50.47 and 10 CFR 50,
Appendix E. The proposed changes do not
reduce the functionality, performance, or
capability of Exelon’s ERO [emergency
response organization] to respond in
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Health Information Technology Research and Development (HITRD)
Interagency Working Group (IWG)
AGENCY: The Networking and Information Technology Research and
Development, National Coordination Office, National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: With this notice, the Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO)
requests comments from the public regarding the draft Federal Health
Information Technology Research and Development Strategic Framework.
The draft Strategic Framework is posted at: https://www.nitrd.gov/drafts/HITRD_StrategicFramework_Draft.pdf.
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DATES: The deadline for submissions under this request for comments
(RFC) is June 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
[ssquf] Email: hitrdframework2017@nitrd.gov, comments submitted by
email should be machine-readable and should not be copy-protected;
[ssquf] Fax (703) 292-9097, Attn: Health Information Technology
R&D; or
[ssquf] Mail: Attn: Health Information Technology R&D, NCO, Suite
II-405, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Submissions must not exceed 3 pages in 12 point or larger font,
with a page number provided on each page. Responders should include the
name of the person(s) or organization(s) filing the comment.
Responses to this RFC may be posted online at https://www.nitrd.gov.
Therefore, the Health IT R&D IWG requests that no business proprietary
information or copyrighted information be submitted in response to this
RFC.
In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), responses to this notice are not
offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding
contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated
with responding to this RFC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Linas at blinas@nsf.gov or (703)
292-4871. Information about the NITRD Web site may be found at: https://www.nitrd.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of the Draft Strategic Framework
The rapid development of Health Information Technology (health IT)
has made it possible to improve human health in ways that were
previously unimaginable. For example, imagine a world in which every
individual carries a medical identification bracelet or token that
enables them to safely and securely share their up-to-date and accurate
medical record information as they wish. This will allow people to
avoid the danger of not being able to remember or communicate their
important health information (e.g., medications, conditions, and
treatment history) in times of crisis. This vision for the future will
become reality with strategic research and development (R&D) in data
management, including data quality and transmission, accessibility,
usability, security and privacy, validation, verification, standards,
and infrastructure. For data to be useful, advanced analytics, such as
machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics and data mining,
and networking, and communications are also required.
Health IT investments will do far more than facilitate ease of
access for medical records. This paradigm shift within health and
medicine will also allow people to unobtrusively monitor their health,
receive the information they want when they need it, and have
treatments targeted to their individual profile, prioritizing personal
preferences and culture, including those in rural or resource-limited
environments. Improvements in health IT will also influence how we
prevent, diagnose, and treat disease, as well as how we shift the focus
to wellness. These changes should have a cascading effect: People will
have increased access to health services and be healthier and more
productive. Because of the efficiencies afforded by advanced health IT,
this enhanced quality will be realized while reducing cost and adapting
to the coming changes in the population and workforce.
This R&D Framework lays out a clear, comprehensive, structured
description of the current state of a field of research, organized and
explained in a way that facilitates understanding of the field by all
stakeholders, and that supports R&D coordination and cooperation by
participating Federal agencies. This health IT R&D Strategic Framework
will improve medical, functional, and societal health outcomes through
R&D in the use of data and IT for advanced health IT applications.
Health IT R&D includes, but is not limited to, the use of digital
information, data, and technology across the human lifespan in the
areas of screening, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance; preventable
medical error reduction; disease prevention; self-management of health
behavior and wellness; healthcare; and disaster and emergency response
that support improved individual and community health outcomes. It does
not include research in basic biological sciences (e.g., computational
biology) or approaches that enhance health indirectly (e.g.,
technologies to enhance transportation).
This Strategic Framework is designed to provide an overview of the
salient issues, needs and ongoing federal investments in health IT R&D.
This Framework aligns with the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology's (ONC's) Federal Health IT Strategic
Plan 2015-2020 by focusing on Federal R&D investments. This Framework
summarizes the motivators and challenges, needs, mechanisms of
collaboration, and the ongoing research, in order to identify gaps and
allow for enhanced coordination and planning of Federal agency health
IT R&D.
The Central Goals that motivate this strategy are to:
Understand motivators and challenges in health IT R&D;
Accelerate health IT innovation and infrastructure
development;
Facilitate cross-sector collaboration and bridge existing
silos;
Boost innovation and promote U.S. global leadership; and
Focus on people-centered solutions that support safety and
effectiveness and enhance economic competitiveness.
A key objective of this plan is to identify priorities for
federally funded research and development (R&D) as well as capacity-
building to help transform health IT R&D and improve our Country's
health. To do so, the Strategic Priorities identified herein are to:
Accelerate fundamental R&D for health IT;
Facilitate accurate, secure and resilient health IT
infrastructure, systems, and services;
Foster health IT R&D innovation through data and knowledge
sharing, best practices, and collaboration; and
Enable evaluation of progress and long-term growth of
health IT.
This plan envisions Federal agencies working together and engaging
with academia, industry, civil society, and other key stakeholders. The
aim is to accelerate the development and implementation of new
discoveries and innovations that in turn enable health IT R&D to
address our Country's most important challenges. Therefore, the
Collaboration Opportunities in Health IT R&D identified in this
Strategic Framework include, through the health IT R&D Working Group,
promoting interagency coordination and collaboration; and, engaging
academic, industry and medical communities to collect feedback on and
enable continued refinement of this Strategic Framework and future
efforts.
Questions for Commenters
The Health IT Working Group invites comments on the draft strategic
framework. In particular, commenters should consider the following
questions as they develop their responses:
Are the central motivations appropriate and/or are there
other issues that should be considered?
Are the strategic needs appropriate and/or are there other
priorities that should be considered?
Are the collaboration opportunities identified in the
draft framework appropriate and/or are there others that should be
considered?
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Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of the
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
(NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) on May 24, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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