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improve participation in sports and
regular physical activity among young
Americans; and
4. Establish a national and local
strategy to recruit volunteers who will
encourage and support youth
participation in sports and regular
physical activity, through coaching,
mentoring, teaching, or administering
athletic and nutritional programs.
Written Public Comments: Written
comments to inform the development of
the strategy are encouraged from the
public and will be accepted via email
until 11:59 p.m. E.T. April 1, 2019.
Instructions for submitting comments
are available at https://fitness.gov. HHS
requests that commenters respond to the
questions posed on https://fitness.gov. A
subsequent public comment period will
open this summer to provide comments
on the draft strategy report.
Dated: February 19, 2019.
Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Information Technology
Advisory Committee 2019 Schedule
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), HHS.
ACTION: 2019 public meeting dates of the
Health Information Technology
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
The Health Information
Technology Advisory Committee
(HITAC) was established in accordance
with section 4003(e) of the 21st Century
Cures Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The HITAC, among
other things, identifies priorities for
standards adoption and makes
recommendations to the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (National Coordinator). The
HITAC will hold public meetings
throughout 2019. See list of public
meetings below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Richie, Designated Federal
Officer, at Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov, or
(202) 205–7674.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act
(Pub. L. 114–255) establishes the Health
Information Technology Advisory
Committee (referred to as the ‘‘HITAC’’).
The HITAC will be governed by the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
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• May 13, 2019 from approximately
9:30 a .m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• June 19, 2019 from approximately
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
Composition
• September 17, 2019 from
approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
The HITAC is comprised of at least 25
Eastern Time at the Key Bridge
members, of which:
Marriott Hotel, 1401 Lee Highway,
• No fewer than 2 members are
Arlington, Virginia 22209
advocates for patients or consumers of
• October 16, 2019 from approximately
health information technology;
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
• 3 members are appointed by the
(virtual meeting)
HHS Secretary
• November 13, 2019 from
Æ 1 of whom shall be appointed to
approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
represent the Department of Health
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
and Human Services and
All meetings are open to the public.
Æ 1 of whom shall be a public health
Additional meetings may be scheduled
official;
• 2 members are appointed by the
as needed. For web conference
majority leader of the Senate;
instructions and the most up-to-date
• 2 members are appointed by the
information, please visit the HITAC
minority leader of the Senate;
calendar on the ONC website, https://
• 2 members are appointed by the
www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar.
Contact Person for Meetings: Lauren
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
• 2 members are appointed by the
Richie, lauren.richie@hhs.gov . A notice
in the Federal Register about last
minority leader of the House of
minute modifications that impact a
Representatives; and
• Other members are appointed by
previously announced advisory
the Comptroller General of the United
committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide
States.
Members will serve for one-, two-, or
timely notice. Please email Lauren
three-year terms. All members may be
Richie for the most current information
reappointed for subsequent three-year
about meetings.
Agenda: As outlined in the 21st
terms. Each member is limited to two
three-year terms, not to exceed six years Century Cures Act, the HITAC will
of service. After establishment, members develop and submit recommendations
shall be appointed for a three-year term. to the National Coordinator on the
Members serve without pay, but will be topics of interoperability, privacy and
security, and patient access. In addition,
provided per-diem and travel costs for
the committee will also address any
committee services.
administrative matters and hear
Recommendations
periodic reports from ONC. ONC
intends to make background material
The HITAC recommendations to the
available to the public no later than 24
National Coordinator are publicly
hours prior to the meeting start time. If
available at https://www.healthit.gov/
ONC is unable to post the background
topic/federal-advisory-committees/
recommendations-national-coordinator- material on its website prior to the
meeting, the material will be made
health-it.
publicly available at the location of the
Public Meetings
advisory committee meeting, and the
The schedule of meetings to be held
background material will be posted on
in 2019 is as follows:
ONC’s website after the meeting, at
• February 20, 2019 from approximately https://www.healthit.gov/hitac.
Procedure: Interested persons may
9:30 a.m.. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
present data, information, or views,
(virtual meeting)
orally or in writing, on issues pending
• March 19–20, 2019 from
approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ before the committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
Eastern Time each day at the Omni
person prior to the meeting date. An
Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street
oral public comment period will be
NW, Washington, DC 20008
scheduled at each meeting. Time
• April 10, 2019 from approximately
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at allotted for each presentation will be
limited to three minutes. If the number
the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500
of speakers requesting to comment is
Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
greater than can be reasonably
20008
accommodated during the scheduled
• April 25, 2019 from approximately
public comment period, ONC will take
9:30 a .m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
written comments after the meeting.
(virtual meeting)
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–
463), as amended, (5 U.S.C. App.),
which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of federal advisory
committees.
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Persons attending ONC’s HITAC
meetings are advised that the agency is
not responsible for providing wireless
access or access to electrical outlets.
ONC welcomes the attendance of the
public at its HITAC meetings. Seating is
limited at the location, and ONC will
make every effort to accommodate
persons with physical disabilities or
special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability,
please contact Lauren Richie at least
seven (7) days in advance of the
meeting.
Notice of these meetings are given
under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463 , 5 U.S.C., App.
2).
Dated: February 26, 2019.
Lauren Richie,
Office of Policy, Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Renewal of Cooperative Agreement
With the Pan American Health
Organization
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), in the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
intends to provide a Single Source
Three Year Cooperative Agreement to
the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO). The Cooperative Agreement
will continue to improve operational
capabilities to provide timely,
coordinated, and quality medical
response to disasters in the Americas
region by supporting the WHO
Emergency Medical Teams (EMT)
Initiative. The collaboration between
ASPR and PAHO will focus on
supporting PAHO’s strategy to develop
and train national emergency medical
teams with a set of global standards in
each country in the region to ensure
they can respond to emergencies within
their own borders. PAHOs regional
strategy for the EMT Initiative
concentrates on building emergency
medical teams domestically, for each
country in the region, to ensure they can
respond to emergencies within their
own borders first, thereby reducing
dependence on U.S. medical assets/
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capabilities. The total proposed cost of
the Single Source Cooperative
Agreement is not to exceed $1 million
over the three-year life of the
Cooperative Agreement.
DATES:
Project Period: The period of
performance is from September 30, 2019
to September 30, 2022.
Award Amount: Estimate $1 million.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Marinissen—Maria
.Marinissen@hhs.gov, (202) 205–4214.
Michael Guterbock—Michael
.Guterbock@hhs.gov, (202) 701–5631.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response (ASPR),
International Policy Branch is the
program office for this Cooperative
Agreement.
Single Source Justification: Founded
in 1902, PAHO, based in Washington
DC, is an international public health
agency working to improve the health
and living standards of the people of the
Americas Region. It is part of the United
Nations system, serving as the Regional
Office for the Americas of the World
Health Organization (WHO). PAHO is
uniquely placed to enhance the medical
response capabilities of countries in the
Americas Region. The partnership
between ASPR and PAHO gives ASPR
the ability to shape critical outcomes of
the EMT Initiative regionally, and helps
inform a timely HHS decision about
whether and how to participate in the
next generation of international
response systems. Although no USG
emergency medical response team is
part of the EMT, multiple U.S. based
non-governmental organizations have
been certified or are in the process of
certification. It is critical that HHS/
ASPR maintains visibility on U.S. based
EMTs for both situational awareness
and coordination purposes during
emergency responses abroad or
domestically. Furthermore, increasing
the regional disaster response capacities
may help alleviate the burden on U.S.
resources and assets every time our
country is called to provide assistance
in the region. Importantly, since there
are no self-sufficient USG medical teams
ready to deploy internationally and
registered in PAHO’s roster of EMTs,
making sure countries have their own
teams may significantly decrease
requests for assistance from the USG
and the potential for burden to U.S.
assets.
The three-year scope of work of the
renewed cooperative agreement will
build upon the successes of past
activities, including the following
overarching objectives:
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• Development of SOPs and plans for
emergency and disaster response of prehospital emergency services and EMTs,
and the development of tools/guidelines
for the optimization of the delivery of
clinical care during emergencies.
• Provision of technical support to
develop national mechanisms for the
registration and mapping of local
emergency medical teams for domestic
response; mentoring for the creation and
operation of EMTs; technical support to
national EMTs to ensure self-sufficiency
and provision of timely and quality
clinical care.
• Development and strengthening of
nationally-led health emergency
coordination mechanisms (Health EOCs)
and technical support to countries to
establish or strengthen their health
EOCs.
• Integration of national coordination
mechanisms (CICOM) including
guidelines and operational support for
the creation, management and
implementation of national CICOM.
• Strengthening of regional health
emergency surge capacity including
capacity building of national experts in
critical areas of emergency coordination,
health services, surveillance, logistics,
damage and needs assessment, risk
communication, etc.
Please submit an inquiry via the
ASPR Program Contact: Michael
Guterbock, MPH, Michael.Guterbock@
hhs.gov, (202) 701–5631.
Authority: Section 301 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act.
Dated: February 25, 2019.
Robert P. Kadlec,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Renewal of Cooperative Agreement
With the Institut Pasteur International
Network
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), in the Department of
Health and Human Services intends to
provide a Single Source Five Year
Cooperative Agreement to Institut
Pasteur International Network (IPIN)
through the Pasteur Foundation. The
Cooperative Agreement will support
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Information Technology Advisory Committee 2019 Schedule
AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), HHS.
ACTION: 2019 public meeting dates of the Health Information Technology
Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC)
was established in accordance with section 4003(e) of the 21st Century
Cures Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The HITAC, among
other things, identifies priorities for standards adoption and makes
recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (National Coordinator). The HITAC will hold public meetings
throughout 2019. See list of public meetings below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Richie, Designated Federal
Officer, at Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov, or (202) 205-7674.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures
Act (Pub. L. 114-255) establishes the Health Information Technology
Advisory Committee (referred to as the ``HITAC''). The HITAC will be
governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
(Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees.
Composition
The HITAC is comprised of at least 25 members, of which:
No fewer than 2 members are advocates for patients or
consumers of health information technology;
3 members are appointed by the HHS Secretary
[cir] 1 of whom shall be appointed to represent the Department of
Health and Human Services and
[cir] 1 of whom shall be a public health official;
2 members are appointed by the majority leader of the
Senate;
2 members are appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate;
2 members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
2 members are appointed by the minority leader of the
House of Representatives; and
Other members are appointed by the Comptroller General of
the United States.
Members will serve for one-, two-, or three-year terms. All members
may be reappointed for subsequent three-year terms. Each member is
limited to two three-year terms, not to exceed six years of service.
After establishment, members shall be appointed for a three-year term.
Members serve without pay, but will be provided per-diem and travel
costs for committee services.
Recommendations
The HITAC recommendations to the National Coordinator are publicly
available at https://www.healthit.gov/topic/federal-advisory-committees/recommendations-national-coordinator-health-it.
Public Meetings
The schedule of meetings to be held in 2019 is as follows:
February 20, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m.. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
March 19-20, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time each day at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street
NW, Washington, DC 20008
April 10, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW,
Washington, DC 20008
April 25, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a .m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
May 13, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a .m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
June 19, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
September 17, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, 1401 Lee Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22209
October 16, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
November 13, 2019 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
All meetings are open to the public. Additional meetings may be
scheduled as needed. For web conference instructions and the most up-
to-date information, please visit the HITAC calendar on the ONC
website, https://www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar.
Contact Person for Meetings: Lauren Richie, lauren.richie@hhs.gov .
A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that
impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always
be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Please email
Lauren Richie for the most current information about meetings.
Agenda: As outlined in the 21st Century Cures Act, the HITAC will
develop and submit recommendations to the National Coordinator on the
topics of interoperability, privacy and security, and patient access.
In addition, the committee will also address any administrative matters
and hear periodic reports from ONC. ONC intends to make background
material available to the public no later than 24 hours prior to the
meeting start time. If ONC is unable to post the background material on
its website prior to the meeting, the material will be made publicly
available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the
background material will be posted on ONC's website after the meeting,
at https://www.healthit.gov/hitac.
Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person prior to the
meeting date. An oral public comment period will be scheduled at each
meeting. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three
minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater
than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled public comment
period, ONC will take written comments after the meeting.
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Persons attending ONC's HITAC meetings are advised that the agency
is not responsible for providing wireless access or access to
electrical outlets.
ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its HITAC meetings.
Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact
Lauren Richie at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting.
Notice of these meetings are given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463 , 5 U.S.C., App. 2).
Dated: February 26, 2019.
Lauren Richie,
Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
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