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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Pain Management Best
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that a meeting via WebEx is scheduled
to be held for the Pain Management Best
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task
Force) with the HHS Centers for
Medicaid & Medicare Services. This
meeting will be open to the public via
phone.
DATES: The Task Force meeting will be
held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The
agenda will be posted on the Task Force
website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/
advisory-committees/pain/.
ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be
accessible by phone. Information on
how to join the meeting will be
available on the Task Force website:
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/
advisorycommittees/pain/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Richmond Scott, Designated
Federal Officer, Pain Management Best
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, 200 Independence
Avenue SW, Room 736E, Washington,
DC 20201. Phone: 240–453–2816. Email:
paintaskforce@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
6032 of the Substance Use-Disorder
Prevention that Promotes Opioid
Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for
Patients and Communities Act, Public
Law 115–271 requires that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, by
January 1, 2020, collaborate with the
Pain Management Best Practices InterAgency Task Force (Task Force), to
develop an action plan on
recommendations for changes under
Medicare and Medicaid to prevent
opioids addictions and enhance access
to Medication-Assisted Treatment. The
Task Force, established under Section
101 of the Comprehensive Addiction
and Recovery Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–
198), is governed by the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), Public Law 92–463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App), which sets
forth standards for the formation and
use of advisory committees.
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The purpose of this meeting is for the
Task Force to collaborate with HHS,
Centers for Medicaid & Medicare
Services in a virtual meeting, on June
12, 2019 to discuss payment and
coverage policies for chronic and acute
pain, service delivery models, access to
therapies and medical devices, and
other issues outlined in section 6032 of
the SUPPORT Act. Information about
the final meeting agenda will be posted
prior to the meeting on the Task Force
website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/
advisorycommittees/pain/.
Members of the public are invited to
listen by phone. Individuals who need
special assistance should send an email
to the Pain Task Force email address
(paintaskforce@hhs.gov) and indicate
the special accommodation. More
information on joining the meeting can
be found at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/
advisory-committees/pain/.
Written comments from the public
will be accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
HHS–OS–2019–0008.
Dated: May 28, 2019.
Vanila M. Singh,
Chief Medical Officer, Chair, Pain
Management Task Force, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Opportunity To Collaborate on
National Youth Sports Initiative To
Increase Youth Sports Participation
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of the President’s Council
on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the President’s
Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition
(PCSFN) solicits requests from nonFederal public and private sector
organizations and entities who wish to
collaborate on the National Youth
Sports Initiative (NYSI). NYSI
collaboration projects will involve
executing a singular or series of
financially self-sustaining programs,
activations, and/or activities that elevate
the benefits and importance of youth
sports participation and increase sports
participation among girls, youth from
racial and ethnic backgrounds, and/or
youth with a disability. Potential
collaborating organizations must have
demonstrated interest in and experience
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with coordinating youth sports-focused
activities, be capable of managing the
day to day operations associated with
the proposed activity, and be willing to
participate substantively in the
execution of the proposed activity, not
just providing funding or logistical
support.
DATES: To receive consideration, a
request to participate as a collaborating
organization must be received via email
or postmarked mail at the addresses
listed below, by 5:00 p.m. EST on
Friday, June 7, 2019. Requests will meet
the deadline if they are either (1)
received on or before the deadline date;
or (2) postmarked on or before the
deadline date. Private metered
postmarks will not be accepted as proof
of timely mailing. Hand-delivered
requests must be received by 5:00 p.m.
EST on Friday, June 7, 2019. Requests
that are received after the deadline will
be returned to the sender.
ADDRESSES: Proposals for NYSI
collaborations may be submitted via
email to Sports@hhs.gov. Proposals may
also be sent to Holli Richmond,
Executive Director, President’s Council
on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition; 1101
Wootton Parkway, Suite 560, Rockville,
MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holli Richmond, President’s Council on
Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS;
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 560,
Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone (240)
276–9866. Email: Sports@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
PCSFN was established as the
President’s Council on Youth Fitness by
President Eisenhower in 1956. PCSFN
currently operates under Executive
Order (E.O.) 13265, amended by E.O.
13824. The Council advises the
President, through the Secretary, about
progress to expand and encourage youth
sports participation, to promote the
overall physical fitness, health, and
nutrition of all Americans. The Council
is the only federal advisory committee
focused solely on the promotion of
physical activity, fitness, sports, and
nutrition.
The Office of the PCSFN works with
the President’s Council and, under its
authority in Title XVII of the Public
Health Service Act, shares the
President’s Council’s mission to engage,
educate, and empower all Americans to
adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes
regular physical activity and good
nutrition. Through partnerships with
the public, private, and non-profit
sectors, the Office of the PCSFN
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task
Force
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that a meeting via WebEx is scheduled to be held for the Pain
Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force) with the
HHS Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services. This meeting will be open
to the public via phone.
DATES: The Task Force meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019
from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The agenda will be posted on the
Task Force website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/.
ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be accessible by phone. Information
on how to join the meeting will be available on the Task Force website:
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisorycommittees/pain/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Richmond Scott, Designated
Federal Officer, Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task
Force, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 736E,
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 240-453-2816. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 6032 of the Substance Use-Disorder
Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for
Patients and Communities Act, Public Law 115-271 requires that the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, by January 1, 2020, collaborate
with the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task
Force), to develop an action plan on recommendations for changes under
Medicare and Medicaid to prevent opioids addictions and enhance access
to Medication-Assisted Treatment. The Task Force, established under
Section 101 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
(Pub. L. 114-198), is governed by the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory
committees.
The purpose of this meeting is for the Task Force to collaborate
with HHS, Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services in a virtual
meeting, on June 12, 2019 to discuss payment and coverage policies for
chronic and acute pain, service delivery models, access to therapies
and medical devices, and other issues outlined in section 6032 of the
SUPPORT Act. Information about the final meeting agenda will be posted
prior to the meeting on the Task Force website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisorycommittees/pain/.
Members of the public are invited to listen by phone. Individuals
who need special assistance should send an email to the Pain Task Force
email address ([email protected]) and indicate the special
accommodation. More information on joining the meeting can be found at
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/.
Written comments from the public will be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, docket number
HHS-OS-2019-0008.
Dated: May 28, 2019.
Vanila M. Singh,
Chief Medical Officer, Chair, Pain Management Task Force, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-11473 Filed 5-31-19; 8:45 am]
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