[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 8591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3265]


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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), 
Subcommittee on Standards and Security (SSS).
    Time and Date: February 18, 2005, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Place: Conference Call, Leader: Ms. Maria Friedman, USA Toll 
Free Number: 1-877-601-3547, Pass Code: NCVHS.
    For security reasons, the pass code and the leader's name will 
be required to join your call.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: The Subcommittee will review and finalize two separate 
letters. The first will cover recommendations to the HHS Secretary 
on e-signature requirements and other topics related to electronic 
prescribing for use in the Medicare drug benefit. The second letter 
will provide comments on HHS' notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) 
on e-prescribing foundation standards to be used by plans 
participating in the Medicare drug benefit.
    Contact Person For More Information: Substantive program 
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of 
Committee members may be obtained from Maria Friedman, Health 
Insurance Specialist, Security and Standards Group, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, MS: C5-24-04, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, telephone: 410-786-6333 or 
Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center 
for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
Room 1100, Presidential Building, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, 
Maryland 20782, telephone: (301) 458-4245. Information also is 
available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ where an agenda for the meeting will be posted 
when available.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the 
CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 8, 2005.
James Scanlon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 05-3265 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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