[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19452]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator; American Health Information 
Community Meeting

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the first meeting of the American Health 
Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The American Health Information 
Community will advise the Secretary and recommend specific actions to 
achieve a common interoperability framework for health information 
technology (IT).

DATES: October 7th, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey building (200 Independence Ave., 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20201), conference room 705A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: http://www.hhs.gov/healthit.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    In accordance with GSA regulations implementing the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, ONC intends to publish a Federal Register 
meeting announcement at least 15 calendar days before the date of an 
American Health Information Community meeting for all dates in the 
future. The GSA regulations, however, also provide that an agency may 
give less than 15 days notice if the reasons for doing so are included 
in the Federal Register meeting notice. Due to the recent events in the 
gulf coast and the Department of Health and Human Services and Office 
of the National Coordinator's response to hurricane Katrina it has not 
been possible for ONC to announce the date and location of the first 
AHIC meeting before today. It should also be noted that the following 
meeting may be postponed if DHHS and ONC are involved in a response to 
hurricane Rita.
    The URL for the webcast of the first AHIC meeting has not yet been 
established and will be announced on the ONC Web site http://www.hhs.gov/healthit before the scheduled date above.

    Dated: September 23, 2005.
Dana Haza,
Acting Director of the Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of 
the National Coordinator.
[FR Doc. 05-19452 Filed 9-28-05; 8:45 am]
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