[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 74914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21146]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Information (RFI): Improving Health and Accelerating 
Personalized Health Care Through Health Information Technology and 
Genomic Information in Population- and Community-based Health Care 
Delivery Systems; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On November 1, 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) issued a notice in the Federal Register (FR Doc. Vol 71, 
No. 211, pages 64282-64284) to request input from the public and 
private sectors on plans for developing and using resources involving 
health information technology and genetic and molecular medicine, with 
specific reference to incorporating these capacities in evidence-based 
clinical practice, health outcomes evaluations, and research. A 60 day 
comment period was established upon publication of that notice.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform all interested parties that 
the comment period originally identified in the November 1, 2006 
Federal Register has been extended for thirty days, in order to 
maximize the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations 
to provide comments to HHS on this subject.

DATES: The closing period for the comment period will now be February 
5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Electronic responses are preferred and may be addressed to 
[email protected]. Written responses should be addressed to U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Room 434E, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Personalized Health Care 
RFI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gregory Downing, Personalized 
Health Care Initiative, (202) 260-1911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of this RFI is available on the HHS 
Web site at http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/PHC/rfi. Please follow the 
instructions for submitting responses.

    Dated: December 6, 2006.
John O. Agwunobi,
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Public Health and Science.
[FR Doc. E6-21146 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am]
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