[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 211 (Thursday, October 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25885]


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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 (DHHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.

    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), 
Subcommittee on Populations Meeting.
    Time and Date: November 19, 2008 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Room 305A, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: The Populations Subcommittee will hear testimony from 
invited experts on Federal data capacity to support health policy in 
areas relating to health insurance; including coverage, under-
insurance, access to insurance coverage, and costs. The Subcommittee 
will also hear about the capability of federal data systems to 
monitor the effects of economic downturns on health insurance 
coverage and on health care expenditures. The hearing will conclude 
with a roundtable discussion between the Subcommittee and speakers.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of 
committee members may be obtained from Dale Hitchcock, lead staff 
for Populations Subcommittee, NCVHS, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Science and Data 
Policy, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Hubert Humphrey Building Room 
440D, Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 690-6796 or Marjorie S. 
Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health 
Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo 
Road, Room 2402, 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 further information 
including an agenda 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: October 23, 2008.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. E8-25885 Filed 10-29-08; 8:45 am]
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