[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81612-81613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32649]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Docket No. HHS-OS-2010-0033; OCIIO-9984-N]


The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board; 
Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, January 13, 
2011

AGENCY: Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO), 
HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of an advisory 
committee of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight 
(OCIIO) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to assist 
and advise the Secretary and Congress through the Department of Health 
and Human Services' Office of Consumer Information and Insurance 
Oversight (OCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation 
of qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. Specifically, the 
Committee shall advise the Secretary and Congress concerning the award 
of grants and loans related to Section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act. 
In these matters, the Committee shall consult with all components of 
the Department, other federal entities, and non-federal organizations, 
as appropriate; and examine relevant data sources to assess the grant 
and loan award strategy to provide recommendations to OCIIO. Notice of 
this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 
No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).

DATES: Meeting Date: January 13, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., eastern 
standard time (e.s.t.).
    Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: 
January 6, 2011, 5 p.m., e.s.t.
    Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: January 6, 2011, 5 
p.m., e.s.t.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Jurys Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.
    Meeting Online Access: To participate in this meeting via the 
Internet, go to http://www.readyshow.com/ and enter participant code 
78030350.
    Meeting Phone Access: To participate in this meeting via phone, 
please dial into the toll free phone number 1-877-366-0711, and enter 
the phone number password 78030350.
    Meeting Registration, Presentations, and Written Comments: Brian 
Chiglinsky, Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, 
HHS, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-260-6090, 
Fax: 202-260-6108, or contact by e-mail at [email protected].
    Registration: The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is 
limited to the space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting 
must register by contacting the Analyst at the address listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice or by telephone at number listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, by the date 
listed in the DATES section of this notice.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Chiglinsky, 202-260-6090. Press 
inquiries are handled through OCIIO's Press Office at (202) 690-6343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the Secretary 
and Congress through the Department of Health and Human Services' 
Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) on the 
Department's strategy to foster the creation of qualified nonprofit 
health insurance issuers. Specifically, the Committee shall advise the 
Secretary and Congress concerning the award of grants and loans related 
to Section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act. In these matters, the 
Committee shall consult with all components of the Department, other 
federal entities, and non-federal organizations, as appropriate; and 
examine relevant data sources to assess the grant and loan award 
strategy to provide recommendations to OCIIO.

II. Meeting Agenda

    The committee will hear testimony from a number of individuals with 
experience and expertise in the market for health insurance and 
nonprofit cooperative health issuers. OCIIO intends to make background 
material available to the public no later than two (2) business days 
prior to the meeting. If OCIIO is unable to post the background 
material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly 
available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the 
background material will be posted on OCIIO's Web site after the 
meeting, at http://hhs.gov/ociio.
    Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Individuals or organizations that wish 
to make a 3-minute oral presentation on an agenda topic should submit a 
written copy of the oral presentation to the DFO at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES 
section of this notice. The number of oral presentations may be limited 
by the time available. Persons attending OCIIO's advisory committee 
meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing 
access to electrical outlets. If the number of speakers requesting to 
comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the 
scheduled open public comment session, OCIIO will take written comments 
after the meeting until close of business. Individuals not wishing to 
make a presentation may submit written comments to the DFO at the 
address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date 
listed in the DATES section of this notice.
    Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special 
accommodations must contact the DFO via the contact information 
specified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice 
by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
    OCIIO is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ociio for 
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.

    Dated: December 21, 2010.
Barbara Smith,
Associate Director, Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program, Office 
of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
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