[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11484-11485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4556]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-9978-N2]


Public Meeting of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) 
Advisory Board, March 14, 2011

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third meeting of an advisory 
committee to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance 
Oversight (CCIIO) 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 the Congress on the Department's 
strategy to foster the creation of qualified nonprofit health insurance 
issuers. Specifically, the Committee shall advise the Secretary and the 
Congress concerning the award of grants and loans related to Section 
1322 of the Affordable Care Act, which provides for a Federal program 
to assist establishment and operation of nonprofit, member run health 
insurance issuers. 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 CCIIO.

DATES: Meeting Date: March 14, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time (EST) Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations 
and Comments: March 10, 2011, 5 p.m., EST. Deadline for Requesting 
Special Accommodations: March 10, 2011, 5 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005.
    Meeting Online Access: To participate in this meeting via the 
Internet, go to http://www.readyshow.com/ and enter participant code 
49888151. Note that audio of the meeting will only be broadcast through 
the conference phone line.
    Meeting Phone Access: To participate in this meeting via phone, 
please dial into the toll free phone number 1-888-299-4099, and provide 
the following code to the operator: VW38426.
    Meeting Registration, Presentations, and Written Comments: Anne 
Bollinger, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, 
CMS, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 301-492-395, 
Fax: 301-492-4462, or contact by e-mail at [email protected]. 
Written comments must be submitted in Word format.
    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 designated Federal official at the 
address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice or by telephone 
at the number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice, by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Bollinger, 301-492-4395. Press 
inquiries are handled through CCIIO's Press Office at (202) 690-6343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the Secretary 
and the Congress on the Department's strategy to foster the creation of 
qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. Specifically, the 
Committee shall advise the Secretary and the Congress concerning the 
award of grants and loans related to section 1322 of the Affordable 
Care Act, which provides for a Federal program to assist establishment 
and operation of nonprofit, member run health insurance issuers. 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 CCIIO.

II. Meeting Agenda

    The Committee will hear comments from the public and then begin 
deliberations on proposed recommendations presented by the work groups 
from the Committee. CCIIO intends to make background material available 
to the public no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. 
If CCIIO 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 CCIIO's Web site after the meeting, at http://hhs.gov/CCIIO.
    Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Individuals or organizations that 
wish to make a 3-minute oral presentation on an agenda topic should 
submit a written copy in Word format of the oral presentation to the 
designated federal official (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 CCIIO'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, CCIIO will take written comments 
after the meeting until close of business. Individuals not wishing to 
make a presentation may submit written comments in Word format 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

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the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice by the date 
listed in the DATES section of this notice.
    CCIIO is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/CCIIO for 
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, 
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: February 24, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-4556 Filed 2-25-11; 11:15 am]
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