[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17653-17654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7484]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-9978-N4]


Public Meeting of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) 
Advisory Board, April 15, 2011

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the fourth 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 and will be conducted by 
telephone. The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' through CCIIO 
strategy to foster the creation of qualified nonprofit consumer-
operated health insurance issuers.

DATES: Meeting Date: April 15, 2011 at 1 p.m. (eastern daylight time 
(e.d.t.)). Meeting Registration and Written Comments: Anne Bollinger, 
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, CMS, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 301-492-4395, Fax: 301-
492-4462, or contact by e-mail at [email protected]. Written 
comments must be submitted in Word format. Deadline for Requesting 
Special Accommodations: April 12, 2011, 5 p.m., e.d.t.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Phone Access: Participants should dial into the toll 
free phone number (877) 917-7130, and provide the following code to the 
operator: HHS.
    Registration: The meeting is open to the public and only available 
through the toll free number. Persons wishing to attend this meeting 
must register by contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT 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 of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) (the 
Department) through the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance 
Oversight (CCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation 
of qualified consumer-operated nonprofit health insurance issuers (CO-
OPs). Specifically, the advisory committee (the Committee) will advise 
the Secretary concerning the award of grants and loans related to 
section 1322 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the 
Affordable Care Act), entitled ``Federal program to assist 
establishment and operation of nonprofit, member run health insurance 
issuers.'' In these matters, the Committee will 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 present its proposed report and recommendations 
as agreed to in substance at the March 14, 2011 advisory committee 
meeting and will conduct a vote of the Committee on whether to approve 
the report as its recommendation to CCIIO concerning the grant and loan 
award strategy for CO-OPs. We intend to make background material 
available to the public no later than 2 business days prior to the 
meeting. If we are unable to post the background material on our Web 
site prior to the meeting, the background material will be posted on

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the Web site after the meeting, at http://cciio.cms.gov/.
    Individuals requiring special accommodations must contact the 
Designated Federal Official (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.
    We are committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. We refer readers to our Web site at http://cciio.cms.gov/ 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: March 25, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-7484 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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