[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 54470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21432]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Full 
Committee

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.

    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS); 
Full Committee Meeting.
    Time and Date:
September 16, 2013 9:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT.
September 17, 2013 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT. 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 
EDT, Working Group on Data Access and Use.
    Place: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 800, 
Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: At this meeting the Committee will hear presentations 
and hold discussions on several health data policy topics. On the 
morning of the first day, the Committee will hear updates from the 
Department (HHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
(CMS), the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), and the Office 
for Civil Rights (OCR). The Committee will also review and discuss a 
recommendation letter from the Standards Subcommittee on the status 
of Implementation of HIPAA and the ACA.
    Following the lunch break, Subcommittee Co-chairs will update 
the Committee on the hearing organized by several subcommittees to 
explore aspects of the Community as a Learning Health System. Also, 
the Committee will review the proposed outline and plans for the 
upcoming HIPAA Report to Congress and the NCHS Acting Director will 
give an update on the Center. Finally, the Committee will receive a 
briefing about healthcare initiatives at the Federal Communications 
Commission.
    On the morning of the second day, the Committee will discuss and 
consider for approval a draft recommendation letter and hear from 
the Standards Subcommittee Co-Chairs about plans for the September 
18 roundtable on a standards roadmap. In addition, the Committee 
chair will discuss elements of convergence, after which, an update 
will be given regarding HHS Data Working Group activities. Finally, 
co-chairs will give reports on plans, and the Committee chair will 
give final remarks and receive feedback from the membership 
regarding NCVHS strategic implementation. Once the full Committee 
adjourns, the NCVHS's Working Group on HHS Data Access & Use will 
convene to discuss best practices and suggestions for release of 
open HHS data, and summarize future plans of the Working Group. 
Further information will be provided on the NCVHS Web site at http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/.
    The times shown above are for the full Committee meeting. 
Subcommittee breakout sessions are scheduled for late in the 
afternoon on the first day and early morning the second day. Agendas 
for these breakout sessions will be posted on the NCVHS Web site 
(URL below) when available.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information may be obtained from 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. Summaries of 
meetings and a roster of committee members are 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: August 26, 2013.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2013-21432 Filed 9-3-13; 8:45 am]
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