[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02117]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Health IT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    This notice announces dates for meetings of a public advisory 
committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology (ONC). These meeting will be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Health IT Standards Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to 
the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, 
and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of 
health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the 
implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in 
accordance with policies developed by the Health IT Policy Committee.

2016 Meeting Dates and Times

 January 20, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 February 24, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 March 9, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 April 19, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 May 4, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 June 8, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 July 13, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 August 10, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 September 14, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 October 6, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 November 2, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
 December 7, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time

    For meeting locations, Web conference information, and the most up-
to-date information, please visit the calendar on the ONC Web site, 
http://www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar.
    Contact Person: Michelle Consolazio, email: 
[email protected]. Please email Michelle Consolazio for the 
most current information about meetings. A notice in the Federal 
Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously 
announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly 
enough to provide timely notice.
    Agenda: The committee will hear reports from its workgroups/task 
forces and updates from ONC and other federal agencies. ONC intends to 
make background material available to the public no later than 24 hours 
prior to the meeting start time. Material will be posted on ONC's Web 
site after the meeting, at http://www.healthit.gov/facas/health-it-standards-committee.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the Committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person prior to the 
meeting date. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled prior to 
the lunch break and at the conclusion of each meeting. Time allotted 
for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. If the number 
of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably 
accommodated during the scheduled open public session, ONC will take 
written comments after the meeting.
    Persons attending ONC's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the agency is not responsible for providing wireless access or 
access to electrical outlets.
    ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every 
effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special 
needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, 
please contact Michelle Consolazio at least seven (7) days in advance 
of the meeting.
    ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://healthit.hhs.gov for 
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).

    Dated: January 8, 2016.
Michelle Consolazio,
 FACA Program Director, Office of Policy, Office of the National 
Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-02117 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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