[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 9571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02476]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

    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.
    Dates and times:
Wednesday, February 22, 2017: 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 23, 2017: 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
    Place: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Rm. 705A, Washington, 
DC 20201.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: At the February 22-23, 2017 meeting, the Committee will 
hear presentations, hold discussions on several health data policy 
topics, and receive updates from the Department, the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Health 
Statistics. On the first day, the Committee will focus on two items 
ready for action: A recommendation letter that addresses de-
identification of protected health information under HIPAA, and 
``Measuring Health at the Community Level: Data Gaps and 
Opportunities,'' a workshop summary and overview of the NCVHS 
Measurement Framework for Community Health and Well-Being effort. The 
Committee will review and discuss draft materials of work in progress 
including the NCVHS 12th Report to Congress, an analytic review of 
HealthData.gov, and plans for hearings in June 2017 focused on 
standards. On the second day, the Committee will continue to focus on 
planning efforts being organized by the Standards Subcommittee, 
planning efforts for a Fall 2017 hearing on vital statistics in the 
U.S., and follow-up items on actions from the previous day. Staff from 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will give a briefing on 
its Social Security Number Removal Initiative, and the Committee will 
engage in additional strategic discussions regarding its work plan and 
areas of focus for 2017.
    The times and topics are subject to change. Please refer to the 
posted agenda for any updates.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS, Executive 
Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 
20782, telephone (301) 458-4715. Summaries of meetings and a roster of 
Committee members are available on the home page of the NCVHS Web site: 
http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including an 
agenda and instructions to access the audio broadcast of the meetings 
will also be posted.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC 
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (770) 488-3210 as soon as 
possible.

    Dated: January 25, 2017.
Laina Bush,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2017-02476 Filed 2-6-17; 8:45 am]
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