[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 34641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12236]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics


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, June 17, 2020: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT

    Place: Virtual.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: At the June 17-18, 2020 meeting, the Committee will 
receive briefings from HHS officials, hold discussions on several 
health data policy topics and refine its workplan for the upcoming 12-
month period.
    The Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality and Security will lead 
a discussion with the full Committee to reach consensus on plans for a 
project focused on data privacy and security protections related to 
current public health surveillance activities.
    The Subcommittee on Standards will provide updates on plans for the 
upcoming August hearing intended to solicit information about the costs 
and benefits of a new operating rule for connectivity and operating 
rules for the prior authorization transaction proposed by the Council 
for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), Committee on Operating Rules 
for Information Exchange (CORE) Board. The Subcommittee also will 
provide an update on progress of the Office of the National Coordinator 
(ONC) Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) Task 
Force on Intersection of Clinical and Administrative Data (ICAD), on 
which four NCVHS members participate. The Committee will initiate a 
discussion of the NCVHS 14th Report to Congress, including a proposed 
approach, major themes, and timeline including reflection on previous 
reports to Congress for context.
    The Committee has invited presentations from the HHS Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Science and Data 
Policy Division, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), and 
CDC's Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance 
(DDPHSS), to inform Committee discussion of the data landscape 
transformed by the COVID-19 epidemic. The Committee also has invited 
CMS's Division of National Standards to provide an update on its 
activities and plans. On the afternoon of the second day, members will 
consider and discuss priorities for Committee focus and revise the 
Committee workplan based on information presented during the meeting.
    A public comment period will be offered on the second day. Meeting 
times and topics are subject to change. Please refer to the posted 
agenda for any updates.
    For Further Information Contact: 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 website: ncvhs.hhs.gov, 
where further information including an agenda and instructions to 
access the broadcast of the meeting 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.

Sharon Arnold,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
Science and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning 
and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2020-12236 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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