[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 73007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25246]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

21 CFR Part 6

42 CFR Part 1, 404

45 CFR Part 6

[Docket No. HHS-OS-2020-0012]
RIN 0991-AC24


Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Proposed rule; public hearing.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a public hearing to receive 
information and views on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 
entitled ``Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations 
Timely.''

DATES: November 23, 2020, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The ending 
time of this public hearing may change based on public interest. The 
most up-to-date information about the public hearing will be available 
on the HHS.gov website at https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/comment-on-open-rules/index.html.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held virtually by WebEx and 
teleconference.
    The public can join the meeting by:
    (Audio Portion) Calling the conference phone number +1-415-527-5035 
and providing the following information:

Meeting Number (access code): 199 934 0311
Meeting Password: jB4kisMJt47

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Lawrence, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW Room 713F, Washington, DC 20201; or by email at 
[email protected]; or by telephone at 1-877-696-6775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To further comply with the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act and certain Executive Orders, as well as to ensure its 
regulations have appropriate impacts, the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to 
set expiration dates for its regulations (subject to certain 
exceptions), unless the Department periodically assesses the 
regulations to determine if they are subject to the RFA, and if they 
are, performs a review that satisfies the criteria in the RFA.
    The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2020. 
See 85 FR 70096, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-11-04/pdf/2020-23888.pdf. The public comment period closes on December 4, 2020, 
except that portions of the proposed rule amending 42 CFR parts 400-429 
and parts 475-499 are due January 4, 2021.
    The public hearing will be held during the public comment period. 
This hearing is to provide an open forum for the presentation of 
information and views concerning all aspects of the NPRM by interested 
persons.
    In preparing a final regulation, the Secretary will consider the 
administrative record of this hearing along with all other written 
comments received during the comment period specified in the NPRM. 
Individuals or representatives of interested organizations are invited 
to participate in the public hearing in accordance with the schedule 
and procedures set forth below. Persons who wish to participate are 
requested to file a notice of participation with HHS on or before 
November 19, 2020. The notice should be emailed to [email protected] 
or mailed to James Lawrence, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 713F, 
Washington, DC 20201. To ensure timely handling, any outer envelope or 
the subject line of an email should be clearly marked ``Review NPRM 
Hearing.'' The notice of participation should contain the interested 
person's name, address, email address, telephone number, any business 
or organizational affiliation of the person desiring to make a 
presentation, a brief summary of the presentation, and the approximate 
time requested for the presentation. Groups that have similar interests 
should consolidate their comments as part of one presentation. Time 
available for the hearing will be allocated among the persons who 
properly file notices of participation. If time permits, interested 
parties attending the hearing who did not submit notices of 
participation in advance will be allowed to make an oral presentation 
at the conclusion of the hearing.
    Persons who find that there is insufficient time to submit the 
required information in writing may give oral notice of participation 
by calling James Lawrence at 1-877-696-6775, no later than November 20, 
2020.
    After reviewing the notices of participation and accompanying 
information, HHS will schedule each appearance and notify each 
participant by mail, email, or telephone of the time allotted to the 
person(s) and the approximate time the person's oral presentation is 
scheduled to begin.
    A summary of comments and a recording of the hearing will be made 
available for public inspection on the HHS.gov website, https://www.hhs.gov/, as soon as they have been prepared.

    Dated: November 10, 2020.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-25246 Filed 11-12-20; 11:15 am]
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