[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 248 (Thursday, December 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74417-74418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28341]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting. This meeting is open to the public. The public is 
welcome to obtain the link to attend this meeting by following the 
instructions that will be posted on the website prior to the meeting 
at: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), 
Meeting of the full Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, January 24, 2022: 10:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. EST and Tuesday, January 25, 2021: 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Virtual open meeting.

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, or via 
electronic mail to [email protected]; or by telephone (301) 458-4715. 
Summaries of meetings and a roster of Committee members are available 
on the NCVHS website, https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information 
including an agenda and instructions to access the broadcast of the 
meeting will be posted.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC 
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (770) 488-3210 as soon as 
possible.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: As outlined in its Charter, the National Committee on 
Vital and Health Statistics assists and advises the Secretary of HHS on 
health data, data standards, statistics, privacy, national health 
information policy, and the Department's strategy to best address those 
issues. This includes the adoption and implementation of transaction 
standards, unique identifiers, operating rules and code sets adopted 
under the Health Insurance and Portability Act of

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1996 (HIPAA).\1\ At this meeting, the Committee will receive updates 
from HHS officials, hold discussions on current health data policy 
topics, and discuss its work plan for the upcoming period.
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    \1\ Public Law 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (Aug 21, 1996), available 
at https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ191/PLAW-104publ191.pdf.
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    The Subcommittee on Standards will provide an update on its project 
focused on standardization of information for burden reduction and 
post-pandemic America. This will include discussion of the 2022 
workplan and plans to ensure alignment of Subcommittee activities with 
ongoing work within HHS. The Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality & 
Security will bring forward potential recommendations regarding data 
collection and use during public health emergencies for Committee 
discussion and consideration. The Subcommittee also plans to discuss 
and consider recommendations from the July 14 hearing on Security in 
Healthcare. The Committee will conduct follow up on its April 1, 2021, 
expert panel session, ``Covid-19: Capacity, Gaps & Quality in 
Collection of Race/Ethnicity Data,'' to explore the need for 
recommendations to HHS. A new Work Group of the Committee will discuss 
standards and practices for collection, use, measurement, and reporting 
of social determinants of health (SDOH) and sexual orientation and 
gender identity (SOGI).
    The Committee will reserve time for public comment toward the end 
of the schedule on both days. Meeting times and topics are subject to 
change. Please refer to the agenda posted on the NCVHS website for any 
updates to this information: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/.

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. 2021-28341 Filed 12-29-21; 8:45 am]
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