[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54217-54218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health 
Statistics (BSC, NCHS)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC 
announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS). This meeting is open 
to the public. Time will be available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 24, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 
5:20 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: Instructions to access the live meeting broadcast will be 
posted here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_meetings.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Hines, M.H.S., Designated 
Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, NCHS, CDC, 3311 Toledo 
Road, Mailstop P-08, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782; Telephone: (301) 458-
4715; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose: The Board is charged with providing advice and making 
recommendations to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services; the Director, CDC; and the

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Director, NCHS, regarding the scientific and technical program goals 
and objectives, strategies, and priorities of NCHS.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting agenda will include a Center 
update by the NCHS Director in addition to updates on NCHS data 
collection, analysis, and reporting activities, including upcoming 
changes to the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 
(NHAMCS); status of a National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 
pilot and plans for obtaining clinician visit data; a new project to 
improve metadata and catalogs for the public to access restricted use 
data files; and new releases of linked data sets. The Board's Workgroup 
to Consider and Assess Measures of Discrimination for Use in NCHS 
Surveys will brief the Board with findings from 6 months of 
information-gathering and assessment work. The Committee will reserve 
time for public comment at the end of the day. Meeting times and topics 
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Meeting Information: Please visit the BSC, NCHS website for 
details: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_meetings.htm. Further 
information and the meeting agenda will be available on the BSC 
website, including instructions for accessing the live meeting 
broadcast.
    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the 
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices 
pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-19013 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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