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ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

This notice announces forthcoming 

subcommittee meetings of a federal 

advisory committee of the Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology (ONC). The 

meetings will be open to the public via 

dial-in access only. 

Name of Committees: HIT Standards 

Committee’s Workgroups: Clinical 

Operations, Vocabulary Task Force, 

Implementation, and Privacy & Security 

workgroups. 

General Function of the Committee: 

To provide recommendations to the 

National Coordinator on standards, 

implementation specifications, and 

certification criteria for the electronic 

exchange and use of health information 

for purposes of adoption, consistent 

with the implementation of the Federal 

Health IT Strategic Plan, and in 

accordance with policies developed by 

the HIT Policy Committee. 

Date and Time: The HIT Standards 

Committee Workgroups will hold the 

following public meetings during March 

2011: March 9th Privacy & Security 

Standards Workgroup, 2:30 p.m. to 

4 p.m./ET; March 24th Privacy & 

Security Standards Workgroup, 2 to 3:30 

p.m./ET; and March 28th Clinical 

Operations Workgroup, hearing on 

medical devices, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./ET 

(location: TBD). 

Location: All workgroup meetings 

will be available via webcast; visit 

http://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions 

on how to listen via telephone or Web. 

Please check the ONC Web site for 

additional information as it becomes 

available. Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, 

Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 

330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20201, 202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690– 

6079, e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov 

Please call the contact person for up-todate information on these meetings. A 

notice in the Federal Register about last 

minute modifications that affect a 

previously announced advisory 

committee meeting cannot always be 

published quickly enough to provide 

timely notice. 

Agenda: The workgroups will be 

discussing issues related to their 

specific subject matter, e.g., clinical 

operations vocabulary standards, 

implementation opportunities and 

challenges, and privacy and security 

standards activities. If background 

materials are associated with the 

workgroup meetings, they will be 

posted on ONC’s Web site prior to the 

meeting at http://healthit.hhs.gov. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the workgroups. Written 

submissions may be made to the contact 

person on or before two days prior to 

the workgroups’ meeting date. Oral 

comments from the public will be 

scheduled at the conclusion of each 

workgroup meeting. Time allotted for 

each presentation will be limited to 

three minutes. If the number of speakers 

requesting to comment is greater than 

can be reasonably accommodated 

during the scheduled open public 

session, ONC will take written 

comments after the meeting until close 

of business on that day. 

If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Judy Sparrow at least 

seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly 

conduct of its advisory committee 

meetings. Please visit our Web site at 

http://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures 

on public conduct during advisory 

committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: February 10, 2011. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Office of Programs and Coordination, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

HIT Standards Committee Advisory 

Meeting; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

This notice announces a forthcoming 

meeting of a public advisory committee 

of the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology 

(ONC). The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Name of Committee: HIT Standards 

Committee. 

General Function of the Committee: 

To provide recommendations to the 

National Coordinator on standards, 

implementation specifications, and 

certification criteria for the electronic 

exchange and use of health information 

for purposes of adoption, consistent 

with the implementation of the Federal 

Health IT Strategic Plan, and in 

accordance with policies developed by 

the HIT Policy Committee. 

Date and Time: The meeting will be 

held on March 29, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

3 p.m./Eastern Time. 

Location: TBD. For up-to-date 

information, go to the ONC Web site, 

http://healthit.hhs.gov 

Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office 

of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 

202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, email: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call 

the contact person for up-to-date 

information on this meeting. A notice in 

the Federal Register about last minute 

modifications that impact a previously 

announced advisory committee meeting 

cannot always be published quickly 

enough to provide timely notice. 

Agenda: The committee will hear 

reports from its workgroups, including 

the Clinical Operations, Vocabulary 

Task Force, Implementation, and 

Enrollment Workgroups. ONC intends 

to make background material available 

to the public no later than two (2) 

business days prior to the meeting. If 

ONC is unable to post the background 

material on its Web site prior to the 

meeting, it will be made publicly 

available at the location of the advisory 

committee meeting, and the background 

material will be posted on ONC’s Web 

site after the meeting, at http:// 

healthit.hhs.gov 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the committee. Written 

submissions may be made to the contact 

person on or before March 22, 2011. 

Oral comments from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 2 and 

3 p.m./Eastern Time. Time allotted for 

each presentation will be limited to 

three minutes each. If the number of 

speakers requesting to comment is 

greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

open public hearing session, ONC will 

take written comments after the meeting 

until close of business. 

Persons attending ONC’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets. 

ONC welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings. Seating is limited at the 

location, and ONC will make every 

effort to accommodate persons with 

physical disabilities or special needs. If 

you require special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Judy 

Sparrow at least seven (7) days in 

advance of the meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly 

conduct of its advisory committee 

meetings. Please visit our Web site at 

http://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures 

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9784 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2011 / Notices 

on public conduct during advisory 

committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: February 10, 2011. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Office of Programs and Coordination, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3842 Filed 2–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; HIT 

Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

This notice announces a forthcoming 

meeting of a public advisory committee 

of the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology 

(ONC). The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Name of Committee: HIT Policy 

Committee. 

General Function of the Committee: 

To provide recommendations to the 

National Coordinator on a policy 

framework for the development and 

adoption of a nationwide health 

information technology infrastructure 

that permits the electronic exchange and 

use of health information as is 

consistent with the Federal Health IT 

Strategic Plan and that includes 

recommendations on the areas in which 

standards, implementation 

specifications, and certification criteria 

are needed. 

Date and Time: The meeting will be 

held on March 2, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 

3 p.m. Eastern Time. 

Location: TBD. For up-to-date 

information, go to the ONC Web site, 

http://healthit.hhs.gov. 

Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office 

of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 

202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, 

e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please 

call the contact person for up-to-date 

information on this meeting. A notice in 

the Federal Register about last minute 

modifications that impact a previously 

announced advisory committee meeting 

cannot always be published quickly 

enough to provide timely notice. 

Agenda: The committee will hear 

reports from its workgroups, including 

the Meaningful Use Workgroup, the 

Privacy & Security Tiger Team, the 

Information Exchange Workgroup, the 

Enrollment Workgroup, the PCAST 

Report Workgroup, and the Quality 

Measures Workgroup. ONC intends to 

make background material available to 

the public no later than two (2) business 

days prior to the meeting. If ONC is 

unable to post the background material 

on its Web site prior to the meeting, it 

will be made publicly available at the 

location of the advisory committee 

meeting, and the background material 

will be posted on ONC’s Web site after 

the meeting, at http://healthit.hhs.gov. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the committee. Written 

submissions may be made to the contact 

person on or before February 28, 2011. 

Oral comments from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 2:30 

p.m. to 3 p.m. Time allotted for each 

presentation is limited to three minutes. 

If the number of speakers requesting to 

comment is greater than can be 

reasonably accommodated during the 

scheduled open public hearing session, 

ONC will take written comments after 

the meeting until close of business. 

Persons attending ONC’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets. 

ONC welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings. Seating is limited at the 

location, and ONC will make every 

effort to accommodate persons with 

physical disabilities or special needs. If 

you require special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Judy 

Sparrow at least seven (7) days in 

advance of the meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly 

conduct of its advisory committee 

meetings. Please visit our Web site at 

http://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures 

on public conduct during advisory 

committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2). 

Dated: February 10, 2011. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Office of Programs and Coordination, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day—11–11CE] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 and 

send written comments to Carol E. 

Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 

Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, 

Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

The National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey (NHANES) Birth 

Certificate Linkage Study—New — 

National Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

NCHS’s Division of Health and 

Nutrition Examination Surveys 

(DHANES) proposes to re-contact 

women who were pregnant at the time 

of their participation in NHANES in 

1999–2010 and ask permission to link 

their data to the child’s birth certificate 

data, for the birth that resulted after the 

survey. This study is funded in 

collaboration with CDC’s National 

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, Division of 

Reproductive Health (DRH). 

Participation is completely voluntary 

and confidential. 

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