Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 204 / Friday, October 22, 2004 / Notices 62055

Dated: October 18, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel: State-Based 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Surveillance, Program Announcement 

Review 04–106 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meeting:

Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special Emphasis 

Panel (SEP): State-Based Occupational Safety 

and Health Surveillance, Program 

Announcement Review 04–106. 

Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., 

December 1, 2004 (Open); 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m., 

December 1, 2004 (Closed); 8 a.m.–6 p.m., 

December 2, 2004 (Closed); 8 a.m.–5 p.m., 

December 3, 2004 (Closed). 

Place: Embassy Suites Hotels, 1900 

Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 23114, phone 

703.684.5900. 

Status: Portions of the meeting will be 

closed to the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in section 552b(c) (4) and 

(6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of 

the Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92–

463. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of applications received in 

response to Program Announcement Review 

04–106. 

For Further Information Contact:

Bernadine B. Kuchinski, Ph.D., Occupational 

Health Consultant, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS–C7, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 513.533.8511. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: October 18, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–4078–N] 

Medicare Program: Meeting of the 

Advisory Panel on Medicare 

Education—November 30, 2004

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2, section 10(a) (Pub. 

L. 92–463), this notice announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Medicare Education (the Panel) on 

November 30, 2004. The Panel advises 

and makes recommendations to the 

Secretary of the Department of Health 

and Human Services and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services on 

opportunities to enhance the 

effectiveness of consumer education 

strategies concerning the Medicare 

program. This meeting is open to the 

public.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

November 30, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m., e.s.t. 

Deadline for Presentations and 

Comments: November 23, 2004, 12 

noon, e.s.t.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Wyndham Washington Hotel, 1400 

M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, 

(202) 429–1700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynne Johnson, Health Insurance 

Specialist, Division of Partnership 

Development, Center for Beneficiary 

Choices, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, mail stop S2–23–05, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850, (410) 786–

0090. Please refer to the CMS Advisory 

Committees’ Information Line (1–877–

449–5659 toll free)/(410–786–9379 

local) or the Internet (http://

www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/apme/

default.asp) for additional information 

and updates on committee activities, or 

contact Ms. Johnson via e-mail at 

ljohnson3@cms.hhs.gov.

Press inquiries are handled through 

the CMS Press Office at (202) 690–6145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Section 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as 

amended, grants to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (the Secretary) the authority to 

establish an advisory panel if the 

Secretary finds the panel necessary and 

in the public interest. The Secretary 

signed the charter establishing the 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Education 

(the Panel) on January 21, 1999 and 

approved the renewal of the charter on 

January 21, 2003. The Panel advises and 

makes recommendations to the 

Secretary and the Administrator of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) on opportunities to 

enhance the effectiveness of consumer 

education strategies concerning the 

Medicare program. 

The goals of the Panel are as follows: 

• To develop and implement a 

national Medicare education program 

that describes the options for selecting 

a health plan under Medicare. 

• To enhance the Federal 

government’s effectiveness in informing 

the Medicare consumer, including the 

appropriate use of public-private 

partnerships. 

• To expand outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of a national Medicare 

education program. 

• To assemble an information base of 

best practices for helping consumers 

evaluate health plan options and build 

a community infrastructure for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

The current members of the Panel are: 

Dr. Drew E. Altman, President and Chief 

Executive Officer, Henry J. Kaiser 

Family Foundation; James L. Bildner, 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 

New Horizons Partners, LLC; Dr. Jane 

Delgado, Chief Executive Officer, 

National Alliance For Hispanic Health; 

Clayton Fong, President and Chief 

Executive Officer, National Asian 

Pacific Center on Aging; Thomas Hall, 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 

Cardio-Kinetics, Inc.; Bobby Jindal; 

David Knutson, Director, Health System 

Studies, Park Nicollet Institute for 

Research and Education; Donald J. Lott, 

Executive Director, Indian Family 

Health Clinic; Dr. Frank I. Luntz, 

President and Chief Executive Officer, 

Luntz Research Companies; Jeffrey 

McWaters, Chairman and Chief 

Executive Officer, AMERIGROUP 

Corporation; Katherine Metzger, 

Director, Medicare and Medicaid 

Programs, Fallon Community Health 

Plan; David Null, Financial Advisor, 

Merrill Lynch; Dr. Marlon Priest, 

Professor of Emergency Medicine, 

University of Alabama at Birmingham; 

Susan O. Raetzman, Associate Director, 

Public Policy Institute, AARP; and 

Catherine Valenti, Chairperson and 

Chief Executive Officer, Caring Voice 

Coalition. 

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The agenda for the November 30, 

2004 meeting will include the 

following: 

• Recap of the previous (September 9, 

2004) meeting. 

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services Update. 

• Medicare Modernization Act: 

Outreach and Education. 

• Public Comment. 

• Listening Session with CMS 

Leadership. 

• Next Steps. 

Individuals or organizations that wish 

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on 

an agenda topic must submit a written 

copy of the oral presentation to Lynne 

Johnson, Health Insurance Specialist, 

Division of Partnership Development, 

Center for Beneficiary Choices, Centers 

for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Mail stop S2–23–

05, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or by 

email at ljohnson3@cms.hhs.gov no later 

than 12 noon, e.s.t., November 23, 2004. 

The number of oral presentations may 

be limited by the time available. 

Individuals not wishing to make a 

presentation may submit written 

comments to Ms. Johnson by 12 noon, 

(e.s.t.), November 23, 2004. The meeting 

is open to the public, but attendance is 

limited to the space available. 

Special Accommodation: Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation or 

other special accommodations must 

contact Ms. Johnson at least 15 days 

before the meeting.

Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) 

of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) 

and 41 CFR 102–3).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program.)

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Mark B. McClellan, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1484–N] 

Medicare Program; November 22, 2004, 

Meeting of the Practicing Physicians 

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, this notice announces a meeting of 

the Practicing Physicians Advisory 

Council (the Council). The Council will 

be meeting to discuss certain proposed 

changes in regulations and carrier 

manual instructions related to 

physicians’ services, as identified by the 

Secretary of the Department of Health 

and Human Services (the Secretary). 

This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

Monday, November 22, 2004, from 8:30 

a.m. until 5 p.m. e.s.t.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Room 505A, 5th floor, in the Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

MEETING REGISTRATION: Persons wishing 

to attend this meeting must contact John 

Lanigan, the Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), by e-mail at 

Jlanigan@cms.hhs.gov or by telephone 

at (410) 786–2312, at least 72 hours in 

advance of the meeting to register. 

Persons not registered in advance will 

not be permitted into the Humphrey 

Building and will not be permitted to 

attend the Council meeting. Persons 

attending the meeting will be required 

to show a photographic identification, 

preferably a valid driver’s license, 

before entering the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Simon, M.D., Executive 

Director, Practicing Physicians Advisory 

Council, 7500 Security Blvd., Mail Stop 

C4–10–07, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850, 

telephone (410) 786–2312, or e-mail 

Ksimon@cms.hhs.gov. News media 

representatives must contact the CMS 

Press Office, (202) 690–6145. Please 

refer to the CMS Advisory Committee’s 

Information Line (1–877–449–5659 toll 

free)/(410–786–9379 local) or the 

Internet at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

faca/ppac/default.asp for additional 

information and updates on committee 

activities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) is mandated by section 1868 

(a) of the Social Security Act (the Act) 

to appoint a Practicing Physicians 

Advisory Council (the Council) based 

on nominations submitted by medical 

organizations representing physicians. 

The Council meets quarterly to discuss 

certain proposed changes in regulations 

and carrier manual instructions related 

to physicians’ services, as identified by 

the Secretary. To the extent feasible and 

consistent with statutory deadlines, the 

consultation must occur before 

publication of the proposed changes. 

The Council submits an annual report 

on its recommendations to the Secretary 

and the Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services not later 

than December 31 of each year. 

The Council consists of 15 physicians, 

each of whom must have submitted at 

least 250 claims for physicians’ services 

under Medicare in the previous year. 

Members of the Council include both 

participating and nonparticipating 

physicians, and physicians practicing in 

rural and underserved urban areas. At 

least 11 members of the Council must be 

physicians as described in section 

1861(r)(1) of the Act; that is, Statelicensed doctors of medicine or 

osteopathy. The remaining 4 members 

may include dentists, podiatrists, 

optometrists and chiropractors. 

Members serve for overlapping 4-year 

terms; terms of more than 2 years are 

contingent upon the renewal of the 

Council by appropriate action prior to 

its termination. Section 1868(a) of the 

Act provides that nominations to the 

Secretary for Council membership must 

be made by medical organizations 

representing physicians. 

The Council held its first meeting on 

May 11, 1992. The current members 

are—Jose Azocar, M.D.; James Bergeron, 

M.D.; Ronald Castellanos, M.D.; Rebecca 

Gaughan, M.D.; Peter Grimm, D.O.; 

Carlos R. Hamilton, M.D.; Dennis K. 

Iglar, M.D.; Joe Johnson, D.C.; 

Christopher Leggett, M.D.; Barbara 

McAneny, M.D.; Geraldine O’Shea, 

D.O.; Laura B. Powers, M.D.; Michael T. 

Rapp, M.D. (Chairperson); Anthony 

Senagore, M.D.; and Robert L. Urata, 

M.D. 

The meeting will commence with a 

status report and our response to 

recommendations made by the Council 

at the August 30, 2004 meeting and 

prior meeting recommendations. 

Additionally, an update will be 

provided on the Physicians Regulatory 

Issues Team and Part ‘‘D’’ Benefits. 

In accordance with the Council 

charter we are requesting assistance 

with the following agenda topics: 

• Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule; 

• Outpatient Final Rule; 

• Medicare Coverage Process; 

• Medicare Preventive Benefits & 

Welcome to Medicare Exam Visit; and 

• Quality Initiative Projects: Doctor 

Office Quality—Information Technology 

Project (DOQ–IT). 

For additional information and 

clarification on these topics, contact the 

Executive Director, listed under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. Individual physicians or 

medical organizations that represent 

physicians wishing to make a 5-minute 

oral presentation on agenda issues must 

contact the Executive Director by 12