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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Information Technology 

Advisory Committee 2019 Schedule 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (ONC), HHS. ACTION: 2019 

public meeting dates of the Health 

Information Technology Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Health Information 

Technology Advisory Committee 

(HITAC) was established in accordance 

with section 4003(e) of the 21st Century 

Cures Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The HITAC, among 

other things, identifies priorities for 

standards adoption and makes 

recommendations to the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (National Coordinator). The 

HITAC will hold public meetings 

throughout 2019. See list of public 

meetings below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Richie, Designated Federal 

Officer, at Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act 

(Pub. L. 114–255) establishes the Health 

Information Technology Advisory 

Committee (referred to as the ‘‘HITAC’’). 

The HITAC will be governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92– 

463), as amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), 

which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of federal advisory 

committees. 

Composition 

The HITAC is comprised of at least 25 

members, of which: 

• No fewer than 2 members are 

advocates for patients or consumers of 

health information technology; 

• 3 members are appointed by the 

HHS Secretary; 

Æ 1 of whom shall be appointed to 

represent the Department of Health and 

Human Services and 

Æ 1 of whom shall be a public health 

official; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

majority leader of the Senate; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

minority leader of the Senate; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives; 

• 2 members are appointed by the 

minority leader of the House of 

Representatives; and 

• Other members are appointed by 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States. 

Members will serve for one-, two-, or 

three-year terms. All members may be 

reappointed for subsequent three-year 

terms. Each member is limited to two 

three-year terms, not to exceed six years 

of service. After establishment, members 

shall be appointed for a three-year term. 

Members serve without pay, but will be 

provided per-diem and travel costs for 

committee services. 

Recommendations 

The HITAC recommendations to the 

National Coordinator are publicly 

available at https://www.healthit.gov/ 

topic/federal-advisory-committees/ 

recommendations-national-coordinatorhealth-it. 

Public Meetings 

The schedule of meetings to be held 

in 2019 is as follows: 

• February 20, 2019 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham 

Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20008. 

• March 20, 2019 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at 

the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. 

• April 10, 2019 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at 

the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. 

• May 13, 2019 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time 

(virtual meeting). 

• June 19, 2019 from approximately 

9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time 

(virtual meeting). 

• September 18, 2019 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham 

Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20008. 

• October 16, 2019 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time (virtual meeting). 

• November 13, 2019 from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ 

Eastern Time (virtual meeting). 

All meetings are open to the public. 

Additional meetings may be scheduled 

as needed. For web conference 

instructions and the most up-to-date 

information, please visit the HITAC 

calendar on the ONC website, http://

www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar. 

Contact Person for Meetings: Lauren 

Richie, lauren.richie@hhs.gov. 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. Please email Lauren 

Richie for the most current information 

about meetings. 

Agenda: As outlined in the 21st 

Century Cures Act, the HITAC will 

develop and submit recommendations 

to the National Coordinator on the 

topics of interoperability, privacy and 

security, and patient access. In addition, 

the committee will also address any 

administrative matters and hear 

periodic reports from ONC. ONC 

intends to make background material 

available to the public no later than 24 

hours prior to the meeting start time. If 

ONC is unable to post the background 

material on its website prior to the 

meeting, the material will be made 

publicly available at the location of the 

advisory committee meeting, and the 

background material will be posted on 

ONC’s website after the meeting, at 

http://www.healthit.gov/hitac. 

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 prior to the meeting date. An 

oral public comment period will be 

scheduled at each 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 

public comment period, ONC will take 

written comments after the meeting. 

Persons attending ONC’s HITAC 

meetings are advised that the agency is 

not responsible for providing wireless 

access or access to electrical outlets. 

ONC welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its HITAC 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 Lauren Richie at least 

seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Notice of these meetings are given 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463 , 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: January 15, 2019. 

Lauren Richie, 

Office of Policy, Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology. 

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National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

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Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 


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amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Biological Chemistry 

and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated 

Review Group; Synthetic and Biological 

Chemistry B Study Section. 

Date: February 12–13, 2019. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301 

Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Michael Eissenstat, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, BCMB IRG, Center 

for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4166, 

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

1722, eissenstatma@csr.nih.gov. 

This meeting notice is being published less 

than 15 days in advance of the meeting due 

to the partial Government shutdown of 

December 2018. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 25, 2019. 

Sylvia L. Neal, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and 

Behavioral Processes Integrated Review 

Group; Biobehavioral Regulation, Learning 

and Ethology Study Section. 

Date: February 21–22, 2019. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600 

Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854. 

Contact Person: Unja Hayes, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, National Institutes 

of Health, Center for Scientific Review, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, md 20892, 301– 

827–6830, unja.hayes@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 25, 2019. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel; Early 

Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) 

Review Meeting. 

Date: February 21, 2019. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center Building (NSC), 6001 

Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Marcy Ellen Burstein, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6143, MSC 9606, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–9606, 301–443–9699, 

bursteinme@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.242, Mental Health Research 

Grants, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 25, 2019. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice 

of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; DDK–B Conflicts. 

Date: February 12–13, 2019. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Thomas A. Tatham, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 7021, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–3993, 

tathamt@mail.nih.gov. 

This meeting notice is being published less 

than 15 days in advance of the meeting due 

to the partial Government shutdown of 

December 2018. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology 

and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

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