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Dated: December 30, 2010. 

Karen V. Gregory, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33353 Filed 1–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Ocean Transportation Intermediary 

License; Reissuance 

Notice is hereby given that the 

following Ocean Transportation 

Intermediary license has been reissued 

by the Federal Maritime Commission 

pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping 

Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. chapter 409) and 

the regulations of the Commission 

pertaining to the licensing of Ocean 

Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR 

part 515. 

License No. Name/Address Date Reissued 

021037N ................................................ All West Coast Shipping Inc., dba West Coast Shipping, 1065 Broadway Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806.November 7, 2010. 

Tanga S. FitzGibbon, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Certification and 

Licensing. 

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BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Ocean Transportation Intermediary 

License; Rescission of Order of 

Revocation 

Notice is hereby given that the Order 

revoking the following license is being 

rescinded by the Federal Maritime 

Commission pursuant to section 19 of 

the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 

chapter 409) and the regulations of the 

Commission pertaining to the licensing 

of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, 

46 CFR part 515. 

License Number: 017572F. 

Name: Impex of Doral Logistics, Inc. 

Address: 7850 NW. 80th Street, Unit 

3, Medley, FL 33166. 

Order Published: FR: 11/26/10 

(Volume 75, No. 227 Pg. 72825). 

Tanga S. FitzGibbon, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Certification and 

Licensing. 

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BILLING CODE P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Ocean Transportation Intermediary 

License Revocation 

The Federal Maritime Commission 

hereby gives notice that the following 

Ocean Transportation Intermediary 

licenses have been revoked pursuant to 

section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 

(46 U.S.C. chapter 409) and the 

regulations of the Commission 

pertaining to the licensing of Ocean 

Transportation Intermediaries, 46 CFR 

part 515, effective on the corresponding 

date shown below: 

License Number: 017080N. 

Name: General Cargo & Logistics. 

Address: 17828 S. Main Street, 

Carson, CA 90248. 

Date Revoked: November 21, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid 

bond. 

License Number: 17715N. 

Name: Yurram Corporation dba 

Starliner Shipping & Travel. 

Address: 5305 Church Avenue, 

Brooklyn, NY 11203. 

Date Revoked: November 28, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid 

bond. 

License Number: 18429F. 

Name: AB Shipping, Inc. 

Address: 5428 El Monte Avenue, 

Temple City, CA 91780. 

Date Revoked: November 15, 2010. 

Reason: Surrendered license 

voluntarily. 

License Number: 019823NF. 

Name: General Logistic Solutions 

Corp. 

Address: 6701 NW. 7th Street, Suite 

135, Miami, FL 33126. 

Date Revoked: November 25, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain valid 

bonds. 

License Number: 020198N. 

Name: Pan America Marine Services. 

Address: 651 West Homestead Road, 

No. 3, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. 

Date Revoked: November 21, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid 

bond. 

License Number: 020445N. 

Name: Freight It, Inc. 

Address: 11222 La Cienega Blvd., 

Suite 555, Inglewood, CA 90304. 

Date Revoked: November 26, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid 

bond. 

License Number: 020824N. 

Name: Clarion Logistics USA, Inc. 

Address: 1200 NW. 17th Avenue, 

Suite 18, Delray Beach, FL 33445. 

Date Revoked: November 29, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid 

bond. 

License Number: 021789F. 

Name: Daleray Corporation. 

Address: 3350 SW. 3rd Avenue, Suite 

207, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315. 

Date Revoked: November 30, 2010. 

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid 

bond. 

License Number: 021844NF. 

Name: Transport Logistics, Inc. 

Address: P.O. Box 636, Oak Creek, WI 

53154. 

Date Revoked: November 30, 2010. 

Reason: Surrendered license 

voluntarily. 

Tanga S. FitzGibbon, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Certification and 

Licensing. 

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BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

[File No. 101 0175] 

Keystone Holdings, LLC and 

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain; Analysis 

of Proposed Agreement Containing 

Consent Order To Aid Public Comment 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed consent agreement. 

SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this 

matter settles alleged violations of 

federal law prohibiting unfair or 

deceptive acts or practices or unfair 

methods of competition. The attached 

Analysis to Aid Public Comment 

describes both the allegations in the 

draft complaint and the terms of the 

consent order—embodied in the consent 

agreement—that would settle these 

allegations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

electronically or in paper form. 

Comments should refer to ‘‘Keystone, 

File No. 101 0175 to facilitate the 

organization of comments. Please note 

that your comment—including your 

name and your state—will be placed on 

the public record of this proceeding, 

including on the publicly accessible 

FTC Web site, at http://www.ftc.gov/os/ 

publiccomments.shtm. 

Because comments will be made 

public, they should not include any 

sensitive personal information, such as 


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1The comment must be accompanied by an 

explicit request for confidential treatment, 

including the factual and legal basis for the request, 

and must identify the specific portions of the 

comment to be withheld from the public record. 

The request will be granted or denied by the 

Commissions General Counsel, consistent with 

applicable law and the public interest. See FTC 

Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). 

an individual’s Social Security Number; 

date of birth; driver’s license number or 

other state identification number, or 

foreign country equivalent; passport 

number; financial account number; or 

credit or debit card number. Comments 

also should not include any sensitive 

health information, such as medical 

records or other individually 

identifiable health information. In 

addition, comments should not include 

any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or 

financial information which is obtained 

from any person and which is privileged 

or confidential * * *, as provided in 

Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 

46(f), and Commission Rule 4.10(a)(2), 

16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). Comments containing 

material for which confidential 

treatment is requested must be filed in 

paper form, must be clearly labeled 

‘‘Confidential and must comply with 

FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).1

Because paper mail addressed to the 

FTC is subject to delay due to 

heightened security screening, please 

consider submitting your comments in 

electronic form. Comments filed in 

electronic form should be submitted by 

using the following weblink: https:// 

ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ 

keystone and following the instructions 

on the web-based form. To ensure that 

the Commission considers an electronic 

comment, you must file it on the webbased form at the Weblink: https:// 

ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ 

keystone. If this Notice appears at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp, 

you may also file an electronic comment 

through that website. The Commission 

will consider all comments that 

regulations.gov forwards to it. You may 

also visit the FTC Web site at http:// 

www.ftc.gov/ to read the Notice and the 

news release describing it. 

A comment filed in paper form 

should include the ‘‘Keystone, File No. 

101 0175 reference both in the text and 

on the envelope, and should be mailed 

or delivered to the following address: 

Federal Trade Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, Room H–135 (Annex D), 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20580. The FTC is 

requesting that any comment filed in 

paper form be sent by courier or 

overnight service, if possible, because 

U.S. postal mail in the Washington area 

and at the Commission is subject to 

delay due to heightened security 

precautions. 

The Federal Trade Commission Act 

(‘‘FTC Act) and other laws the 

Commission administers permit the 

collection of public comments to 

consider and use in this proceeding as 

appropriate. The Commission will 

consider all timely and responsive 

public comments that it receives, 

whether filed in paper or electronic 

form. Comments received will be 

available to the public on the FTC Web 

site, to the extent practicable, at http:// 

www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. 

As a matter of discretion, the 

Commission makes every effort to 

remove home contact information for 

individuals from the public comments it 

receives before placing those comments 

on the FTC website. More information, 

including routine uses permitted by the 

Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s 

privacy policy, at http://www.ftc.gov/ 

ftc/privacy.shtm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Lippincott (202–326–2983), 

Bureau of Competition, 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 6(f) of the Federal Trade 

Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C. 

46(f), and § 2.34 the Commission Rules 

of Practice, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is 

hereby given that the above-captioned 

consent agreement containing a consent 

order to cease and desist, having been 

filed with and accepted, subject to final 

approval, by the Commission, has been 

placed on the public record for a period 

of thirty (30) days. The following 

Analysis to Aid Public Comment 

describes the terms of the consent 

agreement, and the allegations in the 

complaint. An electronic copy of the 

full text of the consent agreement 

package can be obtained from the FTC 

Home Page (for December 29, 2010), on 

the World Wide Web, at http:// 

www.ftc.gov/os/actions.shtm. A paper 

copy can be obtained from the FTC 

Public Reference Room, Room 130–H, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20580, either in person 

or by calling (202) 326–2222. 

Public comments are invited, and may 

be filed with the Commission in either 

paper or electronic form. All comments 

should be filed as prescribed in the 

ADDRESSES section above, and must be 

received on or before the date specified 

in the DATES section. 

Analysis of Agreement Containing 

Consent Order To Aid Public Comment 

I. Introduction 

The Federal Trade Commission 

(‘‘Commission) has accepted for public 

comment, subject to final approval, an 

Agreement Containing Consent Order 

(‘‘Consent Agreement) from Keystone 

Holdings LLC (‘‘Keystone) and 

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (‘‘SaintGobain’’). The purpose of the proposed 

Consent Agreement is to remedy the 

anticompetitive effects resulting from 

Keystone’s proposed acquisition of 

certain Advanced Ceramics Business 

assets from Saint-Gobain (‘‘proposed 

acquisition). As originally structured, 

Keystone would have acquired SaintGobain’s worldwide assets and 

businesses relating to the manufacture 

and sale of alumina wear tiles. To 

resolve the competitive concerns raised 

by the proposed acquisition, Keystone 

and Saint-Gobain have re-structured the 

original transaction to exclude SaintGobain’s North American alumina wear 

tile business operated out of a facility in 

Latrobe, Pennsylvania. 

Under the terms of the proposed 

Consent Agreement, Keystone is 

required for ten years to obtain prior 

approval from the Commission for the 

direct or indirect acquisition of SaintGobain’s alumina wear tile business in 

Latrobe or certain other assets owned or 

controlled by Saint-Gobain relating to 

the research, development, marketing, 

and sale anywhere in the world of 

alumina wear tile produced or 

manufactured in North America. The 

proposed Consent Agreement also 

requires that Saint-Gobain for five years 

provide advance written notice to the 

Commission prior to leasing or selling 

the Latrobe, Pennsylvania facility or 

selling, assigning, or otherwise 

conveying substantially all its interest in 

the Saint-Gobain alumina wear tile 

business. In addition, with limited 

exceptions, Saint-Gobain is obligated to 

provide advance written notice to the 

Commission prior to closing the 

Latrobe, Pennsylvania facility or ceasing 

operation or production of alumina 

wear tiles at the facility. 

The proposed Consent Agreement has 

been placed on the public record for 

thirty days for receipt of comments by 

interested persons. Comments received 

during this period will become part of 

the public record. After thirty days, the 

Commission will again review the 

proposed Consent Agreement and the 

comments received, and will decide 

whether it should withdraw from the 

proposed Consent Agreement, modify it, 

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On June 28, 2010, Keystone and SaintGobain entered into a merger agreement 

under which Keystone proposed to 

acquire Saint-Gobain’s Advanced 

Ceramics Business, including facilities 

in Europe, North America, South 

America, and Asia for a purchase price 

of $245 million. As originally 

structured, the assets acquired by 

Keystone would have included the 

Latrobe facility and other assets relating 

to the manufacture and sale of alumina 

wear tiles. On December 2, 2010, 

however, in an effort to resolve 

competitive concerns relating to the 

original transaction, Keystone and 

Saint-Gobain amended their agreement 

to exclude from the sale Saint-Gobain’s 

North American alumina wear tile 

business. 

The Commission’s complaint alleges 

that the initial proposed acquisition, if 

consummated, would violate Section 7 

of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 

U.S.C. 18, and Section 5 of the Federal 

Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 

U.S.C. 45, by lessening competition in 

the manufacture and sale of standard 

and pre-engineered alumina wear tile in 

North America. Although Saint-Gobain 

now proposes to retain its North 

American alumina wear tile business, a 

credible risk exists that the parties could 

re-negotiate the sale of Saint-Gobain’s 

alumina wear tile business in the future, 

or that Saint-Gobain could sell the 

business upon terms that would reduce 

competition in the North American 

alumina wear tile markets. Therefore, 

the proposed Consent Agreement 

requires that Keystone obtain the 

Commission’s prior approval in advance 

of any acquisition of Saint-Gobain’s 

alumina wear tile business or related 

assets, and requires that Saint-Gobain 

provide written notice to the 

Commission prior to selling or ceasing 

its alumina wear tile business or selling 

or leasing its Latrobe, Pennsylvania 

facility. This remedy preserves 

competition in the North American 

markets for the manufacture and sale of 

alumina wear tile. 

II. Parties 

Keystone is the holding company of 

CoorsTek, Inc. (‘‘CoorsTek), which is a 

leading technical ceramics 

manufacturer, supplying ceramics based 

products for use in defense, medical, 

automotive, semiconductor, and power 

generation applications, among others. 

Keystone is headquartered in Golden, 

Colorado with facilities in North 

America, Europe and Asia. Keystone 

manufactures and sells alumina wear 

tile for use in high wear applications at 

its facilities in Golden, Colorado. 

Saint-Gobain is a highly diversified, 

multinational company, headquartered 

in Courbevoie, France. The Advanced 

Ceramics Business includes ceramic 

components such as hot surface igniters, 

electro-ceramic parts for household 

appliances, ceramic balls for highperformance bearings, automobile water 

pump seals, special components for the 

semiconductor industry, agricultural 

spray nozzles, and other dense alumina 

components, such as alumina wear tile. 

Saint-Gobain manufactures and sells 

alumina wear tile out of its Latrobe, 

Pennsylvania facility. In 2009, SaintGobain’s Advanced Ceramics Business 

achieved sales of 135 million euros. 

III. The Products and Structure of the 

Alumina Wear Tile Markets 

The Commission’s complaint alleges 

that Keystone’s acquisition of SaintGobain’s North American alumina wear 

tile assets poses substantial antitrust 

concerns in both the pre-engineered and 

standard alumina wear tile markets, or 

alternatively, an all alumina wear tile 

market in North America. Alumina wear 

tile is used to line material-handling 

equipment to protect against abrasion 

and premature wear caused by the 

materials that pass through the 

equipment, extending the life of the 

equipment for years. Although other 

materials could be used as a wear 

solution these materials are not viable 

substitutes for alumina wear tile, as they 

do not have the unique price and wear 

attributes that are required in 

applications where alumina wear tile is 

commonly used. 

The Commission’s complaint alleges 

that the relevant markets within which 

to analyze the transaction are standard 

and pre-engineered alumina wear tile, 

or alternatively, all alumina wear tile. 

Standard alumina wear tile comes in a 

variety of predetermined sizes and 

shapes whereas pre-engineered alumina 

wear tile is custom made-to-order to fit 

complex shapes that standard tile sizes 

cannot accommodate. 

The Commission’s complaint alleges 

that the relevant geographic market in 

which to assess the impact of the 

proposed acquisition is North America. 

Successful participation in the market 

requires an established North American 

presence, most notably North American 

sales support and facilities from which 

to inventory and distribute alumina 

wear tile. Alumina wear tile companies 

that do not have an established presence 

in North America do not effectively 

compete for the business of U.S. 

alumina wear tile purchasers. 

Keystone and Saint-Gobain are two of 

three significant suppliers of preengineered alumina wear tile and two of 

four significant suppliers of standard 

alumina wear tile in North America. In 

an all alumina wear tile market, 

Keystone and Saint-Gobain are two of 

four significant suppliers in North 

America. The acquisition would 

increase concentration levels 

substantially in markets that already are 

highly concentrated. 

IV. Effects of the Acquisition 

The Commission’s complaint charges 

that the proposed acquisition would 

enhance the likelihood of collusion or 

coordinated interaction among the 

remaining firms in the market. Certain 

market conditions, including product 

homogeneity and the availability of 

detailed market information about 

customers and transactions are 

conducive to the firms reaching terms of 

coordination and detecting deviations 

from those terms. 

The Commission’s complaint also 

charges that Keystone’s acquisition of 

Saint-Gobain’s North American alumina 

wear tile assets would eliminate actual, 

direct, and substantial competition 

between CoorsTek and Saint-Gobain. By 

increasing CoorsTek’s market share 

substantially, while at the same time 

eliminating the most significant 

competitor in the market, an acquisition 

of Saint-Gobain’s North American 

alumina tile assets likely would allow 

CoorsTek to unilaterally charge higher 

prices for alumina wear tile. 

The Commission’s complaint alleges 

that significant impediments to entry, 

expansion or repositioning in the 

alumina wear tile markets make entry 

unlikely, untimely and likely 

unprofitable. The size of the investment 

and the time needed to enter the 

relevant markets relative to the size of 

the overall market is substantial. Entry 

is made more difficult due to 

reputational hurdles, and there is 

uncertainty that an entrant could secure 

the sales to make the investment 

profitable. As a result, new entry, 

expansion, or repositioning by other 

firms sufficient to achieve a significant 

market impact is unlikely to ameliorate 

the harms posed by the proposed 

transaction. 

V. The Proposed Consent Agreement 

The proposed Consent Agreement 

addresses the competitive risks of a 

future sale of Saint-Gobain’s North 

American alumina tile business to 

Keystone or others. By imposing certain 

prior approval and prior notice 

conditions on Keystone and SaintGobain, the remedy serves to ensure that 

the assets of Saint-Gobain’s North 

American alumina wear tile business 

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in the North American alumina wear 

tile markets. 

Pursuant to the proposed Consent 

Agreement, for a period of ten years 

Keystone must obtain Commission 

approval prior to acquiring, directly or 

indirectly, Saint-Gobain’s alumina wear 

tile assets. These assets primarily 

include the Latrobe facility, but also 

include assets of Saint-Gobain’s alumina 

wear tile business or any interest in 

assets owned or controlled by SaintGobain relating to the research, 

development, marketing, and sale 

anywhere in the world of alumina wear 

tile produced and manufactured in 

North America. 

Pursuant to the proposed Consent 

Agreement, for a period of five years 

Saint-Gobain must provide advance 

written notification to the Commission 

before selling all or substantially all of 

its North American alumina wear tile 

business to any person other than an 

affiliate. Saint-Gobain also must provide 

prior notice to the Commission before 

closing or ceasing operations at the 

Latrobe facility, subject to certain 

exceptions for maintenance, 

construction of improvements, and the 

like, and for involuntary closures due to 

force majeure, health and safety 

emergencies, and other such events. 

As part of ensuring the continued 

viability of Saint-Gobain’s alumina wear 

tile business, Keystone, pursuant to the 

proposed Consent Agreement, must 

comply with all terms of alumina wear 

tile business agreements between 

Keystone and Saint-Gobain. One of 

these agreements is a supply agreement 

for certain types of standard alumina 

tile produced at the Vinhedo, Brazil 

facility (‘‘Vinhedo tile) that Keystone 

will acquire from Saint-Gobain. This 

supply agreement gives Saint-Gobain 

access to the alumina wear tile from the 

Vinhedo facility for a limited interim 

period, by which time Saint-Gobain will 

be required to find another source for 

the Vinhedo tile or produce it 

internally. 

VI. Opportunity for Public Comment 

The proposed Consent Agreement has 

been placed on the public record for 

thirty days for receipt of comments by 

interested persons. Comments received 

during this period will become part of 

the public record. After thirty days, the 

Commission will review the comments 

received, and decide whether to 

withdraw from the proposed Consent 

Agreement, modify it, or make it final. 

By accepting the proposed Consent 

Agreement subject to final approval, the 

Commission anticipates that the 

competitive problems alleged in the 

complaint will be resolved. The purpose 

of this analysis is to inform and invite 

public comment on the proposed 

Consent Agreement, including the 

proposed remedy, and to aid the 

Commission in its determination of 

whether to make the proposed Consent 

Agreement final. This analysis is not 

intended to constitute an official 

interpretation of the proposed Consent 

Agreement, nor to modify the terms of 

the proposed Consent Agreement in any 

way. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Richard C. Donohue, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation; Medicare 

Program; Meeting of the Technical 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee 

Reports 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces public 

meetings of the Technical Advisory 

Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports 

(Panel). Notice of these meetings is 

given under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 

10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Panel will 

discuss the long-term rate of change in 

health spending and may make 

recommendations to the Medicare 

Trustees on how the Trustees might 

more accurately estimate health 

spending in the long run. The Panel’s 

discussion is expected to be very 

technical in nature and will focus on the 

actuarial and economic assumptions 

and methods by which Trustees might 

more accurately measure health 

spending. Although panelists are not 

limited in the topics they may discuss, 

the Panel is not expected to discuss or 

recommend changes in current or future 

Medicare provider payment rates or 

coverage policy. 

Meeting Dates: January 10, 2011, 

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and January 28, 2011, 

9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. e.t. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

HHS headquarters at 200 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20201, 

Room 705A. 

Comments: The meeting will allocate 

time on the agenda to hear public 

comments. In lieu of oral comments, 

formal written comments may be 

submitted for the record to Donald T. 

Oellerich, OASPE, 200 Independence 

Ave., SW., 20201, Room 405F. Those 

submitting written comments should 

identify themselves and any relevant 

organizational affiliations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald T Oellerich (202) 690–8410, 

Don.oellerich@hhs.gov. Note: Although 

the meeting is open to the public, 

procedures governing security 

procedures and the entrance to Federal 

buildings may change without notice. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

must call or e-mail Dr. Oellerich by 

Thursday January 6, 2011 for the 

meeting on January 10 and Tuesday 

January 25, 2011 for the meeting on 

January 28, so that their name may be 

put on a list of expected attendees and 

forwarded to the security officers at 

HHS Headquarters. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Topics of the Meeting: The Panel is 

specifically charged with discussing and 

possibly making recommendations to 

the Medicare Trustees on how the 

Trustees might more accurately estimate 

the long term rate of health spending in 

the United States. The discussion is 

expected to focus on highly technical 

aspects of estimation involving 

economics and actuarial science. 

Panelists are not restricted, however, in 

the topics that they choose to discuss. 

Procedure and Agenda: This meeting 

is open to the public. The Panel will 

likely hear presentations from Medicare 

public trustees are on issues they wish 

the panel to address. This may be 

followed by HHS staff presentations 

regarding long range growth. After any 

presentations, the Panel will deliberate 

openly on the topic. Interested persons 

may observe the deliberations, but the 

Panel will not hear public comments 

during this time. The Panel will also 

allow an open public session for any 

attendee to address issues specific to the 

topic. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of 

the Public Health Services Act, as amended. 

The panel is governed by provisions of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for 

the formation and use of advisory 

committees. 

Dated: December 28, 2010. 

Sherry Glied, 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

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