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Agenda: The committee will hear 

testimony from invited experts in the 

field of privacy and security of health 

information technology. 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 posed 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 September 8, 2009. 

Oral comments from the pubic will be 

scheduled between approximately 2:30 

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

presentation is limited to two 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: August 27, 2009. 

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 

Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory 

Committee on National Health 

Promotion and Disease Prevention 

Objectives for 2020 

AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, Office of Public 

Health and Science, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App.), the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services is hereby 

giving notice that the Secretary’s 

Committee on National Health 

Promotion and Disease Prevention 

Objectives for 2020 will hold a meeting. 

The meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Committee is scheduled to 

meet for two days, on September 17 and 

18, 2009. The meeting will be held from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) on September 17, and from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. EDT on September 18. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Room 800 Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emmeline Ochiai, Executive Secretary, 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives for 2020, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of Public Health and 

Science, Office of Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 

20852; Telephone: (240) 453–8259; Fax 

(240) 453–8281. Additional information 

is available on the Internet at http:// 

www.healthypeople.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Every ten 

years, through the Healthy People 

initiative, the U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) leverages 

scientific insights and lessons from the 

past decade, along with the new 

knowledge of current data, trends, and 

innovations to develop the next 

iteration of the national health 

promotion and disease prevention 

objectives. Healthy People provides 

science-based, ten-year national 

objectives for promotion of health and 

preventing disease. Since 1980, Healthy 

People has set and monitored national 

health objectives to meet a broad range 

of health needs, encourage 

collaborations across sectors, guide 

individuals toward making informed 

health decisions, and measure the 

impact of our prevention and health 

promotion activities. Healthy People 

2020 will reflect assessment of major 

risks to health and wellness, changing 

public health priorities, and emerging 

technologies related to our nation’s 

health preparedness and prevention. 

The Committee will provide advice 

and consultation to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services for 

developing and implementing the next 

iteration of the national health 

promotion and disease prevention goals 

and objectives and provide 

recommendations for initiatives to occur 

during the implementation phase of the 

goals and objectives. HHS will use the 

recommendations to inform the 

development of the national health 

promotion and disease prevention 

objectives for 2020 and the process for 

implementing the objectives. The intent 

is to develop and launch objectives 

designed to improve the health status 

and reduce health risks for Americans 

by the year 2020. 

Purpose of Meeting: This meeting is 

being held for the Committee to develop 

recommendations regarding 

implementation, evidence-based 

actions, data, priorities, and the 

application of the social determinants of 

health. The Committee will address 

issues regarding the development and 

implementation of the nation’s health 

promotion and disease prevention 

objectives for 2020 and approaches for 

improving the health status of and 

reducing the health risks for Americans 

by the year 2020. 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public are invited to observe this 

advisory committee meeting. Please 

note that there will be no opportunity 

for oral public comments during the 

Committee meeting. Written comments 

are welcome throughout the 

development process of the national 

health promotion and disease 

prevention objectives for 2020. 

Comments may be submitted through 

the Healthy People Web site at http:// 

www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/ 

comments/ or they can be e-mailed to 

HP2020@hhs.gov. Please note that the 

public comment Web site will be 

updated throughout the Healthy People 

development process, so people should 

return to the Web site frequently and 

provide their input. 

To observe the Committee meeting, 

individuals must pre-register to attend 

at the Healthy People Web site, http:// 

www.healthypeople.gov. Registrations 

must be completed by 5 p.m. EDT on 

September 14, 2009. Space for the 

meeting is limited. Registrations will be 

accepted until maximum room capacity 

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maintained should registrations exceed 

room capacity. Individuals on the 

waiting list will be contacted as 

additional space for the meeting 

becomes available. On September 17 

and 18, 2009, registered meeting 

attendees should arrive 45 minutes prior 

to the start of the meeting for the 

necessary security procedures to be 

conducted. Security procedures require 

that all registered public attendees must 

present a valid photo identification (i.e., 

driver’s license) and be escorted by 

appropriate Federal staff to the 

designated meeting site. 

Registration questions may be 

directed to Hillary Scherer at the 

following e-mail address: 

HP2020@norc.org, by phone on (301) 

634–9374 or by fax at (301) 634–9301. 

Dated: August 28, 2009. 

Penelope Slade-Sawyer, 

P.T., M.S.W., RADM, USPHS, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion), Office of 

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; 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 September 15, 2009, from 9:00 

a.m. to 3 p.m./Eastern Time. 

Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 

2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. The hotel telephone number is 202– 

234–0700. 

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 discuss 

a report from its Privacy and Security 

Workgroup, and a discussion on 

implementation guidance. 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 September 4, 2009. 

Oral comments from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 2:30 

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

presentation may be limited. 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. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: August 28, 2009. 

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 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: 

‘‘Collection of Information for Agency 

for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 

(AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient 

Safety Culture Comparative Database.’’ 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), AHRQ invites the public 

to comment on this proposed 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at doris.lefkowitz@ahrg.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

e-mail at doris.1efkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

Collection of Information for Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality’s 

(AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient 

Safety Culture Comparative Database 

The Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approve, under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, AHRQ’s 

collection of information for the AHRQ 

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety 

Culture (Hospital SOPS) Comparative 


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