### 71346 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 222 / Thursday, November 17, 2011 / Notices

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality** 

**Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From**  **Peminic Inc. dba The Peminic-Greeley PSO** 

**AGENCY :**  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Delisting.

**SUMMARY :**  AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishmentfrom Peminic Inc. dba The PeminicGreeley PSO of its status as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109–41, 42 U.S.C. 299b–21—b–26, provides for the formation of PSOs, which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, including when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason.

**DATES :**  The directories for both listed and delisted PSOs are ongoing and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight E.T. (2400) on September 13, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Both directories can be accessed electronically at the following HHS Web site: http:// www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Susan Grinder, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY (toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): (301) 427–1130; Email: pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov

. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the listing of PSOs, which are entities or component organizations whose mission and primary activity is to conduct activities to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to implement the Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers the provisions of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF Help) relating to the listing and operation of PSOs. Section 3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ to provide public notice when it removes an organization from the list of federally approved PSOs. AHRQ has accepted a notification from Peminic, Inc. dba The Peminic Greeley PSO, PSO number P0006, to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO as a result of its merger with Verge Solutions, LLC. Accordingly, the Peminic, Inc. dba The Peminic Greeley PSO was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on September 13, 2011. A component of Verge Solutions, LLC sought and received a new listing as Verge Patient Safety Organization, P0118, which became effective on September 14, 2011.

More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site
at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/ index.html

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Dated: October 28, 2011. Carolyn M. Clancy,

Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–29667 Filed 11–16–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4160–90–M**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention** 

**[Docket Number NIOSH–240]**

**Public Meeting and Request for Information: Carcinogen and**  **Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) Policy Assessment** 

**AGENCY :**  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meeting and request for public comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces a public meeting to review its approach to classifying carcinogens and establishing recommended exposure limits (RELs) for occupational exposures to hazards associated with cancer. NIOSH requested initial input on these issues (including answers to five questions listed below under **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**  ), to be submitted to NIOSH Docket number 240. Written comments to this Docket will be accepted until December 30, 2011. Written comments submitted to the docket will be used to inform NIOSH with the review and revision of the carcinogen policy and the REL policy. NIOSH has also created a new NIOSH Cancer and REL Policy Web Topic Page [see http:// www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/cancer/ policy.html] to provide additional details about this effort and progress updates.

Table of Contents

Date and Time Place Status Security Considerations Attendee and Speaker Registration Agenda For Registration Information Contact Supplementary Information I. Background II. Matters to Be Discussed III. Transcript For Further Information Contact

**DATES :**  Date and Time: December 12, 2011, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Eastern Time. Please note that public comments may end before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. Members of the public who wish to provide public comments should plan to attend the meeting at the start time listed.

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.

Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 135 people. In addition, there will be an audio conference for those who cannot attend in person. There is no registration fee to attend this public meeting. However, those wishing to attend are encouraged to sign up by November 28, 2011 with the contact person in this notice.

Security Considerations: Due to mandatory security clearance procedures at the Hubert H. Humphrey Federal Building, in-person attendees must present valid government-issued picture identification to security personnel upon entering the building and go through an airport-type security check.

Non-U.S. citizens are encouraged to participate in the audio conferencing due to the extra clearance involved with in-person attendance. To attend in person, a non-U.S. citizen will have to call or send an email before November 28, 2011, to the contact person in this