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 relinquishment 

from 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. 

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 


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