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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 9660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3750]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.

    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), 
Full Committee Meeting.
    Time and Date: March 1, 2012; 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. EST. March 2, 
2012; 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST.
    Place: Double Tree Hilton Hotel Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville 
Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, Tel: 1-301-589-5200.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: At this meeting the Committee will hear presentations 
and hold discussions on several health data policy topics. On the 
morning of the first day the Committee will hear updates from the 
Department (HHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
(CMS), and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). There will 
also be discussion on items for approval: (1) Recommendation letter 
on standards for Claims Attachments; (2) recommendation letter on 
ACA requirements to seek input on improving standardization and 
uniformity in new financial and administrative activities beyond 
those already being addressed under HIPAA; and (3) a recommendation 
letter on the Standards/Operating Rule Maintenance Process. After 
lunch, an update will be given on the March 8-9, 2012 NCVHS 
Socioeconomic Status (SES) Workshop, and a briefing on the 
preparation for use of data after transition to ICD-10 Code Sets.
    On the morning of the second day there will be a review of the 
final action items discussed on the first day. Additionally, the 
Committee will hear subcommittee reports, strategic plans and 
discuss next steps. After lunch, there will be a briefing on the new 
CMS Line of Service for Information Resources Initiative. The public 
will be invited to comment on the information presented. Further 
information will be provided on the NCVHS Web site at http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/.
    The times shown above are for the full Committee meeting. 
Subcommittee breakout sessions are scheduled for late in the 
afternoon on the first day and in the morning prior to the full 
Committee meeting on the second day. Agendas for these breakout 
sessions will be posted on the NCVHS Web site (URL below) when 
available.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of 
committee members may be obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg, 
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 
2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4245. 
Information also is available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web 
site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including 
an agenda will be posted when available.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the 
CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: February 9, 2012.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2012-3750 Filed 2-16-12; 8:45 am]
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