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Standard Form (SF) 123, Transfer 

Order—Surplus Personal Property and 

Continuation Sheet, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: February 24, 2012. 

Casey Coleman, 

Chief Information Officer. 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice–MC–2012–01; Docket No. 2012– 

0002; Sequence 7] 

The President’s Management Advisory 

Board (PMAB); Notification of 

Upcoming Public Advisory Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Executive Councils, 

U.S. General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Management 

Advisory Board (PMAB), a Federal 

Advisory Committee established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App., 

and Executive Order 13538, will hold a 

public meeting on Friday, March 30, 

2012. 

DATES: Effective date: March 2, 2012. 

Meeting date: The meeting will be 

held on Friday, March 30, 2012, 

beginning at 9 a.m. eastern time, ending 

no later than 1 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Stephen Brockelman, Designated 

Federal Officer, President’s Management 

Advisory Board, Office of Executive 

Councils, General Services 

Administration, 1776 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20006, at 

stephen.brockelman@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The PMAB was 

established to provide independent 

advice and recommendations to the 

President and the President’s 

Management Council on a wide range of 

issues related to the development of 

effective strategies for the 

implementation of best business 

practices to improve Federal 

Government management and 

operation, with a particular focus on 

productivity and the application of 

technology. 

Agenda: The main purpose for this 

meeting is for the PMAB to hear reports 

from federal agency executives 

regarding their progress in 

implementing PMAB’s 

recommendations to the President’s 

Management Council, issued in 

September 2011. The Board previously 

heard from agencies regarding their 

plans to implement the PMAB’s 

recommendations aimed at improving 

Information Technology (IT) portfolio 

and project management, IT vendor 

performance management, Senior 

Executive Service (SES) leadership 

development and SES performance 

appraisal systems at its November 4, 

2011 meeting. The meeting will also 

include a discussion of potential 

government performance issue areas of 

focus for the PMAB in the upcoming 

year. More detailed information on the 

PMAB recommendations can be found 

on the PMAB Web site (see below). 

Meeting Access: The PMAB will 

convene its meeting in the Eisenhower 

Executive Office Building, 1650 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. Due to security, there will be no 

public admittance to the Eisenhower 

Building to attend the meeting. 

However, the meeting is open to the 

public; interested members of the public 

may view the PMAB’s discussion at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live. 

Members of the public wishing to 

comment on the discussion or topics 

outlined in the Agenda should follow 

the steps detailed in Procedures for 

Providing Public Comments below. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: Please see the PMAB Web site 

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

administration/advisory-boards/pmab) 

for any available materials and detailed 

meeting minutes after the meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments: In general, public statements 

will be posted on the PMAB Web site 

(see above). Non-electronic documents 

will be made available for public 

inspection and copying in PMAB offices 

at GSA, 1776 G Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20006, on official business days 

between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

eastern time. You can make an 

appointment to inspect statements by 

telephoning (202) 501–1398. All 

statements, including attachments and 

other supporting materials, received are 

part of the public record and subject to 

public disclosure. Any statements 

submitted in connection with the PMAB 

meeting will be made available to the 

public under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

The public is invited to submit 

written statements for this meeting to 

the PMAB prior to the meeting until 5 

p.m. eastern time on Thursday, March 

29, 2012, by the following methods: 

Electronic or Paper Statements: 

Submit written statements to Mr. 

Brockelman, Designated Federal Officer 

at stephen.brockelman@gsa.gov; or send 

paper statements in triplicate to Mr. 

Brockelman at the PMAB GSA address 

above. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

John C. Thomas, 

Deputy Director, Office of Committee and 

Regulatory Management, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy, General Services 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation; Meeting of 

the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s 

Research, Care, and Services 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces public 

meeting of the Advisory Council on 

Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and 

Services (Advisory Council). 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 Advisory Council on 

Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and 

Services provides advice on how to 

prevent or reduce the burden of 

Alzheimer’s disease and related 

dementias on people with the disease 

and their caregivers. The chairs of the 

three subcommittees (Research, Clinical 

Care, Long-Term Services and Supports) 

will summarize feedback from their 

subcommittees on the Draft National 

Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. 

This feedback will be discussed among 

the full Advisory Council. 

DATES: Meeting Date: March 14, 2012 

from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

teleconference. To attend, call 888–324– 

8105, pass-code 8952315. Please call 10 

minutes prior to the beginning of the 

conference call to facilitate attendance. 

Individuals who wish to participate 

should send an email to napa@hhs.gov 

with ‘‘March 14 Meeting Registration’’ 

in the subject line. 

Comments: Time is allocated on the 

agenda to hear public comments but due 

to the teleconference format, all 

members of the public wishing to make 

comments must send an email to 

napa@hhs.gov indicating a desire to 

make a public comment no later than 

Friday, March 9. Public comments will 

be limited to no more than 3 minutes 

per speaker. In lieu of oral comments, 

formal written comments may be 

submitted for the record to Helen 


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Lamont, OASPE, 200 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 424E, Washington, 

DC 20201. Comments may also be sent 

to napa@hhs.gov. Those submitting 

written comments should identify 

themselves and any relevant 

organizational affiliations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Lamont (202) 690–7996, 

helen.lamont@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Topics of 

the Meeting: The Advisory Council will 

discuss the Draft National Plan to 

Address Alzheimer’s Disease. 

Procedure and Agenda: This 

teleconference meeting is open to the 

public. The chairs of the three 

subcommittees (Research, Clinical Care, 

Long-Term Services and Supports) will 

summarize feedback from their 

subcommittees on the Draft National 

Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. 

This feedback will be discussed among 

the full Advisory Council. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) 

of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act. 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: February 24, 2012. 

Sherry Glied, 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary; Departmental 

Appeals Board; Statement of 

Organization, Functions and 

Delegations of Authority 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Departmental Appeals Board, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Departmental Appeals 

Board is announcing this reorganization 

which allows for greater flexibility and 

better reflects the current work 

environment and priorities within the 

organization. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Peltzer, 202–565–0169. 

This notices amends Part A (Office of 

the Secretary), Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) at Chapter AH, 

Departmental Appeals Board (DAB), as 

last amended at 60 FR 52403- 52405, 

dated October 6, 1995, as follows: 

I. Under Section AH.10 Organization, 

add ‘‘DAB’’ as a parenthetical after the 

‘‘Departmental Appeals Board.’’ Under 

Section AH.10 Organization, Paragraph 

A, delete ‘‘The Immediate Office of the 

Departmental Appeals Board,’’ and 

replace with ‘‘The Immediate Office of 

the Chair’’; delete ‘‘(3) The Director of 

Administration’’ in its entirety and 

renumber the remaining list. Under 

Section AH.10 Organization, add 

Paragraph F, The Operations Division 

and reorganize the preceding paragraphs 

as follows: Paragraph B, The Appellate 

Division; Paragraph C, The Civil 

Remedies Division; Paragraph D, The 

Medicare Operations Division. 

II. Under Section AH.20, Functions, 

Paragraph A, delete ‘‘Departmental 

Appeals Board’’ and replace with 

‘‘Chair’’ and, except for references to 

‘‘Board Member,’’ replace references to 

the ‘‘Board’’ with ‘‘DAB.’’ Delete the 

remaining Paragraphs and replace with 

the following: 

B. The Appellate Division provides 

attorney support to assist in the Board’s 

administrative review of such cases as: 

(1) Disallowances of federal grant funds 

under Titles I, IV, X, XIV, XIX and XX 

of the Social Security Act; (2) 

determinations by the Administrative 

Law Judges in civil remedies cases; (3) 

disapprovals of state plans and state 

plan amendments under section 

1116(a)(2) of the Social Security Act; (4) 

disputes involving direct discretionary 

grants, cost allocation plans and indirect 

cost rates; (5) challenges to the validity 

of National Coverage Determinations 

issued by the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services; (6) disputes 

involving civil rights reviews; and (7) 

adverse reimbursement determinations 

under the reinsurance program 

established by the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act. The Division 

is headed by a Director who is a 

supervisory attorney and manages the 

Division’s resources and advises Board 

Members. Attorneys in the Division 

research legal issues, review and 

evaluate case files, briefs and 

transcripts; assist in pre-hearing 

proceedings; draft decisions; provide 

advice and assistance to Board Members 

on the conduct of cases and decisions; 

and assist at hearings. 

C. The Civil Remedies Division 

provides attorney support to 

Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to 

assist the ALJs in the hearing and 

disposition of such cases as: (1) 

Sanctions by the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services and the HHS 

Inspector General against persons and 

entities associated with participation as 

a provider in federally funded health 

care programs or as an employee, 

contractor, or other fiscal relationship 

with the Department; (2) contract 

declinations and other adverse actions 

by the Indian Health Service; (3) 

termination of federal funding and other 

sanctions by the Office for Civil Rights; 

(4) certain adverse actions involving the 

Social Security Administration; and (5) 

civil money penalty matters that the 

Food and Drug Administration’s Center 

for Tobacco Products brings against 

retailers for violations of provisions of 

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

Act. The Division is headed by a 

Director who is a supervisory attorney 

who manages the Division’s resources 

and assigns cases to the ALJs. Attorneys 

in the Division research legal issues; 

review and evaluate case files, briefs 

and transcripts; assist in pre-hearing 

proceedings; draft decisions; provide 

advice and assistance to ALJs on the 

conduct of cases and decisions; and 

assist at hearings. 

D. The Medicare Operations Division 

provides attorney support to assist in 

review of ALJ decisions issued by the 

Office of Medicare Hearings and 

Appeals regarding entitlement to 

Medicare and individual claims for 

Medicare coverage and payment filed by 

beneficiaries or health care providers/ 

suppliers sought under title XVIII of the 

Social Security Act. The Division is 

headed by a Director who is a 

supervisory attorney who assigns cases 

and oversees the Division’s operations. 

Attorneys in the Division research legal 

issues; review and evaluate case files, 

briefs and transcripts; assist in prehearing proceedings; draft decisions; 

provide advice and assistance to 

Administrative Appeals Judges on the 

conduct of cases and decisions; and 

assist at hearings. 

E. The Alternative Dispute Resolution 

Division provides Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) services in appeals 

filed with any of the Board’s three 

adjudicative Divisions. The ADR 

Division also supports the HHS Dispute 

Resolution Specialist (Chair, 

Departmental Appeals Board) in 

carrying out his/her responsibilities for 

ADR policy and program development 

under the Administrative Dispute 

Resolution Act. The ADR Division’s 

services and support include: Mediation 

of program disputes filed with DAB; 

organizational ombuds assistance to 

members of the public and parties to 

cases; ADR policy guidance to HHS 

management; regulatory negotiation for 

HHS program divisions; mediation and 

organizational intervention in EEO and 

workplace disputes; oversight of the 

Sharing Neutrals Program (a mediator 

exchange for local federal agencies), and 

training in conflict management 

techniques. The Division is headed by a 

Director who is a supervisory attorney 


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