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educate women about improving their 

physical and mental health and 

preventing disease. With the 2012 

theme ‘‘It’s Your Time,’’ OWH will 

focus on encouraging women to make 

their health a top priority and take 

simple steps for a longer, healthier, and 

happier life. For more information about 

National Women’s Health Week, please 

visit http://www.womenshealth.gov/ 

whw. 

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Nancy C. Lee, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health— 

Women’s Health. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6286 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the Advisory Group on 

Prevention, Health Promotion, and 

Integrative and Public Health 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Health, Office of the Surgeon General of 

the United States Public Health Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that 

a meeting is scheduled to be held for the 

Advisory Group on Prevention, Health 

Promotion, and Integrative and Public 

Health (the ‘‘Advisory Group’’). The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Information about the Advisory Group 

and the agenda for this meeting can be 

obtained by accessing the following 

Web site: http://www.healthcare.gov/ 

prevention/nphpphc/advisorygrp/ 

index.html. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 11–12, 2012. Exact start and end 

times will be published closer to the 

meeting date at: http:// 

www.healthcare.gov/prevention/ 

nphpphc/advisorygrp/index.html. 

ADDRESSES: 200 Independence Ave. 

SW.; Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

Room 800; Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of the Surgeon General, 200 

Independence Ave. SW.; Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, Room 701H; 

Washington, DC 20201; 202–205–9517; 

prevention.council@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

10, 2010, the President issued Executive 

Order 13544 to comply with the statutes 

under Section 4001 of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act, 

Public Law 111–148. This legislation 

mandated that the Advisory Group was 

to be established within the Department 

of Health and Human Services. The 

charter for the Advisory Group was 

established by the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services on June 23, 2010; 

the charter was filed with the 

appropriate Congressional committees 

and Library of Congress on June 24, 

2010. The Advisory Group has been 

established as a non-discretionary 

Federal advisory committee. 

The Advisory Group has been 

established to provide recommendations 

and advice to the National Prevention, 

Health Promotion and Public Health 

Council (the ‘‘Council’’). The Advisory 

Group shall provide assistance to the 

Council in carrying out its mission. 

The Advisory Group membership 

shall consist of not more than 25 nonFederal members to be appointed by the 

President. The membership shall 

include a diverse group of licensed 

health professionals, including 

integrative health practitioners who 

have expertise in (1) worksite health 

promotion; (2) community services, 

including community health centers; 

(3) preventive medicine; (4) health 

coaching; (5) public health education; 

(6) geriatrics; and (7) rehabilitation 

medicine. There are currently 22 

members of the Advisory Group 

appointed by the President. This will be 

the fifth meeting of the Advisory Group. 

Public attendance at the meeting is 

limited to the space available. Members 

of the public who wish to attend must 

register by 12 p.m. EST April 2, 2012. 

Individuals should register for public 

attendance at 

prevention.council@hhs.gov by 

providing your full name and affiliation. 

Individuals who plan to attend the 

meeting and need special assistance 

and/or accommodations, i.e., sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

indicate so when they register. The 

public will have the opportunity to 

provide comments to the Advisory 

Group on April 12, 2012; public 

comment will be limited to 3 minutes 

per speaker. Registration through the 

designated contact for the public 

comment session is also required. Any 

member of the public who wishes to 

have printed materials distributed to the 

Advisory Group for this scheduled 

meeting should submit material to the 

designed point of contact no later than 

12 p.m. EST April 2, 2012. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

Corinne M. Graffunder, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

Advisory Group on Prevention, Health 

Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health 

Office of the Surgeon General. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6291 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3261–N] 

Medicare Program; Meeting of the 

Medicare Evidence Development and 

Coverage Advisory Committee—May 

16, 2012 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that a 

public meeting of the Medicare 

Evidence Development & Coverage 

Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) 

(‘‘Committee’’) will be held on 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The 

Committee generally provides advice 

and recommendations concerning the 

adequacy of scientific evidence needed 

to determine whether certain medical 

items and services can be covered under 

the Medicare statute. This meeting will 

focus on the desirable characteristics of 

evidence appropriate for Coverage with 

Evidence Development. This meeting is 

open to the public in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)). 

DATES: Meeting Date: The public 

meeting will be held on Wednesday, 

May 16, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 

p.m., Daylight Saving Time (DST). 

Deadline for Submission of Written 

Comments: Written comments must be 

received at the address specified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice by 5 

p.m. DST, Monday, April 16, 2012. 

Once submitted, all comments are final. 

Deadlines for Speaker Registration 

and Presentation Materials: The 

deadline to register to be a speaker and 

to submit PowerPoint presentation 

materials and writings that will be used 

in support of an oral presentation is 5 

p.m., DST on Monday, April 16, 2012. 

Speakers may register by phone or via 

email by contacting the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. Presentation 

materials must be received at the 

address specified in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 


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