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meeting participants not only to provide 

input, but also to respond to the input 

provided by others. A more specific 

agenda will be provided to meeting 

registrants before the meeting. 

AHRQ requests that interested 

persons register with the PSO PPC to 

participate in the meeting. The contact 

at the PSO PPC is Mark Baliff who can 

be reached by telephone at (866) 571– 

7712 and by email at 

SUPPORT@.PSOPPC.ORG. Additional 

logistical information for the meeting is 

also available from the PSO PPC. The 

meeting space will accommodate 

approximately 150 participants. 

Interested persons are encouraged to 

register as soon as possible for the 

meeting. Non-registered individuals will 

be able to attend the meeting in person 

if space is available. 

Prior to the meeting, AHRQ invites 

review of the technical specifications for 

Common Formats. The formats can be 

accessed through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.GOV/formats/ 

commonfmt.htm. AHRQ is committed to 

continuing refinement of the Common 

Formats, and welcomes questions from 

prospective meeting participants and 

interested individuals on the technical 

specifications. These questions should 

be emailed to SUPPORT@PSOPPC.ORG 

no later than April 10th, 2013. AHRQ 

will use the input received at this 

meeting to further update and refine the 

Common Formats. 

Dated: February 7, 2013. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03911 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: Delisting 

for Cause for Independent Data Safety 

Monitoring, Inc. 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Delisting. 

SUMMARY: AHRQ has delisted 

Independent Data Safety Monitoring, 

Inc. due to its failure to correct a 

deficiency. The Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Act of 2005 

(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 

and Quality Improvement Final Rule 

(Patient Safety Rule) to implement the 

Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers 

the provisions of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule relating to the 

listing and operation of PSOs. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight 

ET (2400) on January 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http:// 

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Hogan, 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: 

psoAHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The 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 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 no longer to 

meet the requirements of the Patient 

Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule. 

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. 

Independent Data Safety Monitoring, 

Inc. failed to respond to a Notice of 

Preliminary Finding of Deficiency sent 

by AHRQ pursuant to 42 CFR 

3.108(a)(2) and a Notice of Proposed 

Revocation and Delisting sent by AHRQ 

pursuant to 42 CFR 3.108(a)(3)(iii)(C) 

which found that Independent Data 

Safety Monitoring, Inc. had not 

complied with its attestation to notify 

the Secretary if there has been a change 

in the accuracy of the information it 

submitted for initial listing, which 

includes contact information for the 

PSO (42 CFR 3.102(a)(1)(vi)). 

Independent Data Safety Monitoring, 

Inc. did not exercise its opportunity to 

be heard in writing to respond to the 

deficiency specified in the notices, and 

has not provided any evidence of a good 

faith effort to correct the deficiency. As 

such, pursuant to 42 CFR 

3.108(a)(4)(iii), the notice of proposed 

revocation became final as a matter of 

law and the basis for revocation. 

Accordingly, AHRQ has revoked the 

listing of Independent Data Safety 

Monitoring, Inc., PSO number P0114, 

effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on 

January 15, 2013. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/ 

index.html. 

Dated: February 11, 2013. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03909 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health Personal Protective 

Technology for Pesticide Handlers: 

Stakeholder Meeting 

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. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following public 

meeting: ‘‘Pesticide Handler Personal 

Protective Technology Stakeholder 

Meeting’’. 

Stakeholder Meeting Time and Date: 

4 p.m.–6 p.m. EDT, March 25, 2013 

[Optional] 

8 a.m.–6 p.m. EDT, March 26, 2013. 

Place: NIOSH, Patriots Plaza 1, 395 E. 

Street, SW., Room 9000, Washington, 

DC 20201. This meeting will also be 

accessible remotely through Live 

Meeting with advanced registration. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

is being held to motivate and educate 

pesticide handlers and pesticide 

workers to use best pesticide personal 

protective equipment practices. This 

stakeholder meeting allows NIOSH to 

facilitate focused communication and 

exchange ideas and solutions between 

key stakeholder groups. Stakeholder 

feedback is sought to provide input to 

future updates of the NIOSH Personal 


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