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grounds. Parking permits and 

instructions will be issued after the 

vehicle inspection. 

• Passing through a metal detector 

and inspection of items brought into the 

building. We note that all items brought 

to CMS, whether personal or for the 

purpose of demonstration or to support 

a demonstration, are subject to 

inspection. We cannot assume 

responsibility for coordinating the 

receipt, transfer, transport, storage, setup, safety, or timely arrival of any 

personal belongings or items used for 

demonstration or to support a 

demonstration. 

V. Special Accommodations 

Individuals attending the meeting 

who are hearing or visually impaired 

and have special requirements, or a 

condition that requires special 

assistance, should provide the 

information upon registering for the 

meeting. The deadline for such 

registrations is listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

VI. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Consequently, it need not be reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 35). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: May 7, 2010. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator and Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7018–N] 

Medicare Program; Meeting of the 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Education 

June 22, 2010. 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Medicare Education (the Panel) in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The Panel advises and 

makes recommendations to the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

and the Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services on 

opportunities to enhance the 

effectiveness of consumer education 

strategies concerning the Medicare 

program. This meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 22, 

2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., eastern 

daylight time (e.d.t.). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations and Comments: Tuesday, 

June 15, 2010, 5 p.m., e.d.t. 

Deadline for Requesting Special 

Accommodations: Tuesday, June 8, 

2009, 5 p.m., e.d.t. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton 

Washington Hotel Embassy Row, 2015 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Meeting Registration, Presentations, 

and Written Comments: Cindy Falconi, 

Acting Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), Division of Forum and 

Conference Development, Office of 

External Affairs, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Mailstop S1–13–05, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or contact 

Ms. Falconi via e-mail at 

Cindy.Falconi@cms.hhs.gov. 

Registration: The meeting is open to 

the public, but attendance is limited to 

the space available. Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must register by 

contacting the DFO at the address listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this notice 

or by telephone at number listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice, by the date listed 

in the DATES section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Falconi, (410) 786–6452. Please 

refer to the CMS Advisory Committees’ 

Information Line (1–877–449–5659 toll 

free)/(410–786–9379 local) or the 

Internet (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

FACA/04_APME.asp) for additional 

information and updates on committee 

activities. Press inquiries are handled 

through the CMS Press Office at (202) 

690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act authorizes the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) to establish an advisory panel 

if the Secretary determines that the 

panel is ‘‘in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed * * * by law.’’ Such 

duties are imposed by section 1804 of 

the Social Security Act (the Act), 

requiring the Secretary to provide 

informational materials to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the Medicare 

program, and section 1851(d) of the Act, 

requiring the Secretary to provide for 

‘‘activities * * * to broadly disseminate 

information to [M]edicare beneficiaries 

* * * on the coverage options provided 

under [Medicare Advantage] in order to 

promote an active, informed selection 

among such options.’’ 

The Panel is also authorized by 

section 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1311(f)) and section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). The 

Secretary signed the charter establishing 

this Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 

7899, February 17, 1999) and approved 

the renewal of the charter on January 21, 

2009 (74 FR 13442, March 27, 2009). 

The Panel advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary and 

the Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 

opportunities to enhance the 

effectiveness of consumer education 

strategies concerning the Medicare 

program. 

The goals of the Panel are as follows: 

• To provide recommendations on 

the development and implementation of 

a national Medicare education program 

that describes benefit options under 

Medicare. 

• To enhance the Federal 

government’s effectiveness in informing 

the Medicare consumer. 

• To make recommendations on how 

to expand outreach to vulnerable and 

underserved communities, including 

racial and ethnic minorities, in the 

context of a national Medicare 

education program. 

• To assemble an information base of 

best practices for helping consumers 

evaluate benefit options and build a 

community infrastructure for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

The current members of the Panel are: 

Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/SHIP 

Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE 

Program; Yanira Cruz, PhD, President 

and Chief Executive Officer, National 

Hispanic Council on Aging; Stephen P. 

Fera, M.B.A., Vice President, Social 

Mission Programs, Independence Blue 

Cross; Nan-Kirsten Forte, Executive Vice 

President, Consumer Services, WebMD; 

Richard C. Frank, M.D., Director, Cancer 

Research, Whittingham Cancer Center; 

Cathy C. Graeff, R.Ph., M.B.A., Partner, 

Sonora Advisory Group; Carmen R. 

Green, M.D., Professor, Anesthesiology 

and Associate Professor, Health, 

Management, and Policy, University of 

Michigan; Jessie C. Gruman, PhD, 

President, Center for Advancing Health; 

Cindy Hounsell, J.D., President, 

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Retirement; Kathy Hughes, Vice 

Chairwoman, Oneida Nation; Gail Hunt, 

President and Chief Executive Officer, 

National Alliance for Caregiving; 

Warren Jones, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., 

Executive Director, Mississippi Institute 

for Improvement of Geographic 

Minority Health; Sandy Markwood, 

Chief Executive Officer, National 

Association of Area Agencies on Aging; 

David W. Roberts, M.P.A., Vice 

President, Government Relations, 

Healthcare Information and 

Management System Society; Julie 

Boden Schmidt, M.S., Associate Vice 

President, Training and Technical 

Assistance, National Association of 

Community Health Centers; Rebecca P. 

Snead, Chief Executive Officer and 

Executive Vice President, National 

Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations 

and APME Chair; Donna Yee, PhD, 

Chief Executive Officer, Asian 

Community Center of Sacramento 

Valley; Deeanna Jang, Policy Director, 

Asian and Pacific Islander American 

Health Forum; Andrew Kramer, M.D., 

Professor of Medicine, Division of 

Health Care Policy and Research, 

University of Colorado, Denver; John 

Lui, PhD, M.B.A., Executive Director, 

Stout Vocational Rehabilitation 

Institute. 

The agenda for the June 22, 2010 

meeting will include the following: 

• Recap of the previous (March 31, 

2010) meeting. 

• Subgroup Committee Work 

Summary. 

• Medicare Outreach and Education 

Strategies. 

• Public Comment. 

• Listening Session with CMS 

Leadership. 

• Next Steps. 

Individuals or organizations that wish 

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on 

an agenda topic should submit a written 

copy of the oral presentation to the DFO 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice by the date listed 

in the DATES section of this notice. The 

number of oral presentations may be 

limited by the time available. 

Individuals not wishing to make a 

presentation may submit written 

comments to the DFO at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

Individuals requiring sign language 

interpretation or other special 

accommodations should contact the 

DFO at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice by the 

date listed in the DATES section of this 

notice. 

Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) 

of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) 

and 41 CFR 102–3). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: May 13, 2010. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Advisory Committee on Immunization 

Practices (ACIP) 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meeting of the 

aforementioned committee: 

Times and Dates: 

8 a.m.–6 p.m., June 23, 2010. 

8 a.m.–3 p.m., June 24, 2010. 

Place: CDC, Tom Harkin Global 

Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, 

NE., Building 19, Kent ‘‘Oz’’ Nelson 

Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. 

Status: Open to the public, limited only by 

the space available. 

Purpose: The committee is charged with 

advising the Director, CDC, on the 

appropriate uses of immunizing agents. In 

addition, under 42 U.S.C. 1396s, the 

committee is mandated to establish and 

periodically review and, as appropriate, 

revise the list of vaccines for administration 

to vaccine-eligible children through the 

Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, along 

with schedules regarding the appropriate 

periodicity, dosage, and contraindications 

applicable to the vaccines. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will 

include discussions on: Evidence based 

recommendations; human papillomavirus 

(HPV) vaccines; 13-valent pneumococcal 

conjugate vaccine; meningococcal vaccine; 

hepatitis vaccines; a vaccine supply update; 

respiratory syncytial virus 

immunoprophylaxis vaccine; rotavirus 

vaccines; pertussis vaccine; and influenza 

vaccines. Agenda items are subject to change 

as priorities dictate. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Antonette Hill, Immunization Services 

Division, National Center for Immunization 

and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., (E–05), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 

telephone 404/639–8836, fax 404/639–8905. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substance and Disease Registry. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Partnerships To Advance the National 

Occupational Research Agenda 

(NORA) 

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: ‘‘Partnerships to Advance the 

National Occupational Research Agenda 

(NORA)’’. 

Public Meeting Time and Date: 

10 a.m.–4 p.m. EDT, June 16, 2010. 

Place: Patriots Plaza, 395 E. Street, 

SW., Conference Room 9000, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Purpose of Meeting: The National 

Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) 

has been structured to engage partners 

with each other and/or with NIOSH to 

advance NORA priorities. The NORA 

Liaison Committee continues to be an 

opportunity for representatives from 

organizations with national scope to 

learn about NORA progress and to 

suggest possible partnerships based on 

their organization’s mission and 

contacts. This opportunity is now 

structured as a public meeting via the 

internet to attract participation by a 

larger number of organizations and to 

further enhance the success of NORA. 

Some of the types of organizations of 

national scope that are especially 

encouraged to participate are employers, 

unions, trade associations, labor 

associations, professional associations, 

and foundations. Others are welcome. 

This meeting will include updates 

from NIOSH leadership on NORA as 

well as updates from approximately half 

of the NORA Sector Councils on their 

progress, priorities, and implementation 


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