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D Fund and implement training and 

workforce development programs 

that build skills and careers related 

to climate, natural disasters, 

environment, clean energy, clean 

transportation, housing, water and 

wastewater infrastructure, and 

legacy pollution reduction. 

IV. Research and Data Collection, 

Analysis, Utilization 

Æ Priority Action(s) 

D Support research that explores the 

multiple and complex factors 

contributing to minority health 

disparities, including but not 

limited to environmental factors 

acting independently or 

dependently across multiple social 

levels. 

D Support the spectrum of community 

engaged research including 

community-based participatory 

research and community led 

research. Additionally, strengthen 

authentic community engagement 

in planning, implementing, 

evaluating, and disseminating 

effective interventions for diseases 

disproportionately affecting 

disadvantaged communities and 

vulnerable populations. 

D Coordinate the design, 

dissemination, and utilization of an 

environmental justice and social 

vulnerability data dashboard and 

index, for identifying, tracking, and 

addressing environmental burden 

and health inequities in 

disadvantaged communities. 

D Report research data to 

communities using culturally 

appropriate and accessible 

methods. 

V. Education and Training 

Æ Priority Action(s) 

D Provide data, training, and technical 

assistance to disadvantaged 

communities and vulnerable 

populations at higher risk for 

exposure to harmful environmental 

and health hazards. 

D Deliver comprehensive training to 

increase opportunities for 

individuals from disadvantaged, 

overburdened, and underserved 

communities to obtain careers in 

environmental cleanup, 

construction, hazardous waste 

removal, and emergency response. 

D Develop guidance and templates to 

assist states and tribes in the 

communication of environmental 

and health risks to households and 

communities. 

D Develop environmental justice 

training programs for Federal staff, 

primary health care and public 

health professionals, and policy and 

other decision-makers. 

VI. Performance Measures (Evaluation) 

Æ Priority Action(s) 

D Develop milestones and provide 

periodic progress to demonstrate 

accountability and progress. 

HHS is requesting information from 

the public regarding the following 

questions: 

Environmental Justice Core Principles 

1. What Environmental Justice Core 

Principles should be included in the 

HHS EJ Strategy to advance 

environmental justice for disadvantaged 

communities? 

2. How should HHS incorporate 

Environmental Justice Core Principles in 

the HHS EJ Strategy? 

Strategic Elements 

1. Do the Strategic Elements reflect 

relevant areas of environmental justice 

that address the needs of disadvantaged 

communities? 

2. Are there additional Strategic 

Elements that should be included in the 

HHS EJ Strategy? 

Priority Actions 

1. Do the Priority Actions capture the 

urgent, environmental justice issues of 

today? 

2. If not, what additional Priority 

Actions should be included within the 

HHS EJ Strategy? 

Research and Data Tools 

1. What research methods, research 

questions, and data tools should HHS 

use to address environmental justice 

and social determinants of health? 

Additional Information 

1. What other strategies can be 

included within the 2022 HHS 

Environmental Justice Strategy and 

Implementation Plan to address 

environmental justice and health equity 

issues for disadvantaged populations? 

HHS encourages all potentially 

interested parties—individuals, 

associations, governmental, nongovernmental organizations, academic 

institutions, and private sector 

entities—to respond. HHS is interested 

in the questions listed above, but 

respondents are welcome to address as 

many or as few as they choose and to 

address additional areas of interest not 

listed. To facilitate review of the 

responses, please reference the question 

category and number in your response. 

Arsenio Mataka, 

Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health, Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

RIN 0917–AA21 

Reimbursement Rates for Calendar 

Year 2022 

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is provided that the 

Acting Director of the Indian Health 

Service (IHS) has approved the rates for 

inpatient and outpatient medical care 

provided by the IHS facilities for 

Calendar Year 2022. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Acting Director of the Indian Health 

Service (IHS), under the authority of 

sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 

249(b)), Public Law 83–568 (42 U.S.C. 

2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care 

Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et 

seq.), has approved the following rates 

for inpatient and outpatient medical 

care provided by IHS facilities for 

Calendar Year 2022 for Medicare and 

Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of 

other federal programs, and for 

recoveries under the Federal Medical 

Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651– 

2653). The inpatient rates for Medicare 

Part A are excluded from the table 

below. That is because Medicare 

inpatient payments for IHS hospital 

facilities are made based on the 

prospective payment system, or (when 

IHS facilities are designated as Medicare 

Critical Access Hospitals) on a 

reasonable cost basis. Since the 

inpatient per diem rates set forth below 

do not include all physician services 

and practitioner services, additional 

payment shall be available to the extent 

that those services are provided. 

Inpatient Hospital per Diem Rate 

(Excludes Physician/Practitioner 

Services) 

Calendar Year 2022 

Lower 48 States: $4,239 

Alaska: $3,583 

Outpatient per Visit Rate (Excluding 

Medicare) 

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Alaska: $945 

Outpatient per Visit Rate (Medicare) 

Calendar Year 2022 

Lower 48 States: $541 

Alaska: $792 

Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary per 

Diem Rate 

Calendar Year 2022 

Lower 48 States: $813 

Alaska: $1,138 

Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare) 

Established Medicare rates for 

freestanding Ambulatory Surgery 

Centers. 

Effective Date for Calendar Year 2022 

Rates 

Consistent with previous annual rate 

revisions, the Calendar Year 2022 rates 

will be effective for services provided 

on or after January 1, 2022, to the extent 

consistent with payment authorities, 

including the applicable Medicaid State 

plan. 

Elizabeth A. Fowler, 

Acting Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Office of the Director, National 

Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors Chairs Meeting, Office of the 

Director, National Institutes of Health. 

The meeting will be held as a virtual 

meeting and is open to the public as 

indicated below. Individuals who plan 

to view the virtual meeting and need 

special assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should notify the 

Contact Person listed below in advance 

of the meeting. 

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific 

Counselors Chairs Meeting, National 

Institutes of Health. 

Date: May 13, 2022. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., ET. 

Agenda: The meeting will include a 

discussion of policies and procedures that 

apply to the regular review of NIH intramural 

scientists and their work. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 1 

Center Drive, Building 1, Room 160, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Zoom Meeting). 

This meeting is a virtual meeting via Zoom 

and can be accessed at: https://

nih.zoomgov.com/j/1613598713?pwd=

YnhrSjhIR1NGTEFJcXA0NWFXU044UT09. 

Meeting ID: 161 359 8713. 

Passcode: 079376. 

Dial by your location: 

+1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) 

+1 646 828 7666 US (New York) 

+1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose) 

+1 551 285 1373 US 

Join by SIP: sip:1613598713@

sip.zoomgov.com. 

Contact Person: Margaret McBurney, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Deputy 

Director for Intramural Research, National 

Institutes of Health, 1 Center Drive, Room 

160, Bethesda, MD 20892–0140, (301) 496– 

1921, mmcburney@od.nih.gov. 

Any interested person may file 

written comments with the committee 

by forwarding the statement to the 

Contact Person listed on this notice. The 

statement should include the name, 

address, telephone number, and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

Information is also available on the 

Office of the Intramural Research home 

page: http://sourcebook.od.nih.gov/. 

Dated: April 5, 2022. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Minority Health 

and Health Disparities; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Minority Health and Health Disparities 

Special Emphasis Panel; Research Centers in 

Minority Institutions (RCMI) (U54 Clinical 

Trials Optional). 

Date: May 11–12, 2022. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Gateway Plaza, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Maryline Laude-Sharp, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of 

Extramural Research Administration, 

National Institute on Minority Health and 

Health Disparities, National Institutes of 

Health, Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Ste. 525, MSC. 9206, Bethesda, MD 

20892, 301–451–9536, mlaudesharp@

mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Minority Health and Health Disparities 

Special Emphasis Panel; NIMHD Mentored 

Career and Research Development Awards 

(Ks). 

Date: June 30–July 1, 2022. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Gateway Plaza, 7201 Wisconsin Ave., 

Bethesda, MD 20817 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Deborah Ismond, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of 

Extramural Research Administration, 

National Institute on Minority Health and 

Health Disparities, National Institutes of 

Health, Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402– 

1366, ismonddr@mail.nih.gov. 

Dated: April 4, 2022. 

David W. Freeman, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors, NIAMS. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public as indicated below in accordance 

with the provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended for the review, discussion, 

and evaluation of individual grant 

applications conducted by the National 

Institute of Arthritis and 

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 

including consideration of personnel 

qualifications and performance, and the 

competence of individual investigators, 

the disclosure of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific 

Counselors, NIAMS. 

Date: May 3–4, 2022. 


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