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reliable dynamic E911 location 

identification for interconnected Voice 

over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services; 

• Recommending ways, including 

best practices, to improve Emergency 

Alert System (EAS) operations and 

testing and to ensure that all Americans, 

including those living in rural areas, the 

elderly, people with disabilities, and 

people who do not speak English, have 

access to timely EAS alerts and other 

emergency information; 

• Recommending methods to measure 

reliably and accurately the extent to 

which key best practices are 

implemented both now and in the 

future; and 

• Making recommendations with 

respect to such additional topics as the 

FCC may specify. 

Membership 

The Commission seeks nominations 

and expressions of interest for 

membership on the Council. Members 

of the Council will be appointed from 

among public safety agencies, consumer 

or community organizations or other 

non-profit entities, and the private 

sector to balance the expertise and 

viewpoints that are necessary to 

effectively address the issues to be 

considered. The Commission is 

particularly interested in receiving 

nominations and expressions of interest 

from individuals and organizations in 

the following categories: 

• Public safety agencies and/or 

organizations as well as other state, 

tribal and/or local government agencies 

and/or organizations with expertise in 

communications issues; 

• Federal government agencies with 

expertise in communications and/or 

homeland security issues; 

• Communications service providers, 

including wireline and wireless 

communications service providers, 

broadcast radio and television licensees, 

cable television operators and other 

multichannel video programming 

distributors, satellite communications 

service providers, interconnected Voice 

over Internet Protocol and other IPenabled service providers; 

• Consumer or community 

organizations, such as those 

representing people with disabilities, 

the elderly and those living in rural 

areas; and 

• Qualified representatives of other 

stakeholders and interested parties with 

relevant expertise. 

Members of the CSRIC will be 

appointed either as Representatives or 

as Special Government Employees 

(SGEs), as necessary. 

Nominations/Expressions of Interest 

Procedures and Deadline 

Nominations should be received by 

the Commission as soon as possible, but 

no later than May 11, 2009. 

Nominations received after this date 

may not be considered. Organizations 

should nominate their Chief Executive 

Officer or other senior-level official in 

the organization. No specific 

nomination form is required. However, 

each nomination must include the 

following information: 

• Name, title and organization of the 

nominee and a description of the sector 

or interest the nominee will represent; 

• Nominee’s mailing address, e-mail 

address, telephone number, and 

facsimile number; and 

• A statement summarizing the 

nominee’s qualifications and reasons 

why the nominee should be appointed 

to the CSRIC. 

Please note this Notice is not intended 

to be the exclusive method by which the 

Commission will solicit nominations 

and expressions of interest to identify 

qualified candidates. However, all 

candidates for membership on the 

Council will be subject to the same 

evaluation criteria. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8752 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 09–796] 

Requests Nominations by May 8, 2009 

for Membership on the Technological 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission Technological Advisory 

Council (TAC) is in the process of being 

reestablished. This will enable the 

Commission to receive expert advice 

and recommendations on critical 

technologies and services fundamental 

to the growth of telecommunications. 

This information is necessary for the 

Commission to effectively fulfill its 

responsibilities under the 

Communication Act. 

DATES: Nominations are due by May 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon 

Peha, 202–418–2406. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Communications Commission 

Technological Advisory Council (TAC) 

is in the process of being reestablished. 

The Commission is requesting 

nominations for membership on the 

TAC for its next two year cycle. 

In reestablishing the TAC, the 

Commission noted that rapid advances 

in technology have resulted in 

innovations in how telecommunications 

services are provided to, and are 

accessed by, users of those services. 

Many of these advances create 

challenges and opportunities for the 

growth of telecommunications and use 

of the radio spectrum. The Commission 

must remain abreast of new 

developments in technology so that it 

can effectively fulfill its responsibilities 

under the Communications Act. The 

purpose of the TAC is to provide 

technical advice to the Federal 

Communications Commission and to 

make recommendations on the issues 

and questions presented to it by the 

FCC. The TAC will address questions 

referred to it by the FCC Chairman, the 

FCC Chief Technologist, the Chief of the 

FCC Office of Engineering and 

Technology, or the TAC Designated 

Federal Officer. The questions referred 

to the TAC will be directed to 

technological and technical issues in the 

field of communications. Among the 

potential topics that the TAC may 

consider are spectrum policy, 

broadband technology and deployment, 

communications technology that 

enhances and supports public safety, 

Internet security, and communications 

technology required to support 

emerging systems such as the smart grid 

and tele-health applications. 

The TAC will meet three to five times 

per year, with the possibility of more 

frequent meetings by informal 

subcommittees. Meetings of the 

Committee shall be open to the public. 

Timely notice of each meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

will be further publicized through other 

appropriate vehicles. 

The Commission will provide 

facilities necessary to conduct meetings. 

Members of the Council will serve 

without any government compensation, 

and will not be entitled to travel 

expenses, per diem or subsistence 

allowances. The Council will consist of 

recognized technical experts in 

telecommunications and related fields. 

The Commission will accept 

nominations for the Council through 

May 8, 2009. The Commission, at its 

discretion, may consider nominations 

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received after this date, but 

consideration of late submissions is not 

guaranteed. Individuals may apply for, 

or nominate another individual for, 

membership on the Council. Each 

nomination or application must include: 

a. The name and title of the applicant 

or nominee and a description of the 

interest the applicant or nominee will 

represent; 

b. The applicant’s or nominee’s mail 

address, e-mail address, telephone 

number, and facsimile number (where 

available); 

c. Reasons why the applicant or 

nominee should be appointed to the 

Council; and the basis for determining 

the applicant or nominee has achieved 

peer recognition as a technical expert. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Jon M. Peha, 

Chief Technologist. 

[FR Doc. E9–8775 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the AIDS 

Research Advisory Committee, NIAID. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend 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: AIDS Research 

Advisory Committee, NIAID; AIDS Vaccine 

Research Subcommittee. 

Date: May 19–20, 2009. 

Time: May 19, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review recent research 

advances in the B-cell immunology field as 

they relate to AIDS vaccine development. 

Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill 

Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Time: May 20, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 

Ajournment. 

Agenda: To review recent research 

advances in the B-cell immunology field as 

they relate to AIDS vaccine development. 

Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill 

Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: James A. Bradac, PhD, 

Program Official, Preclinical Research and 

Development Branch, Division of AIDS, 

Room 5116, National Institutes of Health/ 

NIAID, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, 

MD 20892–7628. 301–435–3754. 

jbradac@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: April 9, 2009. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–8662 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be open to the public, 

with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend 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: National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development 

Special Emphasis Panel; ‘‘Comparative 

Evaluation of Assisted Reproductive 

Technologies and Birth Outcomes’’. 

Date: May 6, 2009. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To provide concept review of 

proposed concept review. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 

Executive Boulevard Room 5B01, Rockville, 

MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Sathasiva B. Kandasamy, 

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, 

Division of Scientific Review, National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, 

Room 5B01, Bethesda, MD 20892–9304, (301) 

435–6680, skandasamail@.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: April 7, 2009. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–8670 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Modified 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

CMS is proposing to make minor 

amendments to an existing system of 

records (SOR) titled, ‘‘Performance 

Measurement and Reporting System 

(PMRS),’’ System No. 09–70–0584, 

published at 72 Federal Register 52133 

(September 12, 2007), as amended by 73 

Federal Register 80412 (December 31, 

2008). PMRS serves as a master system 

of records to assist in projects that 

provide transparency in health care on 

a broad-scale enabling consumers to 

compare the quality and price of health 

care services so that they can make 

informed choices among individual 

physicians, practitioners, and other 

providers of services. We are making 

minor amendments to PMRS to include 

an additional legal authority: Section 

109 of the Tax Relief and Health Care 

Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109–432). 

Section 109 of the TRHCA amended 

Section 1833(t) of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)). This section 

mandates the establishment of a 

program for quality data reporting for 

hospital outpatient services and allow 

for the establishment of a program to 

require quality data reporting for 

ambulatory surgical center services. 

Accordingly, CMS is adding section 109 

of TRCHA (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) and 

section 1833(t) of the Act to the PMRS’ 

legal authority section. 

The primary purpose of this system is 

explained in 72 FR 52133 (2007) and 73 

FR 80412 (2008). We have provided 

background information about this 

modified system in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The minor 

amendments contained in this notice 

are effective upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aucha Prachanronarong, Health 

Insurance Specialist, Division of 

Ambulatory Care and Measure 

Management, Quality Measurement and 

Health Assessment Group, Office of 

Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS, 

Room C1–23–14, 7500 Security 

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