Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2012 / Notices 26281 

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: pso@AHRQ.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 to no longer 

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, including when a PSO chooses to 

voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO for any reason. Accordingly, 

CareRise LLC, PSO number P0058, was 

delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET 

(2400) on March 30, 2012. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

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

html. 

Dated: April 24, 2012. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10596 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality: 

Request for Nominations for Public 

Members 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for public members. 

SUMMARY: 42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a 

National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality (the 

Council). The Council is to advise the 

Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the 

Director of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) on 

matters related to activities of the 

Agency to improve the quality, safety, 

efficiency, and effectiveness of health 

care for all Americans. 

Seven current members’ terms will 

expire in November 2012. To fill these 

positions, we are seeking individuals 

who are distinguished: (1) In the 

conduct of research, demonstration 

projects, and evaluations with respect to 

health care; (2) in the fields of health 

care quality research or health care 

improvement; (3) in the practice of 

medicine; (4) in other health 

professions; (5) in representing the 

private health care sector (including 

health plans, providers, and purchasers) 

or administrators of health care delivery 

systems; (6) in the fields of health care 

economics, information systems, law, 

ethics, business, or public policy; and, 

(7) in representing the interests of 

patients and consumers of health care. 

42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(2). Individuals are 

particularly sought with experience and 

success in activities specified in the 

summary above. 

DATES: Nominations should be received 

on or before 60 days after date of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Ms. Karen Brooks, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Room 3006, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850. Nominations may also 

be emailed to 

Karen.Brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Brooks, AHRQ, at (301) 427– 

1801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C. 

299c provides that the Secretary shall 

appoint to the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality twenty one appropriately 

qualified individuals. At least seventeen 

members shall be representatives of the 

public and at least one member shall be 

a specialist in the rural aspects of one 

or more of the professions or fields 

listed in the above summary. In 

addition, the Secretary designates, as ex 

officio members, representatives from 

other Federal agencies, principally 

agencies that conduct or support health 

care research, as well as Federal officials 

the Secretary may consider appropriate. 

42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets 

in the Washington, DC, metropolitan 

area, generally in Rockville, Maryland, 

approximately three times a year to 

provide broad guidance to the Secretary 

and AHRQ’s Director on the direction of 

and programs undertaken by AHRQ. 

Seven individuals will be selected 

presently by the Secretary to serve on 

the Council beginning with the meeting 

in the spring of 2012. Members 

generally serve 3-year terms. 

Appointments are staggered to permit 

an orderly rotation of membership. 

Interested persons may nominate one 

or more qualified persons for 

membership on the Council. Selfnominations are accepted. Nominations 

shall include: (1) A copy of the 

nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae; 

and (2) a statement that the nominee is 

willing to serve as a member of the 

Council. Selected candidates will be 

asked to provide detailed information 

concerning their financial interests, 

consultant positions and research grants 

and contracts, to permit evaluation of 

possible sources of conflict of interest. 

Please note that once you are 

nominated, AHRQ may consider your 

nomination for future positions on the 

Council. Federally registered lobbyists 

are not permitted to serve on this 

advisory board pursuant to the 

Presidential Memorandum entitled 

‘‘Lobbyists on Agency Boards and 

Commissions’’ dated June 10, 2010, and 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

‘‘Final Guidance on Appointment of 

Lobbyists to Federal Boards and 

Commissions,’’ 76 FR 61756 (October 5, 

2011). 

The Department seeks a broad 

geographic representation. In addition, 

AHRQ conducts and supports research 

concerning priority populations, which 

include: Low-income groups; minority 

groups; women; children; the elderly; 

and individuals with special health care 

needs, including individuals with 

disabilities and individuals who need 

chronic care or end-of-life health care. 

See 42 U.S.C. 299(c). Nominations of 

persons with expertise in health care for 

these priority populations are 

encouraged. 

Dated: April 24, 2012. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10595 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No.FDA–2012–N–0386] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Registration and 

Product Listing for Owners and 

Operators of Domestic Tobacco 

Product Establishments and Listing of 

Ingredients in Tobacco Products 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 


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