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Act 2009 (ARRA)(Pub. L. 111–5), 

section 13101, new Section 3003. 

Members of the HIT Standards 

Committee are appointed by the 

Secretary, HHS and shall at least reflect 

providers, ancillary healthcare workers, 

consumers, purchasers, health plans, 

technology vendors, researchers, 

relevant Federal agencies, and 

individuals with technical expertise on 

health care quality, privacy and 

security, and on the electronic exchange 

and use of health information. 

Nominees of the HITSC should have 

experience promoting the meaningful 

use of health information technology 

and be knowledgeable in areas such as: 

small innovative health care providers, 

providers participating in payment 

reform initiatives, accountable care 

organizations, pharmacists, behavioral 

health professionals, home health care, 

purchaser or employer representatives, 

patient safety, health information 

technology security, big data, consumer 

e-health, personal health records, and 

mobile health applications. 

The HIT Policy Committee was 

established under the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 

(ARRA) (Pub. L. 111–5), section 13101, 

new Section 3002. Members of the HIT 

Policy Committee are appointed in the 

following manner: 3 members appointed 

by the Secretary, HHS; 4 members 

appointed by Congress; 13 members 

appointed by the Comptroller General of 

the United States; and other federal 

members appointed by the President. 

Nominations are being accepted for one 

of the three members appointed by the 

Secretary of HHS. Nominees of the 

HITPC should have experience 

promoting the meaningful use of health 

information technology and be 

knowledgeable in privacy and security 

issues related to health information. 

Members will be selected in order to 

achieve a balanced representation of 

viewpoints, areas of experience, subject 

matter expertise, and representation of 

the health care system. Terms will be 

three (3) years from the appointment 

date to either the HITSC or HITPC. 

Members on both Committees serve 

without pay. However, members will be 

provided per diem and travel costs for 

performance of Committee services. 

Current HITSC and HITPC members 

whose terms are expiring are allowed to 

reapply for a second consecutive term. 

For more information on the HIT 

Policy and Standards Committees please 

visit the Web site, http:// 

healthit.hhs.gov/FACA. 

Submitting Nominations: 

Nominations should be typed and all 

required documents must be compiled 

and submitted in one complete 

nomination package. A nomination 

package must include: a letter clearly 

stating which committee the nominee is 

applying to and the nominee’s area of 

expertise, a short bio, a current CV 

including contact information and 

memberships with professional 

organizations/advisory committees, and 

relevant letters of support. 

Nominations should be emailed to 

ONC_HITCommittees@hhs.gov. Paper 

nomination packages must be 

postmarked no later than June 11, 2012 

and addressed to MacKenzie Robertson, 

FACA Program Lead, Office of the 

National Coordinator, 335 E Street SW., 

Suite 310, Washington, DC 20024. 

Dated: May 24, 2012. 

MacKenzie Robertson, 

FACA Program Lead, Office of Policy and 

Planning, Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees from Sandia National 

Laboratories in Albuquerque, New 

Mexico, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

May 11, 2012, the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

in any area at Sandia National Laboratories 

in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from January 

1, 1963 through December 31, 1994, for a 

number of work days aggregating at least 250 

work days, occurring either solely under this 

employment, or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation will become 

effective on June 10, 2012, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

1–877–222–7570. Information requests 

can also be submitted by email to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees from the Clinton Engineer 

Works in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On May 11, 2012, 

the Secretary of HHS designated the 

following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Tennessee Eastman 

Corporation (1943–1947) and the Carbide and 

Carbon Chemicals Corporation (1947–1949) 

who were employed at the Clinton Engineer 

Works in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from January 

1, 1943 through December 31, 1949 for a 

number of work days aggregating at least 250 

work days, occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more classes of employees included in 

the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation will become 

effective on June 10, 2012, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 
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NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

1–877–222–7570. Information requests 

can also be submitted by email to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees from the Electro 

Metallurgical site in Niagara Falls, New 

York, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

May 11, 2012, the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

at the Electro Metallurgical site in Niagara 

Falls, New York, from August 13, 1942 

through December 31, 1947, for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment, or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation will become 

effective on June 10, 2012, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

1–877–222–7570. Information requests 

can also be submitted by email to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees from the Brookhaven 

National Laboratory in Upton, New 

York, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

May 11, 2012, the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in 

Upton, New York, from January 1, 1980 

through December 31, 1993, for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment, or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation will become 

effective on June 10, 2012, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

1–877–222–7570. Information requests 

can also be submitted by email to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meetings of the National Biodefense 

Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

National Biodefense Science Board 

(NBSB) will be holding a closed session 

under exemption 9(B) of the 

Government in Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), in addition to a public meeting 

the following day. 

DATES: The June 26, 2012, NBSB public 

meeting is tentatively scheduled from 

9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. The closed session 

of the NBSB will take place on June 25, 

2012, and is tentatively scheduled from 

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The agendas for 

both days are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. Please check the 

NBSB Web site for the most up-to-date 

information on these meetings. 

ADDRESSES: The June 26, 2012, public 

meeting will be held at the Washington 

Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle 

Northwest, Washington, DC 20005. To 

attend by teleconference and/or Web 

cast, please refer to the NBSB Web site 

for further instructions at 

WWW.PHE.GOV/NBSB. Please log-in/ 

call 15 minutes prior to the beginning of 

the meeting to facilitate attendance. Preregistration is optional for in-person 

attendance, however online access to 

the Web cast is required by June 21, 

2012. Individuals who wish to attend 

the meeting in-person should send an 

email to NBSB@HHS.GOV with ‘‘NBSB 

Registration’’ in the subject line by June 

21, 2012. The closed session will not be 

open to the public as stipulated under 

exemption 9(B) of the Government in 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

National Biodefense Science Board 

mailbox: NBSB@HHS.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 319M of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f) and 

section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of 

Health and Human Services established 

the National Biodefense Science Board. 

The Board shall provide expert advice 

and guidance to the Secretary on 

scientific, technical, and other matters 

of special interest to the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

regarding current and future chemical, 

biological, nuclear, and radiological