29762 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 102 / Thursday, May 27, 2010 / Notices 

visit our Web site at http://healthit.hhs.gov 

for procedures on public conduct during 

advisory committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: May 17, 2010. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Office of Programs and Coordination, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12710 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; HIT 

Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

This notice announces a forthcoming 

meeting of a public advisory committee 

of the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology 

(ONC). The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Name of Committee: HIT Policy 

Committee. 

General Function of the Committee: To 

provide recommendations to the National 

Coordinator on a policy framework for the 

development and adoption of a nationwide 

health information technology infrastructure 

that permits the electronic exchange and use 

of health information as is consistent with 

the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that 

includes recommendations on the areas in 

which standards, implementation 

specifications, and certification criteria are 

needed. 

Date and Time: The meeting will be held 

on June 25, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m./ 

Eastern Time. 

Location: TBD. Please check ONC Web site 

for information on location. 

Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the 

National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, 

Fax: 202–690–6079, e-mail: 

judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact 

person for up-to-date information on this 

meeting. A notice in the Federal Register 

about last minute modifications that impact 

a previously announced advisory committee 

meeting cannot always be published quickly 

enough to provide timely notice. 

Agenda: The committee will hear reports 

from its workgroups, including the 

Meaningful Use Workgroup, the 

Certification/Adoption Workgroup, the NHIN 

Workgroup, and the Privacy & Security 

Policy Workgroup. ONC intends to make 

background material available to the public 

no later than two (2) business days prior to 

the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the 

background material on its Web site prior to 

the meeting, it will be made publicly 

available at the location of the advisory 

committee meeting, and the background 

material will be posted on ONC’s Web site 

after the meeting, at http://healthit.hhs.gov. 

Procedure: Interested persons may present 

data, information, or views, orally or in 

writing, on issues pending before the 

committee. Written submissions may be 

made to the contact person on or before June 

18, 2010. Oral comments from the public will 

be scheduled between approximately 3 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation 

is limited to three minutes. If the number of 

speakers requesting to comment is greater 

than can be reasonably accommodated 

during the scheduled open public hearing 

session, ONC will take written comments 

after the meeting until close of business. 

Persons attending ONC’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets. 

ONC welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee meetings. 

Seating is limited at the location, and ONC 

will make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Judy 

Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of 

the meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly conduct 

of its advisory committee meetings. Please 

visit our Web site at http://healthit.hhs.gov 

for procedures on public conduct during 

advisory committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: May 17, 2010. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Office of Programs and Coordination, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12711 Filed 5–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology 

HIT Policy Committee’s Workgroup 

Meetings; Notice of Meetings 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

This notice announces forthcoming 

subcommittee meetings of a federal 

advisory committee of the Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology (ONC). The 

meetings will be open to the public via 

dial-in access only. 

Name of Committees: HIT Policy 

Committee’s Workgroups: Meaningful Use, 

Privacy & Security Policy, Adoption/ 

Certification, and Nationwide Health 

Information Infrastructure (NHIN) 

workgroups. 

General Function of the Committee: To 

provide recommendations to the National 

Coordinator on a policy framework for the 

development and adoption of a nationwide 

health information technology infrastructure 

that permits the electronic exchange and use 

of health information as is consistent with 

the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that 

includes recommendations on the areas in 

which standards, implementation 

specifications, and certification criteria are 

needed. 

Date and Time: The HIT Policy Committee 

Workgroups will hold the following public 

meetings during June 2010: June 4th 

Meaningful Use Workgroup hearing on 

disparities, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m./ET (location: 

TBD); June 10th Privacy & Security Policy 

Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET; June 15th 

NHIN Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m./ET; June 

18th Certification/Adoption Workgroup, 10 

a.m. to 12 p.m./ET; and June 28th Privacy & 

Security Policy Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ 

ET. 

Location: All workgroup meetings will be 

available via webcast; for instructions on 

how to listen via telephone or Web visit 

http://healthit.hhs.gov. Please check the ONC 

Web site for additional information as it 

becomes available. 

Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the 

National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, 

Fax: 202–690–6079, e-mail: 

judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact 

person for up-to-date information on these 

meetings. A notice in the Federal Register 

about last minute modifications that effect a 

previously announced advisory committee 

meeting cannot always be published quickly 

enough to provide timely notice. 

Agenda: The workgroups will be 

discussing issues related to their specific 

subject matter, e.g., meaningful use, the 

NHIN, privacy and security policy, or 

adoption/certification. If background 

materials are associated with the workgroup 

meetings, they will be posted on ONC’s Web 

site prior to the meeting at http:// 

healthit.hhs.gov. 

Procedure: Interested persons may present 

data, information, or views, orally or in 

writing, on issues pending before the 

workgroups. Written submissions may be 

made to the contact person on or before two 

days prior to the workgroups’ meeting date. 

Oral comments from the public will be 

scheduled at the conclusion of each 

workgroup meeting. Time allotted for each 

presentation will be limited to three minutes. 

If the number of speakers requesting to 

comment is greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled open 

public session, ONC will take written 

comments after the meeting until close of 

business on that day. 

If you require special accommodations due 

to a disability, please contact Judy Sparrow 

at least seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly conduct 

of its advisory committee meetings. Please 


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