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(ONC). These meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Name of Committee: Health IT 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. 

2016 Meeting Dates and Times 

• January 20, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• February 23, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• March 10, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• April 19, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• May 5, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• June 7, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• July 12, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• August 9, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• September 13, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• October 6, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m./Eastern Time 

• November 3, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

• December 6, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m./Eastern Time 

For meeting locations, web conference 

information, and the most up-to-date 

information, please visit the calendar on 

the ONC Web site, http://

www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar. 

Contact Person: Michelle Consolazio, 

email: michelle.consolazio@hhs.gov. 

Please email Michelle Consolazio for the 

most current information about 

meetings. 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/task forces 

and updates from ONC and other federal 

agencies. ONC intends to make 

background material available to the 

public no later than 24 hours prior to 

the meeting start time. Material will be 

posted on ONC’s Web site after the 

meeting, at http://www.healthit.gov/

FACAS/health-it-policy-committee. 

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 prior to the meeting date. Oral 

comments from the public will be 

scheduled prior to the lunch break and 

at the conclusion of each 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. 

Persons attending ONC’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

wireless access or 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 

Michelle Consolazio 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: January 27, 2016. 

Michelle Consolazio, 

FACA Program Director, Office of Policy, 

Office of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Committee on Vital and Health 

Statistics: Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

announces the following advisory 

committee meeting. 

Name: National Committee on Vital 

and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full 

Committee Meeting. 

Time and Date 

February 17, 2016 8:30 a.m.–5:40 p.m. 

EST. 

February 18, 2016 8:10 a.m.–12:00 

p.m. EST. 

Place: U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 705–A, 200 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 690–7100. 

Status: Open. 

Purpose 

At this meeting the Committee will 

hear presentations and hold discussions 

on several health data policy topics. The 

Committee will receive updates from 

the Department, including from the 

Office of the National Coordinator that 

will focus on the Interoperability 

Roadmap, and the Centers for Medicare 

and Medicaid Services. The Committee 

will discuss and take action on a 

recommendation letter stemming from 

the June 16–17, 2015 inaugural hearing 

of the Review Committee and approve 

the report ‘‘Advancing CommunityLevel Core Measurement: A Progress 

Report and Workshop Summary.’’ The 

Committee will further review its 

strategic plan for 2016 and all 

Subcommittees will report on their 

workplans and next steps. In addition, 

the Committee will be briefed on and 

discuss the recent implementation of 

ICD–10 as well as an overview of 

current challenges and opportunities 

regarding use of All Payer Claims 

Databases. After the plenary session 

adjourns, the Work Group on HHS Data 

Access and Use will continue strategic 

discussions on building a framework for 

guiding principles for data access and 

use. The times shown above are for the 

full Committee meeting. Subcommitteespecific topics will be addressed as part 

of the Full Committee schedule. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Substantive program information may 

be obtained from Rebecca Hines, 

Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National 

Center for Health Statistics, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 

Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 

20782, telephone (301) 458–4715. 

Summaries of meetings and a roster of 

committee members are available on the 

NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site: 

http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where 

further information including an agenda 

will be posted when available. 

Should you require reasonable 

accommodation, please contact the CDC 

Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336) 

as soon as possible. 

Dated: January 28, 2016. 

James Scanlon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and 

Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Planning and Evaluation. 

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