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###### Department of Health and Human Services

# AGENCY:

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS.

# ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

This notice announces dates for meetings of a public advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). These meeting will be open to the public.

*Name of Committee:*                     Health IT Standards Committee.                

*General Function of the Committee:*                     To provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in accordance with policies developed by the Health IT Policy Committee.                

## 2016 Meeting Dates and Times

      - January 20, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - February 24, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - March 9, 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 4, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - June 8, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - July 13, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - August 10, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - September 14, 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 2, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
      - December 7, 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-standards-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 8, 2016.

Michelle Consolazio,

 FACA Program Director, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2016-02117 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]

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