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Commission’s request for continued 

deeming authority for hospitals. This 

notice also solicits public comment on 

whether the Joint Commission’s 

requirements meet or exceed the 

Medicare conditions for participation 

for hospitals. 

III. Evaluation of Deeming Authority 

Request 

The Joint Commission submitted all 

the necessary materials to enable us to 

make a determination concerning its 

request for reapproval as a deeming 

organization for hospitals. This 

application was determined to be 

complete on May 1, 2009. Under section 

1865(a)(2) of the Act and our regulations 

at § 488.8 (Federal review of accrediting 

organizations), our review and 

evaluation of the Joint Commission will 

be conducted in accordance with, but 

not necessarily limited to, the following 

factors: 

• The equivalency of the Joint 

Commission’s standards for a hospital 

as compared with CMS’ hospital 

conditions of participation. 

• The Joint Commission’s survey 

process to determine the following: 

—The composition of the survey team, 

surveyor qualifications, and the 

ability of the organization to provide 

continuing surveyor training. 

—The comparability of the Joint 

Commission’s processes to those of 

State agencies, including survey 

frequency, and the ability to 

investigate and respond appropriately 

to complaints against accredited 

facilities. 

—The Joint Commission’s processes and 

procedures for monitoring hospitals 

found out of compliance with the 

Joint Commission’s program 

requirements. These monitoring 

procedures are used only when the 

Joint Commission identifies 

noncompliance. If noncompliance is 

identified through validation reviews, 

the State survey agency monitors 

corrections as specified at § 488.7(d). 

—The Joint Commission’s capacity to 

report deficiencies to the surveyed 

facilities and respond to the facility’s 

plan of correction in a timely manner. 

—The Joint Commission’s capacity to 

provide us with electronic data and 

reports necessary for effective 

validation and assessment of the 

organization’s survey process. 

—The adequacy of the Joint 

Commission’s staff and other 

resources, and its financial viability. 

—The Joint Commission’s capacity to 

adequately fund required surveys. 

—The Joint Commission’s policies with 

respect to whether surveys are 

announced or unannounced, to assure 

that surveys are unannounced. 

—The Joint Commission’s agreement to 

provide us with a copy of the most 

current accreditation survey together 

with any other information related to 

the survey as we may require 

(including corrective action plans). 

IV. Response to Public Comments and 

Notice Upon Completion of Evaluation 

Because of the large number of public 

comments we normally receive on 

Federal Register documents, we are not 

able to acknowledge or respond to them 

individually. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date and 

time specified in the DATES section of 

this preamble, and, when we proceed 

with a subsequent document, we will 

respond to the comments in the 

preamble to that document. 

Upon completion of our evaluation, 

including evaluation of comments 

received as a result of this notice, we 

will publish a final notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the result of our 

evaluation. 

V. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Consequently, it need not be reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 35). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance 

Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: May 14, 2009. 

Charlene Frizzera, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–15183 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development 

Special Emphasis Panel; Mechanisms of 

Practice-Induced Reaching Improvement 

after Stroke. 

Date: July 17, 2009. 

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 

Executive Boulevard, Room 5B01, Rockville, 

MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Peter Zelazowski, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Division of 

Scientific Review, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development, NIH, 6100 Executive 

Boulevard, Rm. 5B01, Bethesda, MD 20892– 

7510, 301–435–6902, 

peter.zelazowski@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–15053 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 

Amended Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney 

Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, June 

25, 2009, 6 p.m. to June 26, 2009, 5 

p.m., Embassy Suites, 1250 22nd Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20037 which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 27, 2009, 74 FR 25261. 

This meeting will be held on August 

3, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The 

meeting is closed to the public. 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 122 / Friday, June 26, 2009 / Notices 30591 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–15055 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Center for Research 

Resources; Notice of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Center for 

Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel; 

ARRA STRB July Meeting 2. 

Date: July 24, 2009. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, One 

Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Carol Lambert, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of Review, 

National Institutes of Health, NCRR, 6701 

Democracy Blvd., 1 Democracy Plaza, Room 

1076, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301)– 

435–0814, lambert@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Center for 

Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel; 

ARRA STRB July Meeting 1. 

Date: July 24, 2009. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, One 

Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Mohan Viswanathan, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, National Center for 

Research Resources, National Institutes of 

Health, One Democracy Plaza, 6701 

Democracy Blvd., Room 1084, Bethesda, MD 

20892–4874, 301–435–0829, mv10f@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research; 93.371, Biomedical 

Technology; 93.389, Research Infrastructure, 

93.306, 93.333; 93.702, ARRA Related 

Construction Awards., National Institutes of 

Health, HHS) 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–15057 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

Interagency Autism Coordinating 

Committee (IACC), part of which will be 

a joint meeting between the IACC and 

the National Vaccine Advisory 

Committee (NVAC). 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

availability; interested individuals are 

encouraged to register early to secure a 

space. The meeting will be accessible by 

videocast and conference call. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

at least 5 business days in advance of 

the meeting. 

Name of Committee: Interagency Autism 

Coordinating Committee (IACC). 

Date: July 15, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: In the morning, the IACC will host 

a joint meeting with the NVAC Vaccine 

Safety Working Group to discuss vaccine 

safety and autism; the afternoon will include 

discussion of analysis of the autism research 

portfolio and services-related activities. 

Public comment periods will be allotted in 

both the morning and afternoon sessions. 

Place: In Person: Ronald Reagan Building 

and International Trade Center, The Polaris 

Room (Overflow: The Horizon Room), 1300 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 

20004. 

Videocast and conference call information, 

as well as Web pre-registration and the 

agenda will be available through the IACC 

Web site meetings and events page: http:// 

iacc.hhs.gov/events/. 

Contact Person: Ms. Lina Perez, Office of 

Autism Research Coordination, Office of the 

Director, National Institute of Mental Health, 

NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, 

MD 20892–9669, (301) 443–6040, 

IACCPublicInquiries@mail.nih.gov. 

Any member of the public interested in 

presenting oral comments to the 

Committee(s) must notify the Contact Person 

listed on this notice at least 10 days in 

advance of the meeting. Interested 

individuals and representatives of 

organizations must submit a letter of intent, 

a brief description of the organization 

represented, and a written/electronic copy of 

the oral presentation/statement at least 24 

hours in advance of the meeting. A printed/ 

electronic copy of the comment/statement 

provided by the deadline is required prior to 

the oral presentation; the document will 

become a part of the public record. Only one 

representative of an organization will be 

allowed to present oral comments and 

presentations will be limited to three to five 

minutes per speaker, depending on the 

number of speakers to be accommodated 

within the allotted time. Speakers will be 

assigned a time to speak in order of the date 

and time when their request to speak is 

received, along with the required written 

statement submitted at least 24 hours in 

advance of the meeting. 

In addition, any interested person may 

submit written comments to the IACC and/ 

or the NVAC prior to the meeting by sending 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice at least 24 hours in advance of the 

meeting. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. All 

written statements received by the deadline 

for both oral and written public comment 

will be provided to the IACC (and the NVAC, 

if appropriate) for their consideration. 

Information about the IACC and a 

registration link for this meeting are available 

on the IACC Web site: http:// 

www.iacc.hhs.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research 

Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development 

Award, Scientist Development Award for 

Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award; 

93.282, Mental Health National Research 

Service Awards for Research Training, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–15059 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The contract proposals and