Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2001 / Notices 9857

document in the Federal Register of

January 29, 2001, concerning the Safety

and Occupational Health Study Section

will review, discuss, and evaluate grant

application(s) received in response to

the Institute’s standard grants review

and funding cycles pertaining to

research issues in occupational safety

and health and allied areas.

Correction

In the Federal Register of January 29,

2001, (Volume 66, Number 19) [Notices]

Page 8115—‘‘Matters to be Discussed’’

should read: The meeting will convene

in open session from 8:30–9:30 a.m. on

February 15, 2001, to address matters

related to the conduct of Study Section

business. The remainder of the meeting

will proceed in closed session. The

purpose of the closed sessions is for the

Safety and Occupational Health Study

Section to consider safety and

occupational health related grant

applications. These portions of the

meeting will be closed to the public in

accordance with provisions set forth in

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

and the Deputy Director for Program

Management, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L.

92–463.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Charles N. Rafferty, Ph.D., NIOSH

Scientific Review Administrator,

Bethesda, Maryland. Telephone (301)

435–3562, E-mail raffertc@csr.nih.gov.

The Director, Management Analysis

and Services Office has been delegated

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of

meetings and other committee

management activities, for both the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: February 2, 2001.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Citizens Advisory Committee on Public

Health Service Activities and Research

at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites:

Idaho National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory Health

Effects Subcommittee

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) announce

the following meeting.

Name: Citizens Advisory Committee on

Public Health Service Activities and

Research at Department of Energy (DOE)

Sites: Idaho National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory Health Effects

Subcommittee.

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.,

March 6, 2001.

8:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m., March 7, 2001.

Place: WestCoast ParkCenter Suites, 424

East ParkCenter Boulevard, Boise, Idaho

83706, telephone, 208/342–1044.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by

the space available. The meeting room

accommodates approximately 50 people.

Background: Under a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) signed in December

1990 with DOE, and replaced by MOUs

signed in 1996 and 2000, the Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS) was given

the responsibility and resources for

conducting analytic epidemiologic

investigations of residents of communities in

the vicinity of DOE facilities, workers at DOE

facilities, and other persons potentially

exposed to radiation or to potential hazards

from non-nuclear energy production use.

HHS delegated program responsibility to

CDC.

In addition, a memo was signed in October

1990 and renewed in November 1992, 1996,

and in 2000, between ATSDR and DOE. The

MOU delineates the responsibilities and

procedures for ATSDR’s public health

activities at DOE sites required under

sections 104, 105, 107, and 120 of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or

‘‘Superfund’’). These activities include health

consultations and public health assessments

at DOE sites listed on, or proposed for, the

Superfund National Priorities List and at

sites that are the subject of petitions form the

public; and other health-related activities

such as epidemiologic studies, health

surveillance, exposure and disease registries,

health education, substance-specific applied

research, emergency response, and

preparation of toxicological profiles.

Purpose: This subcommittee is charged

with providing advice and recommendations

to the Director, CDC, and the Administrator

ATSDR, regarding community concerns

pertaining to CDC’s and ATSDR’s public

health activities and research at this DOE

site. The purpose of this meeting is to

provide a forum for community interaction

and serve as a vehicle for community

concerns to be expressed as advice and

recommendations to CDC and ATSDR.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items

include presentations from the National

Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and

ATSDR on updates regarding progress of

current studies. Agenda items are subject to

change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information:

Arthur J. Robinson, Jr., Radiation Studies

Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards

and Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, 1600 Clifton

Road NE., (E–39), Atlanta, GA 30333,

telephone 404/639–2550, fax 404/639–2575.

The Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, has been delegated the

authority to sign Federal Register notices

pertaining to announcements of meetings and

other committee management activities for

both CDC and ATSDR.

Dated: February 2, 2001.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–1174–N]

Medicare Program; Meeting of the

Advisory Panel on Ambulatory

Payment Classification Groups

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), this notice

announces the first annual meeting of

the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory

Payment Classification Groups. The

purpose of this panel is to review the

ambulatory payment classification

(APC) groups and provide technical

advice to the Secretary of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (the Secretary) and the

Administrator of the Health Care

Financing Administration (the

Administrator) concerning the clinical

integrity of the APC groups and their

associated weights. This meeting is

taking place at this time because the

technical advice of the panel will be

considered as HCFA prepares its annual

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will

propose changes to the Outpatient

Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

that will be published in the spring of

2001. The next meeting of the panel will

be in early calendar year 2002.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, February 27, Wednesday,

February 28, and Thursday, March 1,

2001 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. e.s.t.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Room 800 of the Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, 200 Independence Avenue

SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Olenick (410) 786–0282. Please refer to

the HCFA Advisory Committees

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Information Line (1–877–449–5659 toll

free)/(410–786–9379 local), or the

Internet (http://www.hcfa.gov/fac/

apcpage.htm) for additional information

and updates on committee activities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary is required by section

1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act,

as added by section 201(h)(1)(B) and

redesignated by section 202(a)(2) of the

Balanced Budget Refinement Act of

1999, to consult with an APC advisory

panel. The panel will meet once

annually to review the APC groups and

provide technical advice to the

Secretary and the Administrator of

HCFA concerning the clinical integrity

of the groups and their associated

weights. The technical advice provided

by the panel at its annual meeting will

be considered as HCFA prepares the

annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

that will propose changes to the OPPS

for the next calendar year.

The panel consists of 15

representatives of Medicare providers

that are subject to the OPPS. The

members were selected by the

Administrator of HCFA based upon

either self-nominations or nominations

submitted by providers or organizations.

The current members of the panel are:

Michelle Burke, R.N.; Leslie Jane

Collins, R.N.; Geneva Craig, R.N.; Lora

A. DeWald, M.Ed; Gretchen M. Evans,

R.N.; Robert E. Henkin, M.D.; Lee H.

Hilborne, M.D.; Stephen T. House, M.D.;

Kathleen P. Kinslow, CRNA, Ed.D; Mike

Metro, R.N.; Gerald V. Naccarelli, M.D.;

Beverly K. Philip, M.D.; Karen L.

Rutledge, B.S.; William A. Van Decker,

M.D.; and Paul E. Wallner, D.O. The

panel Chairperson is Paul M. Rudolf,

M.D., J.D., a HCFA medical officer.

The agenda will provide for

discussion and comment on the

following topics:

• Reconfiguration of APCs, such as

splitting of an APC and moving CPT

codes from one APC to another.

• Removal of specific surgical

procedures from the inpatient list.

• Specific clinical issues regarding

observation care.

• Other technical issues concerning

APC structure.

For more detailed information on the

agenda topics see our website at http:/

/www.hcfa.gov/fac/apcpage.htm. We are

soliciting comments from the public on

specific proposed items falling within

the agenda topics for this meeting of the

panel. We will consider proposed items

for this meeting only if they fall within

the agenda topics listed above. In order

to be considered as a potential agenda

topic for this meeting, comments must

be in writing. We urge commenters to

send comments as soon as possible.

Comments relating to this meeting must

be received no later than 5 p.m. on

Tuesday, February 20, 2001. Send

comments to the following address:

Health Care Financing Administration,

Department of Health and Human

Services, Attn: Paul J. Olenick, Mail

Stop C4–01–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Comments may also be sent via

electronic mail to

outpatientpps@hcfa.gov. Because of

staffing and resource limitations, we

cannot accept comments by facsimile

(FAX) transmission and cannot

acknowledge or respond individually to

comments we receive. Comments that

are included in the agenda topics will

be addressed in the proposed rule that

will be published in the spring of 2001.

Comments on agenda topics for future

meetings will also be accepted at the

above addresses.

The meeting is open to the public, but

attendance is limited to the space

available. Individuals or organizations

wishing to make oral presentations on

the agenda items should submit a copy

of the presentation and the name,

address and telephone number of the

proposed presenter. In order to be

scheduled to speak, this information

must be received no later than 5 p.m.,

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at the above

address. Alternatively, the information

may be sent electronically to the email

address specified above. Because of

staffing and resource limitations, we

cannot accept this information by

facsimile (FAX).

Presentations are limited to no more

than 5 minutes and must be on the

listed agenda topics only. The number

of presentations may be limited by the

time available.

• In addition to formal presentations,

there will be an opportunity during the

meeting for public comment, limited to

one minute for each individual or

organization. The number of speakers

may be limited by the time available.

Individuals requiring sign language

interpretation for the hearing impaired

or other special accommodations should

contact Paul Olenick at (410) 786–0282

at least 10 days before the meeting.

(Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1395l) and section 10(a) of Pub. L. 92–

463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)); 45 CFR

part 11)

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.773, Medicare-Hospital

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,

Medicare-Supplementary Medical Insurance

Program)

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Michael McMullan,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Health Care

Financing Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of New

System

AGENCY: Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS), Health Care

Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice of new system of records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,

we are proposing to establish a new

system of records, ‘‘Complaints Against

Health Insurance Issuers and Health

Plans (CAHII)’’ HHS/HCFA/CMSO,

System No. 09–70–9005. The CAHII will

enable HCFA to fulfill its statutory

charge to enforce four Federal Acts,

which is mandated by the Public Health

Service (PHS) Act at sections 2722 and

2761 (42 U.S.C. 300gg–22 and 300gg–

61). Specifically, Section 2722 requires

HCFA to enforce Title I of the Health

Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the

Mental Health Parity Act of 1996

(MHPA), the Newborns’ and Mothers’

Health Protection Act of 1996

(NMHPA), and the Women’s Health and

Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA)

with respect to non-Federal

governmental plans. Section 2722 also

requires HCFA to enforce these

provisions with respect to health

insurance issuers in the group market in

States that fail to substantially do so.

Section 2761 requires HCFA to enforce

certain HIPAA Title I requirements with

respect to health insurance issuers in

the individual market in States that

substantially fail to do so and fail to

submit an acceptable alternative

mechanism. Section 2761 also requires

HCFA to enforce NMHPA and WHCRA

with respect to health insurance issuers

in the individual market in States that

substantially fail to do so.

We have provided background

information about the proposed system

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section below. Although the Privacy Act

requires only that the ‘‘routine use’’

portion of the system be published for

comment, HCFA invites comments on

all portions of this notice. See EFFECTIVE

DATES section for comment period.