80 FR 23557 - Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09823 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 23557-23558] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09823] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service is hereby giving notice that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will be holding a meeting to continue discussions and possibly develop recommendations regarding People Living with HIV/AIDS. PACHA will hold a joint session with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment. This will be the first time these advisory committees have had a joint meeting. During this session, members will discuss next steps regarding National HIV/AIDS Strategy goals. On the second day of the meeting, PACHA will hear from key expert speakers regarding the Hepatitis C virus and barriers to care. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 21, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (ET) and May 22, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. (ET). ADDRESSES: On May 21, the meeting will be held at the W Downtown Hotel located at 45 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30308. On May 22, the meeting will be held at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine located at 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30310. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caroline Talev, Public Health Analyst, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 443H, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 205-1178. More detailed information about PACHA can be obtained by accessing the PACHA Web page on the AIDS.Gov Web site at www.aids.gov/pacha. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA was established by E. O. 12963, dated June 14, 1995 as amended by E. O. 13009, dated June 14, 1996. The Council was established to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies to promote effective prevention and cure of HIV disease and AIDS. The functions of the Council are solely advisory in nature. The Council consists of not more than 25 members. Council members are selected from prominent community leaders with particular expertise in, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS, public health, global health, philanthropy, marketing or business, as well as other national leaders held in high esteem from other sectors of society. Council members are appointed by the Secretary or designee, in consultation with the White House Office on National AIDS Policy. The agenda for the upcoming meeting will be posted on the AIDS.gov Web site at www.aids.gov/pacha. Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify Caroline Talev at [email protected]. Due to space constraints, pre-registration for public attendance is advisable and can [[Page 23558]] be accomplished by contacting Caroline Talev at [email protected] by close of business on May 13, 2015. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments at the meeting on May 21, 2015. Any individual who wishes to participate in the public comment session must register with Caroline Talev at [email protected] by close of business on May 13, 2015; registration for public comment will not be accepted by telephone. Individuals are encouraged to provide a written statement of any public comment(s) for accurate minute taking purposes. Public comment will be limited to two minutes per speaker. Any members of the public who wish to have printed material distributed to PACHA members at the meeting are asked to submit, at a minimum, 1 copy of the material(s) to Caroline Talev, no later than close of business on May 13, 2015. Dated: April 16, 2015. B. Kaye Hayes, Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. [FR Doc. 2015-09823 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-43-P
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Information Collection helped determine psychometric During this session, members will
1. Type of Information Collection properties and provided an initial discuss next steps regarding National
Request: Revision of a currently measure of performance for HIV/AIDS Strategy goals. On the second
approved collection. Title of Marketplaces and QHPs to use for day of the meeting, PACHA will hear
Information Collection: Health quality improvement. Based on from key expert speakers regarding the
Insurance Marketplace Consumer psychometric test results, CMS further Hepatitis C virus and barriers to care.
Experience Surveys: Qualified Health refined the questionnaires and sampling The meeting will be open to the public.
Plan Enrollee Experience Survey; Use: designs to conduct the 2015 beta test of DATES: The meeting will be held on May
Section 1311(c)(4) of the Affordable each survey. CMS requests clearance for 21, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to
Care Act (ACA) requires the Department the national implementation of the QHP approximately 5:00 p.m. (ET) and May
of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Enrollee Survey, beginning in 2016. The 22, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to
develop an enrollee satisfaction survey total estimated annual burden hours of approximately 12:30 p.m. (ET).
system that assesses consumer national implementation of the QHP ADDRESSES: On May 21, the meeting
experience with qualified health plans Enrollee Survey is 39,623 hours with will be held at the W Downtown Hotel
(QHPs) offered through an Exchange. It 120,015 responses. The total annualized located at 45 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd.,
also requires public display of enrollee burden over three years for this Atlanta, GA 30308. On May 22, the
satisfaction information by the requested information collection is meeting will be held at the Satcher
Exchange to allow individuals to easily 118,869 hours and the total average Health Leadership Institute at the
compare enrollee satisfaction levels annualized number of responses is Morehouse School of Medicine located
between comparable plans. HHS 360,045 responses. Form Number: at 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA,
established the Marketplace Survey and CMS–10488 (0938–1221); Frequency: 30310.
the QHP Enrollee Experience Survey Annually; Affected Public: Individuals
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
(QHP Enrollee Survey) to assess and Households, Private sector
Caroline Talev, Public Health Analyst,
consumer experience with the (Business or other for-profits and Not- Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/
Marketplaces and the QHPs offered for-profit institutions; Number of AIDS, U.S. Department of Health and
through the Marketplaces. The surveys Respondents: 120,015; Total Annual Human Services, 200 Independence
include topics to assess consumer Responses: 120,015; Total Annual Avenue SW., Room 443H, Washington,
experience with the Marketplace such Hours: 39,623 hours. (For policy DC 20201; (202) 205–1178. More
as enrollment and customer service, as questions regarding this collection detailed information about PACHA can
well as experience with the health care contact Nidhi Singh Shah at 301–492– be obtained by accessing the PACHA
system such as communication skills of 5110.) Web page on the AIDS.Gov Web site at
providers and ease of access to health Dated: April 23, 2015. www.aids.gov/pacha.
care services. CMS developed the William N. Parham, III, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA
surveys using the Consumer Assessment Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office was established by E. O. 12963, dated
of Health Providers and Systems of Strategic Operations and Regulatory June 14, 1995 as amended by E. O.
(CAHPS®) principles (http:// Affairs. 13009, dated June 14, 1996. The Council
www.cahps.ahrq.gov/about.htm) and [FR Doc. 2015–09850 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] was established to provide advice,
established an application and approval BILLING CODE 4120–01–P information, and recommendations to
process for survey vendors who want to the Secretary regarding programs and
participate in collecting QHP enrollee policies to promote effective prevention
experience data. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and cure of HIV disease and AIDS. The
The Marketplace Survey will provide HUMAN SERVICES functions of the Council are solely
(1) actionable information that the advisory in nature.
Marketplaces can use to improve Meeting of the Presidential Advisory The Council consists of not more than
performance, (2) information that CMS Council on HIV/AIDS 25 members. Council members are
and state regulatory organizations can AGENCY: Department of Health and selected from prominent community
use for oversight, and (3) a longitudinal Human Services, Office of the Secretary, leaders with particular expertise in, or
database for future Marketplace Office of the Assistant Secretary for knowledge of, matters concerning HIV
research. The CAHPS® family of Health. and AIDS, public health, global health,
instruments does not have a survey that ACTION: Notice. philanthropy, marketing or business, as
assesses entities similar to well as other national leaders held in
Marketplaces, so the Marketplace SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal high esteem from other sectors of
Survey items were generated by the Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. society. Council members are appointed
project team. The QHP Enrollee Survey, Department of Health and Human by the Secretary or designee, in
which is based on the CAHPS® Health Service is hereby giving notice that the consultation with the White House
Plan Survey, will (1) help consumers Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/ Office on National AIDS Policy. The
choose among competing health plans, AIDS (PACHA) will be holding a agenda for the upcoming meeting will
(2) provide actionable information that meeting to continue discussions and be posted on the AIDS.gov Web site at
the QHPs can use to improve possibly develop recommendations www.aids.gov/pacha.
performance, (3) provide information regarding People Living with HIV/AIDS. Public attendance at the meeting is
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that regulatory and accreditation PACHA will hold a joint session with limited to space available. Individuals
organizations can use to regulate and the Centers for Disease Control and who plan to attend and need special
accredit plans, and (4) provide a Prevention/Health Resources and assistance, such as sign language
longitudinal database for consumer Services Administration Advisory interpretation or other reasonable
research. Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and accommodations, should notify Caroline
CMS is completing two rounds of STD Prevention and Treatment. This Talev at caroline.talev@hhs.gov. Due to
developmental testing for the surveys. will be the first time these advisory space constraints, pre-registration for
The 2014 survey psychometric tests committees have had a joint meeting. public attendance is advisable and can
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be accomplished by contacting Caroline Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal SUMMARY: In compliance with section
Talev at caroline.talev@hhs.gov by close Numbering System (DUNS) 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
of business on May 13, 2015. Members All IHS applicants and grantee Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
of the public will have the opportunity organizations are required to obtain a DUNS et. seq.), which requires 60 days for
to provide comments at the meeting on number and maintain an active registration public comment on proposed
May 21, 2015. Any individual who in the SAM database. The DUNS number is information collection projects, the
a unique 9-digit identification number Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the
wishes to participate in the public provided by D&B which uniquely identifies
comment session must register with each entity. The DUNS number is site general public to take this opportunity
Caroline Talev at caroline.talev@hhs.gov specific; therefore, each distinct performance to comment on the information
by close of business on May 13, 2015; site may be assigned a DUNS number. collection Office of Management and
registration for public comment will not Obtaining a DUNS number is easy, and there Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917–
be accepted by telephone. Individuals is no charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 0014, titled, ‘‘IHS Loan Repayment
are encouraged to provide a written please access it through http:// Program (LRP).’’
statement of any public comment(s) for fedgov.dnb.com/webform, or to expedite the This previously approved information
process, call (866) 705–5711. collection project was last published in
accurate minute taking purposes. Public All HHS recipients are required by the
comment will be limited to two minutes the Federal Register (77 FR 27467) on
Federal Funding Accountability and
per speaker. Any members of the public May 10, 2012, and allowed 30 days for
Transparency Act of 2006, as amended
who wish to have printed material (‘‘Transparency Act’’), to report information public comment. No public comment
distributed to PACHA members at the on subawards. Accordingly, all IHS grantees was received in response to the notice.
meeting are asked to submit, at a must notify potential first-tier subrecipients This notice announces our intent to
minimum, 1 copy of the material(s) to that no entity may receive a first-tier submit this collection, which expires
Caroline Talev, no later than close of subaward unless the entity has provided its May 31, 2015, to OMB for approval of
DUNS number to the prime grantee an extension and solicit comments on
business on May 13, 2015.
organization. This requirement ensures the specific aspects for the proposed
Dated: April 16, 2015. use of a universal identifier to enhance the information collection.
B. Kaye Hayes, quality of information available to the public A copy of the draft supporting
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory pursuant to the Transparency Act.
statement is available at
Council on HIV/AIDS. System for Award Management (SAM) www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID
[FR Doc. 2015–09823 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] Organizations that were not registered with IHS–2015–0003).
BILLING CODE 4150–43–P Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Proposed Collection: Title: 0917–
have not registered with SAM will need to 0014, ‘‘Indian Health Service Loan
obtain a DUNS number first and then access Repayment Program.’’ Type of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND the SAM online registration through the SAM Information Collection Request:
HUMAN SERVICES home page at https://www.sam.gov (U.S. Extension of currently approved
organizations will also need to provide an
information collection, 0917–0014,
Indian Health Service Employer Identification Number from the
Internal Revenue Service that may take an ‘‘Indian Health Service Loan Repayment
additional 2–5 weeks to become active). Program.’’ The LRP application is
Office of Tribal Self-Governance available in an electronically fillable
Completing and submitting the registration
Program; Negotiation Cooperative and fileable format. Form(s): The IHS
takes approximately one hour to complete
Agreement; Correction and SAM registration will take 3–5 business LRP Information Booklet contains the
days to process. Registration with the SAM instructions and the application
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
is free of charge. Applicants may register formats. Need and Use of Information
ACTION: Notice; correction. online at https://www.sam.gov. Collection: The IHS LRP identifies
Additional information on implementing
SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service health professionals with pre-existing
the Transparency Act, including the specific
published a document in the Federal requirements for DUNS and SAM, can be financial obligations for education
Register on February 18, 2015, for the found on the IHS Grants Management, Grants expenses that meet program criteria and
FY 2015 Office of Tribal Self- Policy Web site: https://www.ihs.go. who are qualified and willing to serve
Governance Program, Negotiation at, often remote, IHS health care
Dated: April 16, 2015. facilities. Under the program, eligible
Cooperative Agreement Announcement.
Robert McSwain, health professionals sign a contract
The notice contained incorrect
guidance. Acting Director, Indian Health Service. through which the IHS agrees to repay
[FR Doc. 2015–09820 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] part or all of their indebtedness in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. BILLING CODE 4160–16–P exchange for an initial two-year service
Paul Gettys, Grant Systems Coordinator, commitment to practice fulltime at an
Division of Grants Management, Indian eligible Indian health program. This
Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND program is necessary to augment the
Suite TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852, HUMAN SERVICES critically low health professional staff at
Telephone (301) 443–2114. (This is not IHS health care facilities.
a toll-free number.) Indian Health Service Any health professional wishing to
have their health education loans repaid
Correction Request for Public Comment: 60-Day; may apply to the IHS LRP. A two-year
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
In the Federal Register of February Proposed Information Collection: contract obligation is signed by both
18, 2015, in FR Doc. 2015–03235, on Indian Health Service; Loan parties, and the individual agrees to
page 8670, in the third column, from the Repayment Program (LRP) work at an eligible Indian health
heading ‘‘Universal Entity Identifier AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. program location and provide health
(UEI) Numbering System,’’ to just before services to American Indian and Alaska
ACTION:Notice and request for
‘‘V. Application Review Information,’’ Native individuals.
comments. Request for extension of
the correct language should read as The information collected via the on-
approval.
follows: line application from individuals is
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| Dates | The meeting will be held on May 21, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (ET) and May 22, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. (ET). | |
| Contact | Ms. Caroline Talev, Public Health Analyst, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 443H, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 205-1178. More detailed information about PACHA can be obtained by accessing the PACHA Web page on the AIDS.Gov Web site at www.aids.gov/pacha. | |
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