80 FR 50635 - Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 161 (August 20, 2015)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 161 (August 20, 2015)
| Page Range | 50635-50635 | |
| FR Document | 2015-20553 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 50635] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20553] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee. TIMES AND DATES: 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., September 24, 2015. 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., September 25, 2015. PLACE: NCHS Headquarters, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. STATUS: This meeting is open to the public; however, visitors must be processed in accordance with established federal policies and procedures. For foreign nationals or non-U.S. citizens, pre-approval is required (please contact Gwen Mustaf, 301-458-4500, [email protected], or Virginia Cain, [email protected] at least 10 days in advance for requirements). All visitors are required to present a valid form of picture identification issued by a state, federal or international government. As required by the Federal Property Management Regulations, Title 41, Code of Federal Regulation, Subpart 101-20.301, all persons entering in or on Federal controlled property and their packages, briefcases, and other containers in their immediate possession are subject to being x-rayed and inspected. Federal law prohibits the knowing possession or the causing to be present of firearms, explosives and other dangerous weapons and illegal substances. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people. PURPOSE: This committee is charged with providing advice and making recommendations to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCHS, regarding the scientific and technical program goals and objectives, strategies, and priorities of NCHS. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: The agenda will include: 1. Welcome remarks by the Director, NCHS 2. An update on health insurance coverage data 3. A presentation on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the development of nutritional guidelines 4. A presentation on accessing NCHS data Requests to make oral presentations should be submitted in writing to the contact person listed below. All requests must contain the name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation of the presenter. Written comments should not exceed five single-spaced typed pages in length and must be received by September 11, 2015. The agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D., Director of Extramural Research, NCHS/CDC, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 7208, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4500, fax (301) 458- 4024. 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Elaine L. Baker, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015-20553 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; announces the following meeting of the and must be received by September 11,
Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; aforementioned committee. 2015.
Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY TIMES AND DATES: The agenda items are subject to
(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 11:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., September 24, change as priorities dictate.
(301) 427–1130; Email: PSO@ 2015. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
AHRQ.hhs.gov. 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., September 25, Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D., Director of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2015. Extramural Research, NCHS/CDC, 3311
PLACE: NCHS Headquarters, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 7208, Hyattsville,
Background Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–
The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 20782. 4500, fax (301) 458–4024.
listing of PSOs, which are entities or The Director, Management Analysis
STATUS: This meeting is open to the
component organizations whose and Services Office, has been delegated
public; however, visitors must be
mission and primary activity are to the authority to sign Federal Register
processed in accordance with
conduct activities to improve patient notices pertaining to announcements of
established federal policies and
safety and the quality of health care meetings and other committee
procedures. For foreign nationals or
delivery. management activities for both CDC and
non-U.S. citizens, pre-approval is
HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to the Agency for Toxic Substances and
required (please contact Gwen Mustaf,
implement the Patient Safety Act. Disease Registry.
301–458–4500, glm4@cdc.gov, or
AHRQ administers the provisions of the Virginia Cain, vcain@cdc.gov at least 10 Elaine L. Baker,
Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety days in advance for requirements). All Management Analysis and Services Office,
Rule relating to the listing and operation visitors are required to present a valid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule form of picture identification issued by [FR Doc. 2015–20553 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am]
authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an a state, federal or international BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
entity that attests that it meets the government. As required by the Federal
statutory and regulatory requirements Property Management Regulations, Title
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if 41, Code of Federal Regulation, Subpart DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
it is found to no longer meet the 101–20.301, all persons entering in or HUMAN SERVICES
requirements of the Patient Safety Act on Federal controlled property and their
and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO packages, briefcases, and other Food and Drug Administration
chooses to voluntarily relinquish its containers in their immediate [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0001]
status as a PSO for any reason, or when possession are subject to being x-rayed
the PSO’s listing expires. Section and inspected. Federal law prohibits the Pediatric Advisory Committee; Notice
3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule knowing possession or the causing to be of Meeting; Correction
requires AHRQ to provide public notice present of firearms, explosives and other
when it removes an organization from dangerous weapons and illegal AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
the list of federally approved PSOs. substances. The meeting room HHS.
AHRQ has accepted a notification accommodates approximately 100 ACTION: Notice; correction.
from Close Care Gap, PSO, a component people.
entity of iCareQuality, Inc., PSO number SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
PURPOSE: This committee is charged Administration (FDA) is correcting a
P0145, to voluntarily relinquish its with providing advice and making
status as a PSO. Accordingly, Close Care notice that appeared in the Federal
recommendations to the Secretary, Register of August 12, 2015 (80 FR
Gap, PSO was delisted effective at 12:00 Department of Health and Human
Midnight ET (2400) on July 2, 2015. 48325). Phenylephrine Hydrochloride
Services; the Director, CDC; and the was incorrectly linked to DUREZOL
More information on PSOs can be Director, NCHS, regarding the scientific
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion)
and technical program goals and 0.05% because they were both listed as
at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/ objectives, strategies, and priorities of
index.html. item number 1 in the numbered list of
NCHS. products to be discussed at the meeting.
Sharon B. Arnold, MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: The agenda Phenylephrine Hydrochloride
Deputy Director. will include: Ophthalmic Solution is a separate
[FR Doc. 2015–20597 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am] 1. Welcome remarks by the Director, stand-alone drug that will be reviewed
BILLING CODE 4160–90–P NCHS by the committee and should be listed
2. An update on health insurance as item number 2. The other drugs in
coverage data the numbered list should be
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 3. A presentation on the National Health renumbered accordingly. This
HUMAN SERVICES and Nutrition Examination Survey document corrects that error.
(NHANES) and the development of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Centers for Disease Control and nutritional guidelines Granger, Office of Policy, Planning,
Prevention 4. A presentation on accessing NCHS Legislation, and Analysis, Food and
data Drug Administration, 10903 New
Board of Scientific Counselors,
Requests to make oral presentations Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 3330,
National Center for Health Statistics
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
should be submitted in writing to the Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
(BSC, NCHS)
contact person listed below. All requests 796–9115.
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of must contain the name, address, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc.
the Federal Advisory Committee Act telephone number, and organizational 2015–19729, appearing on page 48325,
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease affiliation of the presenter. in the Federal Register of Wednesday,
Control and Prevention (CDC), National Written comments should not exceed August 12, 2015, the following
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) five single-spaced typed pages in length correction is made:
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| Dates | 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., September 24, 2015. 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., September 25, 2015. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 50635 |
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