80_FR_69086 80 FR 68871 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

80 FR 68871 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)

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FR Document2015-28346

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68871-68872]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) 
Full Committee Meeting.

Time and Date

November 18, 2015 8:30 a.m.-5:40 p.m. EST
November 19, 2015 8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST

    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center 
for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Auditorium A and B, 
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. (301) 458-4524.
    Status: Open.

Purpose

    At this meeting the Committee will hear presentations and hold 
discussions on several health data policy topics. The

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Committee will hear updates from the Department, the Center for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Office of the National 
Coordinator focused on the Interoperability Roadmap. The Committee will 
review proceedings from the November 17, 2015, ``Workshop on Advancing 
Community-Level Core Measurement: Proposing a Roadmap for HHS'' held 
the day prior to the Committee meeting to determine next steps for the 
Population Health Subcommittee. In its designated role as the ACA 
Review Committee, the Standards Subcommittee will provide an update on 
preliminary findings and recommendations from the June 16-17, 2015 
hearing on the status of adoption and implementation of HIPAA standards 
and operating rules. The Committee will review its strategic plan for 
2016 and all Subcommittees will report on their workplans and next 
steps. In addition, the Committee will be briefed on and discuss the 
recent implementation of ICD-10. After the plenary session adjourns, 
the Working Group on HHS Data Access and Use will continue strategic 
discussions on building a framework for guiding principles for data 
access and use.
    The times shown above are for the Full Committee meeting. 
Subcommittee issues will be included as part of the Full Committee 
schedule.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, Executive Secretary, 
NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 6316, Hyattsville, 
Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4715. Summaries of meetings and a 
roster of committee members are available on the NCVHS home page of the 
HHS Web site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information 
including an agenda will be posted when available.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC 
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) as soon 
as possible.

    Dated: October 28, 2015.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    When                       Need and Proposed Use of the
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                                         submitting comments or requesting                     Information: The performance data will
                                                                                                                         information, please include the                       serve several purposes including grantee
                                                  Health Resources and Services                                          information request collection title for              monitoring, program planning,
                                                  Administration                                                         reference.                                            performance reporting, and the ability to
                                                                                                                         Information Collection Request Title:                 demonstrate alignment between MCHB
                                                  Agency Information Collection                                                                                                discretionary programs and the MCH
                                                  Activities: Proposed Collection: Public                                Maternal and Child Health Bureau
                                                                                                                         Performance Measures for                              Title V Block Grant program. The
                                                  Comment Request                                                                                                              overall number of performance
                                                                                                                         Discretionary Grants
                                                  AGENCY: Health Resources and Services                                                                                        measures has been reduced from what is
                                                                                                                           OMB No. 0915±0298—Revision.                         currently used, and the structure of the
                                                  Administration, HHS.                                                     Abstract: The Health Resources and
                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                               system has been revised to better
                                                                                                                         Services Administration (HRSA)                        measure the various models of programs
                                                                                                                         proposes to continue using reporting                  and the services each funded program
                                                  SUMMARY:    In compliance with the
                                                                                                                         requirements for grant programs                       provides. This revision will allow a
                                                  requirement for opportunity for public
                                                                                                                         administered by MCHB, including                       more accurate and detailed picture of
                                                  comment on proposed data collection
                                                                                                                         national performance measures,                        the full scope of services provided by
                                                  projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
                                                                                                                         previously approved by OMB, and in                    grant programs administered by MCHB.
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the
                                                                                                                         accordance with the ‘‘Government
                                                  Health Resources and Services                                                                                                   Likely Respondents: The grantees for
                                                                                                                         Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
                                                  Administration (HRSA) announces                                                                                              Maternal and Child Health Bureau
                                                                                                                         1993’’ (Pub. L. 103–62). This Act
                                                  plans to submit an Information                                                                                               Discretionary Grant Programs.
                                                                                                                         requires the preparation of an annual
                                                  Collection Request (ICR), described                                                                                             Burden Statement: Burden in this
                                                                                                                         performance plan covering each
                                                  below, to the Office of Management and                                                                                       context means the time expended by
                                                                                                                         program activity set forth in the
                                                  Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the                                                                                        persons to generate, maintain, retain,
                                                                                                                         agency’s budget, which includes
                                                  ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments                                                                                              disclose or provide the information
                                                                                                                         establishment of measurable goals and
                                                  from the public regarding the burden                                                                                         requested. This includes the time
                                                                                                                         may be reported in an annual financial
                                                  estimate, below, or any other aspect of                                                                                      needed to review instructions; to
                                                                                                                         statement, which supports the linkage of
                                                  the ICR.                                                                                                                     develop, acquire, install and utilize
                                                                                                                         funding decisions with performance.
                                                  DATES: Comments on this Information                                    Performance measures for MCHB                         technology and systems for the purpose
                                                  Collection Request must be received no                                 discretionary grants were initially                   of collecting, validating and verifying
                                                  later than January 5, 2016.                                            approved in January 2003. Approval                    information, processing and
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to                                     from OMB is being sought to continue                  maintaining information, and disclosing
                                                  paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA                                    the use of performance measures. Most                 and providing information; to train
                                                  Information Collection Clearance                                       of these measures are specific to certain             personnel and to be able to respond to
                                                  Officer, Room 10–29, Parklawn                                          types of programs and will not be                     a collection of information; to search
                                                  Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,                                required of all grantees. The measures                data sources; to complete and review
                                                  MD 20857.                                                              will be categorized by domains                        the collection of information; and to
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                                    (Adolescent Health, Capacity Building,                transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                  request more information on the                                        Child Health, Children with Special                   information. The total annual burden
                                                  proposed project or to obtain a copy of                                Health Care Needs, Lifecourse/                        hours estimated for this Information
                                                  the data collection plans and draft                                    Crosscutting, Maternal/Women Health,                  Collection Request are summarized in
                                                  instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov                                  and Perinatal/Infant Health). Grant                   the table below.
                                                  or call the HRSA Information Collection                                programs would be assigned domains                       The estimated response burden is as
                                                  Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.                                   based on their activities.                            follows:

                                                                                                                                         Number of       Responses per           Total           Burden hours       Total
                                                                                       Form                                             respondents       respondent          responses          per response   burden hours

                                                  Grant Report ......................................................................      700                    1               700                41           28,700



                                                    HRSA specifically requests comments                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              Time and Date
                                                  on (1) the necessity and utility of the                                HUMAN SERVICES                                        November 18, 2015 8:30 a.m.–5:40
                                                  proposed information collection for the
                                                                                                                                                                                    p.m. EST
                                                  proper performance of the agency’s                                     National Committee on Vital and Health
                                                                                                                                                                               November 19, 2015 8:15 a.m.–12:30
                                                  functions, (2) the accuracy of the                                     Statistics: Meeting
                                                                                                                                                                                    p.m. EST
                                                  estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance
                                                  the quality, utility, and clarity of the                                 Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                      Place: Centers for Disease Control and
                                                  information to be collected, and (4) the                               Committee Act, the Department of                      Prevention, National Center for Health
                                                  use of automated collection techniques                                 Health and Human Services (HHS)                       Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road,
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                                                  or other forms of information                                          announces the following advisory                      Auditorium A and B, Hyattsville,
                                                  technology to minimize the information                                 committee meeting.                                    Maryland 20782. (301) 458–4524.
                                                  collection burden.                                                                                                             Status: Open.
                                                                                                                           Name: National Committee on Vital
                                                  Jackie Painter,                                                        and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Full                    Purpose
                                                  Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.                       Committee Meeting.                                      At this meeting the Committee will
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–28264 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]                                                                                  hear presentations and hold discussions
                                                  BILLING CODE 4165–15–P                                                                                                       on several health data policy topics. The


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                                                  Committee will hear updates from the                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              be obtained from Rebecca Hines,
                                                  Department, the Center for Medicare                     HUMAN SERVICES                                        Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
                                                  and Medicaid Services, and the Office of                                                                      Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
                                                  the National Coordinator focused on the                 National Committee on Vital and Health                Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
                                                  Interoperability Roadmap. The                           Statistics: Meeting                                   Toledo Road, Room 6316, Hyattsville,
                                                  Committee will review proceedings                                                                             Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–
                                                                                                            Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
                                                  from the November 17, 2015,                                                                                   4715. Summaries of meetings and a
                                                                                                          Committee Act, the Department of
                                                  ‘‘Workshop on Advancing Community-                                                                            roster of committee members are
                                                                                                          Health and Human Services (HHS)
                                                  Level Core Measurement: Proposing a                                                                           available on the NCVHS home page of
                                                                                                          announces the following advisory
                                                  Roadmap for HHS’’ held the day prior                                                                          the HHS Web site: http://
                                                                                                          committee meeting.
                                                  to the Committee meeting to determine                                                                         www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further
                                                                                                            Name: National Committee on Vital
                                                                                                                                                                information including an agenda will be
                                                  next steps for the Population Health                    and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
                                                                                                                                                                posted when available.
                                                  Subcommittee. In its designated role as                 Population Health Subcommittee
                                                                                                                                                                  Should you require reasonable
                                                  the ACA Review Committee, the                           Meeting.
                                                                                                                                                                accommodation, please contact the CDC
                                                  Standards Subcommittee will provide                     Time and Date                                         Office of Equal Employment
                                                  an update on preliminary findings and                                                                         Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336)
                                                  recommendations from the June 16–17,                    November 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.–5:00
                                                                                                            p.m. EST                                            as soon as possible.
                                                  2015 hearing on the status of adoption
                                                  and implementation of HIPAA                               Place: Centers for Disease Control and                Dated: October 28, 2015.
                                                  standards and operating rules. The                      Prevention, National Center for Health                James Scanlon,
                                                                                                          Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road,                         Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
                                                  Committee will review its strategic plan
                                                                                                          Auditorium A and B, Hyattsville,                      Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
                                                  for 2016 and all Subcommittees will
                                                                                                          Maryland 20782, (301) 458–4524.                       for Planning and Evaluation.
                                                  report on their workplans and next                        Status: Open.                                       [FR Doc. 2015–28345 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  steps. In addition, the Committee will
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 4151–05–P
                                                  be briefed on and discuss the recent                    Purpose
                                                  implementation of ICD–10. After the                        On November 17, 2015, the NCVHS
                                                  plenary session adjourns, the Working                   Population Health Subcommittee is
                                                  Group on HHS Data Access and Use will                                                                         DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                                                                          holding a Workshop entitled
                                                  continue strategic discussions on                                                                             URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                                                                          ‘‘Advancing Community-Level Core
                                                  building a framework for guiding                        Measurement—Proposing a Roadmap                       [Docket No. FR–5835–N–23]
                                                  principles for data access and use.                     for HHS.’’ The Workshop objectives are
                                                                                                          to: Identify a balanced and                           60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                                     The times shown above are for the
                                                                                                          parsimonious set of domains through                   Collection: Debt Resolution Program
                                                  Full Committee meeting. Subcommittee
                                                  issues will be included as part of the                  which multi-sectoral community
                                                                                                                                                                AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                                  Full Committee schedule.                                partnerships can assess, measure and
                                                                                                                                                                Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
                                                                                                          improve local health and well-being,
                                                     Contact Person for More Information:                                                                       Commissioner, HUD.
                                                                                                          and; ultimately produce a proposed
                                                  Substantive program information may                     Roadmap for the Department of Health                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                  be obtained from Rebecca Hines,                         and Human Services to advance well-                   SUMMARY:   HUD is seeking approval from
                                                  Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National                    informed, community-driven action by                  the Office of Management and Budget
                                                  Center for Health Statistics, Centers for               promoting such set of domains along                   (OMB) for the information collection
                                                  Disease Control and Prevention, 3311                    with suggested measures to facilitate                 described below. In accordance with the
                                                  Toledo Road, Room 6316, Hyattsville,                    greater availability and use of data                  Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
                                                  Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–                    within communities.                                   requesting comment from all interested
                                                  4715. Summaries of meetings and a                          During the Workshop, participants                  parties on the proposed collection of
                                                  roster of committee members are                         will review the range of domains in                   information. The purpose of this notice
                                                  available on the NCVHS home page of                     current use for assessing community                   is to allow for 60 days of public
                                                  the HHS Web site: http://                               health and well-being with the aim of                 comment.
                                                  www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further                       identifying a balanced set that
                                                                                                          encompasses the key determinants of                   DATES:   Comments Due Date: January 5,
                                                  information including an agenda will be
                                                                                                          health and that is consistent across all              2016.
                                                  posted when available.
                                                                                                          geographic levels. Recent efforts to                  ADDRESSES:    Interested persons are
                                                     Should you require reasonable                        streamline community health                           invited to submit comments regarding
                                                  accommodation, please contact the CDC                   assessment have brought a new focus to                this proposal. Comments should refer to
                                                  Office of Equal Employment                              the need to achieve parsimony in                      the proposal by name and/or OMB
                                                  Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336)                    measuring health and well-being. This                 Control Number and should be sent to:
                                                  as soon as possible.                                    Workshop aims to leverage the                         Colette Pollard, Reports Management
                                                    Dated: October 28, 2015.                              momentum of both recent and long-                     Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
                                                  James Scanlon,                                          standing projects by the IOM, Robert                  and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
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                                                                                                          Wood Johnson Foundation (e.g.,                        SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
                                                  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
                                                                                                          Community Health Rankings), data                      20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
                                                  Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
                                                  for Planning and Evaluation.
                                                                                                          intermediary organizations, federal                   (this is not a toll-free number) or email
                                                                                                          agencies (e.g., Community Health Status               at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–28346 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          Indicators), state agencies, NCVHS, and               the proposed forms or other available
                                                  BILLING CODE 4151–05–P                                                                                        information. Persons with hearing or
                                                                                                          others.
                                                                                                             Contact Person for More Information:               speech impairments may access this
                                                                                                          Substantive program information may                   number through TTY by calling the toll-


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