81 FR 34358 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-12160

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12160]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

AGENCY: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), HHS

ACTION: Notice of full committee and subcommittee meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee meeting.

DATES: Tuesday, June 14, 2016: 9 a.m.-5:40 p.m.--Full Committee
Meeting.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016: 8 a.m.-2:25 p.m.--Full Committee Meeting.
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.--Privacy Subcommittee
Meeting on ``Minimum Necessary and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)''.
Friday, June 17, 2016: 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m.--NCVHS Meeting on Claims-
based Databases for Policy Development and Evaluation.

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ADDRESSES: The public meetings on June 14-16, 2016 will be held at the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, Room 705-A, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20024. The public meeting on June 17, 2016 will be held at the Wilbur
J. Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue SW, Snow Room, #5051,
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) 690-7100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 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 and
information for remote audio access to the meetings will be posted.
Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) as soon
as possible.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Status: Open.
Purpose: At the June 14-15, 2016 meeting the Committee will hear
presentations and hold discussions on several health data policy
topics. The Committee will receive updates from the Department,
including from the Office of the National Coordinator and the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Committee will discuss and take
action on two recommendation letters stemming from the February 16,
2016 Standards Subcommittee hearing on the proposed Phase IV Operating
Rules and proposed Attachment Standard. Findings from the June 2015
Review Committee Hearing on Adopted Transaction Standards, Operating
Rules, Code Sets and Identifiers also will be discussed. The Committee
will review the current public health data landscape with briefings
from the National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau and
CDC's Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services.
CMS will provide a briefing on MACRA and the Merit-Based Incentive
Payment System (MIPS). The Committee will further review its strategic
plan for 2016 and all Subcommittees will report on work plans and next
steps. The Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security will
brief the full Committee on proceedings from the meeting on De-
identification and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) scheduled for May 24-25, 2016, and discuss preliminary
findings.
After the plenary session adjourns, the Work Group on HHS Data
Access and Use will continue strategic discussions on building a
framework for guiding principles for data access and use.
Privacy-specific topics will be addressed during the same week at
the following meeting: The NCVHS Privacy, Confidentiality and Security
Subcommittee will hold a one day meeting on June 16, 2016 to review the
state of implementation of current policies and practices of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Minimum
Necessary provisions. The Subcommittee plans to identify and discuss
issues and challenges that the industry is facing when addressing this
requirement for potential recommendations to the HHS Secretary for
policy and practice guidance addressing compliance with the ``minimum
necessary'' standard.
On June 17th the full Committee will hold a meeting to explore the
current state of the art associated with the collection and use of
Multipayor claims data bases. These data bases include private data
bases (sometimes known as Multi-claims Data Bases) and State claims
data bases referred to as All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs). The
purpose of this meeting is to highlight the current state of
development, challenges, issues, and opportunities faced by these
initiatives, engage stakeholders on key issues, and identify priority
areas and opportunities for recommendations to the Secretary of HHS and
to the industry.

Dated: May 16, 2016.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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of GRK2 activity Respondent’s duties is submitted to ORI available through grants, subgrants,
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expression in NRVCM after be designed to ensure the scientific subcontracts, supplements, awards,
mechanical stretch and treatment integrity of Respondent’s research fellowships, projects, programs, small
with protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor contribution as outlined below. business technology transfer (STTR) and
chelerythrine (lanes 5 and 6) Respondent agreed that he shall not small business innovation research
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participate in any PHS-supported
of GRK2 activity after PKC inhibition centers, resources, studies, and trials,
research until such a supervision plan is
via chelerythrine treatment without prior notification to ORI.
submitted to and approved by ORI.
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for: responsibility for compliance with the himself voluntarily from serving in any
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and GRK2 expression in NRVCM (3) The requirements for Respondent’s not limited to, service on any PHS
subjected to mechanical stretch supervision plan are as follows: advisory committee, board, and/or peer
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who are familiar with Respondent’s
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(7) As a condition of the Agreement,
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Respondent’s supervisor or
expression in NTVCM subjected to JBC 2010.
collaborators, will provide oversight and
stimulation with Ang II FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
guidance for ten (10) years. The
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NRVCM subjected to cyclical Respondent’s PHS-supported research 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750,
mechanical stretch panel on a quarterly basis setting forth the Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–8200.
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of GRK2 activity
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expression in NRVCM after standards, and confirming the integrity [FR Doc. 2016–12800 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am]
mechanical stretch and treatment of Respondent’s research. BILLING CODE 4150–31–P
with the Ang II type 1 (AT1) receptor ii. The committee will conduct an
antagonist Irbesartan (lanes 5 and 6) advance review of any PHS grant
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of GRK2 activity after PKC inhibition resubmissions, etc.), manuscripts HUMAN SERVICES
via Irbesartan treatment reporting PHS-funded research
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GRK2 expression in NRVCM The review will include a discussion Statistics: Meeting
subjected to mechanical stretch with Respondent of the primary data AGENCY: National Committee on Vital
—Figure 4D for densitometric analysis represented in those documents and and Health Statistics (NCVHS), HHS
of GRK2 activity after RNAi treatment will include a certification that the data
ACTION: Notice of full committee and
Dr. Malhotra has entered into a presented in the proposed application/
subcommittee meetings.
Voluntary Settlement Agreement with publication is supported by the research
ORI, in which he voluntarily agreed to record. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
the administrative actions set forth (4) If within five (5) years from the Advisory Committee Act, the
below: effective date of the Agreement, Department of Health and Human
(1) Respondent agreed that he had no Respondent receives or applies for PHS Services (HHS) announces the following
intention in applying for or engaging in support, Respondent agreed that for a advisory committee meeting.
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)- period of ten (10) years beginning on the DATES: Tuesday, June 14, 2016: 9 a.m.–
supported research or otherwise date of his employment that any 5:40 p.m.—Full Committee Meeting.
working with PHS. However, if within institution employing him shall submit, Wednesday, June 15, 2016: 8 a.m.–
five (5) years of the effective date of the in conjunction with each application for 2:25 p.m.—Full Committee Meeting.
Agreement (May 6, 2016), Respondent PHS funds, or report, manuscript, or Thursday, June 16, 2016: 8:30 a.m.–5
receives or applies for PHS support, abstract involving PHS-supported p.m.—Privacy Subcommittee Meeting
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Respondent agreed to have his research research in which Respondent is on ‘‘Minimum Necessary and the Health
supervised for a period of ten (10) years involved, a report and certification to Insurance Portability and
beginning on the date of his ORI at six (6) month intervals that the Accountability Act (HIPAA)’’.
employment in a position in which he data provided by Respondent are based Friday, June 17, 2016: 8:15 a.m.–4
receives or applies for PHS support and on actual experiments or are otherwise p.m.—NCVHS Meeting on Claims-based
to notify his employer/institution(s) of legitimately derived and that the data, Databases for Policy Development and
the terms of this supervision. procedures, and methodology are Evaluation.

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ADDRESSES: The public meetings on Accountability Act (HIPAA) scheduled Research Hospital Board (Board) as
June 14–16, 2016 will be held at the for May 24–25, 2016, and discuss authorized by 42 U.S.C. 282(b)(16),
U.S. Department of Health and Human preliminary findings. Section 402(b)(16) of the Public Health
Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, After the plenary session adjourns, Service Act, as amended.
Room 705–A, 200 Independence the Work Group on HHS Data Access It has been determined that the NH
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024. and Use will continue strategic Clinical Center Research Hospital Board
The public meeting on June 17, 2016 discussions on building a framework for is in the public interest in connection
will be held at the Wilbur J. Cohen guiding principles for data access and with the performance of duties imposed
Building, 330 Independence Avenue use. on the National Institutes of Health by
SW, Snow Room, #5051, Washington, Privacy-specific topics will be law, and that these duties can best be
DC 20201. Phone: (202) 690–7100. addressed during the same week at the performed through the advice and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: following meeting: The NCVHS Privacy, counsel of the Board.
Substantive program information may Confidentiality and Security Inquiries may be directed to Jennifer
be obtained from Rebecca Hines, Subcommittee will hold a one day Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National meeting on June 16, 2016 to review the Advisory Committee Policy, Office of
state of implementation of current the Director, National Institutes of
Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
policies and practices of the Health Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard,
Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
Insurance Portability and Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy (Mail code 4875), Telephone (301) 496–
20782, telephone (301) 458–4715.
Minimum Necessary provisions. The 2123, or spaethj@od.nih.gov .
Summaries of meetings and a roster of
committee members are available on the Subcommittee plans to identify and Dated: May 24, 2016.
NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site: discuss issues and challenges that the Jennifer S. Spaeth,
http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where industry is facing when addressing this Director, Office of Federal Advisory
further information including an agenda requirement for potential Committee Policy.
and information for remote audio access recommendations to the HHS Secretary [FR Doc. 2016–12643 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am]
to the meetings will be posted. for policy and practice guidance BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
Should you require reasonable addressing compliance with the
accommodation, please contact the CDC ‘‘minimum necessary’’ standard.
Office of Equal Employment On June 17th the full Committee will DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336) hold a meeting to explore the current HUMAN SERVICES
as soon as possible. state of the art associated with the
collection and use of Multipayor claims National Institutes of Health
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Status: Open. data bases. These data bases include
private data bases (sometimes known as National Institute of Allergy and
Purpose: At the June 14–15, 2016 Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed
meeting the Committee will hear Multi-claims Data Bases) and State
claims data bases referred to as All- Meetings
presentations and hold discussions on
several health data policy topics. The Payer Claims Databases (APCDs). The Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Committee will receive updates from purpose of this meeting is to highlight Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
the Department, including from the the current state of development, amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
Office of the National Coordinator and challenges, issues, and opportunities hereby given of the following meetings.
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid faced by these initiatives, engage The meetings will be closed to the
Services. The Committee will discuss stakeholders on key issues, and identify public in accordance with the
and take action on two recommendation priority areas and opportunities for provisions set forth in sections
letters stemming from the February 16, recommendations to the Secretary of 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,
2016 Standards Subcommittee hearing HHS and to the industry. as amended. The grant applications and
on the proposed Phase IV Operating the discussions could disclose
Rules and proposed Attachment Dated: May 16, 2016. confidential trade secrets or commercial
Standard. Findings from the June 2015 James Scanlon, property such as patentable material,
Review Committee Hearing on Adopted Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and and personal information concerning
Transaction Standards, Operating Rules, Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary individuals associated with the grant
Code Sets and Identifiers also will be for Planning and Evaluation. applications, the disclosure of which
discussed. The Committee will review [FR Doc. 2016–12160 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am] would constitute a clearly unwarranted
the current public health data landscape BILLING CODE 4151–05–P
invasion of personal privacy.
with briefings from the National Center Name of Committee: National Institute of
for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
and CDC’s Center for Surveillance, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Emphasis Panel; NIAID Peer Review Meeting.
HUMAN SERVICES Date: June 21–22, 2016.
Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CMS will provide a briefing on MACRA Agenda: To review and evaluate contract
and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment National Institutes of Health
proposals.
System (MIPS). The Committee will Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville,
Notice of Establishment of the NIH
further review its strategic plan for 2016 Jefferson Room, 1750 Rockville Pike,
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Clinical Center Research Hospital Rockville, MD 20852.
and all Subcommittees will report on
Board Contact Person: Nancy Vazquez-
work plans and next steps. The
Subcommittee on Privacy, Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Maldonado, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer,
Scientific Review Program, Division of
Confidentiality, and Security will brief Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Extramural Activities, Room 3F52B National
the full Committee on proceedings from App.), the Director, National Institutes Institutes of Health/NIAID, 5601 Fishers
the meeting on De-identification and the of Health (NIH) announces the Lane, MSC 9834, Bethesda, MD 20892–9834,
Health Insurance Portability and establishment of the NIH Clinical Center (240) 669–5044, nvazquez@niaid.nih.gov.

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Action		Notice of full committee and subcommittee meetings.
Dates		Tuesday, June 14, 2016: 9 a.m.-5:40 p.m.--Full Committee Meeting.
Contact		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, 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 and information for remote audio access to the meetings will be posted.
FR Citation		81 FR 34358