81_FR_65545 81 FR 65361 - Meeting Announcement for the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports

81 FR 65361 - Meeting Announcement for the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)

Page Range65361-65362
FR Document2016-22890

This notice announces the meeting date for the second Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports on Friday, September 30, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting Announcement for the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Trustee Reports

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting date for the second 
Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports on Friday, 
September 30, 2016 in Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, September 30, 2016 from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and it is open to the 
public.

ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual meeting held via WebEx.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald Oellerich, Designated 
Federal Officer, at the Office of Human Services Policy, Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 
690-8410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Purpose: The Panel will discuss the long-term rate of change in 
health spending and may make recommendations to the Secretary on how 
the Medicare Trustees might more accurately estimate health spending in 
the short and long run. The Panel's discussion is expected to be very 
technical in nature and will focus on the actuarial and economic 
assumptions and methods by which Trustees might more accurately measure 
health spending. This Committee is governed

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by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Committee is composed 
of 9 members appointed by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation.
    II. Agenda. The Panel will likely hear presentations from the HHS 
Office of the Actuary on issues they wish the panel to address. This 
may be followed by HHS staff presentations regarding the methods and 
assumptions for the short range (10 year) Part A, Part B and Part D. 
After any presentations, the Panel will deliberate openly on the 
topics. Interested persons may observe the deliberations, but the Panel 
will not hear public comments during this time. The Panel will also 
allow an open public session for any attendee to address issues 
specific to the topic.
    III. Meeting Attendance. The Friday, September 30, 2016 meeting is 
open to the public through WebEx; however, WebEx attendance is limited 
to space available.

Meeting Registration

    The public may join the meeting through WebEx. Space is limited and 
registration is required in order to attend. Registration may be 
completed by emailing or faxing all the following information to Dr. 
Donald Oellerich at [email protected] or fax 202-690-6562:

Name.
Company name.
Postal address.
Email address.

    A confirmation email with the WebEx information will be sent to the 
registrants shortly after completing the registration process. If 
language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation for a 
disability is needed, please contact Dr. Oellerich, no later than Sept 
24, 2016 by sending an email message to [email protected] or 
calling 202-690-8410.
    IV. Special Accommodations. Individuals requiring special 
accommodations must include the request for these services during 
registration.
    V. Copies of the Charter. The Secretary's Charter for the Technical 
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports is available upon request 
from Dr. Donald Oellerich at [email protected] or by calling 202-
690-8410.

    Dated: September 16, 2016.
Kathryn E. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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                                                       Docket: For access to the docket to                  collections of information are subject to             the National Organ Transplant Act of
                                                    read background documents or the                        review by the Office of Management and                1984, as amended.
                                                    electronic and written/paper comments                   Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork                        On August 31, 2016, the Secretary
                                                    received, go to http://                                 Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                approved the ACOT charter to be
                                                    www.regulations.gov and insert the                      3520). The collections of information in              renewed. The filing date of the renewed
                                                    docket number, found in brackets in the                 21 CFR 514.1 have been approved under                 charter was September 1, 2016. Renewal
                                                    heading of this document, into the                      OMB Control No. 0910–0032. The                        of the ACOT charter gives authorization
                                                    ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   collections of information in 21 CFR                  for the Committee to operate until
                                                    and/or go to the Division of Dockets                    558.6 have been approved under OMB                    September 1, 2018.
                                                    Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                      Control No. 0910–0363.                                  A copy of the ACOT charter is
                                                    1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                                                                                    available on the ACOT Web site at
                                                                                                            IV. Electronic Access
                                                       Submit written requests for single                                                                         http://www.organdonor.gov/legislation/
                                                    copies of the guidance to the Policy and                  Persons with access to the Internet                 advisory.html. A copy of the charter also
                                                    Regulations Staff (HFV–6), Center for                   may obtain the guidance at either http://             can be obtained by accessing the FACA
                                                    Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug                      www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/                         database that is maintained by the
                                                    Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,                      GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/                        Committee Management Secretariat
                                                    Rockville, MD 20855. Send one self-                     GuidanceforIndustry/default.htm or                    under the General Services
                                                    addressed adhesive label to assist that                 http://www.regulations.gov.                           Administration. The Web site address
                                                    office in processing your requests. See                   Dated: September 16, 2016.                          for the FACA database is http://
                                                    the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section                   Leslie Kux,                                           www.facadatabase.gov/.
                                                    for electronic access to the guidance                   Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    Jason E. Bennett,
                                                    document.                                               [FR Doc. 2016–22775 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]           Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                [FR Doc. 2016–22858 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Dragan Momcilovic, Center for                                                                                 BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
                                                    Veterinary Medicine (HFV–226), Food
                                                    and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–                      HUMAN SERVICES                                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    5944, email: dragan.momcilovic@                                                                               HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    fda.hhs.gov.                                            Health Resources and Services
                                                                                                            Administration                                        Meeting Announcement for the
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            Renewal of Charter for the Advisory                   Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare
                                                    I. Background                                                                                                 Trustee Reports
                                                                                                            Committee on Organ Transplantation
                                                       Following publication of the proposed
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Health Resources and Services                 ACTION:   Notice of public meeting.
                                                    rule to update FDA’s veterinary feed
                                                    directive (VFD) regulation in December                  Administration (HRSA), Department of
                                                                                                                                                                  SUMMARY:    This notice announces the
                                                    2013 (78 FR 75515), in the Federal                      Health and Human Services (HHS).
                                                                                                                                                                  meeting date for the second Technical
                                                    Register of December 1, 2015 (80 FR                     ACTION: Notice.                                       Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee
                                                    75119), FDA published the notice of                                                                           Reports on Friday, September 30, 2016
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   HRSA is giving notice that the
                                                    availability for a draft guidance entitled                                                                    in Washington, DC.
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee on Organ
                                                    ‘‘Veterinary Feed Directive Common                                                                            DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                                                                            Transplantation (ACOT) has been
                                                    Format Questions and Answers’’ giving                                                                         Friday, September 30, 2016 from 9:00
                                                                                                            rechartered. The effective date of the
                                                    interested persons until February 1,                                                                          a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Eastern Daylight Time
                                                                                                            renewed charter is September 1, 2016.
                                                    2016, to comment on the draft guidance.                                                                       (EDT) and it is open to the public.
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    FDA received several comments on the
                                                                                                            Robert Walsh, Executive Secretary,                    ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual
                                                    draft guidance and those comments
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee on Organ                           meeting held via WebEx.
                                                    were considered as the guidance was
                                                    finalized. The guidance announced in                    Transplantation, HRSA, Room 08W60,                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                    this notice finalizes the draft guidance                5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD                      Donald Oellerich, Designated Federal
                                                    dated December 2015.                                    20857. Phone: (301) 443–6839; fax: (301)              Officer, at the Office of Human Services
                                                                                                            594–6095; email: rwalsh@hrsa.gov.                     Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning
                                                    II. Significance of Guidance                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the                  and Evaluation, U.S. Department of
                                                       This level 1 guidance is being issued                authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 217a,                  Health and Human Services, 200
                                                    consistent with FDA’s good guidance                     Section 222 of the Public Health Service              Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
                                                    practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).                   Act, as amended, 42 CFR 121.12 (2000),                DC 20201, (202) 690–8410.
                                                    The guidance represents the current                     and in accordance with the Federal                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    thinking of FDA on Veterinary Feed                      Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public                   I. Purpose: The Panel will discuss the
                                                    Directive Common Format Questions                       Law 92–463, ACOT was initially                        long-term rate of change in health
                                                    and Answers. It does not establish any                  chartered on September 1, 2000, and                   spending and may make
                                                    rights for any person and is not binding                was renewed at appropriate intervals.                 recommendations to the Secretary on
                                                                                                            ACOT provides advice to the Secretary                 how the Medicare Trustees might more
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                                                    on FDA or the public. You can use an
                                                    alternative approach if it satisfies the                of HHS (the Secretary) on all aspects of              accurately estimate health spending in
                                                    requirements of the applicable statutes                 organ donation, procurement,                          the short and long run. The Panel’s
                                                    and regulations.                                        allocation, and transplantation, and on               discussion is expected to be very
                                                                                                            such other matters that the Secretary                 technical in nature and will focus on the
                                                    III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                    determines. The recommendations of                    actuarial and economic assumptions
                                                       This guidance refers to previously                   ACOT facilitate Department efforts to                 and methods by which Trustees might
                                                    approved collections of information                     oversee the Organ Procurement and                     more accurately measure health
                                                    found in FDA regulations. These                         Transplantation Network, as set forth in              spending. This Committee is governed


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                                                    by the provisions of the Federal                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    Advisory Committee Act, as amended                      HUMAN SERVICES                                        HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and
                                                    (a)(2)). The Committee is composed of 9                 National Institutes of Health                         National Institutes of Health
                                                    members appointed by the Assistant
                                                    Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.                  National Institute of General Medical                 National Institute of Neurological
                                                       II. Agenda. The Panel will likely hear               Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings                   Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed
                                                    presentations from the HHS Office of                                                                          Meetings
                                                                                                              Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
                                                    the Actuary on issues they wish the                     Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
                                                    panel to address. This may be followed                  amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is                    Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                    by HHS staff presentations regarding the                hereby given of the following meetings.               amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
                                                    methods and assumptions for the short                     The meetings will be closed to the                  hereby given of the following meetings.
                                                    range (10 year) Part A, Part B and Part                 public in accordance with the                           The meetings will be closed to the
                                                    D. After any presentations, the Panel                   provisions set forth in sections                      public in accordance with the
                                                    will deliberate openly on the topics.                   552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,            provisions set forth in sections
                                                    Interested persons may observe the                      as amended. The grant applications and                552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
                                                    deliberations, but the Panel will not                   the discussions could disclose                        as amended. The grant applications and
                                                    hear public comments during this time.                  confidential trade secrets or commercial              the discussions could disclose
                                                    The Panel will also allow an open                       property such as patentable material,                 confidential trade secrets or commercial
                                                    public session for any attendee to                      and personal information concerning                   property such as patentable material,
                                                    address issues specific to the topic.                   individuals associated with the grant                 and personal information concerning
                                                       III. Meeting Attendance. The Friday,                 applications, the disclosure of which                 individuals associated with the grant
                                                    September 30, 2016 meeting is open to                   would constitute a clearly unwarranted                applications, the disclosure of which
                                                    the public through WebEx; however,                      invasion of personal privacy.                         would constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                                    WebEx attendance is limited to space                      Name of Committee: National Institute of            invasion of personal privacy.
                                                    available.                                              General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis               Name of Committee: Neurological Sciences
                                                                                                            Panel: Review of MIRA Applications.                   Training Initial Review Group; NST–1
                                                    Meeting Registration                                      Date: October 27–28, 2016.                          Subcommittee.
                                                       The public may join the meeting                        Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.                          Date: October 10–11, 2016.
                                                                                                              Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                    through WebEx. Space is limited and                     applications.
                                                                                                                                                                    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
                                                    registration is required in order to                                                                            Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                                                                              Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301
                                                    attend. Registration may be completed                                                                         applications.
                                                                                                            Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD 20814.
                                                    by emailing or faxing all the following                                                                         Place: Embassy Suites Alexandria Old
                                                                                                              Contact Person: Brian R. Pike, Ph.D.,
                                                                                                                                                                  Town, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA
                                                    information to Dr. Donald Oellerich at                  Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific
                                                                                                            Review, National Institute of General Medical         22314.
                                                    don.oellerich@hhs.gov or fax 202–690–                                                                           Contact Person: William Benzing, Ph.D.,
                                                    6562:                                                   Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45
                                                                                                            Center Drive, Room 3AN18, Bethesda, MD                Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
                                                    Name.                                                   20892, 301–594–3907, pikebr@mail.nih.gov.             Branch, Division of Extramural Research,
                                                    Company name.                                                                                                 NINDS/NIH/DHHS, Neuroscience Center,
                                                                                                              Name of Committee: National Institute of            6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 3204, MSC 9529,
                                                    Postal address.                                         General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis
                                                    Email address.                                                                                                Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–496–0660,
                                                                                                            Panel: To Review COBRE Grant Applications.
                                                                                                                                                                  Benzingw@mail.nih.gov.
                                                       A confirmation email with the WebEx                    Date: November 2, 2016.
                                                                                                              Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                          Name of Committee: National Institute of
                                                    information will be sent to the                                                                               Neurological Disorder and Stroke Initial
                                                                                                              Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                    registrants shortly after completing the                applications.                                         Review Group; Neurological Sciences and
                                                    registration process. If language                         Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301             Disorders A.
                                                    interpretation or other reasonable                      Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD 20814.                     Date: October 24–25, 2016.
                                                    accommodation for a disability is                         Contact Person: Nina Sidorova, Ph.D.,                 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
                                                    needed, please contact Dr. Oellerich, no                Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific         Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                    later than Sept 24, 2016 by sending an                  Review, National Institute of General Medical         applications.
                                                    email message to don.oellerich@hhs.gov                  Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45             Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania
                                                                                                            Center Drive, Room 3AN22, Bethesda, MD                Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20037.
                                                    or calling 202–690–8410.                                20892–6200, 301–594–3663, sidorova@                     Contact Person: Natalia Strunnikova,
                                                       IV. Special Accommodations.                          nigms.nih.gov.                                        Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific
                                                    Individuals requiring special                           (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance             Review Branch, Division of Extramural
                                                    accommodations must include the                         Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical              Research, NINDS/NIH/DHHS, Neuroscience
                                                    request for these services during                       Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and            Center, 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 3204,
                                                    registration.                                           Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology,            MSC 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529,
                                                       V. Copies of the Charter. The                        Physiology, and Biological Chemistry                  301–496–0288, natalia.strunnikova@nih.gov.
                                                    Secretary’s Charter for the Technical                   Research; 93.862, Genetics and                          Name of Committee: Neurological Sciences
                                                                                                            Developmental Biology Research; 93.88,                Training Initial Review Group; NST–2
                                                    Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee
                                                                                                            Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,           Subcommittee.
                                                    Reports is available upon request from                  Special Minority Initiatives; 93.859,                   Date: October 24, 2016.
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                                                    Dr. Donald Oellerich at don.oellerich@                  Biomedical Research and Research Training,              Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                    hhs.gov or by calling 202–690–8410.                     National Institutes of Health, HHS)                     Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                      Dated: September 16, 2016.                              Dated: September 16, 2016.                          applications.
                                                    Kathryn E. Martin,                                      Melanie J. Gray,                                        Place: Embassy Suites Alexandria Old
                                                                                                                                                                  Town, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA
                                                    Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and             Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           22314.
                                                    Evaluation.                                             Committee Policy.                                       Contact Person: Elizabeth Webber, Ph.D.,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–22890 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]             [FR Doc. 2016–22810 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]           Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Friday, September 30, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and it is open to the public.
ContactDr. Donald Oellerich, Designated Federal Officer, at the Office of Human Services Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-8410.
FR Citation81 FR 65361 

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