81 FR 70682 - Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)

Page Range		70682-70683
FR Document		2016-24742

In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research 
and Quality

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces a meeting of the 
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 
8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at AHRQ, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Management 
Official, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 427-
1456. For press-related information, please contact Alison Hunt at 
(301) 427-1244 or [email protected].
    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and 
Diversity Management on (301) 827-4840, no later than Wednesday, 
October 19, July 15, 2016. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be 
available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857. Ms. Campbell's phone number is (301) 427-
1554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality 
is authorized by Section 941 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 299c. In accordance with its statutory mandate, the Council is 
to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
and the Director of AHRQ on matters related to AHRQ's conduct of its 
mission including providing guidance on (A) priorities for health care 
research, (B) the field of health care research including training 
needs and information dissemination on health care quality and (C) the 
role of the Agency in light of private sector activity

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and opportunities for public private partnerships. The Council is 
composed of members of the public, appointed by the Secretary, and 
Federal ex-officio members specified in the authorizing legislation.

II. Agenda

    The Council meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m., with the call to 
order by the Council Chair and approval of previous Council summary 
notes. The meeting is open to the public and will be available via 
webcast at www.webconferences.com/ahrq. The meeting will begin with an 
update on AHRQ's current research, programs, and initiatives.
    Following this update, the agenda will focus on a discussion of the 
learning health care system. The final agenda will be available on the 
AHRQ Web site at www.AHRQ.gov no later than Wednesday, October 26, 
2016.

Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Market Street, San Francisco, California DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
94105–1579: HUMAN SERVICES
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
1. Cathay General Bancorp, Los
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Agency for Healthcare Research and
Angeles, California to acquire SinoPac
Quality
The companies listed in this notice Bancorp and thereby indirectly acquire
have applied to the Board for approval, Far East National Bank, all of Los Meeting of the National Advisory
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Angeles, California. Council for Healthcare Research and
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Quality
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part System, October 5, 2016.
225), and all other applicable statutes AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
and regulations to become a bank Michele Taylor Fennell, and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
holding company and/or to acquire the Assistant Secretary of the Board. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
assets or the ownership of, control of, or [FR Doc. 2016–24669 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
the power to vote shares of a bank or BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
bank holding company and all of the
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice
banks and nonbanking companies
announces a meeting of the National
owned by the bank holding company, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Advisory Council for Healthcare
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well Change in Bank Control Notices; Research and Quality.
as other related filings required by the Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or DATES: The meeting will be held on
Board, are available for immediate Bank Holding Company Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
indicated. The applications will also be The notificants listed below have ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
available for inspection at the offices of applied under the Change in Bank AHRQ, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
the Board of Governors. Interested Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Maryland 20857.
persons may express their views in § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
writing on the standards enumerated in CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank Jaime Zimmerman, Designated
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the or bank holding company. The factors Management Official, at the Agency for
proposal also involves the acquisition of that are considered in acting on the Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600
a nonbanking company, the review also notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A,
includes whether the acquisition of the the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 427–
nonbanking company complies with the 1456. For press-related information,
The notices are available for please contact Alison Hunt at (301) 427–
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise immediate inspection at the Federal 1244 or Alison.Hunt@ahrq.hhs.gov.
noted, nonbanking activities will be Reserve Bank indicated. The notices If sign language interpretation or other
conducted throughout the United States. also will be available for inspection at reasonable accommodation for a
Unless otherwise noted, comments the offices of the Board of Governors. disability is needed, please contact the
regarding each of these applications Interested persons may express their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
must be received at the Reserve Bank views in writing to the Reserve Bank Office of Equal Employment
indicated or the offices of the Board of indicated for that notice or to the offices Opportunity and Diversity Management
Governors not later than November 2, of the Board of Governors. Comments on (301) 827–4840, no later than
2016. must be received not later than October Wednesday, October 19, July 15, 2016.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 24, 2016. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be
(David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager) A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell,
P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri Committee Management Officer, Agency
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
63166–2034. Comments can also be sent for Healthcare Research and Quality,
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
electronically to 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
Comments.applications@stls.frb.org: 20857. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is
1. Big Creek Bancshares, Inc., Moro, 1. John R. Hill and Carol J. Hill, both (301) 427–1554.
Arkansas; to become a bank holding of Fort Scott, Kansas, and Robb B. Hill SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
company by acquiring 100 percent of and Carolyn S. Hill, both of West Des
Forrest City Financial Corporation and Moines, Iowa; to acquire control of City I. Purpose
thereby indirectly acquire Forrest City Bancshares, Inc., parent of City State The National Advisory Council for
Bank, N.A., both of Forrest City, Bank, both in Fort Scott, Kansas. In Healthcare Research and Quality is
Arkansas. addition, David L. Thompson and authorized by Section 941 of the Public
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Sharon K. Thompson, both of Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice Independence, Kansas, to retain shares accordance with its statutory mandate,
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, of City Bancshares, Inc., and be the Council is to advise the Secretary of
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272: approved as members of the Hill/ the Department of Health and Human
1. Caldwell Holding Company, Thompson group acting in concert. Services and the Director of AHRQ on
Columbia, Louisiana; to acquire matters related to AHRQ’s conduct of its
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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Progressive National Financial mission including providing guidance
Corporation, and thereby indirectly System, October 5, 2016. on (A) priorities for health care research,
acquire Progressive National Bank, both Michele Taylor Fennell, (B) the field of health care research
of Mansfield, Louisiana. Assistant Secretary of the Board. including training needs and
C. Federal Reserve Bank of San [FR Doc. 2016–24671 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am] information dissemination on health
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and opportunities for public private clarity of the information to be activities, this questionnaire is not
partnerships. The Council is composed collected; (d) Minimize the burden of expected to entail significant burden to
of members of the public, appointed by the collection of information on those respondents.
the Secretary, and Federal ex-officio who are to respond, including through The Standardized National
members specified in the authorizing the use of appropriate automated, Hypothesis-Generating Core Elements
legislation. electronic, mechanical, or other Project was established with the goal to
II. Agenda technological collection techniques or define a core set of data elements to be
other forms of information technology, used for hypothesis generation during
The Council meeting will convene at e.g., permitting electronic submission of
8:30 a.m., with the call to order by the multistate foodborne investigations.
responses; and (e) Assess information These elements represent the minimum
Council Chair and approval of previous collection costs.
Council summary notes. The meeting is set of information that should be
To request additional information on
open to the public and will be available available for all outbreak-associated
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
via webcast at cases identified during hypothesis
of the information collection plan and
www.webconferences.com/ahrq. The generation. The core elements would
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
meeting will begin with an update on ensure that similar exposures would be
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
AHRQ’s current research, programs, and ascertained across many jurisdictions,
comments and/or suggestions regarding
initiatives. allowing for rapid pooling of data to
the items contained in this notice
Following this update, the agenda improve the timeliness of hypothesis-
should be directed to the Attention:
will focus on a discussion of the generating analyses and shorten the
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
learning health care system. The final time to pinpoint how and where
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
agenda will be available on the AHRQ contamination events occur.
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
Web site at www.AHRQ.gov no later comments should be received within 30 The SNHGQ was designed as a data
than Wednesday, October 26, 2016. days of this notice. collection tool for the core elements, to
Sharon B. Arnold, be used when a multistate cluster of
Proposed Project enteric disease infections is identified.
Deputy Director.
Standardized National Hypothesis The questionnaire is designed to be
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Generating Questionnaire (OMB Control administered over the phone by public
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Number 0920–0997, Expiration Date 10/ health officials to collect core elements
31/2016)—Revision—National Center data from case-patients or their proxies.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Both the content of the questionnaire
HUMAN SERVICES Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease (the core elements) and the format were
Control and Prevention (CDC). developed through a series of working
Centers for Disease Control and groups comprised of local, state, and
Background and Brief Description
Prevention federal public health partners.
It is estimated that each year roughly
[30Day–17–0997] Many of the updates to the SNHGQ
1 in 6 Americans get sick, 128,000 are
were made to better align with the
hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork questions from other existing
diseases. CDC and partners ensure rapid
Reduction Act Review questionnaires. Changes include:
and coordinated surveillance, detection,
Exposure sections rearranged to
The Centers for Disease Control and and response to multi-state outbreaks, to
improve interview flow, addition of
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the limit the number of illnesses, and to
antibiotic exposures and descriptive
following information collection request learn how to prevent similar outbreaks
clinical questions, aligning demographic
to the Office of Management and Budget from happening in the future.
Conducting interviews during the questions to conform with other OMB-
(OMB) for review and approval in
initial hypothesis-generating phase of approved questionnaires, addition of
accordance with the Paperwork
multi-state foodborne disease outbreaks new exposure questions of interest,
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
presents numerous challenges. In the deletion of exposure questions that do
the proposed information collection is
U.S. there is not a standard, national not need to be assessed, and re-wording
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. form or data collection system for of existing questions to better align with
Written comments and suggestions illnesses caused by many enteric other OMB-approved questionnaires
from the public and affected agencies pathogens. Data elements for hypothesis and to improve question
concerning the proposed collection of generation must be developed and comprehension. For this revision, CDC
information are encouraged. Your agreed upon for each investigation. This also seeks to incorporate a number of
comments should address any of the process can take several days to weeks public recommendations received
following: (a) Evaluate whether the and may cause interviews to occur long during the 60-day public comment
proposed collection of information is after a person becomes ill. period.
necessary for the proper performance of CDC requests a revision to the The total estimated annualized
the functions of the agency, including Standardized National Hypothesis- burden for the Standardized National
whether the information will have Generating Questionnaire (SNHGQ), Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire is
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the used with individuals who have become 3,000 hours (approximately 4,000
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the ill during a multi-state foodborne individuals identified during the
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burden of the proposed collection of disease event. Since the questionnaire is hypothesis-generating phase of outbreak
information, including the validity of designed to be administered by public investigations × 45 minutes/response).
the methodology and assumptions used; health officials as part of multi-state There are no costs to respondents other
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and hypothesis-generating interview than their time.

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Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Contact		Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Management Official, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 427- 1456. For press-related information, please contact Alison Hunt at (301) 427-1244 or [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 70682

81 FR 70682 - Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality