82_FR_11265 82 FR 11232 - Meetings Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)

82 FR 11232 - Meetings Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 33 (February 21, 2017)

Page Range11232-11233
FR Document2017-03311

This notice announces the next two meeting dates for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as ``the Committee'') which will be held in Washington, DC. All meetings will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11232-11233]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meetings Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the next two meeting dates for the 
Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter 
referred to as ``the Committee'') which will be held in Washington, DC. 
All meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: The PTAC meetings will occur on the following dates:

 Monday-Tuesday, March 13-14, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET
 Monday-Tuesday, April, 10-11, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET

    Please note that times are subject to change. If the times change, 
registrants will be notified directly via email.

ADDRESSES: The March 13-14, 2017 meeting will be held at the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. 
The April 10-11, 2017 meeting will be held at the Liaison Hotel, 415 
New Jersey Ave NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Page, Designated Federal Official, 
at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 
Independence Ave SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Purpose: The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory 
Committee (``the Committee'') is required by the Medicare Access and 
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C. 1395ee. This Committee is 
also governed by provisions of the Federal

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Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C App.), which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees. In 
accordance with its statutory mandate, the Committee is to review 
physician-focused payment model proposals and prepare recommendations 
regarding whether such models meet criteria that were established 
through rulemaking by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the 
Secretary). The Committee is composed of 11 members appointed by the 
Comptroller General.
    II. Agenda: At the March 13-14, 2017 and April 10-11, 2017 
meetings, the Committee will hear presentations on models that are 
ready for Committee deliberation. The presentations will be followed by 
public comment and Committee deliberation. If the Committee completes 
deliberations, voting will occur on recommendations to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. There will be time allocated for public 
comment on agenda items. Documents will be posted on the Committee Web 
site and distributed on the Committee listserv prior to the public 
meeting. The agenda is subject to change. If the agenda does change, we 
will inform registrants and update our Web site to reflect any changes.
    III. Meeting Attendance: The March 13-14, 2017 and April 10-11, 
2017 meetings are open to the public. The public may also attend via 
conference call. The conference call dial-in information will be sent 
to registrants prior to the meeting.

Meeting Registration

    The public may attend the meetings in-person or participate by 
phone via audio teleconference. Space is limited and registration is 
preferred in order to attend in-person or by phone. Registration may be 
completed online at www.regonline.com/PTACMeetingsRegistration.
    The following information is submitted when registering:

Name:
Company/organization name:
Postal address:
Email address:

    Persons wishing to attend this meeting must register by following 
the instructions in the ``Meeting Registration'' section of this 
notice. A confirmation email will be sent to registrants shortly after 
completing the registration process.
    IV. Special Accommodations: If sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please 
contact Angela Tejeda, no later than February 31, 2017 for the March 
meeting and by March 31, 2017 for the April meeting. Please submit your 
requests by email to [email protected] or by calling 202-401-8297.
    V. Copies of the PTAC Charter and Meeting Material: The Secretary's 
Charter for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory 
Committee is available on the ASPE Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/charter-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee.
    Additional material for this meeting can be found on the PTAC Web 
site. For updates and announcements, please use the link to subscribe 
to the PTAC email listserv.

    Dated: February 9, 2017.
Laina Bush,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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Forms request the collection of information; and to Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. information such as name, email, city transmit or otherwise disclose the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When and state, organization where employed information. The total annual burden submitting comments or requesting (or the school attending), the year one hours estimated for this ICR are information, please include the intends to graduate (if applicable), and summarized in the table below. TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Form name responses per respondents responses response hours respondent (in hours) NHSC and NURSE Corps Interest Capture Form .............. 2,400 1 2,400 .025 60 Total .............................................................................. 2,400 ........................ 2,400 ........................ 60 HRSA specifically requests comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Please note that times are subject to on (1) the necessity and utility of the HUMAN SERVICES change. If the times change, registrants proposed information collection for the will be notified directly via email. proper performance of the agency’s Meetings Announcement for the ADDRESSES: The March 13–14, 2017 functions, (2) the accuracy of the Physician-Focused Payment Model meeting will be held at the Hubert H. estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance Technical Advisory Committee Humphrey Building, 200 Independence the quality, utility, and clarity of the Required by the Medicare Access and Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 The April 10–11, 2017 meeting will be information to be collected, and (4) the (MACRA) held at the Liaison Hotel, 415 New use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information ACTION: Notice of public meetings. Jersey Ave NW., Washington, DC 20001. technology to minimize the information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann collection burden. SUMMARY: This notice announces the Page, Designated Federal Official, at the next two meeting dates for the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Jason E. Bennett, Physician-Focused Payment Model Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. Technical Advisory Committee U.S. Department of Health and Human [FR Doc. 2017–03335 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am] (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Services, 200 Independence Ave SW., BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Committee’’) which will be held in Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690–6870. Washington, DC. All meetings will be sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: open to the public. I. Purpose: The Physician-Focused DATES: The PTAC meetings will occur Payment Model Technical Advisory on the following dates: Committee (‘‘the Committee’’) is • Monday–Tuesday, March 13–14, required by the Medicare Access and 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 • Monday–Tuesday, April, 10–11, 2017, U.S.C. 1395ee. This Committee is also from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET governed by provisions of the Federal VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Feb 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 21, 2017 / Notices 11233 Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 31, 2017 for the March meeting and by Name of Committee: National Institute of U.S.C App.), which sets forth standards March 31, 2017 for the April meeting. Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for the formation and use of federal Please submit your requests by email to Special Emphasis Panel; RFA–DK–16–022: advisory committees. In accordance Angela.Tejeda@hhs.gov or by calling Promoting Organ and Tissue Donation Among Diverse Populations (R01). with its statutory mandate, the 202–401–8297. Date: March 28, 2017. Committee is to review physician- V. Copies of the PTAC Charter and Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. focused payment model proposals and Meeting Material: The Secretary’s Agenda: To review and evaluate grant prepare recommendations regarding Charter for the Physician-Focused applications. whether such models meet criteria that Payment Model Technical Advisory Place: National Institutes of Health, Two were established through rulemaking by Committee is available on the ASPE Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy the Secretary of Health and Human Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/charter- Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Services (the Secretary). The Committee physician-focused-payment-model- Conference Call). is composed of 11 members appointed technical-advisory-committee. Contact Person: Ann A. Jerkins, Ph.D., by the Comptroller General. Additional material for this meeting Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, II. Agenda: At the March 13–14, 2017 can be found on the PTAC Web site. For DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Room 7119, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, and April 10–11, 2017 meetings, the updates and announcements, please use Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, 301–594–2242, Committee will hear presentations on the link to subscribe to the PTAC email jerkinsa@niddk.nih.gov. models that are ready for Committee listserv. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance deliberation. The presentations will be Dated: February 9, 2017. Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, followed by public comment and Laina Bush, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; Committee deliberation. If the 93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Committee completes deliberations, Evaluation. Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology voting will occur on recommendations and Hematology Research, National Institutes [FR Doc. 2017–03311 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am] to the Secretary of Health and Human of Health, HHS) BILLING CODE 4150–05–P Services. There will be time allocated Dated: February 14, 2017. for public comment on agenda items. David Clary, Documents will be posted on the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Web site and distributed on HUMAN SERVICES Committee Policy. the Committee listserv prior to the [FR Doc. 2017–03275 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am] public meeting. The agenda is subject to National Institutes of Health BILLING CODE 4140–01–P change. If the agenda does change, we will inform registrants and update our National Institute of Diabetes and Web site to reflect any changes. Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND III. Meeting Attendance: The March of Closed Meetings HUMAN SERVICES 13–14, 2017 and April 10–11, 2017 meetings are open to the public. The Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as National Institutes of Health public may also attend via conference call. The conference call dial-in amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is National Institute of Neurological information will be sent to registrants hereby given of the following meetings. Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed prior to the meeting. The meetings will be closed to the Meeting public in accordance with the Meeting Registration provisions set forth in sections Pursuant to section 10(d) of the The public may attend the meetings 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., Federal Advisory Committee Act, as in-person or participate by phone via as amended. The grant applications and amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is audio teleconference. Space is limited the discussions could disclose hereby given of a meeting of the Board and registration is preferred in order to confidential trade secrets or commercial of Scientific Counselors, National attend in-person or by phone. property such as patentable material, Institute of Neurological Disorders and Registration may be completed online at and personal information concerning Stroke. www.regonline.com/ individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which The meeting will be closed to the PTACMeetingsRegistration. public as indicated below in accordance The following information is would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. with the provisions set forth in sections submitted when registering: 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended Name: Name of Committee: National Institute of for the review, discussion, and Company/organization name: Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases evaluation of individual intramural Postal address: Special Emphasis Panel; DSCC—Limited Competition (UC4). programs and projects conducted by the Email address: National Institute of Neurological Date: March 15, 2017. 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Special Accommodations: If sign Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review Name of Committee: Board of Scientific language interpretation or other Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Counselors, National Institute of reasonable accommodation for a Health, Room 754, 6707 Democracy Neurological Disorders and Stroke. disability is needed, please contact Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) Date: March 5–7, 2017. Angela Tejeda, no later than February 402–7172, woynarowskab@niddk.nih.gov. Time: 6:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Feb 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meetings.
DatesThe PTAC meetings will occur on the following dates:
ContactAnn Page, Designated Federal Official, at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-6870.
FR Citation82 FR 11232 
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