82_FR_14784 82 FR 14730 - Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

82 FR 14730 - 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 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

Page Range14730-14731
FR Document2017-05588

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14730-14731]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05588]


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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 cancellation.

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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 the cancellation 
of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research 
and Quality.

DATES: The meeting would have been held on Friday, March 24, 2017, from 
8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting would have been held at the Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.

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].

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

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including training needs and information dissemination on health care 
quality and (C) the role of the Agency in light of private sector 
activity 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. 
The Council did not have a quorum for the meeting scheduled for March 
24th. Therefore, AHRQ is cancelling the meeting. The next meeting of 
the NAC is planned for July 26th.

Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-05588 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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14730 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 22, 2017 / Notices October 12, 2016. No comments were limitations. Likewise, sections 2001(b) Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), received. and 2051(b) substantially revised the 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC DATES: Submit comments on or before authority for Government financing of 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please April 21, 2017. purchases of non-commercial items, by cite OMB Control No. 9000–0138, ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding permitting contract financing on the Contract Financing, in all this burden estimate or any other aspect basis of certain classes of measures of correspondence. of this collection of information, performance. Dated: March 16, 2017. including suggestions for reducing this To implement these changes, DOD, Lorin S. Curit, burden to: Office of Information and NASA, and GSA amended the FAR by Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: revising Subparts 32.0, 32.1, and 32.5; Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, by adding new Subparts 32.2 and 32.10; Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. and by adding new clauses to 52.232. Governmentwide Policy. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by The coverage enables the Government [FR Doc. 2017–05570 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am] any of the following methods: to provide financing to assist in the BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P • Regulations.gov: http:// performance of contracts for commercial www.regulations.gov. Submit comments items and provide financing for non- via the Federal eRulemaking portal by commercial items based on contractor performance. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND searching the OMB control number HUMAN SERVICES 9000–0138. Select the link ‘‘Comment B. Annual Reporting Burden Now’’ that corresponds with Agency for Healthcare Research and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0138, Public reporting burden for this Quality Contract Financing’’. Follow the collection of information is estimated to instructions provided on the screen. average 2 hours per request for Meeting of the National Advisory Please include your name, company commercial financing and 2 hours per Council for Healthcare Research and name (if any), and ‘‘Information request for performance-based Quality Collection 9000–0138, Contract financing, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research Financing’’ on your attached document. • Mail: General Services sources, gathering and maintaining the and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. Administration, Regulatory Secretariat data needed, and completing and ACTION: Notice of public meeting Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., reviewing the collection of information. cancellation. Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. The annual reporting burden for commercial financing is estimated as SUMMARY: In accordance with section Sosa/IC 9000–0138. Instructions: Please submit comments follows: 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee only and cite Information Collection Respondents: 1,000. Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice 9000–0138, in all correspondence Responses per Respondent: 5. announces the cancellation of a meeting related to this collection. Comments Total Responses: 5,000. of the National Advisory Council for received generally will be posted Hours per Response: 2. Healthcare Research and Quality. without change to http:// Total Burden Hours: 10,000. DATES: The meeting would have been www.regulations.gov, including any The annual reporting burden for held on Friday, March 24, 2017, from personal and/or business confidential performance-based financing is 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. information provided. To confirm estimated as follows: ADDRESSES: The meeting would have Respondents: 500. receipt of your comment(s), please been held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Responses per Respondent: 12. check www.regulations.gov, Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Total Responses: 6,000. approximately two to three days after Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Hours per Response: 2. submission to verify posting (except Total Burden Hours: 12,000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: allow 30 days for posting of comments Jaime Zimmerman, Designated submitted by mail). C. Public Comments Management Official, at the Agency for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Public comments are particularly Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Camara Francis, Procurement Analyst, invited on: Whether this collection of Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Acquisition Policy Division, at 202– information is necessary for the proper Rockville, Maryland, 20857, (301) 427– 501–1448 or email camara.francis@ performance of functions of the FAR, 1456. For press-related information, gsa.gov. and whether it will have practical please contact Alison Hunt at (301) 427– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: utility; whether our estimate of the 1244 or Alison.Hunt@ahrq.hhs.gov. public burden of this collection of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose information is accurate, and based on The Federal Acquisition Streamlining valid assumptions and methodology; I. Purpose Act (FASA) of 1994, Public Law 103– ways to enhance the quality, utility, and The National Advisory Council for 355, provided authorities that clarity of the information to be Healthcare Research and Quality is streamlined the acquisition process and collected; and ways in which we can authorized by Section 941 of the Public minimize burdensome Government- minimize the burden of the collection of Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES unique requirements. Sections 2001 and information on those who are to accordance with its statutory mandate, 2051 of FASA substantially changed the respond, through the use of appropriate the Council is to advise the Secretary of statutory authorities for Government technological collection techniques or the Department of Health and Human financing of contracts. Sections 2001(f) other forms of information technology. Services and the Director of AHRQ on and 2051(e) provide specific authority Obtaining Copies of Proposals: matters related to AHRQ’s conduct of its for Government financing of purchases Requesters may obtain a copy of the mission including providing guidance of commercial items; here, contract information collection documents from on (A) priorities for health care research, financing is permitted with certain the General Services Administration, (B) the field of health care research VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 22, 2017 / Notices 14731 including training needs and to Regulations.gov, including any maintaining information, and disclosing information dissemination on health personal information provided. For and providing information; to train care quality and (C) the role of the access to the docket to read background personnel and to be able to respond to Agency in light of private sector activity documents or comments received, go to a collection of information, to search and opportunities for public private Regulations.gov. data sources, to complete and review partnerships. The Council is composed Please note: All public comment should be the collection of information; and to of members of the public, appointed by submitted through the Federal eRulemaking transmit or otherwise disclose the the Secretary, and Federal ex-officio portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the information. members specified in the authorizing address listed above. Proposed Project legislation. The Council did not have a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To quorum for the meeting scheduled for Acquisition of Freshly-Drawn Whole request more information on the Blood/Blood Products for Reference March 24th. Therefore, AHRQ is proposed project or to obtain a copy of cancelling the meeting. The next Diagnostic and Research Use—Existing the information collection plan and Information Collection in Use Without meeting of the NAC is planned for July instruments, contact the Information 26th. an OMB Control Number—National Collection Review Office, Centers for Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Sharon B. Arnold, Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers Acting Director. Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, for Disease Control and Prevention [FR Doc. 2017–05588 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am] Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; (CDC). Email: omb@cdc.gov. BILLING CODE 4160–90–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Background and Brief Description Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) The CDC seeks a three-year OMB DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies approval to collect information in HUMAN SERVICES must obtain approval from the Office of support of fresh blood/blood products Management and Budget (OMB) for each for laboratory programs. [60-Day–17–17XR; Docket No. CDC–2017– collection of information they conduct The CDC regularly requires freshly 0027] or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also drawn whole blood, serum, plasma, Proposed Data Collection Submitted requires Federal agencies to provide a mononuclear white cell and platelet for Public Comment and 60-day notice in the Federal Register concentrates for research purposes, for Recommendations concerning each proposed collection of reagents, and as ‘‘normal’’ control information, including each new materials. To enhance the safety of CDC AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and proposed collection, each proposed personnel handling these materials, the Prevention (CDC), Department of Health extension of existing collection of blood/blood products, or the donors and Human Services (HHS). information, and each reinstatement of thereof, must be screened for evidence ACTION: Notice with comment period. previously approved information of possible infections by specific testing. collection before submitting the At the same time, donor confidentiality SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease collection to OMB for approval. To must be assured and adequate Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of comply with this requirement, we are counseling must be available, in case its continuing efforts to reduce public publishing this notice of a proposed any specimens or donors test positive burden and maximize the utility of data collection as described below. for certain transmissible infections. government information, invites the Comments are invited on: (a) Whether The donor registration form general public and other Federal the proposed collection of information referenced by this request is a brief, 11- agencies to take this opportunity to is necessary for the proper performance question form that establishes the comment on proposed and/or of the functions of the agency, including availability of volunteer donors to continuing information collections, as whether the information shall have participate in the donor program to fill required by the Paperwork Reduction practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the this need for fresh blood/blood products Act of 1995. This notice invites agency’s estimate of the burden of the for CDC. The registration form captures comment on the donor registration form proposed collection of information; (c) donors’ availability to donate, interest in in support of the project titled ways to enhance the quality, utility, and various types of donations, smoking ‘‘Acquisition of Freshly Drawn Whole clarity of the information to be history, exercise background, alcohol Blood/Blood Products for Reference collected; (d) ways to minimize the consumption, measles vaccination Diagnostic and Research Use.’’ burden of the collection of information history, cholesterol test history, and DATES: Written comments must be on respondents, including through the medications background. received on or before May 22, 2017. use of automated collection techniques Donors required to maintain the CDC ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, or other forms of information donor pool are recruited by contract identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– technology; and (e) estimates of capital program managers often by referral of 0027 by any of the following methods: or start-up costs and costs of operation, current donors, directed outreach for • Federal eRulemaking Portal: maintenance, and purchase of services new donors by email, occasional posting Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions to provide information. Burden means of notices in areas frequented by CDC for submitting comments. the total time, effort, or financial personnel, or at local universities for • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, resources expended by persons to possible student populations. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Information Collection Review Office, generate, maintain, retain, disclose or All donor information is collected and Centers for Disease Control and provide information to or for a Federal protected by medical professionals with Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– agency. This includes the time needed donor/patient confidentiality protected. D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. to review instructions; to develop, Information from this form is only used Instructions: All submissions received acquire, install and utilize technology to determine donor eligibility for blood must include the agency name and and systems for the purpose of product requests to be used by CDC Docket Number. All relevant comments collecting, validating and verifying laboratory programs. Approximately 25 received will be posted without change information, processing and volunteer donors are enrolled annually. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1


Document Created: 2017-03-22 03:58:16
Document Modified: 2017-03-22 03:58:16
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting cancellation.
DatesThe meeting would have been held on Friday, March 24, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
ContactJaime 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 Citation82 FR 14730 
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