82_FR_14789 82 FR 14735 - Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

82 FR 14735 - Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

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FR Document2017-05641

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that a webinar meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will take place and will be open to the general public to listen in via a toll free number.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)
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[FR Doc No: 2017-05641]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a webinar meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 
Committee (CFSAC) will take place and will be open to the general 
public to listen in via a toll free number.

DATES: The CFSAC webinar will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 
12 p.m. until 5 p.m. (EST) and on Friday, June 30, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be broadcasted to the public as a webinar. 
A webinar is a virtual meeting. Registration is not required for the 
webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gustavo Seinos, MPH, Designated 
Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 728F.6, Washington, DC 20201. Please direct all inquiries to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFSAC is authorized under 42 U.S.C.217a, 
Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The purpose 
of the CFSAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for 
Health (ASH), on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic 
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The issues can include factors affecting 
access and care for persons with ME/CFS; the science and definition of 
ME/CFS; and broader public health, clinical, research, and educational 
issues related to ME/CFS.
    The agenda for this meeting, call-in information and location will 
be posted on the CFSAC Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/cfsac/meetings/index.html.
    A half hour of public comment via telephone will be scheduled for 
the first half day of the webinar and an entire hour for the second day 
of the webinar. Individuals will have five minutes to present their 
comments. Priority will be given to individuals who have not provided 
public comment within the previous year. We are unable to place 
international calls for public comments. To request a time slot for 
public comment, please send an email to [email protected] by June 1, 2017. 
The email should contain the speaker's

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name and the phone number that will be used for public comment.
    Individuals who would like for their testimony to be provided to 
the Committee members should submit a copy of the testimony prior to 
the meeting. It is preferred, but not required, that the submitted 
testimony be prepared in digital format and typed using a 12-pitch 
font. Copies of the written comment must not exceed 5 single-space 
pages, and it is preferred, but not required that the document be 
prepared in the MS Word format. Please note that PDF files, handwritten 
notes, charts, and photographs cannot be accepted. Materials submitted 
should not include sensitive personal information, such as social 
security number, birthdates, driver's license number, passport number, 
financial account number, or credit or debit card number. If you wish 
to remain anonymous the document must specify this.
    The Committee welcomes input on any topic related to ME/CFS.

    Dated: March 2, 2017.
Gustavo Seinos,
Commander, USPHS, Designated Federal Officer.
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                                                    ACTION:        Notice.                                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     When                                          include provider location, credential,
                                                                                                                                           submitting comments or requesting                                            specialty, whether live on an EHR and
                                                    SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                                                      information, please include the                                              what system, whether they’ve reached
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                                                   document identifier 0955–0009–60D for                                        MU, the time between these, and
                                                    Office of the Secretary (OS), Department                                               reference.                                                                   narrative barriers experienced by many
                                                    of Health and Human Services,                                                            Information Collection Request Title:                                      of these.
                                                    announces plans to submit an                                                           Customer Relationship Management                                                Need and Proposed Use of the
                                                    Information Collection Request (ICR),                                                  (CRM) Tool.                                                                  Information: The CRM tool supplements
                                                    described below, to the Office of                                                        OMB No.: 0955–0009.                                                        and is regularly merged with other data
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB). The                                                         Abstract: The Customer Relationship                                        sources both within and outside of HHS
                                                    ICR is for extending the use of the                                                    Management (CRM) application is a                                            and tracks program performance and
                                                    approved information collection                                                        nimble business intelligence tool being                                      progress towards milestones. Combined
                                                    assigned OMB control number 0955–                                                      used by more than 1,500 users at ONC                                         with ONC’s internal analytical capacity,
                                                    0009 which expires on May 31, 2017.                                                    partner organizations and grantees. The                                      this data provides feedback that goes
                                                    Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS                                                 CRM collects data from a large number                                        beyond anecdotal evidence and can be
                                                    seeks comments from the public                                                         of users throughout the United States                                        turned into tangible lessons learned that
                                                    regarding the burden estimate, below, or                                               who are ‘‘on the ground’’ helping                                            are used to focus policy and program
                                                    any other aspect of the ICR.                                                           healthcare providers adopt and optimize                                      efforts and ultimately achieve concrete
                                                                                                                                           their IT systems, it provides near real-                                     outcomes.
                                                    DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
                                                                                                                                           time data about the adoption,                                                   Likely Respondents: HITECH
                                                    received on or before May 22, 2017.
                                                                                                                                           utilization, and meaningful use of EHR                                       Grantees.
                                                    ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments to                                                    technology. Approximately half of all                                           The total annual burden hours
                                                    Information.CollectionClearance@                                                       Primary Care Providers in the nation are                                     estimated for this ICR are summarized
                                                    hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–5683.                                                  represented in the CRM tool; data points                                     in the table below.
                                                                                                                                TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Average
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Number of
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Number of                     burden per     Total burden
                                                                                                                     Form name                                                                                               responses per
                                                                                                                                                                                                              respondents                     response         hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               respondent     (in hours)

                                                    CRM Tool—Workforce ......................................................................................................................                            7            125             1.5          1,313
                                                    CRM Tool—Advance Interoperable HIE Program ............................................................................                                             24             24             1.5            864
                                                    CRM Tool—CHP/Academy Health ...................................................................................................                                      1             12             1.5             18

                                                          Total ...........................................................................................................................................             32            161             4.5          2,195



                                                      OS specifically requests comments on                                                 SUMMARY:    As stipulated by the Federal                                     purpose of the CFSAC is to provide
                                                    (1) the necessity and utility of the                                                   Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.                                             advice and recommendations to the
                                                    proposed information collection for the                                                Department of Health and Human                                               Secretary of Health and Human Services
                                                    proper performance of the agency’s                                                     Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice                                      (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary
                                                    functions, (2) the accuracy of the                                                     that a webinar meeting of the Chronic                                        for Health (ASH), on issues related to
                                                    estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance                                                  Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee                                          myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
                                                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the                                               (CFSAC) will take place and will be                                          fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The issues
                                                    information to be collected, and (4) the                                               open to the general public to listen in                                      can include factors affecting access and
                                                    use of automated collection techniques                                                 via a toll free number.                                                      care for persons with ME/CFS; the
                                                    or other forms of information                                                          DATES: The CFSAC webinar will be held                                        science and definition of ME/CFS; and
                                                    technology to minimize the information                                                 on Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 12                                          broader public health, clinical, research,
                                                    collection burden.                                                                     p.m. until 5 p.m. (EST) and on Friday,                                       and educational issues related to
                                                                                                                                           June 30, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.                                          ME/CFS.
                                                    Terry S. Clark,                                                                                                                                                        The agenda for this meeting, call-in
                                                                                                                                           ADDRESSES: This meeting will be
                                                    Asst. Information Collection Clearance                                                                                                                              information and location will be posted
                                                    Officer.
                                                                                                                                           broadcasted to the public as a webinar.
                                                                                                                                           A webinar is a virtual meeting.                                              on the CFSAC Web site http://
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–05627 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                           Registration is not required for the                                         www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/
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                                                                                                                                           webinar.                                                                     cfsac/meetings/index.html.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A half hour of public comment via
                                                                                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                             telephone will be scheduled for the first
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                               Gustavo Seinos, MPH, Designated                                              half day of the webinar and an entire
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                                                         Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue                                             hour for the second day of the webinar.
                                                                                                                                           Syndrome Advisory Committee,                                                 Individuals will have five minutes to
                                                    Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue                                                         Department of Health and Human                                               present their comments. Priority will be
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                                                    Syndrome Advisory Committee                                                            Services, 200 Independence Avenue                                            given to individuals who have not
                                                                                                                                           SW., Room 728F.6, Washington, DC                                             provided public comment within the
                                                    AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                                                       20201. Please direct all inquiries to                                        previous year. We are unable to place
                                                    Secretary for Health, Office of the                                                    cfsac@hhs.gov.                                                               international calls for public comments.
                                                    Secretary, Department of Health and                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                               To request a time slot for public
                                                    Human Services.                                                                        CFSAC is authorized under 42                                                 comment, please send an email to
                                                    ACTION:        Notice.                                                                 U.S.C.217a, Section 222 of the Public                                        cfsac@hhs.gov by June 1, 2017. The
                                                                                                                                           Health Service Act, as amended. The                                          email should contain the speaker’s


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                                                    name and the phone number that will                       Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    be used for public comment.                             Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892                     HUMAN SERVICES
                                                      Individuals who would like for their                  (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                    testimony to be provided to the                           Contact Person: Audrey Oi-ting Lau, Ph.D.,          National Institutes of Health
                                                    Committee members should submit a                       Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
                                                    copy of the testimony prior to the                      Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601                     Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
                                                    meeting. It is preferred, but not                       Fishers Lane, MSC–9823, Rockville, MD                 Closed Meetings
                                                    required, that the submitted testimony                  20852, 240–669–2081.
                                                                                                                                                                    Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
                                                    be prepared in digital format and typed                   Name of Committee: National Institute of
                                                                                                            Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
                                                                                                                                                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                    using a 12-pitch font. Copies of the                                                                          amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
                                                    written comment must not exceed 5                       Emphasis Panel NIAID; Peer Review Meeting.
                                                                                                              Date: April 20, 2017.                               hereby given of the following meetings.
                                                    single-space pages, and it is preferred,                                                                        The meetings will be closed to the
                                                    but not required that the document be                     Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                              Agenda: To review and evaluate contract             public in accordance with the
                                                    prepared in the MS Word format. Please                                                                        provisions set forth in sections
                                                    note that PDF files, handwritten notes,                 proposals.
                                                                                                              Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601          552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
                                                    charts, and photographs cannot be                                                                             as amended. The grant applications and
                                                                                                            Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892
                                                    accepted. Materials submitted should                                                                          the discussions could disclose
                                                                                                            (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                    not include sensitive personal                            Contact Person: Dharmendar Rathore,                 confidential trade secrets or commercial
                                                    information, such as social security                    Ph.D., Senior Scientific Review Officer,              property such as patentable material,
                                                    number, birthdates, driver’s license                    Scientific Review Program, Division of                and personal information concerning
                                                    number, passport number, financial                      Extramural Activities, Room 3G30, National            individuals associated with the grant
                                                    account number, or credit or debit card                 Institutes of Health/NIAID, 5601 Fishers              applications, the disclosure of which
                                                    number. If you wish to remain                           Lane, Drive, MSC 9823, Bethesda, MD                   would constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                                    anonymous the document must specify                     20892–9823, 240–669–5058, rathored@                   invasion of personal privacy.
                                                    this.                                                   mail.nih.gov.
                                                      The Committee welcomes input on                                                                               Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                                                                            (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance             Review Special Emphasis Panel Member
                                                    any topic related to ME/CFS.                            Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology,             Conflict: Molecular Probes and Tools for
                                                      Dated: March 2, 2017.                                 and Transplantation Research; 93.856,                 Studying the Nervous System.
                                                    Gustavo Seinos,                                         Microbiology and Infectious Diseases                    Date: March 30, 2017.
                                                    Commander, USPHS, Designated Federal                    Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)           Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                    Officer.                                                  Dated: March 16, 2017.                                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–05641 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  applications.
                                                                                                            Natasha M. Copeland,                                    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
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                                                                                                            Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                                                                                            Committee Policy.                                     (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–05586 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]             Contact Person: Peter B Guthrie, Ph.D.,
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                                                      Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                                                                                                                                  Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4142,
                                                    National Institutes of Health                                                                                 MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              1239, guthriep@csr.nih.gov.
                                                    National Institute of Allergy and                       HUMAN SERVICES                                          This notice is being published less than 15
                                                    Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed                                                                         days prior to the meeting due to the timing
                                                    Meetings                                                National Institutes of Health                         limitations imposed by the review and
                                                                                                                                                                  funding cycle.
                                                      Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                      National Cancer Institute; Amended                      Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                    Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      Notice of Meeting                                     Review Special Emphasis Panel.
                                                    amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is                                                                              Member Conflict: Topics in Nephrology.
                                                    hereby given of the following meetings.                   Notice is hereby given of a change in                 Date: April 3, 2017.
                                                      The meetings will be closed to the                    the meeting of the National Cancer                      Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
                                                    public in accordance with the                           Institute Special Emphasis Panel, March                 Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                    provisions set forth in sections                        28, 2017, 08:00 a.m. to March 29, 2017,               applications.
                                                    552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,              01:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency Bethesda,                     Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                                    as amended. The grant applications and                                                                        Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                                                                                            One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400                       (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                    the discussions could disclose                          Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814                    Contact Person: Jonathan K Ivins, Ph.D.,
                                                    confidential trade secrets or commercial                which was published in the Federal                    Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                    property such as patentable material,                   Register on December 13, 2016, 81 FR                  Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                    and personal information concerning                     89954.                                                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4040A,
                                                    individuals associated with the grant                                                                         MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–
                                                                                                              The meeting notice is amended to
                                                    applications, the disclosure of which                                                                         1245, ivinsj@csr.nih.gov.
                                                                                                            change the meeting dates to May 1–2,
                                                    would constitute a clearly unwarranted                                                                          This notice is being published less than 15
                                                                                                            2017. The location and time will remain
                                                    invasion of personal privacy.                                                                                 days prior to the meeting due to the timing
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                                                                                                            the same. The meeting is closed to the                limitations imposed by the review and
                                                      Name of Committee: National Institute of              public.
                                                    Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special                                                                       funding cycle.
                                                    Emphasis Panel; Limited Interaction Targeted              Dated: March 16, 2017.                                Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                    Epidemiology (LITE) to Advance HIV                      Melanie J. Pantoja,                                   Review Special Emphasis Panel.
                                                    Prevention (UG3/UH3).                                                                                           Member Conflict: Topics in Hepatology.
                                                                                                            Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                                      Date: April 19–20, 2017.                                                                                      Date: April 4, 2017.
                                                                                                            Committee Policy.
                                                      Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                                                                                 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
                                                      Agenda: To review and evaluate                        [FR Doc. 2017–05584 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]             Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                    cooperative agreement applications.                     BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                applications.



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ActionNotice.
DatesThe CFSAC webinar will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. (EST) and on Friday, June 30, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ContactGustavo Seinos, MPH, Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 728F.6, Washington, DC 20201. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected]
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