83 FR 40303 - Meeting of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 157 (August 14, 2018)

Page Range		40303-40304
FR Document		2018-17446

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force). The meeting will be open to the public; public comment sessions will be held during the meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-17446]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task 
Force

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 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Pain Management Best 
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force). The meeting will be 
open to the public; public comment sessions will be held during the 
meeting.

DATES: The Task Force meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 
2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Wednesday, 
September 26, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The agenda will be 
posted on the Task Force website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/index.html.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Richmond Scott, Designated 
Federal Officer, Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task 
Force, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 736E, 
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 240-453-2816. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 101 of the Comprehensive Addiction 
and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) requires the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Defense and 
Veterans Affairs, to convene the Task Force no later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of CARA and develop a report to 
Congress with updates on best practices and recommendations on 
addressing gaps or inconsistencies for pain management, including 
chronic and acute pain. The Task Force is governed by the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App), which sets forth standards for the formation 
and use of advisory committees.
    The Task Force will review clinical guidelines and identify gaps 
and/or inconsistencies for best practices for pain management, 
including chronic and acute pain, developed or adopted by federal 
agencies; propose updates to best practices and recommendations for 
identified gaps or inconsistencies; provide a 90 day the public comment 
period on any proposed updates and recommendations; and develop a 
strategy for disseminating such proposed updates and recommendations to 
relevant federal agencies and the general public.
    The Task Force will convene its second public meeting, on September 
25 and 26, 2018, to discuss updates to existing best practices and 
recommendations based on gaps and inconsistencies for pain management, 
including chronic and acute pain. The Task Force will receive 
presentations from three Task Force subcommittees established at the 
inaugural Task Force meeting. The Task Force subcommittees will discuss 
recommendations for updates to best practices and recommendations for 
chronic and acute pain management and prescribing pain medication based 
on the components outlined in Section 101 of the CARA statute. The Task 
Force will deliberate and vote on the draft Task Force recommendations. 
Information about the final meeting agenda will be posted prior to the 
meeting on the Task Force website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisorycommittees/pain/index.html.
    Members of the public are invited to participate in person or by 
webcast. To join the meeting, individuals must pre-register at the Task 
Force website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/index.html. Seating will be provided first to those who have pre-
registered. Anyone who has not pre-registered will be accommodated on a 
first come, first served basis if additional seats are available 10 
minutes before the meeting starts. Individuals who need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should indicate the special accommodation when 
registering online or by notifying the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health via email at [email protected] by September 
21, 2018. The subject line of the email should read, ``Task Force 
Meeting Accommodations.'' Non-U.S. citizens who plan to attend in 
person are required to provide additional information and must notify 
the Task Force staff via email at [email protected] 10 business 
days before the meeting, September 11, 2018. For those unable to attend 
in person, a live webcast will be available. More information on 
registration and accessing the webcast can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/index.html.
    Members of the public can provide oral comments at the Task Force 
meeting on September 25, 2018, at 9:20 a.m.-9:50 a.m. ET. Please 
indicate your willingness to provide oral comments on the registration 
form which can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/index.html. Individuals who pre-register will be given priority to 
provide oral public comment within the order they are received. The 
public comment period will not be extended beyond the allotted time on 
the agenda. Public comments made during the meeting will be limited to 
three minutes per person to ensure time is allotted for all those 
wishing to speak. Please note that the public comment period may end 
before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. 
Individuals who are not able to provide oral comments are encouraged to 
submit their written comments. Written comments should not exceed one 
page in length. Individuals submitting written comments should submit 
their comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, docket number HHS-OS-2018-0016.

    Dated: August 9, 2018.
Vanila M. Singh,
Chief Medical Officer, Chair, Pain Management Task Force, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal to relevant federal agencies and the Individuals who pre-register will be
Advisory Committee Act, the general public. given priority to provide oral public
Department of Health and Human The Task Force will convene its comment within the order they are
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice second public meeting, on September 25 received. The public comment period
that a meeting is scheduled to be held and 26, 2018, to discuss updates to will not be extended beyond the allotted
for the Pain Management Best Practices existing best practices and time on the agenda. Public comments
Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force). recommendations based on gaps and made during the meeting will be limited
The meeting will be open to the public; inconsistencies for pain management, to three minutes per person to ensure
public comment sessions will be held including chronic and acute pain. The time is allotted for all those wishing to
during the meeting. Task Force will receive presentations speak. Please note that the public
DATES: The Task Force meeting will be
from three Task Force subcommittees comment period may end before the
held on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, established at the inaugural Task Force time indicated, following the last call
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time meeting. The Task Force subcommittees for comments. Individuals who are not
(ET) and Wednesday, September 26, will discuss recommendations for able to provide oral comments are
updates to best practices and encouraged to submit their written
2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET.
recommendations for chronic and acute comments. Written comments should
The agenda will be posted on the Task
pain management and prescribing pain not exceed one page in length.
Force website at https://www.hhs.gov/
medication based on the components Individuals submitting written
ash/advisory-committees/pain/
outlined in Section 101 of the CARA comments should submit their
index.html.
statute. The Task Force will deliberate comments through the Federal
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health and vote on the draft Task Force eRulemaking Portal at http://
and Human Services, Hubert H. recommendations. Information about www.regulations.gov, docket number
Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 the final meeting agenda will be posted HHS–OS–2018–0016.
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, prior to the meeting on the Task Force
DC 20201. website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ Dated: August 9, 2018.
advisorycommittees/pain/index.html. Vanila M. Singh,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public are invited to Chief Medical Officer, Chair, Pain
Alicia Richmond Scott, Designated
participate in person or by webcast. To Management Task Force, Office of the
Federal Officer, Pain Management Best Assistant Secretary for Health.
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, U.S. join the meeting, individuals must pre-
register at the Task Force website at [FR Doc. 2018–17446 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Assistant https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory- BILLING CODE 4150–28–P

Secretary for Health, 200 Independence committees/pain/index.html. Seating
Avenue SW, Room 736E, Washington, will be provided first to those who have
DC 20201. Phone: 240–453–2816. Email: pre-registered. Anyone who has not pre- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
paintaskforce@hhs.gov. registered will be accommodated on a SECURITY
first come, first served basis if
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section additional seats are available 10 minutes Coast Guard
101 of the Comprehensive Addiction before the meeting starts. Individuals
and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) [Docket No. USCG–2018–0280]
who need special assistance, such as
requires the Secretary of Health and sign language interpretation or other Collection of Information Under
Human Services, in cooperation with reasonable accommodations, should Review by Office of Management and
the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans indicate the special accommodation Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625–
Affairs, to convene the Task Force no when registering online or by notifying 0045
later than two years after the date of the the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
enactment of CARA and develop a Health via email at paintaskforce@ AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.
report to Congress with updates on best hhs.gov by September 21, 2018. The Thirty-day notice requesting
ACTION:
practices and recommendations on subject line of the email should read, comments.
addressing gaps or inconsistencies for ‘‘Task Force Meeting
pain management, including chronic Accommodations.’’ Non-U.S. citizens SUMMARY: In compliance with the
and acute pain. The Task Force is who plan to attend in person are Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
governed by the provisions of the required to provide additional U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an
Federal Advisory Committee Act information and must notify the Task Information Collection Request (ICR),
(FACA), Public Law 92–463, as Force staff via email at paintaskforce@ abstracted below, to the Office of
amended (5 U.S.C. App), which sets hhs.gov 10 business days before the Management and Budget (OMB), Office
forth standards for the formation and meeting, September 11, 2018. For those of Information and Regulatory Affairs
use of advisory committees. unable to attend in person, a live (OIRA), requesting an extension of its
The Task Force will review clinical webcast will be available. More approval for the following collection of
guidelines and identify gaps and/or information on registration and information: 1625–0045, Adequacy
inconsistencies for best practices for accessing the webcast can be found at Certification for Reception Facilities and
pain management, including chronic https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory- Advance Notice—33 CFR part 158,
and acute pain, developed or adopted committees/pain/index.html. without change. Our ICR describes the
by federal agencies; propose updates to Members of the public can provide information we seek to collect from the
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best practices and recommendations for oral comments at the Task Force public. Review and comments by OIRA
identified gaps or inconsistencies; meeting on September 25, 2018, at 9:20 ensure we only impose paperwork
provide a 90 day the public comment a.m.–9:50 a.m. ET. Please indicate your burdens commensurate with our
period on any proposed updates and willingness to provide oral comments performance of duties.
recommendations; and develop a on the registration form which can be DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
strategy for disseminating such found at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ Guard and OIRA on or before September
proposed updates and recommendations advisory-committees/pain/index.html. 13, 2018.

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Dates		The Task Force meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The agenda will be posted on the Task Force website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory- committees/pain/index.html.
Contact		Alicia Richmond Scott, Designated Federal Officer, Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 736E, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 240-453-2816. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 40303