83_FR_5133 83 FR 5109 - Meetings Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)

83 FR 5109 - 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 83, Issue 24 (February 5, 2018)

Page Range5109-5110
FR Document2018-02211

This notice announces the 2018 meetings of the Physician- Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as ``the Committee'') which will be held in Washington, DC. This meeting will include voting and deliberations on proposals for physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) submitted by members of the public. All meetings are open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
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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 2018 meetings of the Physician-
Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred 
to as ``the Committee'') which will be held in Washington, DC. This 
meeting will include voting and deliberations on proposals for 
physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) submitted by members of the 
public. All meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The 2018 PTAC meetings will occur on the following dates:

 Monday-Tuesday, March 26-27, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
ET
 Thursday-Friday, June 14-15, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
ET
 Thursday-Friday, September 6-7, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET
 Monday-Tuesday, December 10-11, 2018, from 9:00 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: All PTAC meetings will be held in the Great Hall of the 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Page, Designated Federal Official, 
at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE), 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 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 each scheduled meeting, the Committee will hear 
presentations on PFPMs 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 website 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 the website.
    III. Meeting Attendance. These meetings are open to the public. The 
public may also attend via conference call or view the meeting via 
livestream at www.hhs.gov/live. 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, 
participate by phone via audio teleconference, or view the meeting via 
livestream. 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:
    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 one week prior to the scheduled 
meeting. Please submit your requests by email to Angela.Tejeda@hhs.gov 
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 website at https://aspe.hhs.gov/charter-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee.
    Additional material for this meeting can be found on the ASPE PTAC 
website. For updates and announcements, please use the link to 
subscribe to the ASPE PTAC email listserv.


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    Dated: January 31, 2018.
John R. Graham,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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                                                consolidation of the 0910–0012                          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              is composed of 11 members appointed
                                                collection into this collection in 2004,                HUMAN SERVICES                                        by the Comptroller General.
                                                we have included the estimated                                                                                   II. Agenda. At each scheduled
                                                recordkeeping burden for medicated                      Meetings Announcement for the                         meeting, the Committee will hear
                                                feed adverse event reports as part of our               Physician-Focused Payment Model                       presentations on PFPMs that are ready
                                                estimate of the recordkeeping burden of                 Technical Advisory Committee                          for Committee deliberation. The
                                                all mandatory adverse event reports for                 Required by the Medicare Access and                   presentations will be followed by public
                                                new animal drugs. To improve the                        CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015                      comment and Committee deliberation. If
                                                clarity of our estimates we have added                  (MACRA)                                               the Committee completes deliberations,
                                                a row to table 2, on which we separately                                                                      voting will occur on recommendations
                                                                                                        ACTION:   Notice of public meetings.                  to the Secretary of Health and Human
                                                report our recordkeeping estimate for
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   This notice announces the                  Services. There will be time allocated
                                                medicated feed adverse event reports
                                                                                                        2018 meetings of the Physician-Focused                for public comment on agenda items.
                                                (20 hours).                                                                                                   Documents will be posted on the
                                                                                                        Payment Model Technical Advisory
                                                   The burden of this collection has                                                                          Committee website and distributed on
                                                                                                        Committee (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the
                                                changed. There was a slight increase in                                                                       the Committee listserv prior to the
                                                                                                        Committee’’) which will be held in
                                                the estimated number of reports                                                                               public meeting. The agenda is subject to
                                                                                                        Washington, DC. This meeting will
                                                submitted to FDA under total annual                     include voting and deliberations on                   change. If the agenda does change, we
                                                responses (by 7.8 responses) and there                  proposals for physician-focused                       will inform registrants and update the
                                                was a slight overall decrease in burden                 payment models (PFPMs) submitted by                   website.
                                                hours (by 1.75 hours). This minor                                                                                III. Meeting Attendance. These
                                                                                                        members of the public. All meetings are
                                                fluctuation in responses and hours is                                                                         meetings are open to the public. The
                                                                                                        open to the public.
                                                due to the normal variation in the                                                                            public may also attend via conference
                                                                                                        DATES: The 2018 PTAC meetings will                    call or view the meeting via livestream
                                                submission of reports to FDA, the                       occur on the following dates:
                                                correction of mathematical errors, and a                                                                      at www.hhs.gov/live. The conference
                                                                                                        • Monday–Tuesday, March 26–27,                        call dial-in information will be sent to
                                                change in reporting methodology                           2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
                                                (addition of a new row to table 1 and                                                                         registrants prior to the meeting.
                                                                                                        • Thursday–Friday, June 14–15, 2018,                     Meeting Registration: The public may
                                                table 2).                                                 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET                      attend the meetings in-person,
                                                   We continually strive to improve our                 • Thursday–Friday, September 6–7,                     participate by phone via audio
                                                systems for collecting and analyzing                      2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET                teleconference, or view the meeting via
                                                drug experience reports and adverse                     • Monday–Tuesday, December 10–11,                     livestream. Space is limited and
                                                event reports. To that end, we have                       2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET                registration is preferred in order to
                                                developed an electronic submission                        Please note that times are subject to               attend in-person or by phone.
                                                system by which Form FDA 2301 may                       change. If the times change, registrants              Registration may be completed online at
                                                be submitted to the Agency. For Form                    will be notified directly via email.                  www.regonline.com/PTACMeetings
                                                FDA 1932a, we have a fillable electronic                ADDRESSES: All PTAC meetings will be                  Registration.
                                                form available online, which can be                     held in the Great Hall of the Hubert H.                  The following information is
                                                submitted by email to FDA Center for                    Humphrey Building, 200 Independence                   submitted when registering:
                                                Veterinary Medicine. We specifically                    Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201.                         Name:
                                                                                                                                                                 Company/organization name:
                                                invite comment from respondents on                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
                                                                                                                                                                 Postal address:
                                                the utility of these reporting forms.                   Page, Designated Federal Official, at the                Email address:
                                                Electronic adverse event reporting for                  Office of Health Policy, Assistant                       A confirmation email will be sent to
                                                approved new animal drugs (including                    Secretary for Planning and Evaluation                 registrants shortly after completing the
                                                mandatory reporting under § 514.80(b)                   (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health and                 registration process.
                                                and voluntary reporting) has been                       Human Services, 200 Independence                         IV. Special Accommodations. If sign
                                                approved under OMB control number                       Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20201, (202)                  language interpretation or other
                                                0910–0645. Reporting and                                690–6870.                                             reasonable accommodation for a
                                                recordkeeping associated with the index                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            disability is needed, please contact
                                                of legally marketed unapproved new                        I. Purpose. The Physician-Focused                   Angela Tejeda, no later than one week
                                                animal drugs for minor species (21 CFR                  Payment Model Technical Advisory                      prior to the scheduled meeting. Please
                                                part 516) is approved under OMB                         Committee (‘‘the Committee’’) is                      submit your requests by email to
                                                control number 0910–0620.                               required by the Medicare Access and                   Angela.Tejeda@hhs.gov or by calling
                                                                                                        CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42                  202–401–8297.
                                                  Dated: January 30, 2018.                              U.S.C. 1395ee. This Committee is also                    V. Copies of the PTAC Charter and
                                                Leslie Kux,                                             governed by provisions of the Federal                 Meeting Material. The Secretary’s
                                                Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5                 Charter for the Physician-Focused
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–02234 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am]              U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards              Payment Model Technical Advisory
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                                                                                                        for the formation and use of federal                  Committee is available on the ASPE
                                                                                                        advisory committees. In accordance                    website at https://aspe.hhs.gov/charter-
                                                                                                        with its statutory mandate, the
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                                                                                                                                                              physician-focused-payment-model-
                                                                                                        Committee is to review physician-                     technical-advisory-committee.
                                                                                                        focused payment model proposals and                      Additional material for this meeting
                                                                                                        prepare recommendations regarding                     can be found on the ASPE PTAC
                                                                                                        whether such models meet criteria that                website. For updates and
                                                                                                        were established through rulemaking by                announcements, please use the link to
                                                                                                        the Secretary of Health and Human                     subscribe to the ASPE PTAC email
                                                                                                        Services (the Secretary). The Committee               listserv.


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                                                  Dated: January 31, 2018.                              Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases B                Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center,
                                                John R. Graham,                                         Subcommittee.                                         6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6151, MSC 9606,
                                                                                                          Date: March 7–9, 2018.                              Bethesda, MD 20892–9606, 301–443–1606,
                                                Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and
                                                                                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.                        charlesvi@mail.nih.gov.
                                                Evaluation.
                                                                                                          Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                  Name of Committee: National Institute of
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–02211 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am]              applications.                                         Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel;
                                                BILLING CODE 4150–15–P                                    Place: Doubletree Hotel Bethesda                    Clinical Trial and K Awards Review Meeting.
                                                                                                        (Formerly Holiday Inn Select), 8120                     Date: February 27, 2018.
                                                                                                        Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.                   Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                  Contact Person: John F. Connaughton,                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                HUMAN SERVICES                                          Ph.D., Chief, Scientific Review Branch,               applications.
                                                                                                        Review Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National                     Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One
                                                National Institutes of Health                           Institutes of Health, Room 7007, 6707                 Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin
                                                                                                        Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–              Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
                                                National Institute of Diabetes and                      5452, (301) 594–7797, connaughtonj@                     Contact Person: David I. Sommers, Ph.D.,
                                                Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice                   extra.niddk.nih.gov.                                  Scientific Review Officer, Division of
                                                of Closed Meetings                                      (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance             Extramural Activities, National Institute of
                                                                                                        Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,                        Mental Health, National Institutes of Health,
                                                  Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                      Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;                 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6154, MSC 9606,
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition              Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–443–7861,
                                                amended, notice is hereby given of the                  Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology            dsommers@mail.nih.gov.
                                                following meetings.                                     and Hematology Research, National Institutes            Name of Committee: National Institute of
                                                                                                        of Health, HHS)                                       Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel;
                                                  The meetings will be closed to the
                                                                                                                                                              Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative
                                                public in accordance with the                             Dated: January 31, 2018.                            Data (R24).
                                                provisions set forth in sections                        David Clary,                                            Date: February 28, 2018
                                                552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,              Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory             Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                as amended. The grant applications and                  Committee Policy.                                       Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                the discussions could disclose                          [FR Doc. 2018–02253 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am]            applications.
                                                confidential trade secrets or commercial                                                                        Place: National Institutes of Health,
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                property such as patentable material,                                                                         Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
                                                and personal information concerning                                                                           Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone
                                                                                                                                                              Conference Call).
                                                individuals associated with the grant                   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Contact Person: Vinod Charles, Ph.D.,
                                                applications, the disclosure of which                   HUMAN SERVICES                                        Scientific Review Officer, Division of
                                                would constitute a clearly unwarranted                                                                        Extramural Activities, National Institute of
                                                invasion of personal privacy.                           National Institutes of Health                         Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center,
                                                  Name of Committee: National Institute of                                                                    6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6151, MSC 9606,
                                                                                                        National Institute of Mental Health;                  Bethesda, MD 20892–9606, 301–443–1606,
                                                Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
                                                Initial Review Group; Kidney, Urologic and              Notice of Closed Meetings                             charlesvi@mail.nih.gov.
                                                Hematologic Diseases D Subcommittee.                                                                          (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                                                                          Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                    Program No. 93.242, Mental Health Research
                                                  Date: February 21–22, 2018.                           Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.                                                                                Grants, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                                                                        amended, notice is hereby given of the
                                                                                                        following meetings.                                     Dated: January 31, 2018.
                                                applications.                                                                                                 Melanie J. Pantoja,
                                                  Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One                      The meetings will be closed to the
                                                Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin                   public in accordance with the                         Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                                Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.                             provisions set forth in sections                      Committee Policy.
                                                  Contact Person: Barbara A. Woynarowska,               552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,            [FR Doc. 2018–02251 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator,                 as amended. The grant applications and                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                Review Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National                     the discussions could disclose
                                                Institutes of Health, Room 7007, 6707                   confidential trade secrets or commercial
                                                Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–                property such as patentable material,                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                5452, (301) 402–7172, woynarowskab@                                                                           HUMAN SERVICES
                                                niddk.nih.gov.
                                                                                                        and personal information concerning
                                                                                                        individuals associated with the grant
                                                  Name of Committee: National Institute of                                                                    National Institutes of Health
                                                Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
                                                                                                        applications, the disclosure of which
                                                Initial Review Group; Digestive Diseases and            would constitute a clearly unwarranted                National Cancer Institute; Amended
                                                Nutrition C Subcommittee.                               invasion of personal privacy.                         Notice of Meeting
                                                  Date: March 7–9, 2018.                                  Name of Committee: National Institute of
                                                  Time: 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 a.m.                         Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel; Data              Notice is hereby given of a change in
                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                  Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24) and           the meeting of the National Cancer
                                                applications.                                           Standards To Define Experiments Related to            Institute Special Emphasis Panel, March
                                                  Place: Residence Inn Bethesda, 7335                   the BRAIN Initiative (R24).                           13, 2018, 4:00 p.m. to March 14, 2018,
                                                Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.                     Date: February 26, 2018.                            5:00 p.m., Bethesda North Marriott
                                                  Contact Person: Maria E. Davila-Bloom,                  Time: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.                       Hotel & Conference Center, 5701
                                                Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
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                                                Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of
                                                                                                                                                              Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD
                                                                                                        applications.                                         20852 which was published in the
                                                Health, Room 7017, 6707 Democracy                         Place: National Institutes of Health,
                                                Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301)               Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
                                                                                                                                                              Federal Register on January 11, 2018, 83
                                                594–7637, davila-bloomm@                                Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone             FR 1378.
                                                extra.niddk.nih.gov.                                    Conference Call).                                       This meeting notice is amended to
                                                  Name of Committee: National Institute of                Contact Person: Vinod Charles, Ph.D.,               change the meeting name from ‘‘TEP–1:
                                                Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases              Scientific Review Officer, Division of                Development of Software Tools for Post
                                                Initial Review Group; Diabetes,                         Extramural Activities, National Institute of          Radiation Therapy Surveillance’’ to


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meetings.
DatesThe 2018 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 (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-6870.
FR Citation83 FR 5109 

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