83 FR 55553 - Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 215 (November 6, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 215 (November 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-24260 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 55553] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24260] [[Page 55553]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group AGENCY: Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the eighth meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group) on December 3, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The eighth meeting will be an online meeting held via webcast. The Working Group will review the work of the public comments subcommittee, discuss the release of the 2018 Report to Congress, recognize the subcommittee members for their contributions to the 2018 Report, and address the next steps and transition to a new Working Group for the 2020 Report to Congress. DATES: The meeting will be held on December 3, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: This will be an online meeting that is held via webcast. Members of the public may attend the meeting via webcast. Instructions for attending the meeting via webcast will be posted one week prior to the meeting at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services; via email at [email protected] or by phone at 202-795-7697. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Working Group invites public comment on issues related to the Working Group's charge. It may be provided via webcast at the meeting or in writing. Persons who wish to provide public comment via webcast should review directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html before submitting a request to do so via email at [email protected]. Requests to provide webcast comments are due on or before November 26, 2018, and will be limited to three minutes each to accommodate as many speakers as possible. If more requests are received than can be accommodated, speakers will be randomly selected. The nature of the comments will not be considered in making this selection. Public comments may also be provided in writing. Individuals who would like to provide written comments should review directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html before sending their comments to [email protected] on or before November 26, 2018. During the meeting, the Working Group will review the work of the public comments subcommittee, discuss the release of the 2018 Report to Congress, recognize the subcommittee members for their contributions to the 2018 Report, and address the next steps and transition to a new Working Group for the 2020 Report to Congress. Background and Authority: The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was established on August 10, 2017, in accordance with section 2062 of the 21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as amended, to provide expertise and review all HHS efforts related to tick-borne diseases to help ensure interagency coordination and minimize overlap, examine research priorities, and identify and address unmet needs. In addition, the Working Group will report to the Secretary and Congress on their findings and any recommendations for the federal response to tick-borne disease prevention, treatment and research, and addressing gaps in those areas. Dated: October 25, 2018. James J. Berger, Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, Designated Federal Officer, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. [FR Doc. 2018-24260 Filed 11-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-28-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND making this selection. Public comments The Statement of Organization,
HUMAN SERVICES may also be provided in writing. Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Individuals who would like to provide conforms to and carries out the statutory
Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease written comments should review requirements for operating OIG. The
Working Group directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ organizational changes reflected in this
advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/ notice are primarily to realign the
AGENCY: Office of HIV/AIDS and
meetings/index.html before sending functions within OIG to better reflect
Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the
their comments to tickbornedisease@ the current work environment and
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of
hhs.gov on or before November 26, priorities and to more clearly delineate
the Secretary, Department of Health and
2018. During the meeting, the Working responsibilities for the various activities
Human Services.
Group will review the work of the within OIG’s offices.
ACTION: Notice.
public comments subcommittee, discuss OIG was established by law as an
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and the release of the 2018 Report to independent and objective oversight
Human Services (HHS) announces the Congress, recognize the subcommittee unit of the Department to carry out the
eighth meeting of the Tick-Borne members for their contributions to the mission of preventing fraud and abuse
Disease Working Group (Working 2018 Report, and address the next steps and promoting economy, efficiency, and
Group) on December 3, 2018, from 1:00 and transition to a new Working Group effectiveness of HHS programs and
p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The for the 2020 Report to Congress. operations. In furtherance of this
eighth meeting will be an online Background and Authority: The Tick- mission, the organization:
meeting held via webcast. The Working Borne Disease Working Group was • Conducts and supervises audits,
Group will review the work of the established on August 10, 2017, in investigations, evaluations, and
public comments subcommittee, discuss accordance with section 2062 of the 21st inspections relating to HHS programs
the release of the 2018 Report to Century Cures Act, and the Federal and operations;
Congress, recognize the subcommittee Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., • identifies systemic weaknesses
members for their contributions to the as amended, to provide expertise and giving rise to opportunities for fraud
2018 Report, and address the next steps review all HHS efforts related to tick- and abuse in HHS programs and
and transition to a new Working Group borne diseases to help ensure operations and makes recommendations
for the 2020 Report to Congress. interagency coordination and minimize to prevent their recurrence;
DATES: The meeting will be held on
overlap, examine research priorities, • leads and coordinates activities to
and identify and address unmet needs. prevent and detect fraud and abuse in
December 3, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to
In addition, the Working Group will HHS programs and operations;
4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
report to the Secretary and Congress on • detects wrongdoers and abusers of
ADDRESSES: This will be an online their findings and any recommendations HHS programs and beneficiaries so
meeting that is held via webcast. for the federal response to tick-borne appropriate remedies may be brought to
Members of the public may attend the disease prevention, treatment and bear, including imposing administrative
meeting via webcast. Instructions for research, and addressing gaps in those sanctions against providers of health
attending the meeting via webcast will areas. care under Medicare and Medicaid who
be posted one week prior to the meeting
Dated: October 25, 2018. commit certain prohibited acts; and
at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-
James J. Berger, • keeps the Secretary of Health and
committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/
Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, Human Services and Congress fully and
index.html.
Designated Federal Officer, Tick-Borne currently informed about problems and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Disease Working Group. deficiencies in the administration of
James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and [FR Doc. 2018–24260 Filed 11–5–18; 8:45 am] HHS programs and operations and about
Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the the need for and progress of corrective
BILLING CODE 4150–28–P
Assistant Secretary for Health, action.
Department of Health and Human In addition, OIG works with the
Services; via email at tickbornedisease@ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of
hhs.gov or by phone at 202–795–7697. HUMAN SERVICES the Secretary, to operate the Health Care
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fraud and Abuse Control Program. In
Working Group invites public comment Office of Inspector General accordance with authority enacted in its
on issues related to the Working Group’s annual appropriations, OIG also
charge. It may be provided via webcast [OIG–1810–N] provides protection services to the
at the meeting or in writing. Persons Secretary and conducts criminal
Statement of Organization, Functions,
who wish to provide public comment investigations of violations of Federal
and Delegations of Authority
via webcast should review directions at child support provisions.
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory- AGENCY: Office of Inspector General In support of its mission, OIG carries
committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/ (OIG), HHS. out and maintains an internal quality
index.html before submitting a request ACTION: Notice. assurance system and a peer-review
to do so via email at tickbornedisease@ system with other Offices of Inspector
hhs.gov. Requests to provide webcast SUMMARY: This notice replaces all General, including periodic quality
comments are due on or before language in Part Q (Office of the assessment studies and quality control
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
November 26, 2018, and will be limited Secretary) of the Statement of reviews, to provide reasonable
to three minutes each to accommodate Organization, Functions, and assurance that applicable laws,
as many speakers as possible. If more Delegations of Authority for the regulations, policies, procedures,
requests are received than can be Department of Health and Human standards, and other requirements are
accommodated, speakers will be Services (HHS or the Department), followed, are effective, and are
randomly selected. The nature of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) (81 FR functioning as intended in OIG
comments will not be considered in 13807, as published March 15, 2016). operations.
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| Dates | The meeting will be held on December 3, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. | |
| Contact | James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services; via email at [email protected] or by phone at 202-795-7697. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 55553 |
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