Notice2021-13329
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Notice of Meeting and Request for Public Comment
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June 24, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33320-33321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13329]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Notice of
Meeting and Request for Public Comment
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality and Security
DATES: Wednesday July 14, 2021: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: Virtual open meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Substantive program information may
be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS, Executive Secretary, NCVHS,
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, or via
electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c0a1b14483c1f181f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0375646b37436067602d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>; or by telephone (301) 458-4715.
Summaries of meetings and a roster of Committee members are available
on the home page of the NCVHS website, <a href="https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/">https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/</a>, where
further information including an agenda and instructions to access the
broadcast of the meeting will also be posted.
Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment
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Opportunity on (770) 488-3210 as soon as possible.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 14, 2021, the National Committee on
Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on Privacy,
Confidentiality, and Security, will seek input from experts to examine
solutions for improving the security posture of the healthcare
industry. At the hearing, the Subcommittee will hear from invited
experts on the range of security challenges affecting the health care
industry and business partners. The Subcommittee will also hear about
the range of policy options that may be available to the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) and data stewards to improve the
security posture of those organizations holding individually
identifiable information (III), including federal, state, local, and
tribal organizations.
The Committee will use this input to identify and describe the
changing security landscape and risks to the privacy and security of
III held by the health care industry and highlight promising policies,
practices, and technologies. The Committee will lay out integrative
models for how best to secure individually identifiable information
while enabling beneficial uses, services, and technologies. The
Committee will formulate recommendations for the Secretary on actions
that HHS might take and prepare a report for the Secretary.
The Committee requests comments from the public in advance of the
hearing to inform its deliberations and will consider them together
with the input of subject matter experts at the hearing. Please submit
comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#276964716f744a464e4b6744434409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39777a6f716a54585055795a5d5a175e564f">[email protected]</span></a> by close of business Tuesday, July 13,
2021. There also will be a public comment period at the meeting. The
meeting times and topics are subject to change. Please refer to the
NCVHS website for information and agenda updates.
Sharon Arnold,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
Science and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2021-13329 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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