Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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BILLING CODE 4150-05-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Teleconference 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), Full Committee Teleconference. *Time and Date:* 10 a.m.-11 a.m. (EST); May 4, 2012. *Place:* This conference call is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To participate in the teleconference, please dial 888-989-6416 and enter conference code 3278627, which will connect you to the call. *Status:* Open, however teleconference access limited only by availability of telephone ports. *Purpose:* The NCVHS has been named in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

(ACA)of 2010 to review and make recommendations on standards and operating rules for the following HIPAA transactions: Health care claims, enrollment/disenrollment, premium payment, prior authorization for referrals, and claim attachments This meeting will support these activities in the development of a set of recommendations for the Secretary, as required by § 1104 of the ACA. *Contact Person for More Information:* Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone

(301)458-4245 or Lorraine Doo, lead staff for the Standards Subcommittee, NCVHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, telephone

(410)786-6597. Program information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of committee members is available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site: *http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/,* where further information including an agenda will be posted when available. Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on

(301)458-4EEO

(4336)as soon as possible. Dated: April 16, 2012. James Scanlon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. [FR Doc. 2012-9614 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]