[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4907-4908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1690]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[OCIIO-9978-N]
The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Advisory Board,
February 7, 2011
AGENCY: Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO),
HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act entitled,
``Federal Program to Assist Establishment and Operation of Nonprofit,
Member-Run Health Insurance Issuers,'' this notice announces the second
meeting of an advisory committee to the Secretary in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the Secretary and
Congress through the Department of Health and Human Services' (the
Department's) Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
(OCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation of
qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. Specifically, the
Committee shall advise the Secretary and Congress concerning the award
of grants and loans related to Section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act.
In these matters, the Committee shall consult with all components of
the Department, other Federal entities, and non-Federal organizations,
as appropriate; and examine relevant data sources to assess the grant
and loan award strategy to provide recommendations to OCIIO. Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
DATES: Meeting Date: February 7, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time (e.s.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments:
February 3, 2011, 5 p.m., e.s.t. Deadline for Requesting Special
Accommodations: February 3, 2011, 5 p.m., e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Jurys Hotel (also known as Dupont Hotel),
1500 New Hampshire Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036.
Meeting Online Access: To participate in this meeting via the
Internet, go to http://www.readyshow.com/ and enter participant code
49888151.
Meeting Phone Access: To participate in this meeting via phone,
please dial into the toll free phone number 1-888-299-4099, and provide
the following code to the operator: VW82526.
Meeting Registration, Presentations, and Written Comments: Brian
Chiglinsky, Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight,
HHS, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-260-6090,
Fax: 202-260-6108, or contact by e-mail at [email protected].
Registration: The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is
limited to the space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting
must register by contacting the Analyst at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or by telephone at number listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, by the date
listed in the DATES section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Chiglinsky, 202-260-6090. Press
inquiries are handled through OCIIO's Press Office at (202) 690-6343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the Secretary
and Congress through the Department of Health and Human Services' (the
Department's) Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
(OCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation of
qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. Specifically, the
Committee shall advise the Secretary and Congress concerning the award
of grants and loans related to Section 1322 of the Affordable Care Act,
entitled ``federal program to assist establishment and operation of
nonprofit, member run health insurance issuers.'' In these matters, the
Committee shall consult with all components of the Department, other
federal entities, and non-federal organizations, as appropriate; and
examine relevant data sources to assess the grant and loan award
strategy to provide recommendations to OCIIO.
II. Meeting Agenda
The committee will hear testimony from a number of individuals with
experience and expertise in the market for health insurance and
nonprofit cooperative health issuers. OCIIO intends to make background
material available to the public no later than two (2) business days
prior to the meeting. If OCIIO is unable to post the background
material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly
available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the
background material will be posted on OCIIO's Web site after the
meeting, at http://www.hhs.gov/ociio.
Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between
approximately 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Individuals or organizations that wish
to make a 3-minute oral presentation on an agenda topic should submit a
written copy of the oral presentation to the contact at the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in
the DATES section of this notice. The number of oral presentations may
be limited by the time available. Persons attending OCIIO's advisory
committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for
providing access to electrical outlets. If the number of speakers
requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public comment session, OCIIO will take
written comments after the meeting until close of business. Individuals
not wishing to make a presentation may submit written comments to the
contact at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice
by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special
accommodations must contact the DFO via the contact information
specified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice
by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
OCIIO is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ociio for
procedures
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on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
Dated: January 21, 2011.
Barbara Smith,
Associate Director, Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program, Office
of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2011-1690 Filed 1-24-11; 4:15 pm]
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