[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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