Secretarial Comments on the CBE's (Battelle Memorial Institute) 2024 Activities: Report to Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

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This notice acknowledges the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' (the Secretary's) receipt and review of Battelle Memorial Institute's, the consensus-based entity (CBE) under a contract with the Secretary, 2024 Annual Activities Report to Congress, as mandated by section 1890(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Secretary has reviewed CBE's 2024 Annual Report and is publishing the report in the Federal Register together with the Secretary's comments on the report not later than 6 months after receiving the report in accordance with section 1890(b)(5)(B) of the Act. This notice fulfills the statutory requirements. Although the Act requires the Secretary to review and publish the report, this statutory obligation does not constitute endorsement by the Secretary of the CBE's annual report and its specific recommendations.