80_FR_18693 80 FR 18627 - Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation

80 FR 18627 - Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 66 (April 7, 2015)

Page Range18627-18627
FR Document2015-07978

ACF and HRSA announce the renewal of the Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation to provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (``the Secretary'') on the design, plan, progress, and findings of the evaluation required under the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Health Resources and Services Administration


 Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood 
Home Visiting Program Evaluation

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), HHS; Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice to announce the renewal of the Advisory Committee on the 
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation.

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    Authority:  Sec. 511(g)(1) of Title V of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 711, et seq.). The Committee is governed by provisions of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended, (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

SUMMARY: ACF and HRSA announce the renewal of the Advisory Committee on 
the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 
Evaluation to provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (``the Secretary'') on the design, plan, progress, and 
findings of the evaluation required under the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T'Pring Westbrook, Administration for 
Children and Families; tpring.westbrook@acf.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sec. 511(g)(1) of Title V of the Social 
Security Act mandates an Advisory Committee to review, and make 
recommendations on, the design and plan for the evaluation required 
under the Act. To comply with the authorizing directive and guidelines 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), a charter has been 
filed with the Committee Management Secretariat in the General Services 
Administration (GSA), the appropriate committees in the Senate and U.S. 
House of Representatives, and the Library of Congress to establish the 
Advisory Board as a non-discretionary federal advisory committee. The 
charter was filed on January 27, 2015.

Objectives and Scope of Activitie

    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through 
the Assistant Secretary, ACF, and the Administrator, HRSA, with respect 
to the design, plan, progress, and results of the evaluation.

Membership and Designation

    The Committee shall consist of up to 25 members appointed by the 
Secretary. Members shall be experts in the areas of program evaluation 
and research, education, and early childhood development. Members shall 
be appointed as Special Government Employees. The committee shall also 
include ex-officio members representing ACF, HRSA, and other agencies 
of the federal government designated by the Secretary as ex-officio 
members. The ACF Assistant Secretary and HRSA Administrator each shall 
recommend nominees for Co-Chairs of the Committee.
    Members shall be invited to a 3-year term; such terms are 
contingent upon the renewal of the Committee by appropriate action 
prior to its termination.

Administrative Management and Support

    Coordination, management, and operational services shall be 
provided by ACF, with assistance from HRSA.
    A copy of the Committee charter can be obtained from the designated 
contact or by accessing the FACA database that is maintained by the GSA 
Committee Management Secretariat. The Web site for the FACA database is 
http://fido.gov/facadatabase/.

    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator, HRSA.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary, ACF.
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                                                  Leroy A. Richardson,                                                the Act. To comply with the authorizing                             for the FACA database is http://fido.gov/
                                                  Chief, Information Collection Review Office,                        directive and guidelines under the                                  facadatabase/.
                                                  Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the                       Federal Advisory Committee Act                                       Dated: March 25, 2015.
                                                  Associate Director for Science, Office of the                       (FACA), a charter has been filed with
                                                  Director, Centers for Disease Control and                                                                                               Mary K. Wakefield,
                                                                                                                      the Committee Management Secretariat
                                                  Prevention.                                                                                                                             Administrator, HRSA.
                                                                                                                      in the General Services Administration
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–07840 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am]                          (GSA), the appropriate committees in                                Mark H. Greenberg,
                                                  BILLING CODE CODE 4163–18–P                                         the Senate and U.S. House of                                        Acting Assistant Secretary, ACF.
                                                                                                                      Representatives, and the Library of                                 [FR Doc. 2015–07978 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                      Congress to establish the Advisory                                  BILLING CODE CODE 4184–01–P
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                            Board as a non-discretionary federal
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                                      advisory committee. The charter was
                                                                                                                      filed on January 27, 2015.                                          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                  Administration for Children and                                                                                                         HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  Families                                                            Objectives and Scope of Activitie
                                                                                                                        The purpose of the Committee is to                                Administration for Children and
                                                  Health Resources and Services                                       provide advice and make                                             Families
                                                  Administration                                                      recommendations to the Secretary of
                                                                                                                      Health and Human Services, through                                  Tribal Consultation Meetings
                                                  Advisory Committee on the Maternal,
                                                                                                                      the Assistant Secretary, ACF, and the                               AGENCY: Office of Head Start (OHS),
                                                  Infant and Early Childhood Home
                                                                                                                      Administrator, HRSA, with respect to                                Administration for Children and
                                                  Visiting Program Evaluation                                         the design, plan, progress, and results of                          Families, HHS.
                                                  AGENCY:  Administration for Children                                the evaluation.
                                                                                                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice of meetings.
                                                  and Families (ACF), HHS; Health                                     Membership and Designation
                                                  Resources and Services Administration                                                                                                   SUMMARY:    Pursuant to the Improving
                                                  (HRSA), HHS.                                                          The Committee shall consist of up to
                                                                                                                      25 members appointed by the Secretary.                              Head Start for School Readiness Act of
                                                  ACTION: Notice to announce the renewal                                                                                                  2007, Public Law 110–134, notice is
                                                  of the Advisory Committee on the                                    Members shall be experts in the areas of
                                                                                                                      program evaluation and research,                                    hereby given of three 1-day Tribal
                                                  Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood                                                                                                    Consultation Sessions to be held
                                                  Home Visiting Program Evaluation.                                   education, and early childhood
                                                                                                                      development. Members shall be                                       between the Department of Health and
                                                                                                                      appointed as Special Government                                     Human Services, Administration for
                                                    Authority: Sec. 511(g)(1) of Title V of the                                                                                           Children and Families, OHS leadership
                                                                                                                      Employees. The committee shall also
                                                  Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711, et seq.).                                                                                           and the leadership of Tribal
                                                  The Committee is governed by provisions of                          include ex-officio members representing
                                                                                                                      ACF, HRSA, and other agencies of the                                Governments operating Head Start
                                                  Public Law 92–463, as amended, (5 U.S.C.
                                                  App. 2), which sets forth standards for the                         federal government designated by the                                (including Early Head Start) programs.
                                                  formation and use of advisory committees.                           Secretary as ex-officio members. The                                The purpose of these Consultation
                                                                                                                      ACF Assistant Secretary and HRSA                                    Sessions is to discuss ways to better
                                                  SUMMARY:   ACF and HRSA announce the                                                                                                    meet the needs of American Indian and
                                                  renewal of the Advisory Committee on                                Administrator each shall recommend
                                                                                                                      nominees for Co-Chairs of the                                       Alaska Native children and their
                                                  the Maternal, Infant and Early                                                                                                          families, taking into consideration
                                                  Childhood Home Visiting Program                                     Committee.
                                                                                                                        Members shall be invited to a 3-year                              funding allocations, distribution
                                                  Evaluation to provide advice to the                                                                                                     formulas, and other issues affecting the
                                                                                                                      term; such terms are contingent upon
                                                  Secretary of Health and Human Services                                                                                                  delivery of Head Start services in their
                                                                                                                      the renewal of the Committee by
                                                  (‘‘the Secretary’’) on the design, plan,                                                                                                geographic locations [42 U.S.C. 9835,
                                                                                                                      appropriate action prior to its
                                                  progress, and findings of the evaluation                                                                                                Section 640(l)(4)].
                                                                                                                      termination.
                                                  required under the Act.
                                                                                                                      Administrative Management and                                       DATES:
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  T’Pring Westbrook, Administration for                               Support                                                                June 16, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
                                                  Children and Families;                                                                                                                  p.m.;
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                                                                                                                         Coordination, management, and
                                                  tpring.westbrook@acf.hhs.gov.                                                                                                              July 30, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
                                                                                                                      operational services shall be provided
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sec.
                                                                                                                                                                                          p.m.;
                                                                                                                      by ACF, with assistance from HRSA.
                                                  511(g)(1) of Title V of the Social                                     A copy of the Committee charter can                                 August 17, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to
                                                  Security Act mandates an Advisory                                   be obtained from the designated contact                             5:00 p.m.
                                                  Committee to review, and make                                       or by accessing the FACA database that                                 Locations:
                                                  recommendations on, the design and                                  is maintained by the GSA Committee                                  • June 16, 2015—National Indian Head
                                                  plan for the evaluation required under                              Management Secretariat. The Web site                                   Start Directors Association, Hyatt


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice to announce the renewal of the Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation.
ContactT'Pring Westbrook, Administration for Children and Families; [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 18627 

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