81 FR 26797 - Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 86 (May 4, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26797-26798]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Healthcare 
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting 
nominations for possible membership on the Healthcare Infection Control 
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).
    The Committee provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Director, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Deputy Director, Office 
of Infectious Diseases (OID), CDC; the Director, National Center for 
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC; and the 
Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), NCEZID, CDC, 
regarding the practice of infection control and strategies for 
surveillance, prevention, and control of healthcare-associated 
infections, antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings 
where healthcare is provided, including hospitals, outpatient settings, 
long-term-care facilities, and home health agencies.
    Nominations are being sought for individuals who have expertise and 
qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishment of HICPAC 
objectives.
    The Secretary, HHS, acting through the Director, CDC, shall appoint 
to the advisory committee nominees with expertise to provide advice 
regarding the practice of healthcare infection control, strategies for 
surveillance and prevention and control of healthcare-associated 
infections in United States healthcare facilities. Consideration is 
given to professional training and background, points of view 
represented, and upcoming issues to be addressed by the committee. 
Nominees may be invited to serve for four-year terms. The next cycle of 
selection of candidates will begin in the spring of 2016, for selection 
of potential nominees to replace members whose terms will end on June 
30, 2017.
    Selection of members is based on candidates' qualifications to 
contribute to the accomplishment of HICPAC's objectives (http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/about.html). The U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services will give close attention to equitable geographic distribution 
and to minority and female representation so long as the effectiveness 
of the Committee is not impaired.
    Appointments shall be made without discrimination on the basis of 
age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, 
disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. 
Consideration is given to a broad representation of geographic areas 
within the U.S., with diverse representation of both genders, ethnic 
and racial minorities, and persons with disabilities. Nominees must be 
U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. 
Government. Candidates should submit the following items:
    Current curriculum vitae or resume, including complete contact 
information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone numbers, fax 
number, email address) ; At least one letter of recommendation stating 
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qualifications of the candidate from person(s) not employed by the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services. Candidates may submit 
letter(s) from current HHS employees if they wish, but at least one 
letter must be submitted by a person not employed by HHS.
    Nominations should be submitted (postmarked or received) by August 
15, 2016.
    Electronic submissions: You may submit nominations, including 
attachments, electronically to [email protected].
    Regular, Express or Overnight Mail: Written nominations may be 
submitted to the following addressee only: Erin Stone, M.S., HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, l600 Clifton 
Road NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Telephone and facsimile submissions cannot be accepted. Nominations 
may be submitted by the candidate or by the person/organization 
recommending the candidate.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Catherine Ramadei,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-10423 Filed 5-3-16; 8:45 am]
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