81_FR_26883 81 FR 26797 - Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

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)

Page Range26797-26798
FR Document2016-10423

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 86 (Wednesday, 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 
the

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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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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 4, 2016 / Notices 26797 ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden Total burden Type of respondent Form name responses per respondents response (hours) respondent (hours) General public ................................... Screener Participant Interview Cat- 175 1 3/60 9 egory 1. Facility office staff .............................. Medical records abstraction Cat- 120 3 3/60 18 egory 1. CBO–HPS grantees .......................... CBO–HPS Referrals Category 1 ..... 120 3 3/60 18 General public ................................... Baseline Interview Category 1 ......... 150 1 40/60 100 General public ................................... 3,6,9, and 15 Month Follow-up 120 4 30/60 240 Interview Category 1. General public ................................... Screener Focus Group Category 1 150 1 3/60 8 General Public ................................... Focus Group Questionnaire Cat- 90 1 2/60 3 egory 1. 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Focus Group Questionnaire Cat- 18 1 2/60 1 egory 2. General public ................................... Focus Group Category 2 ................. 18 1 1.5 27 CBO–HPS grantees .......................... Staff Interview Category 2 ............... 6 1 2.5 15 Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,125 Leroy A. Richardson, Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC; and replace members whose terms will end Chief, Information Collection Review Office, the Director, Division of Healthcare on June 30, 2017. Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Quality Promotion (DHQP), NCEZID, Selection of members is based on Associate Director for Science, Office of the CDC, regarding the practice of infection candidates’ qualifications to contribute Director, Centers for Disease Control and control and strategies for surveillance, to the accomplishment of HICPAC’s Prevention. prevention, and control of healthcare- objectives (http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/ [FR Doc. 2016–10399 Filed 5–3–16; 8:45 am] associated infections, antimicrobial about.html). The U.S. Department of BILLING CODE 4163–18–P resistance, and related events in settings Health and Human Services will give where healthcare is provided, including close attention to equitable geographic hospitals, outpatient settings, long-term- distribution and to minority and female DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND care facilities, and home health representation so long as the HUMAN SERVICES agencies. effectiveness of the Committee is not Nominations are being sought for impaired. Centers for Disease Control and individuals who have expertise and Appointments shall be made without Prevention qualifications necessary to contribute to discrimination on the basis of age, race, the accomplishment of HICPAC ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, Request for Nominations of objectives. HIV status, disability, and cultural, Candidates To Serve on the Healthcare The Secretary, HHS, acting through religious, or socioeconomic status. 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26798 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 4, 2016 / Notices qualifications of the candidate from been submitted to OMB and was Operations and Regulatory Affairs, person(s) not employed by the U.S. approved under control number 0938– Division of Regulations Development, Department of Health and Human 1300 through September 30, 2016. In Attention: CMS–10615/OMB Control Services. Candidates may submit accordance with the implementing Number 0938–1300, Room C4–26–05, letter(s) from current HHS employees if regulations of the Paperwork Reduction 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, they wish, but at least one letter must Act of 1995 (PRA) we requested Maryland 21244–1850. be submitted by a person not employed emergency review under 5 CFR To obtain copies of a supporting by HHS. 1320.13(a)(2)(i) because public harm is statement and any related forms for the Nominations should be submitted reasonably likely to result if the regular proposed collection(s) summarized in (postmarked or received) by August 15, clearance procedures were followed. this notice, you may make your request 2016. More specifically, the regular PRA using one of following: Electronic submissions: You may clearance process would jeopardize the 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at submit nominations, including timely completion of CMS’ evaluation of http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ attachments, electronically to hicpac@ the State’s upcoming non-emergency PaperworkReductionActof1995. cdc.gov. medical transportation (NEMT) waiver 2. Email your request, including your Regular, Express or Overnight Mail: and other important waivers. Most address, phone number, OMB number, Written nominations may be submitted importantly, it would potentially cause and CMS document identifier, to to the following addressee only: Erin significant harm by depriving Medicaid Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. Stone, M.S., HICPAC, Division of beneficiaries—especially those affected 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, by the NEMT waiver—of appropriate (410) 786–1326. CDC, l600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop medical services and needed care. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Although we have already received Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– Telephone and facsimile submissions OMB approval to test/develop the 1326. cannot be accepted. Nominations may survey instruments, we are now be submitted by the candidate or by the soliciting public comment for 30-days SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: person/organization recommending the prior to implementing the survey in Contents candidate. order to meet the conditions of OMB’s The Director, Management Analysis This notice sets out a summary of the Terms of Clearance that were issued on and Services Office, has been delegated use and burden associated with the March 21, 2016. the authority to sign Federal Register Under the PRA, federal agencies are following ICR. More detailed notices pertaining to announcements of required to publish notice in the information can be found in the meetings and other committee Federal Register concerning each collection’s supporting statement and management activities, for both the proposed information collection request associated materials (see ADDRESSES). Centers for Disease Control and (ICR). Interested persons are invited to CMS–10615 Healthy Indiana Program Prevention and the Agency for Toxic send comments regarding our burden (HIP) 2.0 Beneficiaries Survey Substances and Disease Registry. estimates or any other aspect of this ICR, Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– Catherine Ramadei, including any of the following subjects: 3520), federal agencies must obtain Acting Director, Management Analysis and (1) The necessity and utility of the approval from the Office of Management Services Office, Centers for Disease Control proposed ICR for the proper and Budget (OMB) for each collection of and Prevention. performance of the agency’s functions; information they conduct or sponsor. [FR Doc. 2016–10423 Filed 5–3–16; 8:45 am] (2) the accuracy of the estimated The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, BILLING CODE 4163–18–P defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR utility, and clarity of the information to 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests be collected; and (4) the use of or requirements that members of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND automated collection techniques or public: Submit reports, keep records, or HUMAN SERVICES other forms of information technology to provide information to a third party. In minimize the information collection Centers for Medicare & Medicaid compliance with the requirement of burden. Services section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, we DATES: Comments must be received by submitted to OMB our request for [Document Identifier: CMS–10615] June 3, 2016. emergency processing of this ADDRESSES: When commenting, please information collection. OMB approved Emergency Clearance: Public reference the document identifier the emergency ICR for testing/ Information Collection Requirements (CMS–10615) or OMB control number developing the survey on March 21, Submitted to the Office of Management (0938–1300). To be assured 2016. This iteration seeks emergency and Budget (OMB) consideration, comments and approval for fielding the survey and for AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & recommendations must be submitted in conducting interviews and focus groups. Medicaid Services, Department of any one of the following ways: 1. Electronically. You may send your Information Collection Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. comments electronically to http:// 1. Type of Information Collection www.regulations.gov. Follow the Request: Revision of a currently asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & instructions for ‘‘Comment or approved collection; Title of Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ Information Collection: Healthy Indiana an opportunity for the public to to find the information collection Program (HIP) 2.0 Beneficiaries Survey; comment on an information collection document(s) that are accepting Use: This is a request for emergency concerning CMS’ Healthy Indiana comments. approval to field the surveys and to Program (HIP) 2.0 Beneficiaries Survey. 2. By regular mail. You may mail conduct key informant interviews and We are also announcing that the written comments to the following focus groups. 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