81_FR_6031 81 FR 6008 - Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

81 FR 6008 - Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)

Page Range6008-6009
FR Document2016-02082

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6008-6009]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02082]


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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 Interagency 
Committee on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

    The CDC is soliciting nominations for possible membership on the 
Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health (ICSH), Office on Smoking 
and Health (OSH).
    The ICSH consists of five members appointed by the Secretary from 
physicians and scientists who represent private entities involved in 
informing the public about the health effects of smoking. The members 
are selected by the Secretary, HHS. The committee provides advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, HHS, and the Director, CDC regarding (a) 
coordination of all research and education programs and other 
activities within the Department and with other Federal, State, local 
and private agencies and (b) establishment and maintenance of liaison 
with appropriate private entities, Federal agencies, and State and 
local public health agencies with respect to smoking and health 
activities.
    Nominations are being sought for individuals who have expertise and 
qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishment of the 
committee's objectives. More information is available on the ICSH, OSH 
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ICSH/index.htm.
    Nominees will be selected based on expertise in the field of 
tobacco control and multi-disciplinary expertise in public health. 
Additionally, desirable qualifications include: (1) Knowledge of 
emerging tobacco control policies and experience in analyzing, 
evaluating, and interpreting Federal, State and/or local health or 
regulatory policy; or (2) knowledge of emerging tobacco products and 
the evolving environment of tobacco control and expertise in developing 
or contributing to the development of policies and/or programs; or (3) 
familiarity of rapid and emerging surveillance systems that will allow 
for the timely evaluation of tobacco product regulation and/or the 
impact of tobacco control interventions.
    Federal employees will not be considered for membership.
    Members may be invited to serve for terms of up to four years. The 
U.S. Department of Health and Human

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Services policy stipulates that committee membership shall be balanced 
in terms of professional training and background, points of view 
represented, and the committee's function. In addition to a broad range 
of expertise, 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, including complete contact 
information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, 
email address).
     A letter of recommendation from person(s) not employed by 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
     A statement indicating the nominee's willingness to 
potentially serve as a member of the Committee.
    Nominations should be submitted electronically or in writing, and 
must be postmarked by February 19, 2016 and sent to: Ms. Monica Swann, 
NCCDPHP, CDC, 395 E. Street SW., Room 9167, MS P06, Washington, DC 
20024. (Email address: [email protected]). Telephone and facsimile 
submissions cannot be accepted.
    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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-02082 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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6008 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Notices toll-free, dial-in number at 1–866–659– discussion of procedures in the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 0537 and the pass code is 9933701. following ORAU and DCAS technical HUMAN SERVICES Background: The Advisory Board on documents: OCAS Technical Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH Information Bulletin (TIB) 0014 (‘‘Rocky Centers for Disease Control and or the Advisory Board) was established Flats Internal Dosimetry Coworker Prevention under the Energy Employees Extension’’), ORAU OTIB 0013 Occupational Illness Compensation Request for Nominations of (‘‘Individual Dose Adjustment Program Act of 2000 to advise the Candidates To Serve on the Procedures for Y–12 Dose Interagency Committee on Smoking President on a variety of policy and Reconstructions’’), ORAU OTIB 0029 and Health, Centers for Disease technical functions required to (‘‘Internal Dose Reconstructions for Y– Control and Prevention (CDC), implement and effectively manage the new compensation program. Key 12’’), ORAU OTIB 0039 (‘‘Internal Dose Department of Health and Human functions of the Advisory Board include Reconstructions for Hanford’’), ORAU Services (HHS) providing advice on the development of OTIB 0050 (‘‘The Use of Rocky Flats Neutron Dose Reconstruction Project The CDC is soliciting nominations for probability of causation guidelines that Data in Dose Reconstructions’’), ORAU possible membership on the Interagency have been promulgated by the OTIB 0060 (‘‘Internal Dose Committee on Smoking and Health Department of Health and Human Reconstructions’’), Program Evaluation (ICSH), Office on Smoking and Health Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on Report (PER) 003 (‘‘The Effects of (OSH). methods of dose reconstruction, which The ICSH consists of five members have also been promulgated by HHS as Adding Ingestion Intakes to Bethlehem appointed by the Secretary from a final rule; advice on the scientific Steel Cases’’), PER 004 (‘‘Application of physicians and scientists who represent validity and quality of dose estimation Photofluorography at the Pinellas private entities involved in informing and reconstruction efforts being Plant’’), PER 005 (‘‘Misinterpreted performed for purposes of the the public about the health effects of Application of External Dose Factor for smoking. The members are selected by compensation program; and advice on Hanford Dose Reconstructions’’), PER petitions to add classes of workers to the the Secretary, HHS. The committee 029 (‘‘Hanford TBD Revision’’), PER 042 provides advice and guidance to the Special Exposure Cohort. (‘‘Linde Ceramic Plant TBD Revision’’), In December 2000, the President Secretary, HHS, and the Director, CDC PER 045 (‘‘Aliquippa Forge TBD regarding (a) coordination of all research delegated responsibility for funding, Revision’’), ORAU PROC 0042 and education programs and other staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently (‘‘Incomplete Monitoring at Y–12’’), activities within the Department and delegated this authority to CDC. ORAU RPRT 0044 (‘‘Analysis of with other Federal, State, local and National Institute for Occupational Bioassay Data with Significant Fraction private agencies and (b) establishment Safety and Health (NIOSH) implements of Less-Than Results’’); and a and maintenance of liaison with this responsibility for CDC. The charter continuation of the comment-resolution appropriate private entities, Federal was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed process for other dose reconstruction agencies, and State and local public at appropriate intervals, and will expire procedures under review by the health agencies with respect to smoking on August 3, 2017. Subcommittee. and health activities. Purpose: The Advisory Board is Nominations are being sought for The agenda is subject to change as charged with (a) providing advice to the individuals who have expertise and priorities dictate. Secretary, HHS, on the development of qualifications necessary to contribute to guidelines under Executive Order FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the accomplishment of the committee’s 13179; (b) providing advice to the Theodore Katz, Designated Federal objectives. More information is available Secretary, HHS, on the scientific Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road on the ICSH, OSH Web site: http:// validity and quality of dose NE., Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Georgia www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ICSH/index.htm. reconstruction efforts performed for this 30333, Telephone (513) 533–6800, Toll Nominees will be selected based on program; and (c) upon request by the Free 1(800) CDC–INFO, Email ocas@ expertise in the field of tobacco control Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on cdc.gov. and multi-disciplinary expertise in whether there is a class of employees at public health. Additionally, desirable The Director, Management Analysis qualifications include: (1) Knowledge of any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom and Services Office, has been delegated emerging tobacco control policies and it is not feasible to estimate their the authority to sign Federal Register experience in analyzing, evaluating, and radiation dose, and on whether there is notices pertaining to announcements of interpreting Federal, State and/or local reasonable likelihood that such meetings and other committee health or regulatory policy; or (2) radiation doses may have endangered management activities, for both the knowledge of emerging tobacco the health of members of this class. SPR Centers for Disease Control and products and the evolving environment was established to aid the Advisory Prevention and the Agency for Toxic of tobacco control and expertise in Board in carrying out its duty to advise Substances and Disease Registry. developing or contributing to the the Secretary, HHS, on dose development of policies and/or Elaine L. Baker, reconstruction. SPR is responsible for programs; or (3) familiarity of rapid and overseeing, tracking, and participating Director, Management Analysis and Services emerging surveillance systems that will asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Office, Centers for Disease Control and allow for the timely evaluation of in the reviews of all procedures used in Prevention. the dose reconstruction process by the tobacco product regulation and/or the [FR Doc. 2016–02081 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am] impact of tobacco control interventions. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Notices 6009 Services policy stipulates that facsimile submissions cannot be ACTION: Notice. committee membership shall be accepted. balanced in terms of professional The Director, Management Analysis SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists training and background, points of view and Services Office, has been delegated CMS manual instructions, substantive represented, and the committee’s the authority to sign Federal Register and interpretive regulations, and other function. In addition to a broad range of notices pertaining to announcements of Federal Register notices that were expertise, consideration is given to a meetings and other committee published from July through September broad representation of geographic areas management activities for both the 2015, relating to the Medicare and within the U.S., with diverse Centers for Disease Control and Medicaid programs and other programs representation of both genders, ethnic Prevention and the Agency for Toxic administered by CMS. and racial minorities, and persons with Substances and Disease Registry. disabilities. Nominees must be U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is citizens, and cannot be full-time Elaine L. Baker, possible that an interested party may employees of the U.S. Government. Director, Management Analysis and Services need specific information and not be Candidates should submit the Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. able to determine from the listed following items: information whether the issuance or • Current curriculum vitae, including [FR Doc. 2016–02082 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am] regulation would fulfill that need. complete contact information (name, BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Consequently, we are providing contact affiliation, mailing address, telephone persons to answer general questions number, email address). • A letter of recommendation from DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND concerning each of the addenda person(s) not employed by the U.S. HUMAN SERVICES published in this notice. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid • A statement indicating the Services nominee’s willingness to potentially [CMS–9094–N] serve as a member of the Committee. Nominations should be submitted Medicare and Medicaid Programs; electronically or in writing, and must be Quarterly Listing of Program postmarked by February 19, 2016 and Issuances—October Through sent to: Ms. Monica Swann, NCCDPHP, December 2015 CDC, 395 E. Street SW., Room 9167, MS P06, Washington, DC 20024. (Email AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & address: zqe0@cdc.gov). Telephone and Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. I. Background Medicaid agencies, state survey Health Service Act. We also issue agencies, various providers of health various manuals, memoranda, and The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid care, all Medicare contractors that statements necessary to administer and Services (CMS) is responsible for process claims and pay bills, National oversee the programs efficiently. administering the Medicare and Association of Insurance Commissioners Section 1871(c) of the Act requires Medicaid programs and coordination and oversight of private health (NAIC), health insurers, and other that we publish a list of all Medicare asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES insurance. Administration and oversight stakeholders. To implement the various manual instructions, interpretive rules, of these programs involves the statutes on which the programs are statements of policy, and guidelines of following: (1) Furnishing information to based, we issue regulations under the general applicability not issued as Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, authority granted to the Secretary of the regulations at least every 3 months in health care providers, and the public; Department of Health and Human the Federal Register. and (2) maintaining effective Services under sections 1102, 1871, communications with CMS regional 1902, and related provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and Public EN04FE16.020</GPH> offices, state governments, state VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Feb 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1


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