81 FR 60355 - Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACD, CDC)-Health Disparities Subcommittee (HDS)

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 170 (September 1, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60355-60356]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21039]


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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 Advisory 
Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(ACD, CDC)--Health Disparities Subcommittee (HDS)

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting 
nominations for possible membership on the ACD, CDC-HDS. This 
subcommittee consists of up to 16 experts in fields related to health 
policy, public health, global health, preparedness, preventive 
medicine, the faith-based and community-based sector, and allied fields 
who are selected by the CDC. The HDS provides interdisciplinary 
perspectives and subject matter expertise to the goal of reducing 
health disparities which may include research, program and policy 
analyses, and other developmental activities for the ACD, CDC on CDC's 
efforts to address health disparities which is integral to achieving 
the agency's overarching health impact goals. Specifically, the HDS 
will submit work products to the ACD, CDC for deliberation, discussion, 
and decision.
    Nominations are being sought for individuals who have expertise and 
qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishment of the 
subcommittee's mission. Nominees will be selected by the Designated 
Federal Officer of the ACD, CDC. Members may be invited to serve for 
terms of up to three years.
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human 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. Appointments shall be made without discrimination 
on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 
gender identity, HIV status, disability, and cultural, religious, or 
socioeconomic status. Nominees must be U.S. citizens, and cannot be 
full-time employees of the U.S. Government. Current participation on 
federal workgroups or prior experience serving on a federal advisory 
committee does not disqualify a candidate; however, HHS policy is to 
avoid excessive individual service on advisory committees and multiple 
committee memberships. Subcommittee members are Special Government 
Employees, requiring the filing of financial disclosure reports at the 
beginning and annually during their terms.
    Note that the need for different expertise varies from year to year 
and a candidate who is not selected in one year may be reconsidered in 
a subsequent year.
    Nominees must be U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time employees 
of the U.S. Government. Candidates should submit the following items:
    [ssquf] Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact 
information (telephone numbers, mailing address, email address).
    [ssquf] At least one letter of recommendation 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 an HHS agency (e.g., CDC, NIH, FDA, etc.).
    Nomination materials must be date stamped by midnight on September 
30, 2016 and sent to: [email protected] or to Tracie Strength, Office 
of the Chief of Staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 
Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D14, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Please direct 
questions to Tracie Strength at (404)498-6482.
    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

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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 (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2016-21039 Filed 8-31-16; 8:45 am]
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