83 FR 24481 - Solicitation of Nominations for Membership to Serve on the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 103 (May 29, 2018)

HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates for consideration for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM). ACIM provides advice to the Secretary of HHS on Department activities and programs directed at reducing infant mortality and improving the health status of pregnant women and infants.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24481-24482]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11465]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Solicitation of Nominations for Membership to Serve on the 
Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates for 
consideration for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on 
Infant Mortality (ACIM). ACIM provides advice to the Secretary of HHS 
on Department activities and programs directed at reducing infant 
mortality and improving the health status of pregnant women and 
infants.

DATES: Written nominations for membership on the Committee must be 
received on or before Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages must be submitted electronically as 
email attachments to Dr. David de la Cruz, the Committee's Designated 
Federal Official, at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David de la Cruz, Ph.D., MPH. Address: 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18N25, 
Rockville, MD 20857; phone number: (301) 443-0543; email: 
[email protected]. A copy of the current ACIM charter, membership, and 
reports are available on the ACIM website, https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/Infant-Mortality/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACIM provides a public and private 
partnership at the highest level to provide guidance and helps focus 
attention on the policies and resources required to address the 
reduction of infant mortality and perinatal health disparities. ACIM 
also provides advice on how best to coordinate the myriad of federal, 
state, local, and private programs and efforts designed to deal with 
the health and social problems affecting infant mortality.
    The Committee advises the Secretary of HHS and the Administrator of 
HRSA on HHS programs and activities related to infant mortality, 
including implementation of the Healthy Start program and infant 
mortality objectives from Healthy People 2020: National Health 
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.
    Nominations: HRSA is requesting nominations for voting members of 
ACIM to include representatives of all qualified individuals within the 
areas of subject matter expertise noted above. Interested applicants 
may self-nominate or be nominated by another individual or 
organization. Nominees must reside in the United States.
    Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee will be 
invited to serve for up to 4 years. Members are appointed as special 
government employees and receive a stipend and reimbursement for per 
diem and travel expenses incurred for attending meetings and/or 
conducting other business on behalf of the Committee, as authorized by 
Section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently in government 
service.
    To evaluate possible conflicts of interest, individuals selected 
for consideration for appointment will be required to provide detailed 
information regarding their financial holdings, consultancies, and 
research grants or contracts. The selected candidates must fill out the 
U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Confidential Financial 
Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450. Disclosure of this information is 
necessary to determine if the selected candidate is involved in any 
activity that may pose a potential conflict with their official duties 
as a member of the Committee.
    A nomination package should include the following information for 
each nominee: (1) The name and affiliation of

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the nominee and a clear statement regarding the basis for the 
nomination, including the area(s) of expertise that may qualify a 
nominee for service on the Committee, as described above; (2) 
confirmation the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the 
Committee; (3) the nominee's contact information (please include home 
address, work address, daytime telephone number, and an email address); 
and (4) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. Nomination 
packages may be submitted directly by the individual being nominated or 
by the person/organization recommending the candidate.
    HHS strives to ensure a balance of ACIM membership in terms of 
points of view presented and the committee's function. Therefore, we 
encourage nominations of qualified candidates from these groups and 
endeavor to make appointments to ACIM without discrimination on the 
basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, 
and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.

Authority

    ACIM was established under provisions of section 222 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as amended. The Committee is 
governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), as well as 41 CFR part 102-3, which set forth 
standards for the formation and use of Advisory Committees.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-11465 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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