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)

Page Range		24481-24482
FR Document		2018-11465

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.

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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.
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the nominee and a clear statement by the filing of petitions for April 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018.
regarding the basis for the nomination, compensation under the Program, the This list provides the name of
including the area(s) of expertise that United States Court of Federal Claims is petitioner, city and state of vaccination
may qualify a nominee for service on charged by statute with responsibility (if unknown then city and state of
the Committee, as described above; (2) for considering and acting upon the person or attorney filing claim), and
confirmation the nominee is willing to petitions. case number. In cases where the Court
serve as a member of the Committee; (3) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For has redacted the name of a petitioner
the nominee’s contact information information about requirements for and/or the case number, the list reflects
(please include home address, work filing petitions and the Program in such redaction.
address, daytime telephone number, general, contact Lisa L. Reyes, Clerk of
and an email address); and (4) a current Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that
Court, United States Court of Federal the special master ‘‘shall afford all
copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. Claims, 717 Madison Place NW,
Nomination packages may be submitted interested persons an opportunity to
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 357–6400.
directly by the individual being For information on HRSA’s role in the submit relevant, written information’’
nominated or by the person/ Program, contact the Director, National relating to the following:
organization recommending the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 1. The existence of evidence ‘‘that
candidate. 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 08N146B, there is not a preponderance of the
HHS strives to ensure a balance of Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443–6593, evidence that the illness, disability,
ACIM membership in terms of points of or visit our website at: http:// injury, condition, or death described in
view presented and the committee’s www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/ the petition is due to factors unrelated
function. Therefore, we encourage index.html. to the administration of the vaccine
nominations of qualified candidates described in the petition,’’ and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
from these groups and endeavor to make
program provides a system of no-fault 2. Any allegation in a petition that the
appointments to ACIM without
compensation for certain individuals petitioner either:
discrimination on the basis of age, race,
who have been injured by specified
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, a. ‘‘[S]ustained, or had significantly
childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of Title
disability, and cultural, religious, or aggravated, any illness, disability,
XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa–
socioeconomic status. injury, or condition not set forth in the
10 et seq., provides that those seeking
Authority compensation are to file a petition with Vaccine Injury Table but which was
the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and to caused by’’ one of the vaccines referred
ACIM was established under
serve a copy of the petition on the to in the Table, or
provisions of section 222 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as Secretary of HHS, who is named as the b. ‘‘[S]ustained, or had significantly
amended. The Committee is governed respondent in each proceeding. The aggravated, any illness, disability,
by provisions of the Federal Advisory Secretary has delegated this injury, or condition set forth in the
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. responsibility under the program to Vaccine Injury Table the first symptom
App.), as well as 41 CFR part 102–3, HRSA. The Court is directed by statute or manifestation of the onset or
which set forth standards for the to appoint special masters who take significant aggravation of which did not
formation and use of Advisory evidence, conduct hearings as occur within the time period set forth in
Committees. appropriate, and make initial decisions
the table but which was caused by a
as to eligibility for, and amount of,
Amy P. McNulty, vaccine’’ referred to in the table.
compensation.
Acting Director, Division of the Executive A petition may be filed with respect In accordance with Section
Secretariat. to injuries, disabilities, illnesses, 2112(b)(2), all interested persons may
[FR Doc. 2018–11465 Filed 5–25–18; 8:45 am] conditions, and deaths resulting from submit written information relevant to
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P vaccines described in the Vaccine Injury the issues described above in the case of
Table (the table) set forth at 42 CFR the petitions listed below. Any person
100.3. This table lists for each covered choosing to do so should file an original
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND childhood vaccine the conditions that and three (3) copies of the information
HUMAN SERVICES may lead to compensation and, for each with the Clerk of the United States
condition, the time period for Court of Federal Claims at the address
Health Resources and Services occurrence of the first symptom or listed above (under the heading FOR
Administration manifestation of onset or of significant FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), with a
aggravation after vaccine copy to HRSA addressed to Director,
National Vaccine Injury Compensation administration. Compensation may also
Program; List of Petitions Received Division of Injury Compensation
be awarded for conditions not listed in Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau,
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services the table and for conditions that are
5600 Fishers Lane, 08N146B, Rockville,
Administration (HRSA), Department of manifested outside the time periods
MD 20857. The Court’s caption
Health and Human Services (HHS). specified in the table, but only if the
petitioner shows that the condition was (Petitioner’s Name v. Secretary of HHS)
ACTION: Notice. and the docket number assigned to the
caused by one of the listed vaccines.
SUMMARY: HRSA is publishing this Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 petition should be used as the caption
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notice of petitions received under the U.S.C. 300aa–12(b)(2), requires that for the written submission. Chapter 35
National Vaccine Injury Compensation ‘‘[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary of title 44, United States Code, related
Program (the program), as required by receives service of any petition filed to paperwork reduction, does not apply
Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health under section 2111 the Secretary shall to information required for purposes of
Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While publish notice of such petition in the carrying out the program.
the Secretary of HHS is named as the Federal Register.’’ Set forth below is a
respondent in all proceedings brought list of petitions received by HRSA on

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Request for nominations.
Dates		Written nominations for membership on the Committee must be received on or before Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 24481

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESHealth Resources and Services Administration

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration