83 FR 42912 - Request for Nominations for the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 165 (August 24, 2018)

Page Range		42912-42913
FR Document		2018-18344

HRSA is requesting nominations to fill vacancies on the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP). The NACNEP is authorized by Section 851 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. The Advisory Council is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees, and applies to the extent that the provisions of FACA do not conflict with the requirements of PHS Act Section 851.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Request for Nominations for the National Advisory Council on
Nurse Education and Practice

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

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is requesting nominations to fill vacancies on the
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP). The
NACNEP is authorized by Section 851 of the Public Health Service (PHS)
Act, as amended. The Advisory Council is governed by the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees, and applies
to the extent that the provisions of FACA do not conflict with the
requirements of PHS Act Section 851.

DATES: HRSA will receive nominations on a continuous basis.

ADDRESSES: Written nominations for membership can be submitted to
Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 11W45C, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or sent by email
to BHWAdvisoryCouncil@hrsa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy L. Gray, MBA, MS, RN, Designated
Federal Official, NACNEP, by phone at 301-443-3346 or by email at
TGray1@hrsa.gov. A copy of the current committee membership, charter,
and reports can be obtained by accessing the NACNEP website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/nursing/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NACNEP provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services (Secretary), the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions, and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and
Commerce concerning policy matters arising in the administration of the
activities under Title VIII of the PHS Act, as amended, including the
range of issues related to the nurse workforce, nursing education, and
nursing practice improvement. The Council annually prepares and submits
a report describing the activities of the Advisory Council including
its findings and recommendations made by the council concerning the
activities under this title. Meetings are held twice a year.
Specifically, HRSA is requesting nominations for voting members of
the NACNEP representing leading authorities in the various fields of
nursing, higher and secondary education, and associate degree schools
of nursing; representatives of advanced education nursing groups (such
as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists);
hospitals and other institutions and organizations which provide
nursing services; practicing professional nurses; the general public;
and full-time students enrolled in schools of nursing.
In making such appointments, the Secretary shall ensure a fair
balance between the nursing professions, a broad geographic
representation of members, and a balance between urban and rural
members. Members shall be appointed based on their competence,
interest, and knowledge of the mission of the profession involved. As
required by PHS Act section 851(b)(3), the Secretary shall ensure the
adequate representation of minorities. The majority of the NACNEP
members shall be nurses.
HHS will consider nominations of all qualified individuals with the
areas of subject matter expertise noted above. Individuals may nominate
themselves or other individuals. Professional associations and
organizations may nominate one or more qualified persons for
membership. Nominations shall state that the nominee is willing to
serve as a member of the NACNEP and appears to have no conflict of
interest that would preclude the NACNEP membership. Potential
candidates will be asked to provide detailed information concerning
financial interests, consultancies, research grants, and/or contracts
that might be affected by recommendations of the NACNEP to

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permit evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest.
A nomination package should include the following information for
each nominee:
(1) A letter of nomination from an employer, a colleague, or a
professional organization stating the name, affiliation, and contact
information for the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e., what
specific attributes, perspectives, and/or skills does the individual
possess that would benefit the workings of the NACNEP, and the
nominee's field(s) of expertise);
(2) A letter of interest from the nominee stating the reasons they
would like to serve on the NACNEP;
(3) A biographical sketch of the nominee, a copy of his/her
curriculum vitae, and his/her contact information (address, daytime
telephone number, and email address); and
(4) The name, address, daytime telephone number, and email address
at which the nominator can be contacted.
Nominations will be considered as vacancies occur on the NACNEP. If
you submitted a nomination more than four years ago, please resubmit an
updated nomination to be considered for council vacancies.
HHS strives to ensure that the membership of HHS federal advisory
committees are balanced in terms of points of view represented and the
committee's function. The Department encourages nominations of
qualified candidates from all groups and locations. Appointment to the
NACNEP shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural,
religious, or socioeconomic status.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of Executive Secretariat.
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medicine, osteopathic medicine, HHS strives to ensure that the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
physician assistant, or dentistry are membership of HHS federal advisory NACNEP provides advice and
encouraged to apply. committees are balanced in terms of recommendations to the Secretary of the
In making such appointments, the points of view represented and the Department of Health and Human
Secretary shall ensure a fair balance committee’s function. The Department Services (Secretary), the Senate
between the health professions, that at encourages nominations of qualified Committee on Health, Education, Labor
least 75 percent of the members of the candidates from all groups and and Pensions, and the House of
ACTPCMD are health professionals, a locations. Appointment to the Representatives Committee on Energy
broad geographic of representation of ACTPCMD shall be made without and Commerce concerning policy
members, and a balance between urban discrimination on the basis of age, race, matters arising in the administration of
and rural members. Members shall be ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, the activities under Title VIII of the PHS
appointed based on their competence, disability, and cultural, religious, or Act, as amended, including the range of
interest, and knowledge of the mission socioeconomic status. issues related to the nurse workforce,
of the profession involved. As required nursing education, and nursing practice
Amy P. McNulty,
by PHS Act section 749(b)(3), the improvement. The Council annually
Acting Director, Division of the Executive prepares and submits a report
Secretary will also ensure the adequate
Secretariat.
representation of women and describing the activities of the Advisory
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minorities. Council including its findings and
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HHS will consider nominations of all
qualified individuals with the areas of concerning the activities under this title.
subject matter expertise noted above. Meetings are held twice a year.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Individuals may nominate themselves Specifically, HRSA is requesting
HUMAN SERVICES
or other individuals. Professional nominations for voting members of the
associations and organizations may Request for Nominations for the NACNEP representing leading
nominate one or more qualified persons National Advisory Council on Nurse authorities in the various fields of
for membership. Nominations shall state Education and Practice nursing, higher and secondary
that the nominee is willing to serve as education, and associate degree schools
a member of the ACTPCMD and appears AGENCY: Health Resources and Services of nursing; representatives of advanced
to have no conflict of interest that Administration (HRSA), Department of education nursing groups (such as nurse
would preclude the ACTPCMD Health and Human Services (HHS). practitioners, nurse midwives, and
membership. Potential candidates will ACTION: Notice of request for nurse anesthetists); hospitals and other
be asked to provide detailed information nominations. institutions and organizations which
concerning financial interests, provide nursing services; practicing
consultancies, research grants, and/or SUMMARY: HRSA is requesting professional nurses; the general public;
contracts that might be affected by nominations to fill vacancies on the and full-time students enrolled in
recommendations of the ACTPCMD to National Advisory Council on Nurse schools of nursing.
permit evaluation of possible sources of Education and Practice (NACNEP). The In making such appointments, the
conflicts of interest. NACNEP is authorized by Section 851 Secretary shall ensure a fair balance
A nomination package should include of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, between the nursing professions, a
the following information for each as amended. The Advisory Council is broad geographic representation of
nominee: governed by the provisions of the members, and a balance between urban
(1) A letter of nomination from an Federal Advisory Committee Act and rural members. Members shall be
employer, a colleague, or a professional (FACA), as amended, which sets forth appointed based on their competence,
organization stating the name, standards for the formation and use of interest, and knowledge of the mission
affiliation, and contact information for advisory committees, and applies to the of the profession involved. As required
the nominee, the basis for the extent that the provisions of FACA do by PHS Act section 851(b)(3), the
nomination (i.e., what specific not conflict with the requirements of Secretary shall ensure the adequate
attributes, perspectives, and/or skills PHS Act Section 851. representation of minorities. The
does the individual possess that would DATES: HRSA will receive nominations
majority of the NACNEP members shall
benefit the workings of the ACTPCMD, on a continuous basis. be nurses.
and the nominee’s field(s) of expertise); HHS will consider nominations of all
(2) A letter of interest from the ADDRESSES: Written nominations for qualified individuals with the areas of
nominee stating the reasons they would membership can be submitted to subject matter expertise noted above.
like to serve on the ACTPCMD; Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of Individuals may nominate themselves
(3) A biographical sketch of the Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers or other individuals. Professional
nominee, a copy of his/her curriculum Lane, Room 11W45C, Rockville, associations and organizations may
vitae, and his/her contact information Maryland 20857 or sent by email to nominate one or more qualified persons
(address, daytime telephone number, BHWAdvisoryCouncil@hrsa.gov. for membership. Nominations shall state
and email address); and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: that the nominee is willing to serve as
(4) The name, address, daytime Tracy L. Gray, MBA, MS, RN, a member of the NACNEP and appears
telephone number, and email address at Designated Federal Official, NACNEP, to have no conflict of interest that
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which the nominator can be contacted. by phone at 301–443–3346 or by email would preclude the NACNEP
Nominations will be considered as at TGray1@hrsa.gov. A copy of the membership. Potential candidates will
vacancies occur on the ACTPCMD. If current committee membership, charter, be asked to provide detailed information
you submitted a nomination more than and reports can be obtained by concerning financial interests,
three years ago, please resubmit an accessing the NACNEP website at consultancies, research grants, and/or
updated nomination to be considered https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory- contracts that might be affected by
for committee vacancies. committees/nursing/index.html. recommendations of the NACNEP to

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for nominations.
Dates		HRSA will receive nominations on a continuous basis.
Contact		Tracy L. Gray, MBA, MS, RN, Designated Federal Official, NACNEP, by phone at 301-443-3346 or by email at [email protected] A copy of the current committee membership, charter, and reports can be obtained by accessing the NACNEP website at https:// www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/nursing/index.html.
FR Citation		83 FR 42912