83 FR 58260 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Service Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 223 (November 19, 2018)

The Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM) has scheduled a public meeting.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58260-58261]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25105]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Service Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM) has 
scheduled a public meeting.

DATES: December 4, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET and December 5, 2018, 
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person and by webinar. The 
address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5W11, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857. Instructions on how to access the meeting via webcast 
will be provided upon registration.
    Information about ACIM and the agenda for this meeting can be found 
on the ACIM website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html. While this meeting is open to the public, advance 
registration is required. Registration information and information 
about the ACIM can be obtained by accessing: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. de la Cruz, Ph.D., MPH, 
Designated Federal Official (DFO), at HRSA, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau (MCHB), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-
0543; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACIM provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on HHS programs and activities that 
focus on reducing infant mortality and improving the health status of 
infants and pregnant women and factors affecting the continuum of care 
with respect to maternal and child health care. ACIM focuses on 
outcomes before, during, and following pregnancy and childbirth, 
strategies to coordinate a myriad of federal, state, local, and private 
programs, efforts that are designed to deal with the health and social 
problems impacting infant mortality, and the implementation of the 
federal Healthy Start Program.
    The meeting agenda is being finalized and tentatively includes 
updates on HRSA, MCHB, and the Healthy Start Program, an introduction 
of members, a briefing on infant mortality and health disparity data in 
the U.S., and future topic areas for ACIM to discuss. Agenda items are 
subject to changes as priorities dictate. The final meeting agenda will 
be available 2 days prior to the meeting on the ACIM website: https://
www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/Infant-Mortality/index.html. Refer to 
the ACIM website for any updated information concerning the meeting.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments 
on the afternoon of December 5, 2018. Written comments must be 
submitted via email to the DFO, David S. de la Cruz, by 12:00 p.m. ET 
on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at [email protected]. Please indicate if 
your comments will be written only or if you are requesting to present 
your comments in person during the meeting. All comments (oral and 
written) will be part of the official meeting record. To ensure all 
individuals who have requested time for oral comments are accommodated, 
the allocated time for each comment will be limited to no more than 3 
minutes. More complete/longer comments should be submitted in writing. 
Individuals associated with groups or who plan to provide comments on 
similar topics may be asked to combine their comments and present them 
through a single representative. No audiovisual

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presentations are permitted. Comments should identify the individual's 
name, address, email, telephone number, professional or organization 
affiliation, background or area of expertise (e.g., parent, family 
member, researcher, clinician, public health, etc.), and the topic/
subject matter. Oral comments must be presented in-person and not via 
phone/webinar.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or 
another reasonable accommodation should notify David S. de la Cruz at 
the address and phone number listed above at least 10 days prior to the 
meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a federal government building, 
attendees must go through a security check to enter the building. Non-
U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned attendance at 
least 10 business days prior to the meeting in order to facilitate 
their entry into the building. All attendees are required to present 
government-issued identification prior to entry.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-25105 Filed 11-16-18; 8:45 am]
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