[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14993-14994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7425]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and
Children
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
requesting nominations to fill two (2) vacancies on the Advisory
Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary, HHS) is
soliciting nominations for individuals with expertise either in ethics
or infectious diseases.
Authority: The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in
Newborns and Children (Committee) was established under section 1111
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. 300b-10, as
amended in the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008 (Act). The
Committee is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
DATE: The agency must receive nominations on or before May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be submitted to Michele A. Lloyd-
Puryear, M.D., PhD, Designated Federal Official and Executive
Secretary, Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and
Children, at: Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Room 18A-19, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Nominations will not be accepted by e-
mail or facsimile.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Alaina M. Harris, Genetic Services
Branch, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, at [email protected] or
(301) 443-0721. A copy of the Committee Charter and list of the current
membership can be obtained by contacting Ms. Harris or by accessing the
Advisory Committee web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/heritabledisorderscommittee/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title XXVI of the Children's Health Act of
2000, ``Screening for Heritable Disorders,'' enacted sections 1109,
1110, and 1111 of the PHS Act. This Act established grant programs to
improve the ability of States to provide newborn and child screening
for heritable disorders (section 1109) and for evaluating the
effectiveness of screening, counseling or health care services in
reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in
newborns and children (section 1110).
On April 24, 2008, this Act was reauthorized and programs and
activities for sections 1109, 1110, and 1111 were expanded by the
``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008'' which also added sections
1112, 1113, 1114, 1115 and 1116. Section 1112 establishes a
clearinghouse of newborn screening; section 1113 establishes a program
for laboratory quality; section 1114 establishes an Interagency
Coordinating Committee on Newborn and Child Screening (ICC); section
1115 establishes a national contingency plan for newborn screening; and
section 1116 establishes the Hunter Kelly newborn screening research
program.
The Secretary, HHS, was directed under section 1111 to establish an
Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children
(Committee). The Committee provides to the Secretary advice about
aspects of newborn and childhood screening and technical information
for the development of policies and priorities that will enhance the
ability of the State and local health agencies to provide for newborn
and child screening, counseling and health care services for newborns
and children having or at risk for heritable disorders. The Committee
also makes recommendations, gives advice, or provides information to
the Secretary about the grant program established under section 1109 of
the
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Act. Activities carried out under sections 1112-1114 and 1116 are
undertaken in consultation with the Committee.
The individuals selected by the Secretary for appointment to the
Committee will be invited to serve for up to 4 years. A member may be
reappointed to serve up to an additional 4 years at the request of the
Secretary. Members may serve after the expiration of their term until
their successors have taken office, but no longer than 120 days.
Members who are not Federal employees will receive a stipend for each
day they are engaged in the performance of their duties as members of
the Committee. Members shall receive per diem and travel expenses as
authorized by section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently
in Government service. Members who are officers or employees of the
United States Government shall not receive compensation for service on
the Committee. Nominees will be invited to serve beginning from
September 30, 2009.
To allow the Secretary to choose from a highly qualified list of
potential candidates, more than one nomination is requested per open
position. Nominations should be typewritten. The following information
should be included in the package of material submitted for each
individual being nominated for consideration: (1) A letter of
nomination that clearly states the name and affiliation of the nominee,
the basis for the nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify
the nominee for service in this capacity), and a statement that the
nominee is willing to serve as a member of the Committee and appears to
have no conflict of interest that would preclude the Committee
membership--potential candidates will be asked to provide detailed
information concerning consultancies, research grants, or contracts to
permit evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest; (2) the
nominator's name, address, and daytime telephone number, and the home/
or work address, telephone number, and email address of the individual
being nominated; and (3) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum
vitae. Please submit nominations no later than May 18, 2009.
The Department of Health and Human Services will ensure that the
membership of the Committee reflects an equitable geographical and
gender distribution, provided that the effectiveness of the Committee
would not be impaired. Appointments shall be made without
discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
Dated: March 23, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E9-7425 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
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