[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75689-75690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30445]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice
for Request for Nominations
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
requesting nominations to fill eight vacancies on the National Advisory
Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP).
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 297t, section 851 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act, as amended by the Affordable Care Act. The NACNEP
is governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law (Pub.
L.) 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
DATES: The Agency must receive nominations on or before December 22,
2010. Addresses: All nominations are to be submitted either by mail to
Lakisha Smith, MPH, Designated Federal Official, NACNEP, Division of
Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA), Parklawn Building, Room 9B-45, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 or e-mail at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact,
Lakisha Smith, Executive Secretary, National Advisory Council on Nurse
Education and Practice, by e-mail at [email protected] or telephone at
(301) 443-5688. A copy of the current committee membership, charter and
reports can be obtained by accessing the NACNEP Web site at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/nacnep.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authorities that established the
NACNEP and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, HRSA is requesting
nominations
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for eight committee members. The NACNEP advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on policy matters arising
in the administration of Title VIII, including the range of issues
relating to the nurse workforce, nursing education and nursing practice
improvement. The Advisory Council may make specific recommendations to
the Secretary and Congress regarding programs administered by the
Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and
Services Administration. The Advisory Council provides advice to the
Secretary and Congress in preparation of general regulations and with
respect to policy matters in the administration of this Title including
the range of issues relating to nurse supply, education, and practice
improvement. The Advisory Council shall annually prepare and submit to
the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, a report describing the activities of the Advisory
Council including its findings and recommendations.
The Department of Health and Human Services is requesting a total
of eight nominations for members of the NACNEP who represent any of the
following groups: Full-time students representing various levels of
education in schools of nursing; the general public; practicing
professional nurses; leading authorities in the various fields of
nursing, higher secondary education and associate degree schools of
nursing; and 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. The majority of members of the fully constituted
Council shall be nurses.
The Department is legally required to ensure that the membership of
HHS Federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points
of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory
committee. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of women, all
ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are represented
on all HHS Federal advisory committees and, therefore the Department
encourages nominations of qualified candidates from these groups. The
Department also encourages geographic diversity in Council composition.
Appointment to this Council shall be made without discrimination on the
basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientations, disability,
culture, religion or socioeconomic status.
Interested persons may nominate one or more qualified persons for
membership. Self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations must be
typewritten. The following information should be included in the
package of materials submitted for each individual being nominated: (1)
A letter of nomination that clearly states the name and affiliation of
the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e., specific attributes
that qualify the nominee for services in this capacity as described
above), a statement that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of
the NACNEP and appears to have no conflict of interest that would
preclude this Council membership. Potential candidates will be asked to
provide detailed information concerning such matters as financial
holdings, consultancies, research grants, and/or contracts to permit an
evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest; and (2) the
nominator's name, address and daytime telephone number; the home/or
work address, and telephone number; and finally, the e-mail address of
the individual being nominated. HRSA requests inclusion of a current
copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae and a statement of interest from
the nominee which demonstrates experience working with or interest in
Title VIII nursing programs; expertise in the field (if applying as a
nursing candidate) or understanding of nursing issues (if applying as a
general public candidate); and a personal desire to participate on a
National Advisory Council. Members will receive a stipend for each day
(including travel time) during which they are in attendance at official
meetings of the Council, as well as per diem and travel expenses as
authorized by section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently
in government service. Qualified candidates will be invited to serve a
four-year term.
Dated: November 30, 2010.
Robert Hendricks,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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