[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16049]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Establishment of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health 
Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

ACTION: Notice.

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AUTHORITY: Executive Order 13544, dated June 10, 2010, as statutorily 
mandated under Section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act, Public Law 111-148, dated March 23, 2010. The Advisory Group 
on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health will 
be governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for 
the formation and use of advisory committees.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces 
establishment of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, 
and Integrative and Public Health, as directed by Executive Order 
13544.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olga Nelson, Committee Management 
Officer, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and 
Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 714B, Washington, DC 
20201, Telephone: (202) 690-5205; Fax: (202) 401-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President has issued Executive Order 
13544, dated June 10, 2010, to comply with the statutes under Section 
4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-
148. The legislation mandates that the President shall establish the 
Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and 
Public Health (the ``Advisory Group'') within the Department of Health 
and Human Services. To comply with the statute, stipulations in the 
authorizing directive, and guidelines under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), a charter has been filed to establish the 
Advisory Group. The charter has been filed with the Committee 
Management Secretariat in the General Services Administration (GSA), 
the appropriate committees in the Senate and U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Library of Congress to establish the Advisory 
Group as a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee. The charter 
was filed on June 24, 2010.
    Objectives and Scope of Activities. The Advisory Group shall 
provide recommendations and advice to the National Prevention, Health 
Promotion, and Public Health Council (the ``Council''). The Advisory 
Group shall provide assistance to the Council in carrying out its 
mission. The Advisory Group shall develop policy and program 
recommendations and advise the Council on lifestyle-based chronic 
disease prevention and management, integrative health care practices, 
and health promotion.
    Membership and Designation. The Advisory Group shall be composed of 
not more than 25 non-Federal members to be appointed by the President. 
In appointing members, the President shall ensure that the Advisory 
Group includes a diverse group of licensed health professionals, 
including integrative health practitioners who have expertise in (1) 
worksite health promotion; (2) community services, including community 
health centers; (3) preventive medicine; (4) health coaching; (5) 
public health education; (6) geriatrics; and rehabilitation medicine.
    The Advisory Group shall report to the Surgeon General. The Surgeon 
General shall select one of the appointed members to serve as Chair of 
the Advisory Group. The non-Federal members of the Advisory Group shall 
be classified as special Government employees (SGEs).
    Administrative Management and Support. HHS will provide funding and 
administrative support for the Advisory Group to the extent permitted 
by law within existing appropriations. Staff will be assigned to a 
program office established to support the activities of the Advisory 
Group. Management and oversight for support services provided to the 
Advisory Group will be the responsibility of the Office of Public 
Health and Science, which is a staff division within the Office of the 
Secretary, HHS.
    A copy of the charter for the Advisory Group can be obtained from 
the designated contacts or by accessing the FACA database that is 
maintained by the GSA Committee Management Secretariat. The Web site 
for the FACA database is http://fido.gov/facadatabase/.

    Dated: June 25, 2010.
Regina Benjamin,
VADM, USPHS, Surgeon General.
[FR Doc. 2010-16049 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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