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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 

Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the U.S. 
Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect

Purpose

    Pursuant to the terms of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (the Act), the Department of Health and Human Services is 
soliciting nominations for three vacancies (seats) on the U.S. Advisory 
Board on Child Abuse and Neglect (the Board).

Membership

    The Board consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (the Secretary). Thirteen are appointed from 
the general public and two from the Federal Government. In making all 
15 appointments, the Secretary is required by the Act to ensure that 
ethnic and racial minorities and diverse geographic areas are 
represented.
    All 15 persons appointed must possess general knowledge about child 
maltreatment (i.e., policy; prevention; intervention; treatment; and 
research). In addition, among the 13 members from the general public, 
11 must represent one of the following areas:
     the legal aspects of child maltreatment;
     the psychological aspects;
     the social services aspects;
     the medical aspects;
     the role of State and local government in the prevention 
and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
     the role of organizations providing services to disabled 
persons;
     the role of organizations providing services to 
adolescents;
     the role of elementary and secondary school teaching;
     the role of parent self-help organizations;
     the role of parents' groups; and
     the role of voluntary groups.
    In order to qualify for selection as such a representative, each 
individual must possess specific knowledge in the area which he/she 
represents.

Responsibilities and Duties

    Among the responsibilities the Act requires the Board to perform is 
the preparation of an annual report to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, appropriate committees of the Congress, and the 
Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. In 
addition, the Board holds hearings, conducts symposia, and issues 
position papers.
    In its annual reports, the Board is charged with evaluating the 
nation's efforts to accomplish the purposes of CAPTA and developing 
recommendations about ways that those efforts can be improved. The 1990 
report of the Board is entitled, Child Abuse and Neglect: Critical 
First Steps in Response to a National Emergency; the 1991 report, 
Creating Caring Communities: Blueprint for an Effective Federal Policy 
on Child Abuse and Neglect; the 1992 report, The Continuing Child 
Protection Emergency: A Challenge to the Nation; and the 1993 report, 
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: A New National Strategy for the Protection 
of Children.
    The Board usually meets three times a year, and, occasionally, four 
times a year. Meetings last three to four days. Between meetings, much 
of its work is accomplished by conference call. Service on the Board is 
extremely demanding of both time and effort.
    Duties of Board members are:
     to serve as the Board authority in one or more areas of 
expertise, keeping current on developments in those areas;
     to be conversant with the extensive array of background 
information provided to members prior to meetings and conference calls;
     to attend meetings;
     to participate in conference calls;
     to suggest materials to staff for distribution as 
background information;
     to author portions of Board publications;
     to edit Board publications; and
     to avoid all possible conflicts of interest between Board 
membership and non-Board activities.

Terms of Office

    The length of the terms to which persons from the general public 
are appointed is four years. Once appointed, a person from the general 
public may be reappointed to one additional term at the discretion of 
the Secretary.

Nomination

    The Department is soliciting nominations for the three seats to be 
occupied by members possessing specific expertise in:
     the social services aspects of child maltreatment;
     the role of elementary and secondary school teaching; and
     an at-large seat.
    The terms of the three seats will expire on May 29, 1999.
    Nominations may be made for one's self or for someone else. The 
same individual may be nominated for a seat in more than one category. 
Nominations should be made in the form of a letter which indicates the 
seat or seats for which the nominee is being nominated and provides 
information about the qualifications for office of the nominee. A 
current curriculum vita for the nominee should be attached to the 
letter. (If the nominee is not the person submitting the nomination, a 
letter from the nominee indicating a willingness to serve should be 
attached). All nominations will be evaluated. To assist in that 
evaluation, persons submitting nominations may wish to provide the 
following kinds of information about the nominee's qualifications:
     What general knowledge about child maltreatment (i.e., 
policy; prevention; intervention; treatment; and research) does the 
nominee possess and how has he/she gained that knowledge?
     What specific knowledge does the nominee possess about the 
aspect of child maltreatment which he/she is being nominated to 
represent on the Board and how has he/she gained that knowledge? (If 
the individual is being nominated for more than one seat, separate 
answers should be provided setting forth the individual's specific 
knowledge in connection with each seat).
     What materials has the nominee authored, what 
presentations has he/she made, what meetings has he/she planned, et 
cetera, which shed light on both the general and/or specific knowledge 
of the nominee?
     What skills does the nominee possess which will allow him/
her to contribute substantially to the conduct of Board business and 
what highlights and achievements in the nominee's career shed light on 
such skills?
     Does the nominee possess other abilities which are 
relevant to his/her appointment to the Board?
     Will the nominee's schedule permit him/her to devote a 
significant segment of time to Board activities?
     Is the nominee's ethnic or racial background that of an 
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-
American, or Hispanic?
    Each letter of nomination should be accompanied by at least one but 
no more than three letters of reference attesting to the nominee's 
qualifications for office. Authors of reference letters may include but 
are not limited to: elected officials (Federal, State, or local); 
persons in the field of child maltreatment; and persons in the subject 
area of the seat being sought.
    The Secretary will select the three persons to be named to the 
Board from among those individuals either who are nominated in response 
to this announcement or who are otherwise qualified to serve. After the 
Secretary reaches a decision, those persons selected to serve will 
receive a letter of invitation. Service will begin on May 29, 1995, or 
the first Board meeting thereafter.
    Nomination packages (letter of nomination; attachment(s); and 
accompanying letter(s) of reference) must be postmarked no later than 
October 31, 1994. Packages received with a postmark later than October 
31, 1994 will not be considered.
    Nominations should be sent to the: U.S. Advisory Board on Child 
Abuse and Neglect, Room 303-D, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Marilyn J. Gosdeck, Program 
Analyst, U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, Room 303-D, 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 690-8604.

    Dated: September 13, 1994.
Preston Bruce,
Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect.
[FR Doc. 94-23143 Filed 9-16-94; 8:45 am]
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