[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36799-36800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15512]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Request for Nominations of Members to the Advisory Committee on 
Blood Safety and Availability

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary requests nomination of individuals 
to serve on the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability in 
accordance with its charter. Appointments will be made for a term of 
four years. Individuals nominated after June 1, 2000, will remain under 
consideration for these appointments.

DATES: All nominations must be received at the address below no later 
than 4 p.m. e.d.t. July 18, 2003.

ADDRESSES: All nominations shall be submitted to CAPT Lawrence C. 
McMurtry, Acting Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood 
Safety and Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway--Suite 
250, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone (301) 443-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Lawrence C. McMurtry, Acting 
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway--Suite 250, Rockville, MD 
20852. Phone (301) 443-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Nominations: In accordance with the charter of the committee, 
persons nominated for membership should be from among authorities 
knowledgeable in blood banking, transfusion medicine, bioethics and/or 
related disciplines. Members shall be selected from State and local 
organizations, advocacy groups, consumer advocates, provider 
organizations, academic researchers, ethicists, private physicians, 
scientists, consumer advocates, legal organizations and from among 
communities of persons who are frequent recipients of blood and blood 
products.
    Information Required: Each nomination shall consist of a package 
that, at a minimum, includes:
    A. The name, return address, daytime telephone number and 
affiliation(s) of the individual being nominated, the basis for the 
individual's nomination, the category for which the individual is 
nominated, and a statement bearing an original signature of the 
nominated individual that if appointed he or she is willing to serve as 
a member of the committee;
    B. The name, return address, daytime telephone number at which the 
nominator may be contacted. Organizational nominators must identify a 
principal contact person in addition to the contact information; and
    C. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
    The Department of Health and Human Services has a strong interest 
in ensuring that women, minority groups, and physically challenged 
individuals are adequately represented on the Committee and, therefore, 
encourages nomination of qualified candidates from these groups. The 
Department also encourages geographic diversity in the composition of 
the Committee.
    Individuals should feel free to nominate themselves. All nomination 
information for a nominee must be

[[Page 36800]]

provided in a complete single package. Incomplete nominations will not 
be processed. Nomination materials must bear original signatures, and 
facsimile transmissions or copies are not acceptable.

    Dated: June 4, 2003.
CAPT Lawrence C. McMurtry,
Acting Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[FR Doc. 03-15512 Filed 6-18-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-28-M