[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46631-46632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16471]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Establishment of the Secretary's Advisory 
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Objectives for 2020 and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
announces the establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 
and invites nominations for membership for the Committee.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be submitted by 
close of business on September 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted by electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Alternatively, nominations may be sent to the

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following address: Emmeline Ochiai, HHS, Office of Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Room LL-100, 
1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8259 (telephone), 
(240) 453-8281 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 
Official, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion 
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, HHS, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Room LL-100, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, 240/453-8259 
(telephone), 240/453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on 
the Internet at http://www.healthypeople.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each decade since 1979, the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a comprehensive set of 
national public health objectives. Known as Healthy People, this 
initiative has been grounded in the notion that setting objectives and 
monitoring progress can motivate action. As it prepares to produce 
objectives for the next decade, HHS seeks to ensure that they are 
scientifically valid, relevant, and sustainable. The objectives should 
be produced though a process that fosters the cooperation and 
commitment of both the public and private sectors.
    The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and 
Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 is established to provide advice 
and assistance to the Secretary and HHS in the development of health 
promotion and disease prevention objectives to improve the health of 
Americans by 2020. The Committee shall advise the Secretary regarding 
national health promotion and disease prevention initiatives, in 
particular the work to develop goals and objectives to improve the 
health status and reduce health risks for Americans. The Committee 
shall be charged to: Provide to the Secretary advice and consultation 
to facilitate the process of developing and implementing national 
health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives; and 
provide advice to the Secretary about the initiatives to occur during 
the initial implementation phase of the goals and objectives.
    The Committee will convene to meet, at a minimum, one time per 
year. It is expected to begin meeting by December 2007. Pursuant to the 
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the meetings will 
be open to the public except as determined otherwise by the Secretary 
or designee, in keeping with the guidelines under Government in the 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
    Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee shall be 
appointed to serve for the duration of the Committee. Unless renewed, 
the Committee will terminate two years from the date the Committee 
charter is filed. Committee members will be paid travel and per diem 
expenses in accordance with standard travel regulations, but will not 
receive compensation for their service.
    Prospective members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 
should be knowledgeable of current scientific research in health 
promotion, disease prevention, and public health benchmarking and be 
respected experts in their fields. They should be familiar with the 
purpose and use of Healthy People or similar indicator sets and have 
demonstrated interest in the public's health and well-being through 
their work, research, and/or educational endeavors. Expertise is sought 
in specific specialty areas related to health promotion or disease 
prevention, including but not limited to: Health policy, state and 
local public health, business, outcomes research, health economics, 
health communications, special populations, biostatistics, 
international health, and epidemiology from a variety of public, 
private, foundation, and academic settings.
    Nominations: HHS will consider nominations for Committee membership 
of individuals qualified to carry out the above-mentioned tasks. 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; (2) the nominator's name, address, daytime telephone number, 
and electronic mail address, and the address, daytime telephone number, 
and electronic mail address of the individual being nominated; and (3) 
a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The names of Federal 
employees should not be nominated for consideration of appointment to 
this Committee.
    Individuals can nominate themselves for consideration of 
appointment to the Committee. All nominations must include the required 
information. Incomplete nominations will not be processed for 
consideration.
    Equal opportunity practices, in line with HHS policies, will be 
followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure 
that recommendations of the Committee take into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by HHS, membership shall include, to the 
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
    The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive 
Branch are applicable to individuals who are appointed as members of 
Federal advisory committees. Individuals appointed to serve as members 
of Federal advisory committees are classified as special Government 
employees (SGEs). SGEs are Government employees for the purposes of the 
conflict of interest laws. Therefore, individuals appointed to serve as 
members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health 
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 are subject to an 
ethics review. The ethics review is conducted to determine if the 
individual has any interest and/or activities in the private sector 
that may conflict with performance of their official duties as a member 
of the Committee. Individuals appointed to serve as members of the 
Committee will be required to disclose information regarding financial 
holdings, consultancies and research grants and/or contracts.

    Dated: August 16, 2007.
Penelope Slade Royall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), Department of Health and Human Services.
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