[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2554-2555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
requesting nominations to fill three (3) vacancies on the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.

    Authority: Section 1111 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 
42 U.S.C. 300b-10, as amended in the Newborn Screening Saves Lives 
Act of 2008 (Act). The Committee is governed by the provisions of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 41 CFR Part 
102-3, which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
advisory committees.

DATES: The agency must receive nominations on or before May 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be submitted to Michele A. Lloyd-
Puryear, M.D., PhD, Designated Federal Official and Executive 
Secretary, Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children, and Chief, Genetic Services Branch, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 18A-19, 
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. E-
mailed nominations can be sent to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Alaina Harris, Genetic Services 
Branch, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, at [email protected] or 
(301) 443-1080. A copy of the Committee Charter and list of the current 
membership can be obtained by contacting Ms. Harris or by accessing the 
Advisory Committee Web site at http://hrsa.gov/heritabledisorderscommittee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's ACHDNC is chartered under 
section 1111 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. 300b-10, 
as amended by the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act 2008 (Act). The 
Committee was established in February 2003 to advise the Secretary of 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Committee is 
governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
App. 2), and 41 CFR Part 102-3, which sets forth standards for the 
formation and use of advisory committees. The ACHDNC is directed to 
review and report regularly on newborn and childhood screening 
practices for heritable disorders and to recommend improvements in the 
national newborn and childhood heritable screening programs.
    The Committee is established to advise and guide the Secretary 
regarding the most appropriate application of universal newborn 
screening tests, technologies, policies, guidelines and programs for 
effectively reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns and children 
having or at risk for heritable disorders. In addition, the Committee 
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary concerning the 
grants and projects authorized under section 1109 and technical 
information to develop policies and priorities for this Program that 
will enhance the ability of the State and local health agencies to 
provide for newborn and child screening, counseling and health care 
services for

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newborns and children having or at risk for heritable disorders.
    Specifically, HRSA is requesting nominations for three (3) voting 
members to serve on the Committee. Members shall be selected from 
medical, technical, public health or scientific professionals with 
special expertise in the field of heritable disorders or in providing 
screening, counseling, testing or specialty services for newborns and 
children at risk for heritable disorders and from members of the public 
having special expertise about or concern with heritable disorders.
    The individuals selected for appointment to the Committee can be 
invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to 4 years. However, any 
member appointed to fill a vacancy of an unexpired term shall be 
appointed for the remainder of such term. Members may serve after the 
expiration of their term until their successors have taken office. 
Terms of more than 2 years are contingent upon the renewal of the 
Committee by appropriate action prior to its expiration. Members who 
are not Federal employees will receive a stipend for each day they are 
engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the Committee. 
Members shall receive per diem and travel expenses as authorized by 
section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently in Government 
service. Members who are officers or employees of the United States 
Government shall not receive compensation for service on the Committee. 
Nominees will be invited to serve beginning from October 1, 2010.
    Nominations should be typewritten. 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 and appears to have no conflict 
of interest that would preclude the Committee membership--potential 
candidates will be asked to provide detailed information concerning 
consultancies, research grants, or contracts to permit evaluation of 
possible sources of conflicts of interest; (2) the nominator's name, 
address, and daytime telephone number, and the home/or work address, 
telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual being nominated; 
and (3) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. Please submit 
nominations no later than May 1, 2010.
    To the extent practicable, members of the Committee should have 
expertise in dealing with heritable disorders and genetic diseases that 
affect the racial and ethnic and geographical diversity of newborns 
served by the State newborn screening programs. The Department of 
Health and Human Services will ensure that the membership of the 
Committee reflects an equitable geographical and gender distribution, 
provided that the effectiveness of the Committee would not be impaired. 
Appointments shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, 
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and cultural, religious, or 
socioeconomic status.

    Dated: January 11, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-671 Filed 1-14-10; 8:45 am]
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