[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11492-11494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4629]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Notice for Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Request for Nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is

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requesting nominations to fill current vacancies on three of the four 
Federal advisory committees administered by the Bureau of Health 
Professions: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine 
and Dentistry (ACTPCMD), Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, 
Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL), and the Council on Graduate Medical 
Education (COGME).

DATES: The Agency must receive nominations on or before April 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be submitted either by mail to Laura 
Burns, Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), HRSA, Parklawn Building, 
Room 9-49, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, or e-mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Laura Burns, BHPr, by e-mail [email protected] or telephone at 301-443-
6873. A copy of the current committee memberships, charters and reports 
can be obtained by accessing the HRSA Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/advisorycmte.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authorities that established these 
committees and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, HRSA is requesting 
nominations for membership on three committees.
    The Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry (ACTPCMD) provides advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the 
Secretary) and Congress on policy and program development concerning 
medicine, general pediatrics, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry 
and physician assistant programs. The ACTPCMD produces an annual report 
to the Secretary and Congress on issues related to improving public 
health, eliminating health care disparities, developing cultural 
competencies, and serving vulnerable populations. Meetings are held at 
least twice a year.
    The Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages (ACICBL) provides advice and recommendations on policy and 
program development to the Secretary and Congress concerning the BHPr 
programs that support interdisciplinary community-based training. The 
ACICBL also provides advice on programmatic matters concerning Area 
Health Education Centers, Health Education Training Centers, and the 
disciplines of Geriatrics and Allied Health. Meetings for this 
committee are held at least three times a year.
    The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) provides advice 
and makes policy recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on 
matters concerning the supply and distribution of physicians in the 
United States, physician workforce trends, training issues and 
financing policies. The COGME reports on such topics as primary care 
physician shortages and the long-term needs of the physician workforce. 
Meetings are held approximately twice a year.
    All of the committees are charged with drafting annual reports to 
the Secretary and Congress regarding the activities within their 
purview. Qualified candidates will be invited to serve a 3-year term 
for ACTPCMD and ACICBL, and a 4-year term for COGME. Members for all 
committees will receive a stipend for each day (including travel time) 
during which such members are attending official meetings of a 
committee, as well as per diem and travel expenses as authorized by 
section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently in Government 
service. Potential candidates will be asked to provide detailed 
information concerning such matters as financial holdings, 
consultancies, research grants, and/or contracts to permit an 
evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest.
    The Secretary appoints members who are practicing health 
professionals engaged in training, leaders from health professions 
organizations, faculty from health professions educational 
institutions, and health professionals working in public or private 
teaching hospitals or community-based settings.
    The Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) is 
requesting numerous nominations for members who represent disciplines 
and stakeholder groups such as:

 Disciplines
    [cir] Medicine (allopathic and osteopathic)
     Family medicine
     General internal medicine
     General pediatrics
     Interdisciplinary education with a focus on underserved 
areas
     Interdisciplinary geriatric training
     Physician assistant
    [cir] Dentistry
     General dentistry
     Pediatric dentistry
     Dental hygiene
    [cir] Nursing
     Advanced education nursing
     Interdisciplinary education with a focus on underserved 
areas
    [cir] Other Disciplines and Expertise
     Allied health
     Chiropractic medicine
     Clinical social work
     Graduate clinical psychology
     Podiatric medicine (preventive and primary care)
     Professional counseling
     Geriatrics
     Students, residents or fellows representing the following 
schools:
    [cir] Medicine (allopathic and osteopathic)
    [cir] Physician assistant
    [cir] Dentistry
    [cir] Nursing
    [cir] Graduates of International Medical Schools
     Stakeholder Organizations
    [cir] Health professions organizations (including physicians, 
nursing and physician assistant organizations)
    [cir] Health insurers
    [cir] Business organizations interested in health professions 
recruitment and placement
    [cir] Labor organizations representing health professions
    [cir] Teaching hospitals, community hospitals and other 
institutions.

The Department is required to ensure that the membership of Federal 
advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points of view 
represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory 
committee. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of women, 
ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are represented 
on the Federal advisory committees. The Department encourages 
nominations of qualified candidates from these groups. The Department 
also encourages geographic diversity in composition of these 
committees. Appointment to these committees shall be made without 
discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 
status.
    Interested persons may nominate one or more qualified persons for 
membership. Self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations must be 
typewritten. The following information should be included in the 
package of materials submitted for each individual being nominated: (1) 
A letter of nomination that includes: (a) The name and affiliation of 
the nominee, (b) the basis for the nomination (i.e., specific 
attributes that qualify the nominee for services in this capacity), (c) 
the committee or committees on which the nominee is eligible to serve 
as well as the nominee's committee preference; (2) contact information 
for both the nominator and nominee; (3) a current copy of the nominee's 
curriculum vitae; and (4) a statement of interest from the nominee 
stating that the nominee is willing to serve and has no apparent

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conflict of interest that would preclude membership.

    Authority:  Sections 749, 757, and 762 of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act, (42 U.S.C. 293l, 294f, 294o, and 297t), as 
amended by the Affordable Care Act. These committees, except where 
otherwise indicated in law, are governed by the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
advisory committees.

    Dated: February 24, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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