[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 36549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14825]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:
    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Dates and Times: July 10, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; July 11, 2012, 
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
    Place: DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-2000.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public with attendance limited 
to space availability.
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on the following: Department of 
Health and Human Services' programs that focus on reducing infant 
mortality and improving the health status of infants and pregnant 
women; and factors affecting the continuum of care with respect to 
maternal and child health care. It includes outcomes following 
childbirth; strategies to coordinate the myriad of Federal, state, 
local and private programs and efforts that are designed to deal with 
the health and social problems impacting on infant mortality; and the 
implementation of the Healthy Start Program and Healthy People 2020 
infant mortality objectives.
    Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following: HRSA 
Update; MCHB Update; Healthy Start Program Update; and, Update on HHS 
National Strategy to Address Infant Mortality. Proposed agenda items 
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Time will be provided for public comments limited to 5 minutes 
each. Comments are to be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. 
ET on June 26, 2012.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information 
regarding the Committee should contact Michael C. Lu, M.D., M.P.H., 
Executive Secretary, ACIM, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 18-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2170.
    Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have 
questions regarding the meeting and location should contact David S. de 
la Cruz, Ph.D., M.P.H., HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
telephone: (301) 443-0543, email: [email protected].

    Dated: June 12, 2012.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2012-14825 Filed 6-18-12; 8:45 am]
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