[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2013)]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-31508]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee; Call for Committee 
Membership Nominations

    The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) has 
created the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee and is 
seeking nominations for this committee. As specified in Public Law 111-
148 (``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'') the Committee 
will: (a) Develop a summary of advances in pain care research supported 
or conducted by the Federal agencies relevant to the diagnosis, 
prevention, and treatment of pain and diseases and disorders associated 
with pain; (b) identify critical gaps in basic and clinical research on 
the symptoms and causes of pain; (c) make recommendations to ensure 
that the activities of the National Institutes of Health and other 
Federal agencies are free of unnecessary duplication of effort; (d) 
make recommendations on how best to disseminate information on pain 
care; and (e) make recommendations on how to expand partnerships 
between public entities and private entities to expand collaborative, 
cross-cutting research.
    Membership on the committee will include six (6) non-Federal 
members from among scientists, physicians, and other health 
professionals and six (6) non-Federal members of the general public who 
are representatives of leading research, advocacy, and service 
organizations for individuals with pain-related conditions. Members 
will serve overlapping three year terms. It is anticipated that the 
committee will meet at least once a year.
    The Department strives to ensure that the membership of HHS Federal 
advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points of view 
represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made to 
ensure that the views of women, all ethnic and racial groups, and 
people with disabilities are represented on HHS Federal advisory 
committees and, therefore, the Department encourages nominations of 
qualified candidates from these groups. The Department also encourages 
geographic diversity in the composition of the Committee. Appointment 
to this Committee shall be made without discrimination on the basis of 
age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and 
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
    The Department is soliciting nominations for two non-federal 
members from among scientists, physicians, and other health 
professionals and for two non-federal members of the general public who 
are representatives of leading research, advocacy, and service 
organizations for people with pain-related conditions. These candidates 
will be considered to fill positions opened through completion of 
member terms. Nominations are due by COB, January 25, 2013, and should 
be sent to Linda Porter, Ph.D., NINDS/NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A03, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, [email protected] by either USPS mail or email. 
Nominations should include contact information, and a current 
curriculum vitae or resume.

    Dated: November 18, 2012.
Linda L. Porter,
Health Science Policy Advisor for Pain, National Institute of 
Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-31508 Filed 12-31-12; 8:45 am]
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