[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10618-10619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03466]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Re-Establishment of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health 
Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces re-
establishment of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, 
and Integrative and Public Health (hereafter referred to as ``the 
Advisory Group''). Authorization to re-establish the Advisory Group is 
given under Executive Order 13631, dated December 7, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corinne Graffunder, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) of the Advisory Group, Office of the Associate Director 
for Policy; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., MS D-28; Atlanta, GA 30329; Telephone: (404) 639-7514; and/or 
the following person may be contacted: Olga Nelson, Committee 
Management Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; 
Department of Health and Human Services; 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 714B; Washington, DC 20201; Telephone: (202) 690-5205; Fax: (202) 
401-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It was mandated under the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act that the President establish the Advisory 
Group. The President complied with the statute under Executive Order 
13544, dated June 10, 2010. The Advisory Group was established as a 
non-discretionary federal advisory committee. Functioning as a federal 
advisory committee, the Advisory Group is governed by provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). FACA stipulates that appropriate 
action must be taken to renew the charter for a federal advisory 
committee every two years in order for the committee to continue to 
operate. Under Executive Order 13544, authorization was given for the 
Advisory Group to operate for two years, from June 10, 2010 to June 10, 
2012. Since the Advisory Group was established by Presidential 
directive, it was necessary for appropriate action to be taken by the 
President or agency head to give authorization for the Advisory Group 
to be continued. A subsequent directive was issued, Executive Order 
13591, dated November 23, 2011, to give authorization for the Advisory 
Group to continue to operate until September 30, 2012. No action was 
taken to continue the Advisory Group after the designated termination 
date. Therefore, the Advisory Group was terminated on September 30, 
2012.
    On December 7, 2012, Executive Order 13631 was issued. This 
directive gives authorization for the Advisory Group to be re-
established. A charter was developed to re-establish the Advisory 
Group. The charter was approved by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and filed with the appropriate Congressional committees, the 
Library of Congress, and the Committee Management Secretariat under the 
General Services Administration (GSA) on February 6, 2013.
    Objectives and Scope of Activities. The Advisory Group provides 
recommendations and advice to the National Prevention, Health 
Promotion, and Public Health Council (hereafter referred to as the 
``Council''). The Advisory Group provides assistance to the Council in 
carrying out its mission. The Advisory Group develops policy and 
program recommendations and advises the Council on lifestyle-based 
chronic disease prevention and management, integrative health care 
practices, and health promotion.
    Membership and Designation. The Advisory Group is authorized to 
consists of not more than 25 non-federal members, who are appointed by 
the President. In appointing members, the President is to ensure that 
the Advisory Group includes a diverse group of licensed health 
professionals, including integrative health practitioners who have 
expertise in (1) Worksite health promotion; (2) community services, 
including community health centers; (3) preventive medicine; (4) health 
coaching; (5) public health education; (6) geriatrics; and (7) 
rehabilitation medicine.
    The Advisory Group had 22 members when it was terminated on 
September 30, 2012. It is stipulated under Executive Order 13631 that 
the same members who were serving on the Advisory Group when it was 
terminated shall be reappointed as if the Advisory Group had continued 
without termination. Members of the Advisory Group are classified as 
special Government employees (SGEs).
    Administrative Management and Support. HHS provides funding and 
administrative support for the Advisory Group to the extent permitted 
by law within existing appropriations. Staff within Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) provide management and oversight 
for support services provided to the Advisory Group. OASH is a staff 
division within the Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    The Advisory Group reports to the Surgeon General, U.S. Public 
Health Service. The Office of the Surgeon General is a program office 
that is organizationally located within OASH.
    A copy of the charter and information on activities and 
accomplishments of the Advisory Group can be obtained from the 
designated contacts or by accessing the FACA database that is 
maintained by the GSA Committee Management Secretariat. The Web site 
for the FACA database is http://fido.gov/facadatabase/.

    Authority: Authority to establish the Advisory Group was given 
under Executive Order 13544, dated June 10, 2010, in accordance with 
Section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
Public Law 111-148, dated March 23, 2010. The Advisory Group was 
terminated on September 30, 2012, by Executive Order 13591, dated 
November 23, 2011. Authority

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for the Advisory Group to be re-established is given under Executive 
Order 13631, dated December 7, 2012. The Advisory Group is governed 
by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 
Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards 
for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: February 8, 2013.
Wanda K. Jones,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health.
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