[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23941-23942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09507]


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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 (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Dates and Times: April 24, 2013, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., April 25, 
2013, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
    Place: Virtual via Webinar.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public. For more information 
on registration and webinar details, please visit the ACIM Web site: 
http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/InfantMortality.

Adobe Connect: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/infantmortality/.
Teleconference Number: (888) 790-1958.
Participant passcode: 461-8352.

    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of

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Health and Human Services (HHS) on the following: HHS 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. ACIM 
accesses the outcomes following childbirth; strategies to coordinate 
the myriad 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: 
Updates from federal agencies including the Health Resources and 
Services Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services; improving the health of women (Maternal Health 
Initiative); updates from partnering agencies and organizations; 
and, ACIM's recommendations for the HHS National Strategy to Address 
Infant Mortality.
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate. Time will be provided for public comments. Each public 
comment is limited to five minutes. Comments are to be submitted in 
writing no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 19, 2013.
    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 should contact David S. de la Cruz, 
Ph.D., M.P.H., ACIM Designated Federal Official, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
telephone: (301) 443-0543, or email: [email protected]. 
The logistical challenges of scheduling the meeting hindered an 
earlier publication of this meeting notice.

    Dated: April 16, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-09507 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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