[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1380-1381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00044]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Advisory 
Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting 
nominations for possible membership on the Advisory Council for the 
Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET).
    ACET provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Assistant Secretary 
of Health; and the Director, CDC, regarding program policies, 
strategies, objectives, and priorities; address the development and 
application of new

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technologies; provide guidance and review on CDC's Tuberculosis 
Prevention Research portfolio and program priorities; and review the 
extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating tuberculosis.
    ACET consists of 10 experts knowledgeable in the fields of public 
Health, epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, pulmonary 
disease, pediatrics, tuberculosis, microbiology, or preventive health 
care delivery, who are selected by the Secretary of the United State 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    Nominations are being sought for individuals who have expertise and 
qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishments of the 
Council's objectives.
    Nominees will be selected from experts having experience in 
tuberculosis prevention and control.
    Experts in the disciplines of epidemiology, immunology, infectious 
diseases, pulmonary disease, pediatrics, tuberculosis, microbiology, 
preventive health care delivery, and experts in public health and other 
related disciplines will be considered. Members may be invited to serve 
up to four-year terms. The HHS policy stipulates that committee 
membership be balanced in terms of professional training and 
background, points of view represented and the council's function. 
Consideration is given to a broad representation of geographic areas 
within the U.S., with equitable representation of the sexes, ethnic and 
racial minorities, and persons with disabilities. Nominees must be U.S. 
citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government.
    Candidates should submit the following items:
     Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact 
information (telephone numbers, mailing address, email address)
     A letter of recommendation from person(s) not employed by 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
     A statement indicating the nominee's willingness to serve 
as a potential member of the Council.
    Nominations should be submitted electronically or in writing, and 
must be postmarked by September 30, 2014, to: Margie Scott-Cseh, 
Committee Management Specialist, NCHHSTP, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., 
Mailstop: E07, Atlanta, GA 30333, Email address: [email protected].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Gary J. Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-00044 Filed 1-7-14; 8:45 am]
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