[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13527]


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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 9, 2014, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., July 10, 2014, 
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
    Place: To be determined. (The most current information, including 
the agenda, will be posted at: http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/InfantMortality/index.html).
    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 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: Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Update; MCHB Update; 
Healthy Start Program Update; Updates from Partnering Agencies and 
Organizations; and ACIM's recommendations for the HHS National Strategy 
to Address Infant Mortality, specifically Strategy 2: The continuum of 
high-quality, patient-centered care.
    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 p.m. ET on July 
1, 2014.

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 
W, 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., ACIM Designated 
Federal Official, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Telephone: (301) 443-0543, email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 4, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-13527 Filed 6-10-14; 8:45 am]
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