[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63559-63560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26524]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, codified at 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 
hereby given of the following meeting:
    Name: Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children.
    Dates and Times: November 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Place: Webinar.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public. Please register at 
https://www.blsmeetings.net/ACHDNCNovember2015/. The registration 
deadline is Friday, October 30, 2015, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Purpose: The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns 
and Children (Committee), as authorized by the Public Health Service 
Act (PHS), Title XI, Sec.  1111 (42 U.S.C. 300b-10), was established to 
advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
about the development of newborn screening activities, technologies, 
policies, guidelines, and programs for effectively reducing morbidity 
and mortality in newborns and children having, or at risk for, 
heritable disorders. In addition, the Committee's recommendations 
regarding additional conditions/inherited disorders for screening that 
have been adopted by the Secretary are included in the Recommended 
Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) and constitute part of the comprehensive 
guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services 
Administration. Pursuant to section 2713 of the Public Health Service 
Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300gg-13, non-grandfathered health plans and 
group and individual health insurance issuers are required to cover 
screenings included in the HRSA-supported comprehensive guidelines 
without charging a co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible for plan 
years (i.e., policy years) beginning on or after the date that is one 
year from the Secretary's adoption of the condition for screening.
    Agenda: The meeting will include: (1) Discussion and vote on the 
statutory Committee's proposed bylaws, (2) a discussion of nomination 
process for prospective organizational representatives, (3) a 
presentation on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Federal Policy for 
the Protection of Human Subjects and the potential impact on newborn 
screening research, (4) updates from the Pilot Study Workgroup, Cost 
Analysis Workgroup, and Timeliness Workgroup, (5) a presentation on 
transition models from pediatric to adult health care using innovative 
strategies, and (6) a presentation on current education activities 
within newborn screening and impact on families and children. There are 
no votes that involve proposed additions of a condition to the RUSP 
scheduled for this meeting.
    Agenda items are subject to change as necessary or appropriate. The 
agenda, webinar information, Committee Roster, Charter, presentations, 
and other meeting materials will be located on the Advisory Committee's 
Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/heritabledisorders.
    Registration: Registration information will be on the Committee Web 
site at https://www.blsmeetings.net/ACHDNCNovember2015/. The 
registration deadline is Friday, October 30, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Public Comments: Members of the public may present oral comments 
and/or submit written comments. Comments are part of the official 
Committee record. Advance registration is required to present oral 
comments and/or submit written comments. Oral public comments are 
tentatively scheduled for November 3, 2015. Individuals who wish to 
present oral public comments must indicate this when registering. 
Written comments may be uploaded on the registration Web site and must 
be received by the registration deadline (October 30, 11:59 p.m. 
Eastern Time), as this will allow them to be included in the November 
meeting briefing book. Individuals who wish to present oral comments 
and/or provide written comments should identify on the registration Web 
site the individual's name, address, email, telephone number, 
professional or business affiliation, type of expertise (i.e., parent, 
researcher, clinician, public health, etc.), and the topic/subject 
matter of comments. To ensure that all individuals who have registered 
to make oral comments can be accommodated,

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the allocated time may be limited. Individuals who are associated with 
groups or have similar interests may be requested to combine their 
comments and present them through a single representative. No 
audiovisual presentations are permitted. For additional information or 
questions on public comments, please contact Lisa Vasquez, Maternal and 
Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration; 
email: [email protected].
    Contact Person: Anyone interested in obtaining other relevant 
information should contact Debi Sarkar, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 18W68, 
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; email: 
[email protected].
    More information on the Advisory Committee is available at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/heritabledisorders.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-26524 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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