[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14455-14456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06016]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Establishment of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2030 and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a. The Secretary's Advisory Committee
on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for
2030 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 federal advisory
committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030
(Committee) and invites nominations for membership.
DATES: Nominations for membership to the Committee must be submitted by
6:00 p.m. ET on April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted by email to [email protected].
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Alternatively, nominations may also be sent to the following address:
Emmeline Ochiai; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
LL-100; Rockville, MD 20852; Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Program Official, Emmeline
Ochiai; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion;1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL-100;
Rockville, MD 20852; Email: [email protected]. Additional information is
available at www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each decade since 1979, HHS has published a
comprehensive set of national public health objectives. Known as
Healthy People, this initiative has been grounded in the notion that
setting science-based, measurable objectives and monitoring progress
can motivate action. As HHS prepares to produce objectives for the next
decade, it seeks the assistance of a federal advisory committee to help
ensure that those objectives are salient and science-based. The
Committee will provide relevant and objective advice through an open
process that fosters the cooperation and commitment from both the
public and private sectors.
The Committee will be established to provide independent advice
based on current scientific evidence for use by the HHS Secretary (the
Secretary) or her designee in the development of Healthy People 2030.
The Committee will advise the Secretary on HHS' approach for Healthy
People 2030. Framed around health determinants and risk factors, this
approach will generate a focused set of objectives that address high-
impact public health challenges. The Committee will perform the single,
time-limited task of providing advice regarding creating Healthy People
2030. The Committee will advise the Secretary on the Healthy People
2030 mission statement, vision statement, framework, and organizational
structure. The Committee will provide advice on HHS' selection criteria
for identifying a focused set of measurable, nationally representative
objectives. The selection criteria will assist the Secretary in
defining the objectives that represent the most critical public health
issues that are high-impact priorities supported by current, national
data sets.
The Committee will meet, at a minimum, one time per year. It is
expected to begin meeting in fall of 2016 and to meet approximately
four times per year during the course of its operation. Pursuant to
FACA, meetings will be open to the public except as determined
otherwise by the Secretary or her designee in keeping with all
applicable laws.
Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee will be
invited to serve as members until the charter expires or the Committee
accomplishes its mission. Unless renewed, the charter will expire two
years from the date it is established. The Committee will operate until
its report is delivered to the Secretary or the charter expires,
whichever comes first.
Prospective members of the Committee should be nationally known
experts in the fields of disease prevention and health promotion. The
membership may include former Assistant Secretaries for Health.
Expertise is sought in specific specialty areas such as biostatistics,
business, epidemiology, health communications, health economics, health
information technology, health policy, health sciences, health systems,
international health, outcomes research, public health law, social
determinants of health, special populations, and state and local public
health and from a variety of public, private, philanthropic, and
academic settings. Individuals will be selected to serve as Committee
members based upon their qualifications, level of expertise and
knowledge, and ability to contribute to the work to be performed by the
Committee. Individuals will not be appointed to serve as members of the
Committee to represent the viewpoints of any specific group. Rather
members will be selected to represent balanced viewpoints of the
current scientific evidence sought by the Secretary to meet the
Committee's charge.
Nominations: HHS will consider nominations, including self-
nominations, for Committee membership of individuals qualified to carry
out the above-mentioned duties. The following information should be
included in the package of materials submitted for each individual
being nominated for consideration: (1) The name, address, daytime
telephone number, and email address of the nominator (if applicable),
and the individual being nominated; (2) a letter of nomination that
clearly states the name and affiliation of the nominee, the basis for
the nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify the nominee for
service in this capacity), and a statement from the nominee that the
nominee is willing to serve as a member of the Committee; and (3) a
current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae (CV) no more than 10
pages in length. Inclusion of the following is requested in the CV: (1)
Current and/or past grant awards; (2) publications showing both breadth
and experience in areas of specialization; (3) paid and non-paid board
and advisory appointments; (4) education and occupational history; and
(5) an attestation that the submitted information is accurate and
complete. All nominations must include the required information.
Incomplete nominations will not be processed for consideration. Federal
employees should not be nominated for appointment to this Committee.
Equal opportunity practices regarding membership appointments to
the Committee will be aligned with HHS policies. When possible, every
effort will be made to ensure that the Committee is a diverse group of
individuals with representation from various academic institutions,
disability status, ethnic identities, genders, geographic areas, and
racial groups.
All appointed members of the Committee will serve as special
government employees. As such, they are subject to the ethical
standards of conduct for federal employees. Upon entering the position
and annually throughout the term of appointment, members of the
Committee will be required to complete and submit a report of their
financial holdings, consultancies, and research grants and/or
contracts. The purpose of this report is to determine if the individual
has any interests and/or activities that may conflict with performance
of his or her official duties as a member of the Committee. Committee
members are entitled to receive reimbursement for travel and per diem
expenses incurred for conducting official business in accordance with
federal standard travel regulations. Committee members are not entitled
to receive any other compensation for the services they perform.
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion).
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