[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Children and 
Disasters

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD) 
will hold a public meeting on September 7, 2017.

DATES: The NACCD meeting is September 7, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: We encourage members of the public to attend the 
teleconference. To register, go to https://www.phe.gov/naccd and click 
on the Contact Us link to open the Contact NACCD form, and then fill 
out the form with NACCD Registration in the subject line. Submit your 
comments on the NACCD Contact Form located at https://www.phe.gov/NACCDComments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Evelyn Seel, (202) 205-7960, 
[email protected]. Visit the NACCD Web site located at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), and section 2811A 
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10a), as added 
by section 103 of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-5), the HHS Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security, established the NACCD. The purpose of the NACCD is to provide 
advice and consultation to the HHS Secretary with respect to the 
medical and public health needs of children in relation to disasters.
    Background: The NACCD public meeting on September 7, 2017, is 
dedicated to the deliberation and vote on the Human Services Working 
Group Report. We will post modifications to the agenda on the NACCD 
September 7, 2017 meeting Web page, which is located at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.
    Availability of Materials: We will post all meeting materials prior 
to the meeting on the NACCD September 7, 2017 meeting Web page located 
at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Members of the public attend 
by teleconference via a toll-free call-in phone number, which is 
available on the NACCD Web site at http://www.phe.gov/naccd.
    We encourage members of the public to provide written comments that 
are relevant to the NACCD teleconference prior to September 7, 2017. 
Send written comments by email via the ``Contact Us'' link on https://www.phe.gov/naccd with ``NACCD Public Comment'' in the subject line. 
The NACCD will respond to comments received by close-of-business 
September 7, 2017, during the meeting.

    Dated: July 13, 2017.
George W. Korch Jr.,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2017-15853 Filed 8-1-17; 8:45 am]
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