[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 18573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in 
Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) will hold a public meeting.

DATES: Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET) and Thursday, May 10, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The public may attend this meeting in person or via Webcast. 
While this meeting will be open to the public, advance registration is 
required. Please register online at http://www.achdncmeetings.org/ by 
12:00 p.m. ET on May 7, 2018.
    The address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857. Non-U.S. citizens planning to attend in person will need to 
provide additional information to HRSA by Monday, April 30, 2018, 12 
p.m. ET. To facilitate access to the building, please contact Ann 
Ferrero at the contact information listed below. Individuals who plan 
to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify Ms. 
Ferrero at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
    The meeting will also be accessible via Webcast. Instructions on 
how to access the meeting via Webcast will be provided upon 
registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone requesting information 
regarding the ACHDNC should contact Ann Ferrero, Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, in one of three ways: (1) Send a request to 
the following address: Ann Ferrero, MCHB, HRSA 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 
18N100C, Rockville, MD 20857; (2) call 301-443-3999; or (3) send an 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The ACHDNC provides advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of HHS on 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, ACHDNC's recommendations 
regarding inclusion of additional conditions and inherited disorders 
for screening are included in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel 
(RUSP) following adoption by the Secretary. Conditions listed on the 
RUSP constitute part of the comprehensive preventive health guidelines 
supported by HRSA for infants and children under section 2713 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13). Under this provision, 
non-grandfathered health plans and health insurance issuers are 
required to provide insurance coverage without cost-sharing (a co-
payment, co-insurance, or deductible) for screenings included in the 
HRSA-supported comprehensive guidelines 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 agenda will include: (1) Presentations and 
discussion on risk assessment in newborn screening; (2) presentation of 
educational tools for communicating newborn screening results; (3) 
presentations from states working toward timeliness goals in newborn 
screening; (4) an update on the status of newborn screening pilot 
studies for Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency; (5) 
updates from the Laboratory Standards and Procedures workgroup; (6) 
updates from the Follow-up and Treatment workgroup; (7) updates from 
the Education and Training workgroup; and (8) reviewing the process for 
assessing the public health impact of adding conditions to the RUSP.
    There are no votes scheduled for this meeting. The final meeting 
agenda will be available two (2) days prior to the meeting on the 
Committee's website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/index.html. Please note that agenda items and 
meeting times are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public Participation: Members of the public will have the 
opportunity to provide comments, which are part of the official 
Committee record. To submit written comments or request time for an 
oral comment at the meeting, please register online by 12:00 p.m. ET on 
May 3, 2018, at http://www.achdncmeetings.org/. Oral comments will be 
honored in the order they are requested and may be limited as time 
allows. Individuals associated with groups or who plan to provide 
comments on similar topics may be asked to combine their comments and 
present them through a single representative. No audiovisual 
presentations are permitted. Written comments should identify the 
individual's name, address, email, telephone number, professional or 
organization affiliation, background or area of expertise (i.e., 
parent, family member, researcher, clinician, public health, etc.) and 
the topic/subject matter.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-08853 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]
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