[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23921-23922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11034]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Solicitation of Nominations for Membership To Serve on the 
National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps

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

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates for 
consideration for appointment as members of the National Advisory 
Council on the National Health Service Corps (NACNHSC). NACNHSC advises 
the Secretary of HHS and, by designation, HRSA's Administrator on the 
priorities and policies impacting the National Health Service Corps 
(NHSC) and provides specific recommendations for policy revisions.

DATES: The agency will receive nominations on a continuous basis.

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be mailed to Advisory Council 
Operations, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 
15W09D, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or submitted electronically by email 
to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Fabiyi-King, Designated Federal 
Official, NACNHSC at (301) 443-3609 or email at [email protected]. 
Interested parties may obtain a copy of the current committee 
membership, charter, and reports by accessing the website http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/corpsexperience/aboutus/nationaladvisorycouncil/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACNHSC consists of 15 members selected by 
the HHS Secretary who are knowledgeable in the recruitment and 
retention of providers in communities with a shortage of primary care 
professionals. Meetings take place up to four times a year.
    Nominations: HRSA is requesting nominations for voting members of 
NACNHSC representing the areas of primary care, dental health, and 
mental health. In particular, NACNHSC is seeking nominations with 
demonstrated expertise in the following areas: Working with underserved 
populations, health care policy, recruitment and retention, site 
administration, customer service, marketing, organizational 
partnerships, research, or clinical practice. HRSA is seeking nominees 
that either are currently or have previously been site administrators, 
physicians, dentists, mid-level professionals (i.e., nurses, physician 
assistants), mental or behavioral health professionals, or NHSC 
scholars or loan repayors who have the expertise described above.
    The Secretary of HHS will consider nominations of all qualified 
individuals within the areas of subject matter expertise noted above. 
In making such appointments, the Secretary shall ensure a broad 
geographic representation of members and a balance between urban and 
rural educational settings.
    Individuals, professional associations, and organizations may 
nominate one or more qualified persons for membership. NACNHSC members 
are appointed as Special Government Employees and receive a stipend and 
reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred for attending 
meetings and/or conducting other business on behalf of NACNHSC, as 
authorized by Section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently 
in government service.
    To evaluate possible conflicts of interest, individuals selected 
for consideration for appointment will be required to provide detailed 
information regarding their financial holdings,

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consultancies, and research grants or contracts. The selected 
candidates must fill out the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) 
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450. Disclosure of 
this information is necessary to determine if the selected candidate is 
involved in any activity that may pose a potential conflict with their 
official duties as a member of the committee.
    A nomination package should include the following information for 
each nominee: (1) A letter of nomination from an employer, a colleague, 
or a professional organization stating the name, affiliation, and 
contact information for the nominee, the basis for the nomination 
(i.e., what specific attributes, perspectives, and/or skills does the 
individual possess that would benefit the workings of the NACNHSC, and 
the nominee's field(s) of expertise); (2) a letter of interest from the 
nominee stating the reasons they would like to serve on the NACNHSC; 
(3) a biographical sketch of the nominee, a copy of his/her curriculum 
vitae, and his/her contact information (address, daytime telephone 
number, and email address); and (4) the name, address, daytime 
telephone number, and email address at which the nominator can be 
contacted.
    HRSA will collect and retain nomination packages to create a pool 
of possible future NACNHSC voting members. When a vacancy occurs, the 
agency will review nomination packages from the appropriate category 
and may contact nominees at that time. Nominations should be updated 
and resubmitted every 4 years to continue to be considered for 
committee vacancies.
    HHS strives to ensure a balance of the membership of NACNHSC in 
terms of points of view presented and the committee's function and 
makes every effort to ensure the representation of women, all ethnic 
and racial groups, and people with disabilities on HHS Federal Advisory 
Committees. Therefore, we encourage nominations of qualified candidates 
from these groups and endeavor to make appointments to NACNHSC without 
discrimination on basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 
status.
    Authority: Section 337 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254j), as amended. NACNHSC is governed by provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which 
sets for the formation and use of advisory committees, and applies to 
the extent that the provisions of FACA do not conflict with the 
requirements of PHSA Section 337.

    Dated: May 17, 2018.
Jay Womack,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-11034 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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