[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 27620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12661]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Charter Renewal of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National 
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
hereby giving notice that the charter for the Secretary's Advisory 
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Objectives for 2030 (Committee) has been renewed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 
Official, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion 
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8255 (telephone), 
(240) 453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the 
Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is a discretionary federal 
advisory committee. Under 42 U.S.C. 300u, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (the Secretary) has authority to undertake and support 
necessary activities and programs to (a) incorporate appropriate health 
education components into our society, especially into all aspects of 
education and health; (b) increase the application and use of health 
knowledge, skills, and practices by the general population in its 
patterns of daily living; and (c) establish systematic processes for 
the exploration, development, demonstration, and evaluation of 
innovative health promotion concepts. Under Title XVII, Section 1701 of 
the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary is given authority to 
formulate national goals and a strategy to achieve such goals, with 
respect to health information and health promotion, preventive health 
services, and education in the appropriate use of health care. In 1979, 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the 
Healthy People initiative to develop a framework for improving the 
health of all people in the United States. Healthy People provides 
evidence-based, ten-year national objectives for improving the health 
of all Americans. Healthy People offers a strategic agenda to align 
health promotion and disease prevention activities in communities 
around the country. It includes measurable objectives with targets to 
be reached by the end of each decade. The Committee 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. The Committee advises 
and makes recommendations to the Secretary on matters regarding the 
development and implementation of Healthy People 2030, the nation's 
disease prevention and health promotion objectives for 2030.
    To carry out is charge, the Committee will provide advice about the 
Healthy People 2030, the Leading Health Indicators, implementation, and 
actions for achieving Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives. The 
Committee's advice must assist the Secretary in reducing the number of 
objectives while ensuring that Healthy People 2030 identifies the most 
critical public health issues that are high-impact priorities supported 
by current, national data sets. The Committee will take into account 
new scientific evidence, resource documents, the needs of Healthy 
People stakeholders, and the value of assessing progress over the 
course of the decade. Furthermore, the Committee will advise the 
Secretary on strategies the department can use to maximize stakeholder 
use of Healthy People 2030 and ensure implementation of Healthy People 
2030.
    On May 21, 2018, the Secretary approved renewal of the Committee's 
charter. The new charter was effected and filed with the appropriate 
Congressional committees and the Library of Congress on June 1, 2018. 
Renewal of the Committee's charter gives authorization for the 
Committee to continue to operate until June 1, 2020.
    A copy of the Committee's charter is available on the Committee's 
website at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-People/Development-Healthy-People-2030/Advisory-Committee. A copy of the 
charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database that is 
maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General 
Services Administration. The website address for the FACA database is 
https://facadatabase.gov.

Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion).
[FR Doc. 2018-12661 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am]
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