[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 42132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17901]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters Public 
Teleconference

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
(ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that 
the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD) will 
hold a public teleconference on September 11, 2018.

DATES: The NACCD Public Teleconference is September 11, 2018, from 2:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: We encourage members of the public to attend the public 
meetings. To register, send an email to [email protected] with ``NACCD 
Registration'' in the subject line. Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or via the NACCD Contact Form located at https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/boards/naccd/Pages/contact.aspx. For 
additional information, visit the NACCD website located at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act 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 September 11, 2018, public teleconference of the 
NACCD is dedicated to the presentation, deliberation, and vote on the 
Pediatric Disaster Training Work Group (PDTWG) and Identifying Metrics 
of Baseline Vulnerability (IMBV) reports. Established under the NACCD 
in 2017, the PDTWG met several times over the past year to evaluate 
progress since the 2011 National Center for Disaster Medicine and 
Public Health consensus report and to develop recommendations to 
further improve pediatric training to ensure the safety and health of 
children in disasters. Separately, in 2018, the ASPR identified metrics 
of baseline community vulnerability as a topic he would like the NACCD 
to address and provide recommendations. On June 28, 2018, the NACCD met 
publically and in-person to develop metrics via a facilitated 
discussion. Takeaways from this discussion served as the basis for the 
IMBV report. We will post modifications to the agenda on the NACCD 
meeting website, which is located at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.
    Availability of Materials: We will post all teleconference 
materials prior to the teleconference on September 11, 2018, at the 
website located at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Members of the public may 
attend the public teleconference via a toll-free call-in phone number, 
which is available on the NACCD website at https://www.phe.gov/naccd.
    We encourage members of the public to provide written comments that 
are relevant to the NACCD public teleconference prior to September 11, 
2018. Send written comments by email to [email protected] with ``NACCD 
Public Comment'' in the subject line. The NACCD Chair will respond to 
comments received by September 10, 2018, during the public 
teleconference.

    Dated: August 13, 2018.
Robert P. Kadlec,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2018-17901 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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