[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2227-2228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01212]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Request for Nominations of Potential Reviewers To Serve on the 
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis 
Panel (SEP)

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 
soliciting nominations for possible membership on the Disease, 
Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel 
(SEP) in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 
the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), and the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

DATES: Nominations for membership on the NCIPC, NCEH and ATSDR SEPs 
must be received no later than April 1, 2019. Packages received after 
this time will not be considered for the current membership cycle.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed to NCIPC Extramural Program 
Office (ERPO): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford 
Highway, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, emailed (recommended) to 
[email protected], or faxed to (770) 488-4529.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Roberts, Public Health 
Analyst, CDC/NCIPC/ERPO, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, 
GA 30341; Telephone: (404) 498-1427; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Disease, Disability, and Injury 
Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel provides advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS); the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
and the Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR) regarding the concept review, scientific and technical merit of 
grant and cooperative agreement assistance applications, and contract 
proposals relating to the causes, prevention, and control of diseases, 
disabilities, injuries, and impairments of public health significance; 
exposure to hazardous substances in the environment; health promotion 
and education; and other related activities that promote health and 
well-being. Nominations are being

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sought for individuals who have expertise and qualifications necessary 
to contribute to the accomplishment of NCIPC, NCEH and ATSDR SEP 
objectives. Reviewers with expertise in research for injury and 
violence prevention are sought to serve on the NCIPC SEPs, for research 
and evaluation related, but not limited to the following program 
fields: Child abuse and neglect, opioid use disorder and overdose, 
polysubstance use and impaired driving, suicide/self-directed violence, 
intimate partner violence, mechanisms of injury and violence research, 
motor vehicle injury, older adult falls, elder maltreatment, sexual 
violence, substance use and abuse, traumatic brain injury, teen dating 
violence, and youth violence related to NCIPC research priorities (see 
www.cdc.gov/injury/researchpriorities). Reviewers with expertise in the 
following research fields for prevention and reduction of adverse 
effects related to environmental hazards are sought to serve on the 
NCEH and ATSDR SEPs for research and evaluation related, but not 
limited to: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), perfluoroalkyl 
substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water, environmental 
health, newborn screening, environmental pollutants (air/water), toxic 
substances most commonly found at facilities on the National Priorities 
List (NPL) (see www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl), chemical releases, natural 
disasters, and other potential NCEH or ATSDR research priorities. In 
addition, reviewers with expertise in the following general and 
methodological fields are sought to serve on the NCIPC, NCEH and ATSDR 
SEPs: Economic evaluation, epidemiology, etiology of disease, community 
participatory research, implementation and translation science, 
intervention research, policy evaluation, research evaluation, 
qualitative research design, quantitative research design, statistics, 
and surveillance.
    Members and Chairs shall be selected by the Secretary, HHS, or 
other official to whom the authority has been delegated, on an ``as 
needed'' basis in response to specific applications being reviewed with 
expertise to provide advice. Members will be selected from authorities 
in the various fields of prevention and control of diseases, 
disabilities, and injuries. Members of other chartered HHS advisory 
committees may serve on the panel if their expertise is required. 
Consideration is given to professional training and background, points 
of view represented, and upcoming applications to be reviewed by the 
committee.
    Information about nominated potential reviewers will be maintained 
in the NCIPC Extramural Research Program Office (ERPO) Scientific 
Reviewer and Advisor Database. The work of reviewers' appointed to 
NCIPC, NCEH and ATSDR SEPs includes the initial review, discussion, and 
written critique and evaluation of applications. This work will enable 
the CDC/NCIPC, NCEH and ATSDR to fulfill its mission of funding 
meritorious research that provides vital knowledge about underlying 
risk and protective factors and strategies for: Violence and injury 
prevention (www.cdc.gov/injury), health effects from exposures to 
environmental agents and hazardous substances (www.atsdr.cdc.gov), and 
the environmental public health impact caused by intentional or 
unintentional events (www.cdc.gov/nceh).
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy stipulates 
that committee membership be balanced in terms of points of view 
represented, and the committee's function. Appointments shall be made 
without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, 
sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, disability, and 
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Nominees must be U.S. 
citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government. 
Current participation on federal workgroups or prior experience serving 
on a federal advisory committee does not disqualify a candidate; 
however, HHS policy is to avoid excessive individual service on 
advisory committees and multiple committee memberships. CDC reviewers 
appointed to a SEP are not considered Special Government Employees and 
will not be required to file financial disclosure reports.
    Nominees interested in serving as a potential reviewer on a SEP, 
CDC for NCIPC, NCEH, or ATSDR programs should submit the following 
items:
     Current curriculum vitae, highlighting specific areas of 
research interest and expertise as well as complete contact information 
(name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email 
address).
    Nomination materials must be postmarked by April 1, 2019 and sent 
by U.S. mail to: NCIPC Extramural Research Program Office (ERPO): 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, 
Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 or to the ERPO electronic mailbox 
[email protected]. Nominations may be submitted by the candidate 
him- or herself, or by the person/organization recommending the 
candidate.
    The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register 
notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee 
management activities for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry.

Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-01212 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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