[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4829-4830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02623]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM) 
has scheduled a public meeting. Information about ACIM and the agenda 
for this meeting can be found on the ACIM website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html.

DATES: April 8, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
April 9, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held remotely via webinar. Instructions 
on how to access the meeting via webcast will be provided upon 
registration and on the committee's website at https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisory-committees/Infant-Mortality/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. de la Cruz, Ph.D., MPH, 
Designated Federal Official (DFO), Maternal and Child Health Bureau 
(MCHB), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18N-25, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-443-0543; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACIM was established under provisions of 
Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as 
amended. ACIM is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). ACIM provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS regarding HHS programs and 
activities that focus on reducing infant mortality, improving the 
health status of infants and pregnant women, and factors affecting the 
continuum of care with respect to maternal and child health care. ACIM 
also focuses on: (1) Outcomes before, during, and following pregnancy 
and childbirth; (2) strategies to coordinate a myriad of federal, 
state, local, and private programs, and efforts that are designed to 
deal with the health and social problems impacting infant mortality; 
and (3) the implementation of the federal Healthy Start Initiative: 
Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health.
    During the April 2019 meeting, ACIM will discuss updates from HRSA, 
MCHB, and other federal agencies pertinent to the work of the ACIM; the 
scope of work and priorities of the ACIM; feedback from ACIM members; 
and continue the discussion around how health equity is related to 
infant mortality. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate; please refer to the ACIM website for any updated information 
concerning the meeting. Members of the public will have the opportunity 
to provide comments. Public participants may submit written statements 
in advance of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be honored in 
the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows. 
Requests to submit a written statement or make oral comments to to ACIM 
should be sent to David S. de la Cruz, DFO, using the contact 
information above at least three business days prior to the meeting. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or another 
reasonable accommodation should notify David S. de la Cruz at the 
address and phone number listed above

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at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-02623 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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