[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59390-59391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24060]


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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: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant 
Mortality (ACIM or Committee) 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: December 4-5, 2019, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person and via webinar. The 
address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857.
     The webinar link will be available at ACIM's website: 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html.
     The conference call-in number will be available at ACIM's 
website: 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 18N25, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 
at 301-443-0543 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACIM advises the Secretary of HHS on 
department activities and programs directed at reducing infant 
mortality and improving the health status of pregnant women and 
infants. The ACIM represents a public-private partnership at the 
highest level to provide guidance and focus attention on the policies 
and resources required to address the reduction of infant mortality and 
the improvement of the health status of pregnant women and infants. 
With a focus on life course, the ACIM addresses disparities in maternal 
health to improve maternal health outcomes, including preventing and 
reducing maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. The ACIM 
provides advice on how best to coordinate the 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 maternal 
health, including implementation of the Healthy Start program and 
maternal and infant health objectives from the National Health 
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. The ACIM is authorized by 
section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as 
amended. The Committee is governed by provisions of Public Law 92-463, 
as amended, (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the 
formation and use of Advisory Committees.
    The agenda for the December 4-5, 2019, meeting is being finalized 
and may include the following: Updates from the HRSA Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau (MCHB), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
the MCHB Healthy Start program; introduction of members; briefing on 
infant mortality and health disparity data in the U.S.; the Prematurity 
Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early 
(PREEMIE) Act; and discussions on future topics areas for ACIM to 
address. Agenda items are subject to change as

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priorities dictate. The final meeting agenda will be available 2 days 
prior to the meeting on the Committee's website: https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisory-committees/Infant-Mortality/index.html.
    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 the ACIM should be 
sent to David S. de la Cruz, DFO, using the contact information above 
at least 3 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 at least 10 business days 
prior to the meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a federal government 
building, attendees must go through a security check to enter the 
building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned 
attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting in order to 
facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to 
present government-issued identification prior to entry.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-24060 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]
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