[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10440-10441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03585]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Healthcare
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is
seeking nominations for membership on the HICPAC. The HICPAC consists
of 14 experts in fields including but not limited to, infectious
diseases, infection prevention, healthcare epidemiology, nursing,
clinical microbiology, surgery, hospitalist medicine, internal
medicine, epidemiology, health policy, health services research, public
health, and related medical fields. Nominations are being sought for
individuals who have expertise and qualifications necessary to
contribute to the accomplishments of the committee's objectives.
Nominees will be selected based on expertise in the fields of
infectious diseases, infection prevention, healthcare epidemiology,
nursing, environmental and clinical microbiology, surgery, internal
medicine, and public health. Federal employees will not be considered
for membership. Members
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may be invited to serve for four-year terms.
Selection of members is based on candidates' qualifications to
contribute to the accomplishment of HICPAC objectives https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the HICPAC must be received no
later than August 3, 2020. Packages received after this time will not
be considered for the current membership cycle.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed to HICPAC, Division of
Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, emailed (recommended) to
[email protected], or faxed to (404) 639-4043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Koo-Whang Chung, MPH, HICPAC, Division
of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Committee members are Special Government Employees (SGEs),
requiring the filing of financial disclosure reports at the beginning
and annually during their terms. CDC reviews potential candidates for
HICPAC membership each year and provides a slate of nominees for
consideration to the Secretary of HHS for final selection. HHS notifies
selected candidates of their appointment near the start of the term in
July 2021, or as soon as the HHS selection process is completed. Note
that the need for different expertise varies from year to year and a
candidate who is not selected in one year may be reconsidered in a
subsequent year. SGE Nominees must be U.S. citizens, and cannot be
full-time employees of the U.S. Government. Candidates should submit
the following items:
[ssquf] Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact
information (telephone numbers, mailing address, email address).
[ssquf] At least one letter of recommendation from person(s) not
employed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(Candidates may submit letter(s) from current HHS employees if they
wish, but at least one letter must be submitted by a person not
employed by an HHS agency (e.g., CDC, NIH, FDA, etc.).
Nominations may be submitted by the candidate him- or herself, or
by the person/organization recommending the candidate.
The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-03585 Filed 2-21-20; 8:45 am]
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