[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05785]


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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 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 September 17, 2021. 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 (DHQP), National Center for Emerging 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC, l600 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, DHQP, 
NCEZID, CDC, l600 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 2022, or as soon as the HHS selection process is completed. Please 
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. Candidates should submit the following items:
    [squf] Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact 
information (telephone numbers, mailing address, email address); and
    [squf] 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. 2021-05785 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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