[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 101 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28631-28632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11209]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Solicitation of Nominations for Membership To Serve on the 
Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation

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

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be 
considered for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on 
Organ Transplantation (ACOT or Committee). ACOT provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on matters 
pertaining to organ donation, procurement, allocation, and 
transplantation; maximizing the number of deceased donor organs 
available for transplantation; supporting the safety of living organ 
donation proposed policies of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
Network (OPTN) and OPTN operations; and the latest advances in the 
science of transplantation.

    Authority:  In accordance with 42 CFR 121.12, the Secretary 
established ACOT pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 217a. The Committee is 
governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
advisory committees.


DATES:  Written nominations for membership on the ACOT will be received 
on a continuous basis.

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages must be submitted to the Executive 
Secretary, ACOT, Healthcare Systems Bureau, HRSA, Room 08W67, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, or via email to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelley Grant, Executive Secretary, 
ACOT, at (301) 443-8036 or email [email protected]. A copy of the ACOT 
charter and list of current members may be obtained by accessing the 
ACOT website at https://www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/acot.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Amended Final Rule of 
the OPTN (42 CFR part 121), the ACOT was established pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 217a and, in accordance with Public Law 92-463, was first 
chartered on September 1, 2000. The ACOT meets up to three times during 
the fiscal year.
    Nominations: HRSA is requesting nominations for voting members to 
serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on ACOT. The Secretary 
appoints ACOT members with the expertise needed to fulfill the duties 
of the Advisory Committee. Nominees sought are individuals 
knowledgeable in such fields as deceased and living organ donation, 
health care public policy, transplantation medicine and surgery, 
critical care medicine, and other medical specialties involved in the 
identification and referral of donors, non-physician transplant 
professions, nursing, epidemiology, immunology, law and bioethics, 
behavioral sciences,

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economics, and statistics, as well as representatives of transplant 
candidates, transplant recipients, living organ donors, and family 
members of deceased and living organ donors. Interested applicants may 
self-nominate or be nominated by another individual or organization.
    Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee will be 
invited to serve for a term up to 4 years. Members appointed as SGEs 
receive a stipend and reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses 
incurred for attending ACOT meetings and/or conducting other business 
on behalf of the ACOT, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703 of FACA for 
persons employed intermittently in government service.
    The following information must be included in the package of 
materials submitted for each individual being nominated for 
consideration: (1) A letter of nomination stating the name, 
affiliation, and contact information for the nominee, the basis for the 
nomination (i.e., what specific attributes, perspectives, and/or skills 
does the individual possess that would benefit the workings of ACOT), 
and the nominee's field(s) of expertise; (2) a biographical sketch of 
the nominee; (3) the name, address, daytime telephone number, and email 
address at which the nominator can be contacted; and (4) a current copy 
of the nominee's curriculum vitae. Nomination packages may be submitted 
directly by the individual being nominated or by the person/
organization recommending the candidate.
    HHS endeavors to ensure that the membership of ACOT is fairly 
balanced in terms of points of view represented and that individuals 
from a broad representation of geographic areas, gender, and ethnic and 
minority groups, as well as individuals with disabilities, are 
considered for membership. Appointments shall be made without 
discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, or cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
    Individuals who are selected to be considered for appointment will 
be required to provide detailed information regarding their financial 
holdings, consultancies, and research grants or contracts. Disclosure 
of this information is required for HRSA ethics officials to determine 
whether there is a conflict between the SGE's public duties as a member 
of ACOT and their private interests, including an appearance of a loss 
of impartiality as defined by federal laws and regulations, and to 
identify any required remedial action needed to address the potential 
conflict.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-11209 Filed 5-26-21; 8:45 am]
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