[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 64951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25272]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal 
Mortality (Formerly the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal 
Mortality (ACIMM) has scheduled a public meeting. Information about 
ACIMM and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACIMM website 
at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html.

DATES: December 14, 2021, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 
December 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar link and 
log-in information will be available at the ACIMM website before the 
meeting: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Lee, MPH, Designated Federal 
Official, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Room 18N84, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-0543; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACIMM 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 ACIMM advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(Secretary) on department activities, partnerships, policies, and 
programs directed at reducing infant mortality, maternal mortality and 
severe maternal morbidity, and improving the health status of infants 
and women before, during, and after pregnancy. The Committee provides 
advice on how to coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and 
territorial governmental efforts designed to improve infant mortality, 
related adverse birth outcomes, and maternal health, as well as 
influence similar efforts in the private and voluntary sectors. The 
Committee provides guidance and recommendations on the policies, 
programs, and resources required to address the disparities and 
inequities in infant mortality, related adverse birth outcomes and 
maternal health outcomes, including maternal mortality and severe 
maternal morbidity. With its focus on underlying causes of the 
disparities and inequities seen in birth outcomes for women and 
infants, the Committee advises the Secretary on the health, social, 
economic, and environmental factors contributing to the inequities and 
proposes structural, policy, and/or systems level changes.
    The agenda for the December 14-15, 2021, meeting is being finalized 
and may include the following topics: Federal program updates; COVID-19 
updates; health of indigenous mothers and infants; birth defects and 
congenital anomalies; the impact of housing and eviction on birth 
outcomes; and state/community projects to improve maternal and infant 
health. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Refer 
to the ACIMM website listed above for any updated information 
concerning the meeting.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide written 
or oral comments. Requests to submit a written statement or make oral 
comments to ACIMM should be sent to Vanessa Lee, using the email 
address above at least 3 business days prior to the meeting. Public 
participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled 
meeting by emailing [email protected]. Oral comments will be honored in 
the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or some 
reasonable accommodation should notify Vanessa Lee at the contact 
information listed above at least 10 business days prior to the 
meeting.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-25272 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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