[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3314-3315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
(ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters 
(NACCD or the Committee) is required by section 2811A of the PHS Act as 
amended by the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Advancing 
Innovation Act (PAHPAIA) and governed by the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The NACCD shall evaluate issues and 
programs and provide findings, advice, and recommendations to the 
Secretary of HHS to support and enhance all-hazards public health and 
medical preparedness, response, and recovery aimed at meeting the 
unique needs of children and their families across the entire spectrum 
of their wellbeing. The Secretary of HHS has formally delegated 
authority to operate the NACCD to ASPR.

DATES: The NACCD will conduct an inaugural public meeting (virtual) on 
February 17, 2022. The new advisory committee will be sworn in along 
with the presentation and discussion of challenges, opportunities, and 
priorities for national public health and medical preparedness, 
response and recovery, specific to the needs of children and their 
families in disasters. A more

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detailed agenda and meeting registration link will be available on the 
NACCD meeting website https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/boards/naccd/Pages/default.aspx.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend the meeting via a toll-free 
phone number or Zoom teleconference, which requires pre-registration. 
The meeting link to pre-register will be posted on https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/boards/naccd/Pages/default.aspx. Members of the 
public may provide written comments or submit questions for 
consideration by the NACCD at any time via email to [email protected]. 
Members of the public are also encouraged to provide comments after the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zhoowan Jackson, NACCD Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response (ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
Washington, DC; 202-205-4217, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NACCD invites those who are involved in 
or represent a relevant industry, academia, health profession, health 
care consumer organization, or state, Tribal, territorial or local 
government to request up to four minutes to address the committee in 
person via Zoom. Requests to provide remarks to the NACCD during the 
public meeting must be sent to [email protected] at least 15 days prior to 
the meeting along with a brief description of the topic. We would 
specifically like to request inputs from the public on challenges, 
opportunities, and strategic priorities for national public health and 
medical preparedness, response and recovery specific to the needs of 
children and their families in disasters. Presenters who are selected 
for the public meeting will have audio only for up to four minutes 
during the meeting. Slides, documents, and other presentation material 
sent along with the request to speak will be provided to the committee 
members separately. Please indicate additionally whether the presenter 
will be willing to take questions from the committee members (at their 
discretion) immediately following their presentation (for up to four 
additional minutes).

Dawn O'Connell,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2022-01161 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
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