[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25640-25641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09368]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment as Members of the 
Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting 
nominations for appointment of individuals qualified to serve as new 
members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). New 
CPSTF members will serve a five-year term starting in either 2023 or 
2024. For efficiency and to reduce the burden on the public, CDC is 
soliciting nominations to fill vacancies on the CPSTF anticipated for 
both calendar years 2023 and 2024.

DATES: Nomination packages must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. EDT, 
on June 24, 2022. Late nomination packages will not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages should be submitted by either of the 
methods listed below:
     Electronically by emailing to [email protected]; or
     U.S. mail to The Community Guide Office, Office of the 
Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-10, Atlanta, GA 30329. 
Attn: CPTSTF Nominations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Racine-Parshall, Community Guide 
Office, Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS 
H21-10, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329. Telephone (770) 488-0732; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The submission process, qualification 
requirements, selection process, and the time commitment of CPSTF 
members are described below.

Submission of Nomination Packages

    Nomination packages should include:
    (1) The nominee's current curriculum vitae;
    (2) A brief biographic sketch (less than 200 words) of the nominee;
    (3) The nominee's contact information, including mailing address, 
email address, and telephone number; and
    (4) A brief explanation of how the nominee meets the qualification 
requirements and would contribute to the CPSTF. The information 
provided should also attest to the nominee's willingness to serve as a 
member of the CPSTF and identify which year the nominee would be 
available to start (i.e., calendar year 2023, 2024, or either year).
    After an initial review, CDC will ask persons under serious 
consideration for CPSTF membership to provide detailed information that 
will permit evaluation of possible significant conflicts of interest.
    To obtain diverse perspectives, CDC encourages nominations of 
persons of

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all races, genders, ages, and persons with disabilities. Interested 
individuals may self-nominate. Organizations and individuals may 
nominate one or more persons qualified for membership on the CPSTF. 
Federal employees are not eligible to be CPSTF members. Individuals 
nominated prior to this nomination period, who continue to have 
interest in serving on the CPSTF, may be re-nominated; a new nomination 
package must be submitted in accordance with the requirements in this 
notice.

Qualification Requirements

    To qualify as a member of the CPSTF and support its mission, a 
nominee must, at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge, experience, and 
national leadership in the following areas:
     The critical evaluation of research or policy, or in the 
methods of evidence review; and
     Research, evaluation, or implementation of community or 
health system-based programs, policies, or services to improve 
population health.
    Strongest consideration will be given to individuals with expertise 
and experience:
     That are applied, with practical applications for public 
health or informing policy action;
     That address broad public health considerations, or 
extends beyond one or two highly defined areas;
     In state or local health departments; and
     In one or more of the following areas: Social determinants 
of health or health equity, preventive medicine, public health 
preparedness and response, injury or violence prevention, public health 
policy interventions, or state-of-the art systematic review methods.
    Nominators should highlight the relevant information in the 
nomination materials for candidates with experience and expertise in 
any of these areas.
    All nominated individuals will be considered for CPSTF membership.
    Applicants must have no substantial conflicts of interest, whether 
financial, professional, or intellectual, that would impair the 
scientific integrity of the work of the CPSTF and must be willing to 
complete regular conflict of interest disclosures.
    Applicants must have the ability to work collaboratively with a 
diverse team of professionals who support the mission of the CPSTF. 
Applicants must have adequate time to contribute substantively to the 
work products of the CPSTF.

Nominee Selection

    Appointments to the CPSTF will be made based on qualifications as 
outlined above (see Qualification Requirements) and the current 
expertise needs of the CPSTF.

Background of the CPSTF

    The CPSTF was established in 1996 by HHS to identify population 
health interventions that are scientifically proven to save lives, 
increase lifespans, and improve quality of life. The CPSTF produces 
recommendations and identifies evidence gaps to help inform the 
decision making of federal, state, and local health departments, other 
government agencies, communities, healthcare providers and 
organizations, employers, schools, and research organizations.
    The CPSTF (www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force/about-community-preventive-services-task-force), is an independent, non-federal, unpaid 
panel of public health and prevention experts that is statutorily 
mandated to provide evidence-based findings and recommendations about 
community preventive services, programs, and policies to improve health 
(Public Health Service Act Sec.  399U(a), 42 U.S.C. 280g-10(a)). Its 
members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy 
expertise in community preventive services, public health, health 
promotion, and disease prevention. The CPSTF members are appointed by 
the CDC Director and serve five-year terms, with extensions possible in 
order to maintain a full scope of expertise, complete specific work, 
and ensure consistency of CPSTF methods and recommendations. CDC 
provides ``ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for 
the operations of the CPSTF'' as directed by the Public Health Service 
Act Sec.  399U(c),42 U.S.C. 280g-10(c)).
    The CPSTF bases its recommendations on rigorous, replicable 
systematic reviews of the scientific literature, which:
     Evaluate the strength and limitations of published 
scientific studies about community-based health promotion and disease 
prevention programs, services, and policies;
     Assess whether the programs, services, and policies are 
effective in promoting health and preventing disease, injury, and 
disability;
     Examine the applicability of these programs, services, and 
policies to varied populations and settings; and
     Conduct economic analyses of recommended interventions 
when applicable.
    These systematic reviews are conducted, with CPSTF oversight, by 
scientists and subject matter experts from the CDC in collaboration 
with a wide range of government, academic, policy, and practice-based 
partners. CPSTF systematic review methods are described at https://www.thecommunityguide.org/methods-manual. CPSTF findings and 
recommendations and the systematic reviews on which they are based are 
available at https://www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force-findings.

Time Commitment

    The CPSTF generally conducts three, two-day meetings per year. Two 
of those meetings are open to the public and one is a closed session 
business meeting. The public meetings are held in-person, via video 
conference, or a combination of those two formats. In addition, a 
significant portion of the CPSTF's work occurs between meetings during 
video conferences and via email discussions. Member duties include 
overseeing the process of prioritizing CPSTF work, participating in the 
development and refinement of systematic review methods, serving as 
members of individual review teams, and issuing recommendations and 
findings to help inform the decision-making process about policy, 
practice, research, and research funding in a wide range of U.S. 
settings. Members help raise awareness about CPSTF findings and 
recommendations and the resources available through the website. The 
estimated workload for CPSTF members is approximately 170 hours a year 
in addition to the three two-day meetings. The members are all 
volunteers and do not receive any compensation beyond support for 
travel to in-person meetings when they occur.

    Dated: April 27, 2022.
Angela K. Oliver,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-09368 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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