[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 50090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17487]



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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 (HHS).

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: 
     September 13, 2022, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Central Time (CT);
     September 14, 2022, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CT; and
     September 15, 2022, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be conducted in-person at Mystic Lake 
Center, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd. NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372. The meeting 
will also be held via webinar. The webinar link and log-in information 
will be available at ACIMM's website before the meeting: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html. Refer to 
the ACIMM website for any updated information concerning the meeting, 
including the potential for the meeting to be held virtually only via 
webinar. If the meeting is changed to virtual only, an update will be 
posted on the website listed above on or about August 30, 2022.

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: The 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 HHS 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 these outcomes, as well as influence similar 
efforts in the private and voluntary sectors. With its focus on 
underlying causes of the disparities and inequities seen in birth 
outcomes for women and infants, the Committee also advises the 
Secretary of HHS 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 September 13-15, 2022, meeting is being 
finalized and may include the following topics: infant and maternal 
mortality among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and 
infants; indigenous health; and federal program updates. In addition to 
these topics, it is expected that there will be a discussion of 
recommendations by the ACIMM to the Secretary of HHS on improving birth 
outcomes among AI/AN mothers and infants, and then a vote on whether to 
send the recommendations forward to the Secretary of HHS. Agenda items 
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    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 the 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. 2022-17487 Filed 8-12-22; 8:45 am]
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