[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24674]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Charter Renewal for the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders 
in Newborns and Children

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 (FACA) 
and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, HHS is hereby giving notice 
that the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children (ACHDNC) has been renewed. The effective date of the charter 
renewal is November 10, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Soohyun Kim, Acting Designated Federal 
Official, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
18N38A, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-594-4202; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACHDNC provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program 
development, and other matters of significance concerning the 
activities under section 1111 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300b-10). The 
ACHDNC is also governed by the provisions of the FACA, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
advisory committees. The ACHDNC advises the Secretary on the 
development of newborn screening activities, technologies, policies, 
guidelines, and programs for effectively reducing morbidity and 
mortality in newborns and children having, or at risk for, heritable 
disorders. The ACHDNC reviews and reports regularly on newborn and 
childhood screening practices, recommends improvements in the national 
newborn and childhood screening programs, and fulfills requirements 
stated in the authorizing legislation. In addition, the ACHDNC's 
recommendations regarding inclusion of additional conditions for 
screening on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, following 
adoption by the Secretary, are evidence-informed preventive health 
services provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA 
pursuant to section 2713 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13). Under 
this provision, non-grandfathered group health plans and health 
insurance issuers offering non-grandfathered group or individual health 
insurance are required to provide insurance coverage without cost-
sharing (a co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible) for preventive 
services for plan years (i.e., policy years) beginning on or after the 
date that is 1 year from the Secretary's adoption of the condition for 
screening. The charter renewal for the ACHDNC was approved on November 
4, 2022. The filing date for the ACHDNC charter renewal is November 10, 
2022. Renewal of the ACHDNC charter gives authorization for the 
committee to operate until November 10, 2024.
    A copy of the ACHDNC charter is available on the ACHDNC website at 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/index.html. A copy of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the 
FACA database that is maintained by the Committee Management 
Secretariat under the General Services Administration. The website 
address for the FACA database is http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-24674 Filed 11-10-22; 8:45 am]
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