[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02791]


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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 or Committee) 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: March 20, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time and March 
21, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held by 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 by Public Law 117-286 (5 U.S.C. 10), 
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of Advisory 
Committees.
    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, 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 March 20-21, 2023, meeting is being finalized 
and may include the following topics: an update on the recommendations 
submitted to the Secretary on improving birth outcomes among American 
Indian and Alaska Native mothers and infants; a discussion to determine 
new and continuing priority areas for the Committee; federal updates; 
and Committee operations. 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 
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 a 
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. 2023-02791 Filed 2-8-23; 8:45 am]
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