[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02826]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Information on Promising Practices for Advancing 
Health Equity for Intersex Individuals

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

ACTION: Notice of Request for Information.

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SUMMARY: Through this Request for Information (RFI), the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Department of Health & Human 
Services, invites feedback from stakeholders throughout the scientific 
research community, clinical practice communities, patient and family 
advocates, scientific or professional organizations, federal partners, 
internal HHS stakeholders, and other interested constituents on the 
development of a report on promising practices for advancing health 
equity for intersex individuals. The overarching purpose of the report 
on the promising practices for advancing health equity for intersex 
individuals is to ensure access to affirming, high-quality care for 
intersex people who live in America.

DATES: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health's Request for 
Information is open for public comment for a period of 4 weeks. 
Comments must be received on or before COB (5 p.m. ET) March 13, 2023, 
to ensure consideration. After the public comment period has closed, 
the comments received by OASH will be considered in a timely manner in 
the development of the report on the promising practices for advancing 
health equity for intersex individuals.

ADDRESSES: Please see the supplementary information to view the 
questions. It is strongly encouraged to submit comments by email to 
Adrian Shanker, [email protected], ``notices for advancing health 
equity for intersex individuals'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrian Shanker, [email protected] 
or by phone at (202) 961-6483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The OASH oversees the Department's key public health 
offices and programs, several Presidential and Secretarial advisory 
committees, 10 regional health offices across the nation, and the 
Office of the Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service 
Commissioned Corps. On June 15, 2022, President Biden signed Executive 
Order (E.O.) 14075, Advancing Equity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 
Transgender, Queer and Intersex Individuals. E.O. 14075 built upon the 
historic progress the Biden-Harris Administration has made in advancing 
LGBTQI+ Equity and outlined policy actions to safeguard health care for 
transgender people, support programs designed to prevent youth suicide 
and preventing `so called' conversion therapy. The Executive Order also 
directed HHS to issue a report on promising practices for advancing 
health equity for intersex individuals.
    Request for Comments on the Report Development on Promising 
Practices for Advancing Health Equity for Intersex Individuals: The 
OASH invites input from stakeholders throughout the scientific research 
community, clinical practice communities, patient and family advocates, 
scientific or professional organizations, federal partners, internal 
HHS stakeholders, and other interested members of the public on the two 
questions highlighted below. This input will serve as a valuable 
element in the development of the report, and the community's time and 
consideration are highly appreciated.
     What do you see as the current clinical, research, or 
policy gaps that you are hoping this report addresses?
     What recent or ongoing research, innovative clinical 
approaches or policy actions do you think is important for us to know 
about as we begin this work?
    The OASH seeks comments and/or suggestions from all interested 
parties on promising practices for advancing health equity for intersex 
individuals.
    Responses to this RFI are voluntary. Do not include any 
proprietary, classified, confidential, trade secret, or sensitive 
information in your response. The responses will be reviewed by OASH 
staff, and individual feedback will not be provided to any responder. 
The Government will use the information submitted in response to this 
RFI at its discretion. The Government reserves the right to use any 
submitted information on public HHS websites; in reports; in summaries 
of the state of the science; in any possible resultant solicitation(s), 
grant(s), or cooperative agreement(s); or in the development of future 
funding opportunity announcements.
    This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and should 
not be construed as a solicitation for applications or proposals, or as 
an obligation in any way on the part of the United States Federal 
Government, the HHS, or individual HHS Agencies and Offices to provide 
support for any ideas identified in response to it. The Federal 
Government will not pay for the preparation of any information 
submitted or for the Government's use of such information.
    No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a 
result of a response to this RFI or from the Government's use of such 
information. Additionally, the Government cannot guarantee the 
confidentiality of the information provided.

    Dated: February 6, 2023.
Rachel L. Levine,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
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