[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03539]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health published a 
document in the Federal Register of February 10, 2023, announcing a 
request for information on Promising Practices for Advancing Health 
Equity for Intersex Individuals. The document included incorrect 
information regarding the Addresses section and also Supplementary 
Information and also the collection for public comment.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In the Federal Register of February 10, 2023, in FR Doc 2023-02826, 
on page 8876 in the first column, correct the Addresses section to 
read, ``Please see the supplementary information to view the questions. 
Comments must be submitted via Regulations.gov. Mailed paper and 
emailed submissions will not be reviewed.''
    At the second column, tenth line, after the end of the sentence 
``conversation therapy.'' the sentence should continue with the 
following: ``(efforts to change an individual's sexual orientation, 
gender identity, or gender expression, a practice not supported by any 
credible evidence that has been rejected and disavowed by behavioral 
health experts and associations). Conversion therapy perpetuates 
outdated views of gender roles and identities as well as the negative 
stereotype that being a sexual or gender minority or identifying as 
LGBTQI+ is an abnormal aspect of human development. Most importantly, 
it may put young people at risk of serious harm.''
    At the second column, second paragraph to the end of the document 
is to be replaced as follows: ``Request for Comments on the Report 
Development on Promising Practices for Advancing Health Equity for 
Intersex Individuals: The OASH invites input from intersex people, 
stakeholders throughout the scientific research community, clinical and 
behavioral practice communities, patient and family advocates, school 
and university-based campus health care providers, persons from rural 
and frontier areas, 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/behavioral, 
research, services, and/or policy gaps that you are hoping this report 
addresses?
     What recent or ongoing research, innovative clinical/
behavioral approaches and/or policy actions do you think are important 
for us to know about as we begin this work?
     What are the barriers to intersex individuals receiving 
clinical/behavioral care? Are there innovative policies or practices 
that overcome such barriers?
     What are the social factors that impact clinical/
behavioral care (e.g., the medical community's perceptions or biases 
around sex/gender) and how do these impact delivery and quality of care 
for intersex individuals?
     What promising practices for advancing health equity for 
intersex individuals should we be aware of?
    Responses to this RFI are voluntary. Do not include any personally 
identifiable, 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 release comments publicly and 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 15, 2023.
Rachel L. Levine,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-03539 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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