[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68126-68127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Secretary, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating 
Committee Call for Committee Membership Nominations

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (Department) 
has created the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee 
(IPRCC) and is seeking nominations for this committee.

DATES: Nominations are due by 5 p.m. ET on November 01, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted through the webform on the 
IPRCC website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IPRCC-nomination-form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Porter, [email protected] or 
301-451-4460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As specified in Public Law 111-148 
(``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'') the Committee will:
    (A) develop a summary of advances in pain care research supported 
or conducted by the Federal agencies relevant to the diagnosis, 
prevention, and treatment of pain and diseases and disorders associated 
with pain;
    (B) identify critical gaps in basic and clinical research on the 
symptoms and causes of pain;
    (C) make recommendations to ensure that the activities of the 
National Institutes of Health and other Federal agencies are free of 
unnecessary duplication of effort;
    (D) make recommendations on how best to disseminate information on 
pain care; and (e) make recommendations on how to expand partnerships 
between public entities and private entities to expand collaborative, 
cross-cutting research.
    Membership on the committee will include six (6) non-Federal 
members from among scientists, physicians, and other health 
professionals and six (6)

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non-Federal members of the general public who are representatives of 
leading research, advocacy, and service organizations for individuals 
with pain-related conditions. Members will serve overlapping three year 
terms. It is anticipated that the committee will meet at least once a 
year.
    The Department strives to ensure that the membership of HHS Federal 
advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points of view 
represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made to 
ensure that the views of diverse ethnic and racial groups and people 
with disabilities are represented on HHS Federal advisory committees, 
and the Department therefore, encourages nominations of qualified 
candidates from these groups. The Department also encourages geographic 
diversity in the composition of the Committee. Appointment to this 
Committee shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, 
race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural, 
religious, or socioeconomic status.
    The Department is soliciting nominations for two non-federal 
members from among scientists, physicians, and other health 
professionals and for two non-federal members of the general public who 
represent a leading research, advocacy, or service organization for 
people with pain-related conditions. These candidates will be 
considered to fill positions opened through completion of current 
member terms. Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 01, 2023, 
using the IPRCC nomination webform: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IPRCC-nomination-form.
    More information about the IPRCC is available at https://www.iprcc.nih.gov/.

    Dated: September 27, 2023.
Walter J. Koroshetz,
Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-21761 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
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