[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26151-26152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07851]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Healthcare 
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking nominations for 
membership on the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory 
Committee (HICPAC). HICPAC consists of 14 experts in fields including, 
but not limited to, infectious diseases, infection prevention, 
healthcare epidemiology, nursing, clinical and environmental 
microbiology, surgery, hospitalist medicine, internal medicine, 
epidemiology, health policy, health services research, public health, 
and related fields.

DATES: Nominations for membership on HICPAC must be received no later 
than September 30, 2024. Packages received after this time will not be 
considered for the current membership cycle.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be emailed to [email protected]; mailed 
to HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center 
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, l600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30329-4027; or faxed to (404) 639-4043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sydnee Byrd, M.P.A., Healthcare 
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, Division of Healthcare 
Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, l600 Clifton Road 
NE, Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027. Telephone: (404) 718-
8039; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nominations are sought for individuals who 
have the expertise and qualifications necessary to contribute to the 
accomplishment of the objectives of the Healthcare Infection Control 
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Nominees will be selected based 
on expertise in the fields of infectious diseases, infection 
prevention, healthcare epidemiology, nursing, clinical and 
environmental microbiology, surgery, internal medicine, occupational 
health, and public health. Federal employees will not be considered for 
membership. Members may be invited to serve for up to four-year terms. 
Selection of members is based on candidates' qualifications to 
contribute to the accomplishment of HICPAC objectives (https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/).
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policy stipulates 
that committee membership be balanced in terms of points of view 
represented, and the committee's function. Appointments shall be made 
without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, 
sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, disability, and 
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Nominees must be U.S. 
citizens and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government. 
Current participation on Federal workgroups or prior experience serving 
on a Federal advisory committee does not disqualify a candidate; 
however, HHS policy is to avoid excessive individual service on 
advisory committees and multiple

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committee memberships. Committee members are Special Government 
Employees, requiring the filing of financial disclosure reports at the 
beginning of and annually during their terms. The Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC) reviews potential candidates for HICPAC 
membership each year and provides a slate of nominees for consideration 
to the Secretary of HHS for final selection. HHS notifies selected 
candidates of their appointment near the start of the term in July 
2025, or as soon as the HHS selection process is completed. Note that 
the need for different expertise varies from year to year and a 
candidate who is not selected in one year may be reconsidered in a 
subsequent year.
    Candidates should submit the following items:
    [ssquf] Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact 
information (telephone numbers, mailing address, email address)
    [ssquf] At least one letter of recommendation from person(s) not 
employed by HHS. Candidates may submit letter(s) from current HHS 
employees if they wish, but at least one letter must be submitted by a 
person not employed by an HHS agency (e.g., CDC, National Institutes of 
Health, Food and Drug Administration).
    Nominations may be submitted by the candidate or by the person/
organization recommending the candidate.
    The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of 
the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register 
notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee 
management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Kalwant Smagh
Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-07851 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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