[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47155-47156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11968]


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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

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: June 26, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time and June 
27, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person at HRSA Headquarters, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Conference Room 5W07, Rockville, Maryland 20857, and 
virtually via 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, 
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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. chapter 10), as amended.
    ACIMM advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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

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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 of Health and 
Human Services 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 June 26-27, 2024, meeting is being finalized and 
may include the following topics: Federal updates, including on the 
Healthy Start program; maternal and infant mental health; presentations 
and Committee discussions on the workgroup topics of rural health care 
access, social drivers of health, and women's health before/between 
pregnancies; and discussion of possible recommendations to achieve 
optimal maternal health and overall birth outcomes for underserved 
populations, including Black/African-American families. 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 written 
or oral comments. 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. Requests to submit a written statement or make 
oral comments to ACIMM should be sent to Vanessa Lee, Designated 
Federal Official, using the email address above at least 3 business 
days prior to the meeting.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or 
another reasonable accommodation should notify Vanessa Lee at the 
contact information listed above at least 10 business days prior to the 
meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a Federal Government building, 
attendees joining in person must go through a security check to enter 
the building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their 
planned attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting to 
facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to 
present government-issued identification prior to entry.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-11968 Filed 5-30-24; 8:45 am]
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