[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71376-71377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Charter Renewal for the Advisory Committee on Organ 
Transplantation

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, the 
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that 
the charter for the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT 
or Committee) is renewed. The effective date of the renewed charter is 
August 31, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelley Tims Grant, Division of 
Transplantation, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 08W67, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-443-8036; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACOT provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy, program 
development, and other matters of significance concerning the 
activities under 42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended. ACOT provides advice and recommendations on 
proposed or implemented Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network 
policies (including those related to organ donation, procurement, 
allocation, transplantation, patient safety, and data collection, among 
other policy topics), and on such other matters that the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services determines. ACOT ensures checks and balances, 
transparency, and a focus on patient-centered practices. The topics 
covered by ACOT may be broad and cross-sectional.
    The renewed charter for ACOT was approved on August 9, 2024. The 
filing date is August 31, 2024. Renewal of the ACOT charter gives 
authorization for the Committee to operate until August 31, 2026.
    A copy of the ACOT charter is available on the ACOT website at 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/organ-transplantation. A copy 
of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database that 
is maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General 
Services Administration. The

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website address for the FACA database is http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-19618 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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