[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4088-4089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01865]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 
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 COB February 27th, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted through the webform on the 
IPRCC website: https://forms.office.com/g/T9cdDRH8nN.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Conlin, Email: 
[email protected] or Phone: (240) 974-8244.

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

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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) 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.
    Code of regulations (41 CFR 102-3.30(c)) stipulates that committee 
membership must be fairly balanced in its membership in terms of the 
points of view represented and the functions to be performed. 
Appointments shall be made free from discrimination on the basis of 
race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
    The Department is soliciting nominations for non-federal members 
from among scientists, physicians, and other health professionals and 
for non-federal members of the public who represent a leading research, 
advocacy, or service organization for people with pain-related 
conditions. These candidates will be considered to fill positions open 
through completion of current member terms. Nominations are due by COB 
February 27th, 2026, using the IPRCC nomination webform: https://forms.office.com/g/T9cdDRH8nN.

    Dated: December 19, 2025.
Walter J. Koroshetz,
Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-01865 Filed 1-29-26; 8:45 am]
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