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Meeting of the Total Coliform Rule
Distribution System Advisory
Committee—Notice of Public Meeting
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is giving notice of a
meeting of the Total Coliform Rule
Distribution System Advisory
Committee (TCRDSAC). The purpose of
this meeting is to discuss the purpose,
efficacy, applicability, and
implementation of the Total Coliform
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potentially revise the Rule, what
distribution system issues affect water
quality, and criteria for prioritizing
distribution system issues.
The TCRDSAC advises and makes
recommendations to the Agency on
revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
(TCR), and on what information about
distribution systems is needed to better
understand the public health impact
from the degradation of drinking water
quality in distribution systems. The
Committee’s activities include efforts to
utilize available information for
revisions to the TCR and to determine
what further information is needed to
characterize and address potential
public health risks in the distribution
systems.
Topics to be discussed in the meeting
include: The framework for the existing
TCR, which may include rule objectives,
indicators used, and other related
topics; summary of TCR issues; how
utilities and States implement the TCR;
a preview of information to be discussed
in future Advisory Committee meetings;
and distribution system elements that
impact water quality and criteria for
prioritization.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 (8:30
a.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT)) and Wednesday, September 19,
2007 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT). Attendees
should register for the meeting by
calling Jason Peller at (202) 965–6387 or
by e-mail to jpeller@resolv.org no later
than September 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
RESOLVE, 1255 Twenty-Third St., NW.,
Suite 275, Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information, contact Jason Peller
of RESOLVE at (202) 965–6387. For
technical inquiries, contact Tom Grubbs
(grubbs.thomas@epa.gov, (202) 564–
5262) or Ken Rotert
(rotert.kenneth@epa.gov, (202) 564–
5280), Standards and Risk Management
Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4607M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; fax number: (202) 564–3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
Committee encourages the public’s
input and will take public comment at
5:15 p.m. on September 18, 2007, for
this purpose. It is preferred that only
one person present the statement on
behalf of a group or organization. To
ensure adequate time for public
involvement, individuals interested in
presenting an oral statement may notify
Jini Mohanty by telephone at 202–564–
5269 no later than September 14, 2007.
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Any person who wishes to file a written
statement can do so before or after a
Committee meeting. Written statements
received by September 14, 2007 will be
distributed to all members before any
final discussion or vote is completed.
Any statements received September 17,
2007 or after the meeting will become
part of the permanent meeting file and
will be forwarded to the members for
their information.
Special Accommodations
For information on access or services
for individuals with disabilities, please
contact Jini Mohanty at 202–564–5269
or by e-mail at mohanty.jini@epa.gov.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Jini Mohanty,
preferably at least 10 days prior to the
meeting to give EPA as much time to
process your request.
Dated: August 13, 2007.
Nanci Gelb,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Establishment of the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020 and
Solicitation of Nominations for
Membership
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of
the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
The Committee is governed by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,
as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which
sets forth standards for the formation and use
of advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the establishment of the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020 and
invites nominations for membership for
the Committee.
DATES: Nominations for membership on
the Committee must be submitted by
close of business on September 20,
2007.
Nominations may be
submitted by electronic mail to
HP2020@hhs.gov. Alternatively,
nominations may be sent to the
ADDRESSES:
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following address: Emmeline Ochiai,
HHS, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office of Public
Health and Science, Room LL–100, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852,
(240) 453–8259 (telephone), (240) 453–
8281 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal
Official, Secretary’s Advisory
Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020, HHS, Office of
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Office of Public Health and
Science, Room LL–100, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, 240/
453–8259 (telephone), 240/453–8281
(fax). Additional information is
available on the Internet at https://
www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each
decade since 1979, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
has published a comprehensive set of
national public health objectives.
Known as Healthy People, this initiative
has been grounded in the notion that
setting objectives and monitoring
progress can motivate action. As it
prepares to produce objectives for the
next decade, HHS seeks to ensure that
they are scientifically valid, relevant,
and sustainable. The objectives should
be produced though a process that
fosters the cooperation and commitment
of both the public and private sectors.
The Secretary’s Advisory Committee
on National Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
is established to provide advice and
assistance to the Secretary and HHS in
the development of health promotion
and disease prevention objectives to
improve the health of Americans by
2020. The Committee shall advise the
Secretary regarding national health
promotion and disease prevention
initiatives, in particular the work to
develop goals and objectives to improve
the health status and reduce health risks
for Americans. The Committee shall be
charged to: Provide to the Secretary
advice and consultation to facilitate the
process of developing and
implementing national health
promotion and disease prevention goals
and objectives; and provide advice to
the Secretary about the initiatives to
occur during the initial implementation
phase of the goals and objectives.
The Committee will convene to meet,
at a minimum, one time per year. It is
expected to begin meeting by December
2007. Pursuant to the requirements of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
the meetings will be open to the public
except as determined otherwise by the
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Secretary or designee, in keeping with
the guidelines under Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Individuals selected for appointment
to the Committee shall be appointed to
serve for the duration of the Committee.
Unless renewed, the Committee will
terminate two years from the date the
Committee charter is filed. Committee
members will be paid travel and per
diem expenses in accordance with
standard travel regulations, but will not
receive compensation for their service.
Prospective members of the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020 should
be knowledgeable of current scientific
research in health promotion, disease
prevention, and public health
benchmarking and be respected experts
in their fields. They should be familiar
with the purpose and use of Healthy
People or similar indicator sets and
have demonstrated interest in the
public’s health and well-being through
their work, research, and/or educational
endeavors. Expertise is sought in
specific specialty areas related to health
promotion or disease prevention,
including but not limited to: Health
policy, state and local public health,
business, outcomes research, health
economics, health communications,
special populations, biostatistics,
international health, and epidemiology
from a variety of public, private,
foundation, and academic settings.
Nominations: HHS will consider
nominations for Committee membership
of individuals qualified to carry out the
above-mentioned tasks. The following
information should be included in the
package of material submitted for each
individual being nominated for
consideration: (1) A letter of nomination
that clearly states the name and
affiliation of the nominee, the basis for
the nomination (i.e., specific attributes
which qualify the nominee for service in
this capacity), and a statement that the
nominee is willing to serve as a member
of the Committee; (2) the nominator’s
name, address, daytime telephone
number, and electronic mail address,
and the address, daytime telephone
number, and electronic mail address of
the individual being nominated; and (3)
a current copy of the nominee’s
curriculum vitae. The names of Federal
employees should not be nominated for
consideration of appointment to this
Committee.
Individuals can nominate themselves
for consideration of appointment to the
Committee. All nominations must
include the required information.
Incomplete nominations will not be
processed for consideration.
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Equal opportunity practices, in line
with HHS policies, will be followed in
all membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that
recommendations of the Committee take
into account the needs of the diverse
groups served by HHS, membership
shall include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Employees of the Executive Branch are
applicable to individuals who are
appointed as members of Federal
advisory committees. Individuals
appointed to serve as members of
Federal advisory committees are
classified as special Government
employees (SGEs). SGEs are
Government employees for the purposes
of the conflict of interest laws.
Therefore, individuals appointed to
serve as members of the Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020 are subject to an
ethics review. The ethics review is
conducted to determine if the
individual has any interest and/or
activities in the private sector that may
conflict with performance of their
official duties as a member of the
Committee. Individuals appointed to
serve as members of the Committee will
be required to disclose information
regarding financial holdings,
consultancies and research grants and/
or contracts.
Dated: August 16, 2007.
Penelope Slade Royall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion),
Department of Health and Human Services.
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Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology;
American Health Information
Community Meeting
ACTION:
Announcement of meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
16th meeting of the American Health
Information Community in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.)
The American Health Information
Community will advise the Secretary
and recommend specific actions to
achieve a common interoperability
framework for health information
technology (IT).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Establishment of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020 and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
and invites nominations for membership for the Committee.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be submitted by
close of business on September 20, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted by electronic mail to
HP2020@hhs.gov. Alternatively, nominations may be sent to the
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following address: Emmeline Ochiai, HHS, Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Room LL-100,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8259 (telephone),
(240) 453-8281 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal
Official, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, HHS, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science,
Room LL-100, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, 240/453-8259
(telephone), 240/453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on
the Internet at https://www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each decade since 1979, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a comprehensive set of
national public health objectives. Known as Healthy People, this
initiative has been grounded in the notion that setting objectives and
monitoring progress can motivate action. As it prepares to produce
objectives for the next decade, HHS seeks to ensure that they are
scientifically valid, relevant, and sustainable. The objectives should
be produced though a process that fosters the cooperation and
commitment of both the public and private sectors.
The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 is established to provide advice
and assistance to the Secretary and HHS in the development of health
promotion and disease prevention objectives to improve the health of
Americans by 2020. The Committee shall advise the Secretary regarding
national health promotion and disease prevention initiatives, in
particular the work to develop goals and objectives to improve the
health status and reduce health risks for Americans. The Committee
shall be charged to: Provide to the Secretary advice and consultation
to facilitate the process of developing and implementing national
health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives; and
provide advice to the Secretary about the initiatives to occur during
the initial implementation phase of the goals and objectives.
The Committee will convene to meet, at a minimum, one time per
year. It is expected to begin meeting by December 2007. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the meetings will
be open to the public except as determined otherwise by the Secretary
or designee, in keeping with the guidelines under Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee shall be
appointed to serve for the duration of the Committee. Unless renewed,
the Committee will terminate two years from the date the Committee
charter is filed. Committee members will be paid travel and per diem
expenses in accordance with standard travel regulations, but will not
receive compensation for their service.
Prospective members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
should be knowledgeable of current scientific research in health
promotion, disease prevention, and public health benchmarking and be
respected experts in their fields. They should be familiar with the
purpose and use of Healthy People or similar indicator sets and have
demonstrated interest in the public's health and well-being through
their work, research, and/or educational endeavors. Expertise is sought
in specific specialty areas related to health promotion or disease
prevention, including but not limited to: Health policy, state and
local public health, business, outcomes research, health economics,
health communications, special populations, biostatistics,
international health, and epidemiology from a variety of public,
private, foundation, and academic settings.
Nominations: HHS will consider nominations for Committee membership
of individuals qualified to carry out the above-mentioned tasks. The
following information should be included in the package of material
submitted for each individual being nominated for consideration: (1) A
letter of nomination that clearly states the name and affiliation of
the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e., specific attributes
which qualify the nominee for service in this capacity), and a
statement that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the
Committee; (2) the nominator's name, address, daytime telephone number,
and electronic mail address, and the address, daytime telephone number,
and electronic mail address of the individual being nominated; and (3)
a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The names of Federal
employees should not be nominated for consideration of appointment to
this Committee.
Individuals can nominate themselves for consideration of
appointment to the Committee. All nominations must include the required
information. Incomplete nominations will not be processed for
consideration.
Equal opportunity practices, in line with HHS policies, will be
followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure
that recommendations of the Committee take into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by HHS, membership shall include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch are applicable to individuals who are appointed as members of
Federal advisory committees. Individuals appointed to serve as members
of Federal advisory committees are classified as special Government
employees (SGEs). SGEs are Government employees for the purposes of the
conflict of interest laws. Therefore, individuals appointed to serve as
members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 are subject to an
ethics review. The ethics review is conducted to determine if the
individual has any interest and/or activities in the private sector
that may conflict with performance of their official duties as a member
of the Committee. Individuals appointed to serve as members of the
Committee will be required to disclose information regarding financial
holdings, consultancies and research grants and/or contracts.
Dated: August 16, 2007.
Penelope Slade Royall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion), Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. E7-16471 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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