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newborns and children having or at risk
for heritable disorders.
Specifically, HRSA is requesting
nominations for three (3) voting
members to serve on the Committee.
Members shall be selected from
medical, technical, public health or
scientific professionals with special
expertise in the field of heritable
disorders or in providing screening,
counseling, testing or specialty services
for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders and from members of
the public having special expertise
about or concern with heritable
disorders.
The individuals selected for
appointment to the Committee can be
invited to serve for overlapping terms of
up to 4 years. However, any member
appointed to fill a vacancy of an
unexpired term shall be appointed for
the remainder of such term. Members
may serve after the expiration of their
term until their successors have taken
office. Terms of more than 2 years are
contingent upon the renewal of the
Committee by appropriate action prior
to its expiration. Members who are not
Federal employees will receive a
stipend for each day they are engaged in
the performance of their duties as
members of the Committee. Members
shall receive per diem and travel
expenses as authorized by section 5
U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed
intermittently in Government service.
Members who are officers or employees
of the United States Government shall
not receive compensation for service on
the Committee. Nominees will be
invited to serve beginning from October
1, 2010.
Nominations should be typewritten.
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 and appears
to have no conflict of interest that
would preclude the Committee
membership—potential candidates will
be asked to provide detailed information
concerning consultancies, research
grants, or contracts to permit evaluation
of possible sources of conflicts of
interest; (2) the nominator’s name,
address, and daytime telephone
number, and the home/or work address,
telephone number, and e-mail address
of the individual being nominated; and
(3) a current copy of the nominee’s
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curriculum vitae. Please submit
nominations no later than May 1, 2010.
To the extent practicable, members of
the Committee should have expertise in
dealing with heritable disorders and
genetic diseases that affect the racial
and ethnic and geographical diversity of
newborns served by the State newborn
screening programs. The Department of
Health and Human Services will ensure
that the membership of the Committee
reflects an equitable geographical and
gender distribution, provided that the
effectiveness of the Committee would
not be impaired. Appointments shall be
made without discrimination on the
basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, and cultural, religious, or
socioeconomic status.
Dated: January 11, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2009–0158]
Homeland Security Science and
Technology Advisory Committee
Science and Technology
Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Committee management; Notice
of closed Federal Advisory Committee
meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Homeland Security
Science and Technology Advisory
Committee will meet January 26–28,
2010, at the Department of Homeland
Security, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. This meeting will be
closed to the public.
DATES: The Homeland Security Science
and Technology Advisory Committee
will meet January 26, 2010, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., January 27, 2010, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and on January 28, 2010, from
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Department of Homeland Security,
1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. Requests to have written material
distributed to each member of the
committee prior to the meeting should
reach the contact person at the address
below by Friday, January 8, 2010. Send
written material to Ms. Tiwanda Burse,
Science and Technology Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security, 245
Murray Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington,
DC 20528. Comments must be identified
by DHS–2009–0158 and may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: HSSTAC@dhs.gov. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: 202–254–6173.
• Mail: Ms. Tiwanda Burse, Science
and Technology Directorate, Department
of Homeland Security, 245 Murray
Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received by the (committee
name), go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Tiwanda Burse, Science and
Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane,
Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528, 202–
254–6877.
Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
(Pub. L. 92–463).
At this meeting, the Committee will
receive sensitive and classified (Top
Secret-level) briefings and presentations
regarding relationships between Science
& Technology and selected Defense
related topics concerning matters
sensitive to homeland security.
Basis for Closure: In accordance with
Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, it has been determined
that the Homeland Security Science and
Technology Advisory Committee
meeting concerns sensitive Homeland
Security information and classified
matters within the meaning of 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) which, if
prematurely disclosed, would
significantly jeopardize national
security and frustrate implementation of
proposed agency actions and that,
accordingly, the portion of the meeting
that concerns these issues will be closed
to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 7, 2010.
Tara O’Toole,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2009-0158]
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Committee management; Notice of closed Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory
Committee will meet January 26-28, 2010, at the Department of Homeland
Security, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC. This meeting will be
closed to the public.
DATES: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee
will meet January 26, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., January 27, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on January 28, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Homeland
Security, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Requests to have
written material distributed to each member of the committee prior to
the meeting should reach the contact person at the address below by
Friday, January 8, 2010. Send written material to Ms. Tiwanda Burse,
Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security,
245 Murray Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528. Comments must be
identified by DHS-2009-0158 and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: HSSTAC@dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-254-6173.
Mail: Ms. Tiwanda Burse, Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Bldg.
410, Washington, DC 20528.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the (committee name), go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tiwanda Burse, Science and
Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray
Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528, 202-254-6877.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
At this meeting, the Committee will receive sensitive and
classified (Top Secret-level) briefings and presentations regarding
relationships between Science & Technology and selected Defense related
topics concerning matters sensitive to homeland security.
Basis for Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, it has been determined that the Homeland
Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee meeting concerns
sensitive Homeland Security information and classified matters within
the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) which, if prematurely
disclosed, would significantly jeopardize national security and
frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions and that,
accordingly, the portion of the meeting that concerns these issues will
be closed to the public.
Dated: January 7, 2010.
Tara O'Toole,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-737 Filed 1-14-10; 8:45 am]
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