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Council shall advise, assist, consult and
make recommendations, at the request
of the Secretary, on broad Program
policy in areas such as the necessary
size and composition of the adult donor
pool available through the Program and
the composition of the National Cord
Blood Inventory, requirements regarding
informed consent for cord blood
donation, accreditation requirements for
cord blood banks, the scientific factors
that define a cord blood unit as high
quality, public and professional
education to encourage the ethical
recruitment of genetically diverse
donors and ethical donation practices,
criteria for selecting the appropriate
blood stem source for transplantation,
Program priorities, research priorities,
and the scope and design of the Stem
Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database. It
also shall, at the request of the
Secretary, review and advise on issues
relating more broadly to the field of
blood stem cell transplantation, such as
regulatory policy including
compatibility of international
regulations, and actions that may be
taken by the State and Federal
Governments and public and private
insurers to increase donation and access
to transplantation. The Advisory
Council also shall make
recommendations regarding research on
emerging therapies using cells from
bone marrow and cord blood.
The Council consists of up to 25
members, including the Chair. Members
of the Advisory Council shall be chosen
to ensure objectivity and balance, and
reduce the potential for conflicts of
interest. The Secretary shall establish
bylaws and procedures to prohibit any
member of the Advisory Council who
has an employment, governance, or
financial affiliation with a donor center,
recruitment organization, transplant
center, or cord blood bank from
participating in any decision that
materially affects the center, recruitment
organization, transplant center, or cord
blood bank; and to limit the number of
members of the Advisory Council with
any such affiliation.
The members and chair shall be
selected by the Secretary from
outstanding authorities and
representatives of marrow donor centers
and marrow transplant centers;
representatives of cord blood banks and
participating birthing hospitals;
recipients of a bone marrow transplant;
recipients of a cord blood transplant;
persons who require such transplants;
family members of such a recipient or
family members of a patient who has
requested the assistance of the Program
in searching for an unrelated donor of
bone marrow or cord blood; persons
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with expertise in bone marrow and cord
blood transplantation; persons with
expertise in typing, matching, and
transplant outcome data analysis;
persons with expertise in the social
sciences; basic scientists with expertise
in the biology of adult stem cells;
ethicists, hematology and transfusion
medicine researchers with expertise in
adult blood stem cells; persons with
expertise in cord blood processing; and
members of the general public.
In addition, representatives from the
Division of Transplantation of the
Health Resources and Services
Administration, the Department of
Defense Marrow Recruitment and
Research Program operated by the
Department of the Navy, the Food and
Drug Administration, the National
Institutes of Health, the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, and
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention serve as non-voting ex
officio members.
Specifically, HRSA is requesting
nominations for voting members of the
Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell
Transplantation in these categories:
marrow donor centers and transplant
center representatives; cord blood banks
and participating hospitals
representatives; recipients of cord blood
transplant; family members of bone
marrow transplant and cord blood
transplant recipients or family members
of a patient who has requested
assistance by the Program in searching
for an unrelated donor; persons with
expertise in bone marrow or cord blood
transplantation; persons with expertise
in typing, matching, and transplant
outcome data analysis; persons with
expertise in social sciences; basic
scientists with expertise in the biology
of adult stem cells; researchers in
hematology and transfusion medicine
with expertise in adult blood stem cells;
persons with expertise in cord blood
processing; and members of the general
public. Nominees will be invited to
serve a 2- to 6-year term beginning after
January 1, 2012.
HHS will consider nominations of all
qualified individuals to ensure that the
Advisory Council includes the areas of
subject matter expertise noted above.
Individuals may nominate themselves
or other individuals, and professional
associations and organizations may
nominate one or more qualified persons
for membership on the Advisory
Council. Nominations shall state that
the nominee is willing to serve as a
member of the Council. Potential
candidates will be asked to provide
detailed information concerning
financial interests, consultancies,
research grants, and/or contracts that
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might be affected by recommendations
of the Council to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflicts of interest.
In addition, nominees will be asked to
provide detailed information concerning
any employment, governance, or
financial affiliation with any donor
centers, recruitment organizations,
transplant centers, and/or cord blood
banks.
A nomination package should be sent
in as hard copy, e-mail communication,
or on compact disc. A nomination
package should include the following
information for each nominee: (1) A
letter of nomination stating the name,
affiliation, and contact information for
the nominee, the basis for the
nomination (i.e., what specific attributes
recommend him/her for service in this
capacity), and the nominee’s field(s) of
expertise; (2) a biographical sketch of
the nominee and a copy of his/her
curriculum vitae; and (3) the name,
return address, e-mail address, and
daytime telephone number at which the
nominator can be contacted.
The Department strives to ensure that
the membership of HHS Federal
advisory committees is fairly balanced
in terms of points of view represented
and the committee’s function. Every
effort is made to ensure that the views
of women, all ethnic and racial groups,
and people with disabilities are
represented on HHS Federal advisory
committees and, therefore, the
Department encourages nominations of
qualified candidates from these groups.
The Department also encourages
geographic diversity in the composition
of the committee. Appointment to this
Council shall be made without
discrimination on the basis of age, race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, and cultural, religious, or
socioeconomic status.
Dated: February 24, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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Notice for Request for Nominations
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Nominations.
AGENCY:
The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
SUMMARY:
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requesting nominations to fill current
vacancies on three of the four Federal
advisory committees administered by
the Bureau of Health Professions:
Advisory Committee on Training in
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
(ACTPCMD), Advisory Committee on
Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages (ACICBL), and the Council on
Graduate Medical Education (COGME).
DATES: The Agency must receive
nominations on or before April 13,
2011.
ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be
submitted either by mail to Laura Burns,
Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr),
HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 9–49,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857, or e-mail to lburns@hrsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Laura
Burns, BHPr, by e-mail lburns@hrsa.gov
or telephone at 301–443–6873. A copy
of the current committee memberships,
charters and reports can be obtained by
accessing the HRSA Web site at https://
www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/
advisorycmte.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
authorities that established these
committees and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, HRSA is requesting
nominations for membership on three
committees.
The Advisory Committee on Training
in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
(ACTPCMD) provides advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (the Secretary) and Congress on
policy and program development
concerning medicine, general pediatrics,
general dentistry, pediatric dentistry
and physician assistant programs. The
ACTPCMD produces an annual report to
the Secretary and Congress on issues
related to improving public health,
eliminating health care disparities,
developing cultural competencies, and
serving vulnerable populations.
Meetings are held at least twice a year.
The Advisory Committee on
Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages (ACICBL) provides advice and
recommendations on policy and
program development to the Secretary
and Congress concerning the BHPr
programs that support interdisciplinary
community-based training. The ACICBL
also provides advice on programmatic
matters concerning Area Health
Education Centers, Health Education
Training Centers, and the disciplines of
Geriatrics and Allied Health. Meetings
for this committee are held at least three
times a year.
The Council on Graduate Medical
Education (COGME) provides advice
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and makes policy recommendations to
the Secretary and Congress on matters
concerning the supply and distribution
of physicians in the United States,
physician workforce trends, training
issues and financing policies. The
COGME reports on such topics as
primary care physician shortages and
the long-term needs of the physician
workforce. Meetings are held
approximately twice a year.
All of the committees are charged
with drafting annual reports to the
Secretary and Congress regarding the
activities within their purview.
Qualified candidates will be invited to
serve a 3-year term for ACTPCMD and
ACICBL, and a 4-year term for COGME.
Members for all committees will receive
a stipend for each day (including travel
time) during which such members are
attending official meetings of a
committee, as well as per diem and
travel expenses as authorized by section
5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed
intermittently in Government service.
Potential candidates will be asked to
provide detailed information concerning
such matters as financial holdings,
consultancies, research grants, and/or
contracts to permit an evaluation of
possible sources of conflicts of interest.
The Secretary appoints members who
are practicing health professionals
engaged in training, leaders from health
professions organizations, faculty from
health professions educational
institutions, and health professionals
working in public or private teaching
hospitals or community-based settings.
The Department of Health and Human
Services (the Department) is requesting
numerous nominations for members
who represent disciplines and
stakeholder groups such as:
• Disciplines
Æ Medicine (allopathic and
osteopathic)
• Family medicine
• General internal medicine
• General pediatrics
• Interdisciplinary education with a
focus on underserved areas
• Interdisciplinary geriatric training
• Physician assistant
Æ Dentistry
• General dentistry
• Pediatric dentistry
• Dental hygiene
Æ Nursing
• Advanced education nursing
• Interdisciplinary education with a
focus on underserved areas
Æ Other Disciplines and Expertise
• Allied health
• Chiropractic medicine
• Clinical social work
• Graduate clinical psychology
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• Podiatric medicine (preventive and
primary care)
• Professional counseling
• Geriatrics
• Students, residents or fellows
representing the following schools:
Æ Medicine (allopathic and
osteopathic)
Æ Physician assistant
Æ Dentistry
Æ Nursing
Æ Graduates of International Medical
Schools
• Stakeholder Organizations
Æ Health professions organizations
(including physicians, nursing and
physician assistant organizations)
Æ Health insurers
Æ Business organizations interested in
health professions recruitment and
placement
Æ Labor organizations representing
health professions
Æ Teaching hospitals, community
hospitals and other institutions.
The Department is required to ensure
that the membership of Federal advisory
committees is fairly balanced in terms of
points of view represented and the
functions to be performed by the
advisory committee. Every effort is
made to ensure that the views of
women, ethnic and racial groups, and
people with disabilities are represented
on the Federal advisory committees.
The Department encourages
nominations of qualified candidates
from these groups. The Department also
encourages geographic diversity in
composition of these committees.
Appointment to these committees shall
be made without discrimination on the
basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, disability, and
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic
status.
Interested persons may nominate one
or more qualified persons for
membership. Self-nominations are also
accepted. Nominations must be
typewritten. The following information
should be included in the package of
materials submitted for each individual
being nominated: (1) A letter of
nomination that includes: (a) The name
and affiliation of the nominee, (b) the
basis for the nomination (i.e., specific
attributes that qualify the nominee for
services in this capacity), (c) the
committee or committees on which the
nominee is eligible to serve as well as
the nominee’s committee preference; (2)
contact information for both the
nominator and nominee; (3) a current
copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae;
and (4) a statement of interest from the
nominee stating that the nominee is
willing to serve and has no apparent
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conflict of interest that would preclude
membership.
Authority: Sections 749, 757, and 762 of
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, (42
U.S.C. 293l, 294f, 294o, and 297t), as
amended by the Affordable Care Act. These
committees, except where otherwise
indicated in law, are governed by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law (Pub.
L.) 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix
2), which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of advisory committees.
Dated: February 24, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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List of Recipients of Indian Health
Scholarships Under the Indian Health
Scholarship Program
The regulations governing Indian
Health Care Improvement Act Programs
(Pub. L. 94–437) provide at 42 CFR
136.334 that the Indian Health Service
shall publish annually in the Federal
Register a list of recipients of Indian
Health Scholarships, including the
name of each recipient, school and
Tribal affiliation, if applicable. These
scholarships were awarded under the
authority of Sections 103 and 104 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25
U.S.C. 1613–1613a, as amended by the
Indian Health Care Amendments of
1988, Public Law 100–713.
The following is a list of Indian
Health Scholarship Recipients funded
under Sections 103 and 104 for Fiscal
Year 2010:
Adakai, Margaret Kabotie, Northern
Arizona University, Hopi Tribe of
Arizona
Akers, Tia Rose, Bryan Leigh College of
Health Sciences, Oglala Sioux Tribe of
the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota
Alexander, Laura Lee, Pennsylvania
College of Optometry, Native Village
of Selawik
Alkire, Savannah Jade, University of
Mary, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of
North & South Dakota
Allshouse, Marlene Dohi, Grand Canyon
University, Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Alvarez, Michon Marie, University of
Alaska, Cheesh-Na Tribe (Formerly
the Native Village of Chistochina)
Amdur-Clark, Micah Evan, Northeastern
University, Citizen Potawatomi
Nation, Oklahoma
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Anagale, Paul Todd, University of
Minnesota, Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Avery, Shaela Ann, University of Utah,
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico
& Utah
Azure, Brittany Marie, University of
Mary, Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
Azure, Jeri Ann, University of North
Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
Azure, Joan Marie, Dakota State College,
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians of North Dakota
Azure, Krysten Ross, University of
North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band
of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
Babbitt, Jonathan, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico
& Utah
Bacon, Kyle, Idaho State University,
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming
Baker, Michele Rene’, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Barrett, Haley Nicole, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Battese, Anthony Steven, Northeastern
State University, Prairie Band of
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas
Beals, Charles Gregory, Oklahoma State
University, Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma
Beaver, Aaron Don, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Beaver, Allen Don, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Beck, Dustin Ryan, Oklahoma State
University, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
Begay, Lisa, Arizona School of
Dentistry, Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Begay, Natalie, University of
Washington, Pueblo of Santa Clara,
New Mexico
Benally, Taleisa Morgan, University of
New Mexico, Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Bercier, Shellee, University of North
Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
Berger, Jessica Paulette, Montana State
University, Chippewa Cree Indians of
the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana
Bernard, Kenneth Richard Lee, Harvard
Medical School, Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota
Bighorse, Amanda Nicole, Oklahoma
State University, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
Bissonette, Melvina Deneal, University
of Minnesota, Oglala Sioux Tribe of
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the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota
Blackburn, Jimmy, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Blackburn, Nathon Allan, University of
Alaska, Eskimo
Blackweasel, Mindona, Frontier School
of Midwifery, Huslia Village
Blair, Earl Anthony, University of
Wisconsin, White Earth Band,
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota
Bost, Dekoda Kole, Oklahoma State
University, Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma
Boswell, Dolly, University of Minnesota,
White Earth Band, Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
Boyd, Cassandra Iva, University of New
Mexico, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah
Brehmer, Jill Marie, University of
Phoenix, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
of the Cheyenne River Reservation,
South Dakota
Brewer, Cristie Shon, Clackamas
Community College, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
Brisbois, Leaha, Washington State
University, Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
Brown, Brady James, University of
Washington, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
Brown, Shannon Ray, University of
Denver, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
of the Cheyenne River Reservation,
South Dakota
Brown, Yvette Michelle, Arizona State
University, Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Brumley (Walker). Breanna Jo,
University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
Brunk, Abby Gail, Northeastern State
University, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
Burden-Greer, Katie Nicole, University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma
Calderon, Sophina Manheimer,
University of Rochester, Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Cartmill-Tebow, Molly Gean,
Northeastern State University,
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Castillo, Asley Marie, University of
Washington, Tohono O’Odham
Nation of Arizona
Cavanaugh, Sarah, University of Mary,
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota
Clark, Chelsea Emma, Northern Arizona
University, Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Clary, Zachary K., Oklahoma State
University, Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice for Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
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requesting nominations to fill current vacancies on three of the four
Federal advisory committees administered by the Bureau of Health
Professions: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine
and Dentistry (ACTPCMD), Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary,
Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL), and the Council on Graduate Medical
Education (COGME).
DATES: The Agency must receive nominations on or before April 13, 2011.
ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be submitted either by mail to Laura
Burns, Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), HRSA, Parklawn Building,
Room 9-49, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, or e-mail to
lburns@hrsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Laura Burns, BHPr, by e-mail lburns@hrsa.gov or telephone at 301-443-
6873. A copy of the current committee memberships, charters and reports
can be obtained by accessing the HRSA Web site at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/advisorycmte.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authorities that established these
committees and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, HRSA is requesting
nominations for membership on three committees.
The Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and
Dentistry (ACTPCMD) provides advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) and Congress on policy and program development concerning
medicine, general pediatrics, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry
and physician assistant programs. The ACTPCMD produces an annual report
to the Secretary and Congress on issues related to improving public
health, eliminating health care disparities, developing cultural
competencies, and serving vulnerable populations. Meetings are held at
least twice a year.
The Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages (ACICBL) provides advice and recommendations on policy and
program development to the Secretary and Congress concerning the BHPr
programs that support interdisciplinary community-based training. The
ACICBL also provides advice on programmatic matters concerning Area
Health Education Centers, Health Education Training Centers, and the
disciplines of Geriatrics and Allied Health. Meetings for this
committee are held at least three times a year.
The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) provides advice
and makes policy recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on
matters concerning the supply and distribution of physicians in the
United States, physician workforce trends, training issues and
financing policies. The COGME reports on such topics as primary care
physician shortages and the long-term needs of the physician workforce.
Meetings are held approximately twice a year.
All of the committees are charged with drafting annual reports to
the Secretary and Congress regarding the activities within their
purview. Qualified candidates will be invited to serve a 3-year term
for ACTPCMD and ACICBL, and a 4-year term for COGME. Members for all
committees will receive a stipend for each day (including travel time)
during which such members are attending official meetings of a
committee, as well as per diem and travel expenses as authorized by
section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed intermittently in Government
service. Potential candidates will be asked to provide detailed
information concerning such matters as financial holdings,
consultancies, research grants, and/or contracts to permit an
evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest.
The Secretary appoints members who are practicing health
professionals engaged in training, leaders from health professions
organizations, faculty from health professions educational
institutions, and health professionals working in public or private
teaching hospitals or community-based settings.
The Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) is
requesting numerous nominations for members who represent disciplines
and stakeholder groups such as:
Disciplines
[cir] Medicine (allopathic and osteopathic)
Family medicine
General internal medicine
General pediatrics
Interdisciplinary education with a focus on underserved
areas
Interdisciplinary geriatric training
Physician assistant
[cir] Dentistry
General dentistry
Pediatric dentistry
Dental hygiene
[cir] Nursing
Advanced education nursing
Interdisciplinary education with a focus on underserved
areas
[cir] Other Disciplines and Expertise
Allied health
Chiropractic medicine
Clinical social work
Graduate clinical psychology
Podiatric medicine (preventive and primary care)
Professional counseling
Geriatrics
Students, residents or fellows representing the following
schools:
[cir] Medicine (allopathic and osteopathic)
[cir] Physician assistant
[cir] Dentistry
[cir] Nursing
[cir] Graduates of International Medical Schools
Stakeholder Organizations
[cir] Health professions organizations (including physicians,
nursing and physician assistant organizations)
[cir] Health insurers
[cir] Business organizations interested in health professions
recruitment and placement
[cir] Labor organizations representing health professions
[cir] Teaching hospitals, community hospitals and other
institutions.
The Department is required to ensure that the membership of Federal
advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points of view
represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory
committee. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of women,
ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are represented
on the Federal advisory committees. The Department encourages
nominations of qualified candidates from these groups. The Department
also encourages geographic diversity in composition of these
committees. Appointment to these committees shall be made without
discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic
status.
Interested persons may nominate one or more qualified persons for
membership. Self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations must be
typewritten. The following information should be included in the
package of materials submitted for each individual being nominated: (1)
A letter of nomination that includes: (a) The name and affiliation of
the nominee, (b) the basis for the nomination (i.e., specific
attributes that qualify the nominee for services in this capacity), (c)
the committee or committees on which the nominee is eligible to serve
as well as the nominee's committee preference; (2) contact information
for both the nominator and nominee; (3) a current copy of the nominee's
curriculum vitae; and (4) a statement of interest from the nominee
stating that the nominee is willing to serve and has no apparent
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conflict of interest that would preclude membership.
Authority: Sections 749, 757, and 762 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act, (42 U.S.C. 293l, 294f, 294o, and 297t), as
amended by the Affordable Care Act. These committees, except where
otherwise indicated in law, are governed by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
Dated: February 24, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-4629 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]
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