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Renewal of Charters for Certain
Federal Advisory Committees
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App), the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is
hereby announcing that the charters
have been renewed for the following
federal advisory committees for which
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health provides management support:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee (CFSAC); President’s
Council on Fitness, Sports, and
Nutrition (PCFSN); Secretary’s Advisory
Committee on Human Research
Protections (SACHRP); and Advisory
Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety
and Availability (ACBTSA).
Functioning as federal advisory
committees, these committees are
governed by the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). Under FACA, it is stipulated
that the charter for a federal advisory
committee must be renewed every two
years in order for the committee to
continue to operate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olga
B. Nelson, Committee Management
Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health; U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services; 200 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 714B; Washington,
DC 20201; (202) 690–5205.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC
was established on September 5, 2002 as
a discretionary federal advisory
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committee. The Committee provides
science-based advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, through
the Assistant Secretary for Health, on
abroad range of issues and topics
pertaining to myalgic
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue
syndrome (ME/CFS), including (1) the
current state of knowledge and research
and the relevant gaps in knowledge and
research about the epidemiology,
etiologies, biomarkers, and risk factors
relating to ME/CFS, and identifying
potential opportunities in these areas;
(2) impact and implications of current
and proposed diagnosis and treatment
methods for ME/CFS; (3) development
and implementation of programs to
inform the public, health care
professionals, and the biomedical,
academic, and research communities
about ME/CFS advances; and (4)
partnering to improve the quality of life
of ME/CFS patients.
There was one amendment proposed
and approved for the new charter. The
charter has been amended to change all
references to chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) to include the myalgic
encephalomyelitis (ME). This
amendment to the charter was proposed
to satisfy a recommendation previously
made by CFSAC. During the October
2010 meeting, the Committee had
recommended that the Department
should ‘‘adopt [use of] the term ME/CFS
across all HHS programs. After the
recommendation was made, the
Committee elected to use ME/CFS when
discussing this health condition.
Amending the charter to reflect the use
of ME/CFS demonstrates that the
Department supports the Committee’s
recommendation.
On September 5, 2014, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services approved
for the CFSAC charter with the
proposed amendment to be renewed.
The new charter has been made
effective; the charter was filed with the
appropriate Congressional committees
and the Library of Congress on
September 5, 2014. Renewal of the
CFSAC charter provides authorization
for the Committee to continue to operate
until September 5, 2016. A copy of the
Committee charter is available on the
CFSAC Web site at https://www.hhs.gov/
advcomcfs.
The PCFSN is a non-discretionary
federal advisory committee. The PCFSN
was established under Executive Order
13545, dated June 22, 2010. This
authorizing directive was issued to
amend the purpose, function, and name
of the Council, which formerly operated
as the President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports (PCPFS). The scope
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of the Council was changed to include
nutrition to bring attention to the
importance of good nutritional habits
with regular physical activity for
maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The
PCFSN is the only federal advisory
committee that is focused solely on the
promotion of physical activity, fitness,
sports, and nutrition. Since the PCFSN
was established by Presidential
directive, appropriate action had to be
taken by the President or agency head
to authorize continuation of the PCFSN.
The President issued Executive Order
13652, dated September 30, 2013, to
give authorization for the PCFSN to
continue to operate until September 30,
2015.
No amendments were recommended
for the PCFSN charter. The charter was
approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and filed with the
appropriate Congressional committees
and the Library of Congress on
September 10, 2014. A copy of the
Council charter is available on the
PCFSN Web site at https://fitness.gov.
SACHRP is a discretionary federal
advisory committee. SACHRP provides
advice to the Secretary, through the
Assistant Secretary for Health, on
matters pertaining to the continuance
and improvement of functions within
the authority of the Department of
Health and Human Services concerning
protections for human subjects in
research.
No amendments were recommended
for the SACHRP charter. On October 1,
2014, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services approved for the
SACHRP charter to be renewed. The
new charter also was filed with the
appropriate Congressional committees
and the Library of Congress on October
1, 2014. SACHRP is authorized to
continue to operate until October 1,
2016. A copy of the charter is available
on the Committee Web site at https://
www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/.
The ACBTSA is a discretionary
federal advisory committee. The
Committee provides advice to the
Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary for Health, on a range of
policy issues related to the safety of
blood, blood products, organs, and
tissues. For organs and blood stem cells,
the Committee’s work is limited to
policy issues related to donor derived
infectious disease complications of
transplantation.
The following amendments were
proposed and approved for the ACBTSA
charter: (1) Under Objectives and Scope
of Activities, the term ‘‘human’’ has
been removed. Xenotransplantation is
the transplantation of living cells,
tissues, and organs from one species to
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another. Such cells, tissues or organs are
called xenografts. Due to the
unavailability of certain human organs,
animal (pig) tissues are used in
transplantation. All aspects of
transplantation need to be covered as
the shorter life span and diseases of
animals are different from that of
humans; (2) Under Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), the text has been
amended to include information about
the Alternate DFO assuming the
responsibilities associated with the
position in the absence of the DFO; (3)
Under Membership and Designation, the
reference to an organ procurement
organization as one of the official
industry representatives was changed to
reflect the Association of Organ
Procurement Organizations (AOPO)
because this is the only organ
procurement organization from which a
qualified representative can be selected.
Also under this section, the information
about the number of non-voting exofficio members was changed from nine
to eight. As the charter was previously
worded, it appeared that the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) was
authorized to have two representative
positions—one each for intra- and
extramural research. Authorization had
been given for NIH to have only one
representative member on the ACBTSA.
The charter has been changed to reflect
that there are eight non-voting ex-officio
members, and the description of the
representation to be provided for the
NIH has been removed.
On October 8, 2014, the new charter
was approved by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and filed with the
appropriate Congressional committees
and the Library of Congress. ACBTSA is
authorized to operate until October 9,
2016. A copy of the charter can be
obtained on the ACBTSA Web site at
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/bloodsafety.
Copies of the charters for the
designated committees also can be
obtained by accessing the FACA
database that is maintained by the
Committee Management Secretariat
under the General Services
Administration. The Web site address
for the FACA database is https://
facadatabase.gov/.
Dated: October 15, 2014.
Wanda K. Jones,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Health.
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for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Renewal of Charters for Certain Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App), the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is hereby announcing that the charters have been renewed
for the following federal advisory committees for which the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health provides management support: Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC); President's Council on
Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (PCFSN); Secretary's Advisory Committee
on Human Research Protections (SACHRP); and Advisory Committee on Blood
and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA). Functioning as federal
advisory committees, these committees are governed by the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Under FACA, it is stipulated
that the charter for a federal advisory committee must be renewed every
two years in order for the committee to continue to operate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olga B. Nelson, Committee Management
Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services; 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 714B;
Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-5205.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC was established on September 5, 2002
as a discretionary federal advisory committee. The Committee provides
science-based advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on abroad
range of issues and topics pertaining to myalgic encephalomyelitis/
chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), including (1) the current state of
knowledge and research and the relevant gaps in knowledge and research
about the epidemiology, etiologies, biomarkers, and risk factors
relating to ME/CFS, and identifying potential opportunities in these
areas; (2) impact and implications of current and proposed diagnosis
and treatment methods for ME/CFS; (3) development and implementation of
programs to inform the public, health care professionals, and the
biomedical, academic, and research communities about ME/CFS advances;
and (4) partnering to improve the quality of life of ME/CFS patients.
There was one amendment proposed and approved for the new charter.
The charter has been amended to change all references to chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS) to include the myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
This amendment to the charter was proposed to satisfy a recommendation
previously made by CFSAC. During the October 2010 meeting, the
Committee had recommended that the Department should ``adopt [use of]
the term ME/CFS across all HHS programs. After the recommendation was
made, the Committee elected to use ME/CFS when discussing this health
condition. Amending the charter to reflect the use of ME/CFS
demonstrates that the Department supports the Committee's
recommendation.
On September 5, 2014, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
approved for the CFSAC charter with the proposed amendment to be
renewed. The new charter has been made effective; the charter was filed
with the appropriate Congressional committees and the Library of
Congress on September 5, 2014. Renewal of the CFSAC charter provides
authorization for the Committee to continue to operate until September
5, 2016. A copy of the Committee charter is available on the CFSAC Web
site at https://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs.
The PCFSN is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee. The
PCFSN was established under Executive Order 13545, dated June 22, 2010.
This authorizing directive was issued to amend the purpose, function,
and name of the Council, which formerly operated as the President's
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS). The scope
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of the Council was changed to include nutrition to bring attention to
the importance of good nutritional habits with regular physical
activity for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The PCFSN is the only
federal advisory committee that is focused solely on the promotion of
physical activity, fitness, sports, and nutrition. Since the PCFSN was
established by Presidential directive, appropriate action had to be
taken by the President or agency head to authorize continuation of the
PCFSN. The President issued Executive Order 13652, dated September 30,
2013, to give authorization for the PCFSN to continue to operate until
September 30, 2015.
No amendments were recommended for the PCFSN charter. The charter
was approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and filed
with the appropriate Congressional committees and the Library of
Congress on September 10, 2014. A copy of the Council charter is
available on the PCFSN Web site at https://fitness.gov.
SACHRP is a discretionary federal advisory committee. SACHRP
provides advice to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for
Health, on matters pertaining to the continuance and improvement of
functions within the authority of the Department of Health and Human
Services concerning protections for human subjects in research.
No amendments were recommended for the SACHRP charter. On October
1, 2014, the Secretary of Health and Human Services approved for the
SACHRP charter to be renewed. The new charter also was filed with the
appropriate Congressional committees and the Library of Congress on
October 1, 2014. SACHRP is authorized to continue to operate until
October 1, 2016. A copy of the charter is available on the Committee
Web site at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/.
The ACBTSA is a discretionary federal advisory committee. The
Committee provides advice to the Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary for Health, on a range of policy issues related to the safety
of blood, blood products, organs, and tissues. For organs and blood
stem cells, the Committee's work is limited to policy issues related to
donor derived infectious disease complications of transplantation.
The following amendments were proposed and approved for the ACBTSA
charter: (1) Under Objectives and Scope of Activities, the term
``human'' has been removed. Xenotransplantation is the transplantation
of living cells, tissues, and organs from one species to another. Such
cells, tissues or organs are called xenografts. Due to the
unavailability of certain human organs, animal (pig) tissues are used
in transplantation. All aspects of transplantation need to be covered
as the shorter life span and diseases of animals are different from
that of humans; (2) Under Designated Federal Officer (DFO), the text
has been amended to include information about the Alternate DFO
assuming the responsibilities associated with the position in the
absence of the DFO; (3) Under Membership and Designation, the reference
to an organ procurement organization as one of the official industry
representatives was changed to reflect the Association of Organ
Procurement Organizations (AOPO) because this is the only organ
procurement organization from which a qualified representative can be
selected. Also under this section, the information about the number of
non-voting ex-officio members was changed from nine to eight. As the
charter was previously worded, it appeared that the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) was authorized to have two representative positions--
one each for intra- and extramural research. Authorization had been
given for NIH to have only one representative member on the ACBTSA. The
charter has been changed to reflect that there are eight non-voting ex-
officio members, and the description of the representation to be
provided for the NIH has been removed.
On October 8, 2014, the new charter was approved by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services and filed with the appropriate
Congressional committees and the Library of Congress. ACBTSA is
authorized to operate until October 9, 2016. A copy of the charter can
be obtained on the ACBTSA Web site at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/bloodsafety.
Copies of the charters for the designated committees also can be
obtained by accessing the FACA database that is maintained by the
Committee Management Secretariat under the General Services
Administration. The Web site address for the FACA database is https://facadatabase.gov/.
Dated: October 15, 2014.
Wanda K. Jones,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Health.
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